Ed.D. in Educational Leadership with Healthcare

The program is designed for completion within eight consecutive semesters (three years). When completing the Ed.D. curriculum you will take two eight-week courses (one at a time) each semester in an interactive online format with two face-to-face, one-week summer residencies that occur between the first and second and second and third years. Emphasis and elective courses may have a traditional full-semester format. The residency experiences are dynamic opportunities to enhance your learning through sustained collaboration with MSUM faculty, guest speakers, and other doctoral learners.

Professors are personable, responsive, and invested in your success. Faculty are highly credentialed, possess higher education, healthcare, and leadership experience, and collaborate to advance your learning and progression though the program.

Course delivery is via a cohort model through a combination of online courses and interactive instructional mentoring and communications. Created for full-time employees, the program allows you to take classes while working, put theory into action through authentic assignments and conduct applied research to guide the framework for your dissertation.

MSUM welcomes mid-career and seasoned professionals, making it an interesting and knowledgeable mix of viewpoints and experiences that represents a variety of areas of organizations. You will find a strong sense of interprofessional collaboration within the program that frequently translates to professional partnerships and joint efforts post-graduation.

The program supports student participation in applied research to address today’s healthcare and educational challenges, enhance your soft skills to promote innovative leadership practice and grow your professional learning network to encourage collaboration. Upon completion of your doctorate in Educational Leadership at MSUM, you will transform healthcare and educational institutions by leading changes and putting theory into practice.

Study Online with a Two Week Residency. The Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership with Healthcare emphasis is available for international applicants who wish to stay in their home country and study online with the following caveat. The applicant must be able to attend a two one week summer residencies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. This program is not eligible for a normal student visa (F1 or J1). Students who need a visa to enter the United States for the residencies should obtain a B-1 temporary tourist visa from their local US Embassy.