Educational Sustainability EdD

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This program is administered by the area of Education in the School of Education . Admission requirements can be found here .

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Doctorate in Educational Sustainability degree, you will be able to:

Articulately position your research within the context of the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of educational sustainability.
Integrate content knowledge and research skills into designing research questions that address a real-world sustainability problem.
Critically synthesize literature and research from multiple sources, including primary scientific literature, place-based knowledge, and culturally sensitive/relevant knowledge.
Clearly present your research findings to your peers, experts, and your broader target audience.

Three year program consisting of 54 credits.

Required Core Courses: (18 credits)

EDSU 810 - Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Sustainability Leadership in Education Credits: 3
EDSU 820 - Social Justice in Education for Sustainability Credits: 3
EDSU 900 - Introduction to Doctoral Studies and Educational Sustainability Credits: 3
EDSU 904 - Transformative Sustainability Teaching and Learning Credits: 3
EDSU 908 - Historical and Philosophical Foundations of EFS Credits: 3
EDSU 918 - Research Literature Credits: 3

Required Research, Scholar, & Practitioner Courses: (21 credits)

EDSU 905 - Research I Credits: 3
EDSU 906 - Research II Credits: 3
EDSU 919 - Applied Residency Project Credits: 3 (Take this course 3 times for a total of 9 credits)
EDSU 920 - Dissertation Writing and Seminar Credits: 1-6 (Take 6 credits)

Electives: (15 credits)

Any 700-level course (up to 6 credits can be applied without prior approval from the program director)
Any 900-level EDSU course

Note

For EDSU 920 , only 3 additional credits may count towards Electives beyond the 6 credits required for the Research, Scholar, and Practitioner section

Graduation Requirement

Student has met the 54-credit requirement, satisfying the core, research and Elective categories.
Students must successfully defend their dissertation.