Doctorate of Education in Applied Leadership
This program will prepare students to effectively and ethically lead complex organizations and cultivate change in emerging organizations. The degree is built on a core of leadership knowledge and skill development, along with complementary areas of inquiry (e.g., research), emphasis, and application. This degree provides both spectrums of skills in high demand for employers: a thorough grounding in skills related to leading people, as well as an understanding of the specific professional skills related to education and research. The balance of these complementary skill sets prepares graduates of this degree to become transformative leaders in sectors such as education, athletics, healthcare, government, and nonprofit agencies. The program is designed to satisfy all of the graduate requirements of UW-Green Bay.
Coursework is focused on the following four areas: 1) Leadership sequence: Composed of leadership core coursework; 2) Inquiry sequence: Coursework covers research design and methods; 3) Emphasis sequence: Choice of emphasis area will be made by the students based on what best suits their professional goals and industry area; and 4) Application sequence: Coursework covers a field-based course, immersive leadership seminar (on-campus), and dissertation project.
Graduates with a Doctorate of Education in Applied Leadership will be prepared to pursue leadership positions in K-12 (superintendents, directors, principals, assistant principals, etc.) and higher education, nonprofits, health organizations, government agencies, and private companies. Example position titles include public policy leader, city and local government official, postsecondary education administrator, health services executive, and nonprofit (superintendents, directors, principals, assistant principals, etc.) and charitable organizer.
EdD Applied Leadership students will complete 54 credits of primarily online graduate coursework. The program is unique for several reasons including a choice of an emphasis area, leadership field-based course, and immersive leadership experience on-campus in the second year of their work toward degree. This immersive component will strengthen and focus the cohesiveness of cohort relationships and centered on leadership with regional and area presenters.
Student Learning Outcomes and Program Objectives
Program-level student learning outcomes include:
- Examine how behavior impacts an organization and its unique culture
- Design and implement policies and processes to effectively lead change in an organization
- Apply teaching and learning principles and methods in the construction of educational training and development
- Apply leadership knowledge, theory, principles, practices, and skills within an organization
- Utilize ethical behavior and decision-making within an organization, with a focus on equity and its role in shaping policy
- The degree is a community-focused degree program that fosters development of strong leadership skills in a collaborative environment to effect organizational transformation. Graduates will demonstrate an ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion with a focus on addressing inequalities in organizational systems, policies, processes and practices. Moreover, This program emphasizes innovative and strategic thinking, and is targeted toward learners with diverse backgrounds in fields such as education, psychology, public administration, non-profits, and athletics, including those currently working in a profession overlapping with these areas.