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. Our pathways to the doctoral degree serve 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. 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.
For further information on doctoral programs, please consult the program director, the doctoral program website, and the doctoral student handbook.
Signature Pathway
This pathway provides preparation for individuals currently in or aspiring to leadership positions in educational organizations such as prek-12 public, private, parochial or independent schools and related organizations serving the public interest. Students complete a three-year 59-credit program of study that integrates coursework, field experiences, and applied research. (Up to 12 post-masters credits may be transferred.) It may be completed concurrently with licensure or certification requirements (SBL/SDL) for the chosen career path as a leader in Education. The focus is on preparing leaders to work in changing suburbs and small cities, and the signature pedagogy is problem-based learning.
The Executive EdD degree pathway serves advanced doctoral students who have completed all degree requirements except for the dissertation from a doctoral program in education leadership, (known as "ABD".) The Executive Ed. offers advanced doctoral students the opportunity to transfer up to 39 post-masters doctoral program credits and complete their degree by enrolling in twenty (20) credits over two academic years with an 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.
Higher Education Leadership Pathway
The Higher Education Leadership pathway is for students who are practicing or aspiring leaders 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.