The Doctor of Education in Leadership Studies is designed as a 2-year program relevant to working professionals from a variety of fields such as education, non-profits, government, etc. The inaugural cohort enrolled in May 2024. The program emphasizes fairness, diversity, and social justice with threads related to these concepts embedded in the content coursework.
Introduction
The WVSU Department of Leadership Studies is excited to offer the Doctor of Education (EdD) in Leadership Studies program. This innovative and online program is aligned with the WVSU Mission, Vision, and Core Values. Graduates of the program will contribute to societal needs of the state and nation through researching complex challenges in organizations. The program is designed for working adults and will continue WVSU’s long history of being student-centered. In keeping with the institution’s heritage as an HBCU, the EdD program emphasizes fairness, diversity, and social justice with threads related to these concepts embedded in the content coursework. Cohorts of students will progress through the program in two years, culminating in an action-research based dissertation.
