New
Department:
Organizational
Leadership, Policy,
and Development
Effective July 1, 2009, a
new department has been created
that integrates the business and
marketing education, human
resource development and adult
education, and comprehensive
WHRE programs from the
Department of
Work and Human Resource
Education (WHRE) into the
department formerly known as
Educational Policy and
Administration (EdPA). The
name of this new department is
Organizational Leadership,
Policy, and Development (OLPD).
It will offer exciting
opportunities for collaboration
and interdisciplinary education
and research. Click
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Higher Education Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
Cohort
Program
Program Overview
The Ed.D. cohort program in higher education is a doctoral program offered
through the University of Minnesota Graduate School
and administered
by the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (formerly EdPA) in the
College of Education and Human Development (CEHD). Classes will be offered at the University of Minnesota-Twin
Cities campus and another possible site.
Students who enroll in our higher education program are typically working or
seeking to work as administrators, faculty members or other professionals in a college
or university setting. They are interested in learning more about higher education
broadly defined. They want to know how to bring current research and their own skills
and experience to bear on problems and issues facing colleges and universities.
Many are interested in students and student-related issues, especially in the context
of student affairs. Others focus on faculty or administrative matters. Still others
want to take a broader view of the national or policy environments of decisions
and developments in the higher education context.
In short, our doctoral students are eager to take on the challenge of expanding
their knowledge about higher education, learning to do research on problems and
issues facing colleges and universities, and effectively and productively applying
what they learn to the settings in which they work.
Advantages of a Cohort Program
The Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
(formerly EdPA), particularly the
higher
education faculty, has extensive experience with cohort-based graduate education.
Our experience shows quite clearly that students benefit in important ways from
the ongoing connections and networks that they develop through the
cohort system.
Students not only appreciate the support and stimulation provided by their fellow
cohort members, but also usually develop strong ties with the faculty who teach and
advise the cohort members.
Tentative Schedule for the 2010 Cohort
Designed for busy full-time working students, the cohort
will take courses for 10 consecutive academic terms,
beginning in summer 2010 and ending in summer 2013. Fall and spring classes will meet on Friday and Saturday,
approximately once a month. Summer courses will be offered
each year in an intensive, two-week session near the end of
June.
This program will be offered only as a cohort program. If there are not
enough applicants to constitute a cohort, the program will not be offered.
Coursework
The 65 credits (minimum) of coursework for the Ed.D. cohort program in higher education will consist
of:
- 41 new semester credits distributed among courses in higher education and
research methodology;
- 12 credits in a supporting program (coursework taken in areas outside
the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
(formerly EdPA) that directly supports the
independent, field-based research project); and
- 12 thesis credits, associated with the completion of the doctoral research
project.
Students are permitted to transfer up to 12 credits of previously completed graduate-level
coursework in education or related areas, subject to the approval of their faculty
adviser, the director of graduate studies, and the Graduate School. These credits may be applied
to the coursework listed above.
Full curriculum details.
Information Sessions
Two informational sessions have been scheduled where interested students can
get a general overview and ask questions about the program.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Room 128 Burton Hall
178 Pillsbury Dr. SE
Minneapolis MN 55455
Saturday, December 12, 2009
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Room 250 Wulling Hall
86 Pleasant Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Program Admission
Admissions Criteria
Required
- A master’s degree or equivalent
Preferred performance levels
- 3.0 undergraduate grade point average
- 3.5 graduate grade point average
- Test scores:
All students: Minimum of 500 verbal, 500 quantitative and 4.5 analytical
writing on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).
The GRE should have been taken within the past 2-3 years.
International students: Minimum of 550
TOEFL or 6.5
IELTS.
Application
To apply for admission to this program, students
must:
Admissions Committee
Department of
Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
University of Minnesota
330 Wulling Hall
86 Pleasant St SE
Minneapolis MN 55455-0221
Application materials for the 2010 cohort are due on
January 15, 2010.
Tuition and Financial Assistance
Tuition rates and
financial aid
information can be found online at OneStop.
Financial assistance for graduate students includes loans, grants, scholarships,
fellowships, and graduate assistantships. To be considered for student loans and
other government-based student aid, students must submit a Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which can be completed online at
www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Contact
For more information, contact:
David Weerts, Ph.D., cohort coordinator
Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
College of Education and Human Development
University of Minnesota
310A Wulling Hall
86 Pleasant Street SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0221
E-mail: dweerts@umn.edu
Revised November 2009
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