Mar 30, 2025

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St. Thomas University (St. Paul, Minnesota)

Lack of Academic Rigor in Curriculum for the

Doctorate in Educational Leadership

 

The educational leadership doctoral program at St. Thomas University requires 66 credits.  Cost per credit hour is $977, resulting in a total cost for the four-year program of $59,597.

 

Below I present course requirements for the doctorate in educational leadership at St. Thomas University.

 

University of St. Thomas (St. Paul)

Course of Study for the Doctorate in Education

 

EdD Four-Year Plan

 

The 66-credit doctoral program consists of 45 credits of core courses and 21 credits of electives.

 

See below for an example of a possible four-year plan.

 

Students typically complete the program in four or five years.

 

Concentrations or program tracks include:

 

Director of Special Education and Principal Licensure (PK-12)

 

Higher Education Administration

 

Music Education

 

Leadership in Student Affairs

 

Adult Learning, and Learning Technology Leadership and Innovation.

 

Year 1

 

Summer

 

EDLD 916

Education Leaders and Learners

 

EDLD 917

Scholars and Researchers in Education

 

Fall

EDLD 918

Education Leaders and Learners

Social and Cultural Foundations of Education

 

Optional:  Concentration Elective

 

Year 2

 

Summer

 

EDLD 889

Research Paradigms in Education

 

Optional:  Concentration Elective

 

Fall

 

EDLD 904

Qualitative Research Methods

 

Optional:  Concentration Elective

 

Year 3

 

Summer

 

EDLD 920

Framing the Research Question

 

Fall

 

EDLD 921

Dissertation Proposal Design

 

Year 4

 

Fall

 

EDLD 915

Leadership Narratives

 

EDLD 923

Dissertation Hours

 

Total Credits:  66 

(45 credits in core courses;  21 credits in elective)

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