Students pursuing a doctorate in education may choose between two strands:
Leadership in Elementary/Secondary Schools or Leadership in Higher Education.
A cohort model is used, and students complete their coursework in two
years after which they research, write and defend their dissertations.
Students are encouraged to draw on their work experiences as the foundation for learning. Through Directed Studies, students are able to personalize their learning program. The ELP is career-focused, dynamic, and rigorous.
Students enrolled in the doctoral program attend classes on weekends following a semester schedule.
Get the doctoral application (26K
PDF) and catalog
(347K PDF).
And learn more in our Educational
Leadership Doctoral Program video.
Mail completed applications to:
Linda Ancona
School of Education
Johnson & Wales University
8 Abbott Park Place
Providence, RI 02903 USA
For more information, please contact Linda Ancona 401-598-1993.
program sequence
| Elementary Secondary | ||
| EDUC7006 | Research I | 6.0 |
| EDUC7011 | Strategy & Change | 6.0 |
| EDUC7032 | Human Resource & Organizational Development in Elementary-Secondary Education | 6.0 |
| EDUC7056 | Teaching & Learning | 6.0 |
| EDUC8006 | Research II | 6.0 |
| EDUC8017 | Resource Planning & Management in Elementary-Secondary Education | 6.0 |
| EDUC8021 | Leadership | 6.0 |
| EDUC 8027 | Family & Community Engagement | 6.0 |
| EDUC9005 | The Field Research Project | 6.0 |
| EDUC9010 | Doctoral Dissertation | 6.0 |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 60.0 | |
| Higher Education | ||
| EDUC7006 | Research I | 6.0 |
| EDUC7021 | Nature of Higher Education | 6.0 |
| EDUC7031 | Human Resource & Organizational Development in Higher Education | 6.0 |
| EDUC7056 | Teaching & Learning | 6.0 |
| EDUC8006 | Research II | 6.0 |
| EDUC8016 | Resource Planning & Management in Higher Education | 6.0 |
| EDUC8021 | Leadership | 6.0 |
| EDUC8026 | Student Development in Higher Education | 6.0 |
| EDUC9005 | The Field Research Project | 6.0 |
| EDUC9010 | Doctoral Dissertation | 6.0 |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 60.0 | |
Note: The orange text represents K-16 merged classes of both Elementary/Secondary and Higher Education track.
All program requirements must be completed within six years. Students who do not complete the dissertation in the prescribed time will be automatically scheduled for EDUC9011, Dissertation Advisement Continuation. This continuation requires a Dissertation Advisement Fee of $1,155 per semester.
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