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EdD in Out-of-School Learning
Responding to the needs of individuals looking to advance their careers, the University of Pittsburgh School of Education offers a Doctor of Education (EdD) program that serves professionals from various fields through interdisciplinary and practical experiences.
Our Out-of-School Learning major is intended for experienced informal learning and out-of-school learning professionals who seek advanced training for leadership, consultant, or policymaker positions. Graduates work in museums, after-school learning programs, intermediary organizations, media, digital design, university outreach/extension, youth development, and other areas where designed learning environments exist.
Quick Facts
- Program Duration: 3 years over 10 terms of study
- Time Commitment: Part-time
- Term of Enrollment: Summer
- The first summer term includes a one-day orientation, a week-long on-ramp experience, plus three Saturday classes spread across the summer month.
- Course Requirements: 84 credits, including 24 credits transferred from previous graduate work
- Application Deadline: February 1
- Admissions Requirements: GRE Exam Not Required
Program Details
Out-of-School Learning is one of the majors of the Doctor of Education (EdD) program at the Pitt School of Education. The program accommodates the schedules of working professionals and combines an online learning environment with monthly Saturday in-person sessions. It uses a hybrid course delivery model, including a one-day welcome and information event, a week-long intensive on-ramp experience in the first summer, cross-disciplinary practitioner inquiry and foundations courses, and an internship.
The EdD helps graduates advance within their professional areas of practice. This is in contrast to our PhD, which is a full-time program that helps to prepare graduates for research-oriented careers and/or working as faculty within research and doctoral granting universities.
Degree Requirements
EdD students at the Pitt School of Education complete 10 requirements that are embedded in coursework, including a Scholarly Inquiry Project.
Prerequisites
The EdD program at the Pitt School of Education requires applicants to have 24 credits of relevant graduate work to transfer from a source institution with a B (3.0) or higher according to University policy.
Faculty Advisors
Tom Akiva (Major Coordinator)
Kevin Crowley
Esohe Osai
Bridget Lee
Career Pathways
Graduates of the Out-of-School Learning major work in museums, after-school learning programs, media, digital design, university outreach/extension, youth development, and other areas where designed learning environments exist outside schools.