The Doctor of Education degree in Higher Education is a 60-semester-hour program of study designed specifically for persons who already have a master's degree. Building upon the master's degree, the program requires a major course of study of 36 semester hours (not including the dissertation), plus 12 semester hours of research tools, 3 semester hours of research methodology (HIED 695), and 9 semester hours of dissertation.
Doctoral advisement committees include (minimally) 3 faculty members. Two faculty members will be from the department and one faculty member from outside the department.
The research tools develop proficiency in quantitative and qualitative research methodology.
All candidates must meet Graduate School research tools requirements for the Doctor of Education degree (see Office of Graduate Studies for more information).
A dissertation of at least 9 semester hours must be completed to the satisfaction of the major department.
| Major - the following six courses are required | ||
| HIED 615 | Introduction to Higher Education | 3 |
| HIED 622 | Internship | 3 |
| HIED 627 | Hist HIED in US | 3 |
| HIED 650 | Writing a Literature Review | 3 |
| HIED 656 | The Law of Higher Education | 3 |
| HIED 710 | Dissertation Prospectus | 3 |
| Seven additional courses in the Major from the following list. Up to four courses can come from OLT or ETEC. | ||
| HIED 620 | The Adult Learner | 3 |
| HIED 540 | American Community College | 3 |
| HIED 541 | Community College Curriculum | 3 |
| HIED 542 | Teaching in Higher Education | 3 |
| HIED 543 | Issues in Adult & Developmental Education | 3 |
| HIED 621 | Teaching and Learning in Higher Education | 3 |
| HIED 628 | Survey of Dev ED | 3 |
| HIED 637 | Institutional Effectiveness and Outcomes Assessment | 3 |
| HIED 640 | Policy Making in Higher Edu | 3 |
| HIED 651 | Curriculum Development in Higher Education | 3 |
| HIED 653 | Com Col Instr Lead | 3 |
| HIED 654 | Leadership Theory and Practice | 3 |
| HIED 655 | Issues in American Higher Education | 3-6 |
| HIED 657 | Org & Govern in HIED | 3 |
| HIED 658 | Administration of Student Affairs | 3 |
| HIED 659 | HIED Finance | 3 |
| HIED 670 | Diversity in HIED | 3 |
| HIED 597 | Special Topics | 0-4 |
| HIED 697 | Special Topic | 1-4 |
| Research Tools (12 semester hours) All research tool courses must have a grade of "B" or better and cannot be used to satisfy other degree requirements. HIED 695 is a prerequisite for ALL other tools courses. | ||
| HIED 695 | Research Methodology | 3 |
| HIED 696 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
| HIED 617 | Introduction to Quantitative Research | 3 |
| HIED 619 | Advanced Quantitative Research | 3 |
| or HIED 698 | Advanced Qualitative Research | |
| Dissertation - minimum of 9 semester hours | ||
| HIED 718 | Doct Dissertation | 3-12 |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
NOTE: No course beyond the master's program that is over 10 years old at the time the doctoral degree is conferred can be used toward the doctoral degree.
Note: Successful completion of the Comprehensive Exam is required of all students.
