Combined Degree Program - PhD Educational Leadership - Higher Education Administration Concentration & MPP Public Policy
The combined Ph.D. in EPPL with a concentration in Higher Education Administration with the MPP - Master of Public Policy is a combined educational leadership and public policy program that allows students to obtain both a Ph.D. and a M.P.P. degree in five years, instead of the six years that would be required if each were pursued separately. Candidates interested in this combined degree program must apply to and gain acceptance by both the Graduate School of Education and the Public Policy program In Graduate Arts & Sciences.
Program of Study: Combined Degree PhD Educational Leadership - Higher Education Administration & MPP
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| EPPL 604 | Cross Disciplinary Perspectives in Educational Theory, Research and Practice | 3 |
| EPPL 663 | Foundations of Higher Education | 3 |
| EDUC 663 | Quantitative Research Design & Methods I | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| EPPL 603 | Leadership in Education | 3 |
| EPPL 613 or EPPL 635 |
The Academic Life or Advanced Organizational Theory and Governance of Educational Systems |
3 |
| EPPL Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDUC 694 | Qualitative Research, Part 1 | 3 |
| EPPL 601 | Educational Policy: Development and Analysis | 3 |
| EPPL 637 | Social Justice Praxis for Higher Education | 3 |
| EPPL Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| EPPL 602 | Educational Planning | 3 |
| EPPL 613 or EPPL 635 |
The Academic Life or Advanced Organizational Theory and Governance of Educational Systems |
3 |
| EDUC 695 | Qualitative Research, Part II | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PUBP 500 | Math Public Policy Analysis | 1 |
| PUBP 590 | Policy in Practice | 1 |
| PUBP 602 | Quantitative Methods I | 3 |
| PUBP 604 | Microeconomics Public Policy | 3 |
| PUBP 607 | Law & Public Policy | 3 |
| Hours | 11 | |
| Spring | ||
| PUBP 590 | Policy in Practice | 1 |
| PUBP 603 | Quantitative Methods II | 3 |
| PUBP 618 | Policy Case Competition | 2 |
| PUBP/Applied Methods Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PUBP 590 | Policy in Practice | 1 |
| PUBP 610 | Policy Research Seminar | 4 |
| PUBP 612 | Leading Change | 3 |
| PUBP or LAW Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 11 | |
| Spring | ||
| EPPL 790 | Educational Policy, Planning and Leadership Research Seminar | 3 |
| PUBP 609 | Applied Ethics | 3 |
| PUBP 611 | Evidence in Policy Process | 3 |
| EPPL Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDUC 800 | Dissertation | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDUC 800 | Dissertation | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 88 | |