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EdD Curriculum Overview

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An Education Degree for Leadership

The education doctorate degree (EdD) at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education provides students with a comprehensive education in leadership, management of systems, and equity and justice.

Our EdD degree is 76 credits. Of that, students must take 52 new credits and transfer 24 credits from a previously completed master’s program (all subjects welcome). Students must have earned a grade of B or better for credits to quality.

EdD Curriculum Snapshot

NEW COURSES = 52 credits

  • Foundation Courses – 12 credits
  • Academic Major Courses – 12 credits
  • Practitioner Inquiry – 12 credits
  • Supervised Practitioner Inquiry- 3 credits
  • Guidance in Scholarly Practice – 10 credits
  • Dissertation in Practice Overview – 3 credits

TRANSFERRED COURSES = 24 credits

  • You will transfer in previously completed graduate coursework that will apply toward the degree

GRAND TOTAL = 76 credits

  • This represents the new courses (52 credits) + the transferred courses (24 credits)

Curriculum Overview

These courses provide an interdisciplinary perspective and are designed by faculty members from across the Pitt School of Education.

  • Foundations Courses (12 credits) equip you with the knowledge and competencies to develop as a leader and scholar-practitioner through topics such as today’s educational landscape, equity and justice, policy, and change.
  • Practitioner Inquiry Courses (12 credits) introduce and develop your expertise in tools for improvement in complex systems. Within these courses, you also will develop your plans for your third-year Dissertation in Practice.

The scholarly practice project addresses a problem or dilemma directly related to your academic and professional fields.

These courses will help you develop specialized knowledge in your major.

This course helps you to review, and synthesize relevant scholarship that supports their focus on addressing a problem of practice.

This course guides you through the process of developing a comprehensive dissertation overview document.

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