Colleges and Schools
The Teacher Leadership specialization is designed for educators who want to continue teaching while assuming leadership roles in their school and community. It focuses on the “educator as leader” and empowers experienced master educators to effect change and improve student learning.
Completion Requirements
- 54 minimum semester credit hours
- Foundation course (6 sem. cr.)
- Proseminars (18 sem. cr.)
- Research sequence (18 sem. cr.)
- Doctoral study intensive (12 sem. cr.)
- 1 face-to-face residency
Time to completion: 3 years, depending on individual progress. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call your enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.
Walden offers frequent start dates so that you can begin when it’s convenient for you. Next Start Date: October 27. Admission policies vary by program. Call 1-866-492-5336 or apply now.
Curriculum
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| Semester 1 | ||
| EDUC 8000 | Foundations for Doctoral Study | 6 |
| Semester 2 | ||
| EDUC 8010 | Proseminar: Leadership in Teaching and Learning | 6 |
| Semester 3 | ||
| EDUC 8015 | Research Approaches | 6 |
| Semester 4 | ||
| EDUC 8020 | Proseminar: Teacher Leadership in the School | 6 |
| Semester 5 | ||
| EDUC 8025 | Quantitative Research* | 6 |
| Semester 6 | ||
| EDUC 8030 | Proseminar: Teacher Leadership Beyond the School | 6 |
| Semester 7 | ||
| EDUC 8035 | Qualitative Research* | 6 |
| Semester 8 | ||
| EDUC 8090 | Doctoral Study Intensive | 6 |
| Semester 9 | ||
| EDUC 8090 | Doctoral Study Intensive | 6 |
*EDUC 8025 and EDUC 8035 can be taken in reverse order. Students, in consultation with their mentors, will determine which course is initially instrumental for their doctoral program.
Course Descriptions (pdf)
*Walden University does not offer a state-approved Ed.D. (Doctor of Education) or Ph.D. in Education program that is recognized for K–12 school administrator licensure/certification in Minnesota (Walden’s home state) or any other state. Walden University makes no representation or guarantee that successful completion of the Walden Ph.D. in Education program, or coursework for graduate credit within this program, will permit a graduate to obtain state certification or licensure as a principal, assistant principal, or other type of K–12 administrator.
