May 18, 2024  
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Educational Leadership, PhD


Program Description


The PhD in Educational Leadership program is designed to prepare education scholars, practitioners, and leaders across and for P-20+ educational contexts by engaging in the breadth and depth of theoretical and practical knowledge related to leadership, ethics, equity, research, and policy. Students are provided with opportunities to engage with and address contemporary education-related problems of practice through coursework that provides breadth and depth in the areas of leadership development and course-based and non-course based research training. The program seeks admissions applications from P-12 teachers, school leaders, and higher education administrators who are seeking formal leadership and decision-making roles across P-12 and post-secondary contexts (i.e., schools, districts, state-level organizations, community colleges, technical schools, four-year colleges and universities, state and federal level educational policy bodies).

Courses are offered through multiple modalities: face-to-face, on-line, and hybrid. Face-to-face courses are offered on-campus in Clemson, SC, at the University Center Greenville (UCG) in Greenville, SC, and other locations across the state of South Carolina. Students take classes from and work with faculty members experienced in research, teaching and leadership.

Additional information is available at https://www.clemson.edu/education/academics/doctoral-programs/phd-doctorate-educational-leadership/index.html.

 

Summary of Degree Requirements


The Educational Leadership PhD requires the completion of 64 credit hours of coursework.

Coursework


Preliminary Core-6 Credits
Concentration-18 Credits

The field of specialization may be either public school administration (P-12) or higher education. The courses for specialization should be selected in close consultation with the student’s advisory committee.

Higher Education

Required of Higher Education Concentration Students:

P-12

Required of P-12 Concentration Students:

Building Level Certification Option:

District Level Certification Option:

Building and District Level Certifications Option:

Non-Certification Option:

Research Core-13 Credits

Introductory coursework

Advanced coursework in either qualitative or quantitative methods, such as:

Internship-3 Credits
Elective-3 Credits
  • An additional course to supplement your dissertation content area.

Dissertation Residency-3 Credits
Dissertation Research-18 Credits