Program Description
Keiser University’s Doctor of Education program provides a practitioner-based education to develop the insights and skills needed to pursue career opportunities throughout education and corporate training and leadership at every level. Whether you want to pursue an EdD Curriculum Leadership degree or an Education Leadership doctorate, this is the program for you. Featuring two concentration options—EdD in Curriculum Leadership or EdD in Education Leadership—you will explore what it takes to advance your career as well as the academic success of your students, trainees, and institution.
Program Mission
Ed.D. Education Leadership
The mission of the doctorate in Education Leadership program is to prepare students as leaders in education through reflective practice to maximize personal potential as leaders and institutional potential in the achievement of stakeholder outcomes.
Ed.D. Curriculum Leadership: The mission of the doctorate in Education Curriculum Leadership program is to prepare students as leaders in curriculum using reflective practice to maximize their potential through each phase of the teaching and learning processes. With a focus on extensive examination of theory and practice, the program provides an evidence-based foundation for excellence in all aspects of curriculum development, implementation, and analysis including philosophy of design, instructional strategies, assessment, and professional development.
What You Can Expect to Learn
Keiser University’s Doctor of Education program—Curriculum Leadership or Education Leadership—prepare students for relevant roles as corporate, academic, and school leaders. Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
Demonstrate leadership that fosters save, effective and diverse learning environments
Validate critical-thinking expertise through effective communication and applied research
Use reflective practice on theory, research, and innovation to:
Implement curriculum and instructional change
Improve outcomes and facilitate change
Build critical knowledge and skills for:
Providing sound instructional and curricular design within multiple learning modalities
Managing and leading institutions with goals tied to education, learning, training, and development.
Career Pathways
Whether you pursue the concentration in curriculum or in education leadership, upon completion of this practitioner-friendly program, you will have gained the abilities, insights and credential you need to:
Lead educational and training efforts, programs, departments, training centers or university systems
Develop effective curriculum that can be applied in any educational or training environment
Through Keiser’s Doctor of Education program, you will gain a deeper understanding of practical and applicable aspects of leadership within the academic world, from leading departments to leading curriculum efforts as well as corporate training and development environments. Along with work experience and prospective licensures, this program can help you prepare for a number of relevant roles and specializations, including:
Education Administrators
Academic Dean
Provost
Registrar
Academic Affairs VP
Curriculum Director
Program Administrator
Chief Learning Officer
Education Director
Program Goals
Students will demonstrate leadership and critical thinking to support safe, effective, diverse learning environments.
Students will demonstrate knowledge and skills in sound instructional and curricular design within a variety of learning modalities and platforms.
