Doctor of Education in Education Leadership
On June 22, 2010, the Board of Regents of the
State of New York approved an amendment to our master plan authorizing
Manhattanville College’s first program at the doctoral level, an Ed.D. in
Educational Leadership. This signature pathway to the doctoral degree serves
the needs of mid-career professionals who have leadership experience in public
or private schools, colleges and universities, community programs, governmental
agencies, or NGOs with major education initiatives.
Signature Pathway
Accepted
students will have early career leadership experience and the initial
licensure/certification/program requirements for their chosen career path as
leaders in education. Students complete a three-year program of study that
tightly integrates coursework, field experiences, and applied research (59
semester hours of post-master’s credit including dissertation). The focus is on preparing leaders to work in changing suburbs and small cities, and
the signature pedagogy is problem-based
learning. Doctoral program
experiences are organized around five themes:
leading learning organizations, becoming a sophisticated practitioner-scholar,
developing self and others, participating in professional and policy-making
communities, and facilitating responsive education programs.
Executive Ed.D Pathway for “ABD’s”
The Executive Ed.D. degree pathway is
designed specifically for those who were enrolled in a doctoral program and
completed all requirements but the dissertation (known as
"ABD".) The Executive
Ed.D. offers advanced doctoral students the opportunity to complete their
degree by enrolling in twenty (20) credits over two academic years with a
customized and individualized course of study, focusing on current problems of
practice, the dissertation process, and research in educational
leadership. This dissertation completion pathway consists of a blend of
course formats (for example, in-person on-campus for summer sessions and
on-line synchronous courses) in preparing for and completing the doctoral
dissertation.
For further information on doctoral
programs, please consult the program director, the doctoral program website,
and the doctoral student handbook.
Higher Education Leadership Pathway
The
Higher Education Leadership pathway to the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership is
for students who wish to enter or are already working in faculty, service, or
administrative roles in colleges and universities, state education agencies,
and postsecondary-related nonprofits. Students complete 18 credits specializing
in Higher Education Leadership as part of the 59-credit program required for
the doctoral degree. Students who complete this pathway will understand the
landscape of higher education (e.g., political, economic, historical, social,
and organizational) and have the theoretical and research foundation needed to
participate more fully in communities of practice as engaged
practitioner-scholars in higher education and other related environments. One cohort of students is admitted to this
pathway each Fall.