Adult Learning and Leadership (EDD)

Location(s): Manhattan Campus, Manhattan Online, Olathe Online

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The Doctor of Education degree in Adult Learning and Leadership offered through the Educational Leadership graduate program requires a minimum of 90 post-baccalaureate, graduate credit hours. With the approval of the supervisory committee, up to 30 graduate hours earned as part of the Master’s degree may be used to satisfy the degree requirements.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must submit unofficial transcripts documenting their bachelor’s degree, documenting their master’s degree and any other graduate level coursework completed.

Professional history and goal statement (between 5 and 10 pages in length, double-spaced)
Resume/curriculum vitae
Writing sample as defined on this website: https://coe.k-state.edu/academics/program-areas/adult-learning-leadership/doctoral.html
Three professional references with name, institution or company, position and email address

Contact information for graduate program coordinator alearnlead@ksu.edu.

Course Requirements

A master’s degree is a requirement for admission and represents 30 credits toward the 90 credits required for the doctorate.

Required Academic Core Courses

Students without a master’s degree in adult education must take these courses in addition to the 90 credit hours in the doctoral degree, as determined by the supervisory committee.

EDACE 780 - Introduction to Adult Learning and Leadership Credits: 3
EDACE 790 - Characteristics of the Adult Learner Credits: 3
EDACE 818 - Critical and Social Issues in Adult Learning Credits: 3
EDACE 830 - Program Planning in Adult Learning and Leadership Credits: 3
EDCEP 816 - Research Methods in Education Credits: 3

Required Doctoral Courses

15 hours from the following list:

EDACE 916 - Foundations of Adult Learning and Leadership Credits: 3
EDACE 960 - Introduction to Doctoral Studies Credits: 3
EDACE 975 - Scholarly Writing Credits: 3
EDACE 980 - The Dissertation Process Credits: 3
EDACE 986 - Advanced Seminars in Adult Learning and Leadership Credits: 1-18

Research

Minimum of 15 credit hours from the following list or equivalent as approved by supervisory committee:

EDCEP 817 - Statistical Methods in Education Credits: 3
EDCEP 917 - Experimental Design in Educational Research Credits: 3
EDLEA 838 - Qualitative Research in Education Credits: 3
EDLEA 938 - Advanced Data Analysis in Qualitative Methods Credits: 3
EDLEA 948 - Data Representation and Writing in Qualitative Research Credits: 3
or quantitative/qualitative research courses taken from other disciplines at K-State and approved by the supervisory committee.

Electives

Select electives appropriate to the area of emphasis that satisfy the minimum 90 credit hours for the program. EDACE prefix, additional quantitative/qualitative research courses or other disciplines at K-State and approved by the supervisory committee.

EDACE 733 - Practicum in Adult Learning and Leadership Credits: 1-6
EDACE 775 - Readings in Adult Learning and Leadership Credits: 1-3
EDACE 795 - Problems in Adult Learning and Leadership Credits: 1-18

Internship

6 required credits.

EDACE 991 - Internship in Adult Learning and Leadership Credits: 1-6

Doctoral Research

Minimum of 12 hours.

EDACE 999 - Doctoral Research Credits: 1-18

Notes

Residency Requirement: Doctoral students must complete two residency courses on campus. These two EDACE courses will be offered in the summer months in an online and 1-week on-campus intensive format.

Preliminary Exam: The dissertation proposal is the preliminary exam. The written portion is the first three chapters of the dissertation, and the oral defense is conducted at the proposal meeting with the supervisory committee.

Dissertation Requirements: After successfully completing the comprehensive exam, students must enroll in 1 credit hours of dissertation per semester, excluding summer semester, until the dissertation is complete. After minimum number of doctoral research hours listed on program of study are completed, a student must enroll in 1 hour per semester, excluding summer semester, until the dissertation is completed.

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