Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership, Culture and Change

Equip yourself with the tools and knowledge to advance your career in leadership and transform your organization for optimal growth and success. The Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership, Culture and Change (Ed.D.) degree from Thomas Edison State University (TESU) is an online doctoral degree program providing the practical skills today’s leaders need to navigate complex organizational challenges, manage change and lead high-performing teams.

Dive into areas of concentration such as human resources management, organizational consulting, healthcare management, industrial and organizational psychology and research methods. Working professionals come to our program from a variety of fields including executives, administrators, training and development managers, educators and consultants in industry, military, higher education and entrepreneurial enterprises, to expand their careers and become creative, innovative leaders.

Program Highlights

• Personalized Instructional Delivery: Cohort-based, adult-centric and seminar-oriented within a fully distance learning environment working with course mentors.
• Concierge Student Engagement and Service Model: Provides responsive and comprehensive academic and operational support throughout the doctoral program.
• Unique Curriculum Design: Scholar-practitioner, interdisciplinary curriculum comprised of five Content Domains:
  • Inquiry Systems and Models: Critical Thought and Action in Global Leadership, Culture and Change
  • Integrated Orientations: Leadership, Culture and Change
  • Area of Study
  • Research Methods/Teaching and Consultative Professional Practice
  • Scholar-Practitioner Field Project
• Scholar-Practitioner Field Project: The degree culminates in a mentor-guided academic and professionally focused field research project applying course learning to your industry or field of interest. This project can result in a publication or conference presentation.
• One Area of Study Course: Organizational Leadership, Human Resource Management, Law, Ethics and Global Society or Quantitative Research Methods.
• New Cohort Orientation, Research Symposium and Social Networking Event, On-site and Virtual: Incoming cohort members participate in a comprehensive orientation introducing students to key dimensions of the university and school of business and management, including degree program, mentoring, and performance expectations and offer best practices associated with time-management, critical thinking, academic writing and research. The event includes Ed.D. and DBA degree current students, alumni, mentors and staff.
• Low-cost Educational Resources: A portfolio of academic and applied course resources organized using a high-quality, cost-effective blend of e-books, articles and Open Educational Resources.
• Early Access to First Course — EDD-8000: Preliminary view and early navigation of Moodle (Learning Management System). Ed.D. students can review syllabi, modules, grading rubrics, discussion forums, mentor office hours and course resources.
• NJ State Library Cards for Ed.D. Cohort: Complimentary cohort processing and dispersal of library barcodes/cards for exclusive collections and access to electronic resources.
• Customized Moodle Navigation and N.J. State Library Webinar: Student are provided with Moodle Learning Management System essentials including navigation, calendar, student dashboard, research EBSCO and ProQuest host resources. New Jersey State Library representatives will review links, catalog searches, tools and research references within the NJSL website.
• Access to Doctoral Scholar-Practitioner Community of Practice Platform: Exclusive to School of Business and Management students, the Doctoral Community of Practice Platform repository provides access to innumerable resources and tools to deliver quality business and management education that is industry-relevant and career-enabling.
• Dean’s Seminar Series: The dean and staff deliver focused seminars throughout the academic year. Several seminar series include Dean’s Research Seminar, Academic Writing Seminar, Scholar-Practitioner Field Project, Adjunct Teaching Seminar, Publishing and Presenting Seminar, Accepted Student Seminar Series and New Student Cohort Seminar.

Admission Requirements

Earning a Doctor of Education degree requires commitment, persistence and dedication.

Read through our Ed.D. degree program requirements to ensure you meet our admissions criteria and start your application today.

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Degree Program Profile Sheet

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Telephone Appointment with Dean

You are invited to speak with Dean Williams concerning the Doctor of Education degree program. Use the "Schedule an Appointment" button below to request an appointment via email.

Be sure to include your area of interest (Ed.D.), phone number, and 3-5 dates and times that you can meet virtually. You will receive a confirmation email with the selected date and time within 2-3 business days, including a Teams meeting link.

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