PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis with Emphasis in Higher Education
Degree Requirements
| Core Requirements | 12 | |
| Social Theory in Education | ||
| Educational Leadership | ||
| Educational Policy Analysis | ||
| Organizational Analysis | ||
| Research Requirements | 15 | |
| Introduction to Research Design | ||
| Qualitative Methods in Educational Research I | ||
or LTC 8957 | Qualitative Methods in Educational Research I | |
| Quantitative Foundations in Educational Research (*) | ||
Qualitative or Quantitative II course | ||
| ED_LPA 9410 | Proseminar in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis | 3 |
| Emphasis Area (one of the areas below) | 18 | |
| PK-12 | 18 | |
| Educational Policy Studies | 18 | |
| Higher Education | 18 | |
| Electives | 9 | |
| Electives selected with advisor and committee approval (may include additional research, ELPA, or outside ELPA courses) | ||
| Dissertation | 6 minimum | |
* ESC_PS 7170: Introduction to Education Statistics is the formal pre-requisite to ESC_PS 8850 and does not count toward your doctoral program plan.
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| ED_LPA 9400 | 3 | ED_LPA 9401 | 3 | ||
| ED_LPA 9402 | 3 | ED_LPA 9409 | 3 | ||
| ED_LPA 9410 | 3 | Emphasis 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 9 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| ED_LPA 9403 | 3 | Emphasis 3 | 3 | ||
| Research Methods 1 | 3 | Emphasis 4 | 3 | ||
| Emphasis 2 | 3 | Research Methods 2 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 9 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| Emphasis 5 | 3 | Elective 2 | 3 | ED_LPA 9090 | 1 |
| Elective 1 | 3 | Elective 3 | 3 | ||
| Research Methods 3 | 3 | Emphasis 6 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| ED_LPA 9090 | 2 | ED_LPA 9090 | 2 | ED_LPA 9090 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total Credits: 60 | |||||
For information about the qualifying process, comprehensive examination process, and dissertation examination, please contact the department.
Admissions
Applicants are required to meet two sets of minimum qualifications for admission: the requirements of the PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and the minimum requirements of the Graduate School. Because requirements vary, you must refer to a degree program's graduate admission page to learn about specific admission criteria, application deadlines, eligibility and application process. Your application materials will be reviewed by both the Graduate School and the degree program to which you’ve applied before official admission to the University of Missouri.
For application instructions, see: https://education.missouri.edu/degree/higher-education-phd/#apply