CORONAVIRUS Update: USAHS plans a full return to campus for 2021 Fall Term courses and lab sessions. USAHS expects to resume all in-person classes and on-campus academic activities, such as regularly scheduled residencies, weekend labs and course intensives, with the September 7 Fall Term start.
Students in the online Doctor of Education (EdD) program take a total of 60 credits. All core courses are required.
Required Courses
Credit Hours
IPE7000/7000B Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice
3
EDF7050 Teaching Methods in Higher Education
3
EDF7111 Research Methods I
3
EDF7121 Research Methods II
3
EDF7175 Foundational Theory in Education-TLS
3
EDF7171 Motivation Theory in Health Care Education
3
EDF7200 Residency I
2
EDF7225 Residency II
2
EDF7325 Dissertation Research Preparation
4
EDF7871 Dissertation
4
EDF 7872 Dissertation II
4
7873 Dissertation III
4
Total Credit Hours
38
Elective Courses
Students choose 22 elective credit hours to complete the 60-credit-hour EdD Program. Students may choose to earn a specialization, or take general elective courses.
General Elective Courses
General Elective Courses
Credit Hours
EDF 7181 Practical Application of Online Teaching
3
EDF 7013 Current Issues in Health Sciences Education
3
EDF 7250 Teaching Internship
Varies
EDF 7455 Special Topics in Professional Practice
Varies
HSA 7236 Accounting, Finance and Economics for the Healthcare Leader
3
HSC 7200 Information Literacy for Evidence-Based Practice
1
IPE 7200/7200B Cultural Competence in Healthcare
3
Nurse Educator Elective Courses
Nurse Educator Elective Courses
Credit Hours
EDF 7323 Contemporary Issues in Nursing Education
3
EDF 7260 Assessment and Evaluation in Health Professions Education
