Curriculum

60-Credit Ed.D. Administration and Supervision

The doctoral program in Educational Administration and Supervision at St. John’s University is an advanced professional degree program open to carefully selected and highly qualified graduate students who have manifested professional maturity and demonstrated academic ability and who are seeking to upgrade their professional preparation and acquire specialized knowledge and skills necessary for assuming administrative positions and leadership roles in educational organizations.

Download the program planning sheet.

Required Courses

I. Fundamentals (15 credits):

  • EDU 7004 - Essential Readings in Curriculum in the 21st Century
  • EDU 5300 - Organizational Theory and Planned Change in Education
  • EDU 5301 - Educational Governance and Policy Issues
  • EDU 5791 - Legal Aspects in Management and Administration of School

II. Specialization (12 credits):

  • EDU 5471 - Leadership in Instructional Supervision
  • EDU 5650 - School Based Data Analysis
  • EDU 5701 - Curriculum and Teaching: Theories Into Practice
  • EDU 5741 - Finance in Education

III. Administrative Electives (Choose 4 courses - 12 credits):

  • EDU 5415 - Introduction to Educational Administration
  • EDU 5418 - Administrative Theory
  • EDU 5475 - Administrative and Supervisory Strategies for Implementing and Evaluating Learning Styles and Program
  • EDU 5551 - Organization and Administrative Leadership in Higher Education
  • EDU 5552 - Issues and Problems in the Administration of Higher Education
  • EDU 5659/EDU 6659 - Using Assessment and Other Data for Educational Decision Making /Workshop
  • EDU 5665/EDU 7665 - Leadership in Technology I
  • EDU 5669/EDU 7669 - Leadership in Technology II (prereq. EDU 5665/7665, Requires Dept. Approval)
  • EDU 5571 - Administrative Leadership
  • EDU 5761 - School Business Administration for Administrators and Supervisors
  • EDU 5810 - Administrative Principles and Practices in the Implementation of P.S. 94-142
  • EDU 5811 - Administration and Supervision of Special Education Services and Compensatory Reading Programs
  • EDU 7702 - Trends and Techniques in the Evaluation of Programs

IV. Research (12 credits):

  • EDU 5655 - Educational Research and Data Analysis I
  • EDU 7211 - Educational Research and Data Analysis II (prereq. EDU 5655)
  • EDU 7901 - Educational Research and Data Analysis III (prereq. EDU 5655, 7211)
  • EDU 7800 - Multivariate Data Analysis* (prereq. EDU 5655, 7211) OR
  • EDU 7900 - Qualitative Research Methods in Education*

*See advisor for recommendation on the choice between EDU 7800 and EDU 7900

V. Internship Seminar (3 credits):

  • EDU 5550 - Internship Seminar in Administrative Leadership

VI. Social and Behavioral Sciences Component (9 credits)

VII. Full-Time Residency Verification

VIII. Doctoral Level Comprehensive Examination Required

IX. EDU 5990 - Doctoral Research Seminar

 

 

For more information, please contact Dr. Rene Parmar, Department Chair (718) 990-2503 or parmarr@stjohns.edu.