Concentrations

About the Concentration

The doctor of education with a concentration in higher education is designed specifically for practicing educators, trainers, and staff developers working with adult learners. This program will help practitioners develop leadership skills to administer higher education programs and institutions through self-reflection and analysis, and best practices through practical application. Those skills and practices can then be used to solve real problems in the workplace. The doctoral program in higher education focuses on providing broad knowledge of social, political, and economic forces at work in society, as well as developing leaders that can meet both current and future leadership challenges in higher education.

Who Should Apply

• practicing educators, trainers, and staff developers in public and private colleges and universities, hospitals, government, religious organizations, military, and private corporations
• individuals with master's degrees who wish to obtain a doctoral degree and increase their knowledge and skills in higher education administration and leadership

Requirements

Admission Requirements

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Program Completion Requirements

• Satisfactory completion of both attendance requirements
• DSO 8000 - Doctoral Studies Orientation
• FSC 8000 -  Summer Conference (Conference on Global Leadership, Learning and Research)
• Satisfactory completion of all required courses
• Students must complete EDD 9200 prior to enrolling in EDD 9300. Students must complete EDD 9300 prior to enrolling in EDD 9100.
• Students must complete EDD 9300 prior to enrolling in ARC 8917. Students must complete ARC 8912 prior to enrolling in ARC 8918.
• successful completion of an applied dissertation
• cumulative maintained grade point average of 3.0 or higher
• completed application for degree: http://www.nova.edu/cwis/registrar/instructions.html  

Curriculum (PDF)