Interdisciplinary Education, EdD Behavior Analysis Emphasis

48 credit hours - Total credit hours might be more depending on how soon students successfully defend dissertations.

The EdD, Interdisciplinary Studies is a 48-hour program which allows for a flexible student experience. The variety of emphasis and certificate options, transfer friendly, faculty connected program encourages applicants who are ABD, have previous credit, or are new to the doctoral journey. This degree prepares students for a career in their content area, a researcher, or future faculty position.

Students must be a certified in Behavioral Analysis from an accredited institution prior to admission. Students may transfer Emphasis and Research coursework totaling a maximum of 18 credit hours.

Requirements

Community Engagement Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDA 53000 - Public and Community Relations Credit Hour: 3
EDA 58300 - Relational Leadership and Community Outreach in Diverse Societies Credit Hour: 3
EDA 75500 - Seminar in Educational Leadership: Perspectives on Policy and Practice Credit Hour: 3
EDAH 71600 - Public Policy in Higher Education Credit Hour: 3
EDAH 75500 - Seminar in Educational Leadership: Perspectives on Higher Education Policy and Practice Credit Hour: 3
EDHE 54000 - Social Issues in Education Credit Hour: 3

Leadership Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDA 51500 - School Supervision Credit Hour: 3
EDA 58200 - Managerial and Ethical Leadership Credit Hour: 3
EDA 58400 - Visionary and Innovative Leadership Credit Hour: 3
EDA 60000 - Administration, Instructional Leadership, and Assessment Credit Hour: 3
EDA 70000 - Instructional Program Leadership and Assessment Credit Hour: 3
EDHE 52000 - Leadership Development Credit Hour: 3
EDT 51900 - Leadership in Education Credit Hour: 3
EDU 58936 - STEM Leadership Seminar Credit Hour: 3

Organizational Management Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDA 50500 - Foundations of Education Administration Credit Hour: 3
EDA 51700 - K-12 Administration and Organization Credit Hour: 3
EDA 61000 - Human Resource Administration Credit Hour: 3
EDA 62000 - School District Administration and Visionary Leadership Credit Hour: 3
EDA 71000 - Human Resource Administration Credit Hour: 3
EDAH 71500 - Business Management in Higher Education Administration Credit Hour: 3
EDHE 51000 - Governance, Management, and Administration in Higher Education Credit Hour: 3
EDL 50500 - Library Media Administration Credit Hour: 3

Decision Making, Ethics, or Law Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDA 52500 - School Law Credit Hour: 3
EDA 54600 - Data-Based Decision-Making Credit Hour: 3
EDA 76500 - Administrative Decision-Making in Schools Credit Hour: 3
EDAH 70500 - Legal Aspects of Higher Education Credit Hour: 3
EDHE 53500 - Ethical Decision-Making Credit Hour: 3
EDT 50060 - Ethics and Issues in Instructional Technology Credit Hour: 3

Emphasis Coursework

Students must be a certified in Behavioral Analysis from an accredited institution prior to admission. Students may transfer Emphasis and Research coursework totaling a maximum of 18 credit hours.

15 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDS 50200 - Behavior Management Credit Hour: 3
EDS 51610 - Speech and Language Development, Acquisition, and Intervention Credit Hour: 3
EDS 51800 - Introduction to Teaching Children with Disabilities in Cross-Categorical Settings Credit Hour: 3
EDS 52600 - Methods of Teaching Children with Disabilities in Cross-Categorical Settings Credit Hour: 3
EDS 53000 - Introduction and Methods of Teaching Children with Disabilities in Cross-Categorical Settings Credit Hour: 4
EDS 53300 - Speech and Language Development for the Exceptional Learner Credit Hour: 3
EDS 53700 - Special Education Counseling Credit Hour: 3
EDS 54000 - Career Development Credit Hour: 3
EDS 55000 - Practicum for Teaching Children with Disabilities in Cross-Categorical Settings Credit Hour: 1-3
EDS 55700 - Remediation in Elementary Math Credit Hour: 3
EDS 56000 - Introduction to Family Centered Practices for Early Interventions in Autism, Visual Impairment, Deaf/Hard of Hearing Credit Hour: 3
EDS 56100 - Characteristics of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Credit Hour: 3
EDS 56200 - Characteristics and Strategies for working with Infants and Young Children with Vision Impairments Credit Hour: 3
EDS 56300 - Characteristics and Strategies for working with Young Children with Deaf/Hard of Hearing Impairments Credit Hour: 3
EDS 57000 - Methodologies for Teaching Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Credit Hour: 3
EDS 57100 - Transitioning to the IEP: Working with Families to Navigate the Early Intervention Process Credit Hour: 3
EDS 57200 - Designing Effective Classrooms for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Credit Hour: 3

Research Methods Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDR 57500 - Action Research Credit Hour: 3
EDR 58000 - Writing for Research and Publication Credit Hour: 3
EDR 66000 - Introduction to Institutional Research Credit Hour: 3
EDR 66500 - Program Evaluation Credit Hour: 3
EDU 57000 - Educational Research Credit Hour: 3

Research Methods Additional Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDA 64500 - Statistics in Educational Administration Credit Hour: 3
EDA 74500 - Statistics in Educational Administration Credit Hour: 3
EDA 76700 - Quantitative Methods Design in Educational Research Credit Hour: 3
EDA 76800 - Qualitative Methods in Educational Research Credit Hour: 3
EDA 76900 - Mixed Method Design in Educational Research Credit Hour: 3
EDA 77700 - Research Design, Methods, and Ethics in Educational Research Credit Hour: 3
EDA 77800 - Applied Qualitative Research Methods Credit Hour: 3
EDA 77900 - Applied Quantitative Research Methods Credit Hour: 3
EDR 66700 - Introduction to Applied Quantitative Analysis Credit Hour: 3
EDR 66800 - Introduction to Qualitative Research Design Credit Hour: 3

Dissertation Coursework

12 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDA 75005 - Capstone I: Dissertation Design Credit Hour: 3
EDA 77005 - Capstone II: Dissertation Research and Analysis Credit Hour: 3
EDA 77505 - Capstone III: Dissertation Writing and Defense Credit Hour: 6

Additional Coursework

Students will register in EDA 78000 until the dissertation has been successfully defended.

EDA 78000 - Capstone Experience Credit Hour: 1