Capella University Online- School of Education

Enhance your educational leadership and managerial expertise with a doctoral degree focused on addressing real-world challenges and opportunities in the field of education. As an accredited university, Capella University takes online education to a higher level. Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), www.ncahlc.org. Regardless of your current income or assets, you may qualify for student financial aid programs to help with the cost of your education. You may also have financial options beyond those described here.

• EdD - Educational Leadership and Management:- The curriculum was designed around the standards of a number of respected P–12 organizations and is aligned with the Competencies for Community College Leaders developed by the American Association of Community Colleges. The course work covers such topics as finance, human resources, operations, change management, decision-making, curriculum and instruction improvement processes, cultural competency, and advocacy.

  Career Opportunities:- People likely to be interested in this specialization include higher education and P-12 administrators who wish to enhance their leadership and managerial abilities; higher education faculty and P-12 teachers transitioning to administrative or leadership positions; and government, corporate, and nonprofit leaders whose organization or position is focused on education.

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• PhD - Counselor Education and Supervision:- Counseling is one of the country‘s fastest growing professions, creating an accompanying need for counseling educators and supervisors. This rigorous Counselor Education and Supervision doctoral degree program includes online course work, residencies, and field experiences designed to build your clinical, teaching, research, and supervisory skills. Capella‘s degree program is one of few available online, and provides opportunities for you to potentially fulfill your internship experience working with counseling students enrolled in Capella‘s CACREP-accredited master‘s specializations.

  1. Consultation
  2. Counseling and Social Change
  3. Forensic Mental Health
  4. General
  5. Nonprofit Management and Leadership
  6. Trauma and Crisis
  
  

  Career Opportunities:- People likely to be interested in this specialization include master‘s level counselors interested in pursuing supervisory, faculty, research, or advanced practitioner positions in academic and clinical settings.

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• PhD - Curriculum and Instruction:- Advance your knowledge of P–12 curriculum and instruction and conduct research to lead positive change and improve student achievement. This PhD in Education specialization offers advanced theory and practice in research methodology and application, curriculum mapping, instruction and assessment, and collaborative curriculum development. Throughout the program, you will build a professional portfolio to demonstrate your doctoral competencies to current and future employers.

  Career Opportunities:- People who choose this specialization are often licensed P–12 teachers, curriculum specialists, or administrators interested in pursuing curriculum director, principal or superintendent positions, or higher education faculty positions in the field of curriculum design or evaluation.

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• PhD - Educational Psychology:- Deepen your knowledge of educational development and psychological research with this PhD in Educational Psychology specialization that can be tailored to meet your professional needs and research interests. Through your choice of electives, you can focus your study in such areas as instructional design science, teaching science, or developmental science, or choose a broader field of study.

  Career Opportunities:- People who choose this specialization often plan to pursue careers as professors, educational psychologists, researchers, program administrators, or consultants.

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• PhD - Instructional Design for Online Learning:- Equip yourself to lead and manage instructional challenges in the growing field of online education. This PhD specialization in Instructional Design for Online Learning focuses on the theory and leadership of instructional design, including creating and applying instructional design models, leading the implementation of instructional solutions, leading strategic instructional design initiatives, and conducting and applying instructional design research.

  Career Opportunities:- People who choose this specialization are often pursuing dean, director or other high-level leadership positions in a variety online learning settings, including educational institutions, corporations, the military, health care, and government.

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• PhD - IT Education:- Postsecondary teaching is one of the top two fastest-growing doctoral level occupations, and the need is particularly acute in popular, fast-growing fields of study, such as IT. Position yourself to take advantage of these opportunities through the PhD in IT program that offers one of the few specializations in IT education. The specialization combines in-depth analysis, critical thinking, research, and scholarly writing with skill development in advanced teaching techniques and curriculum design. Specialization outcomes were reviewed by faculty participating in the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group for IT Education (SIGITE). As part of this specialization, you may apply for and receive a Post-Master's Certificate in College Teaching from Capella, as well as your PhD.

  Career Opportunities:- People who choose this specialization are often postsecondary IT instructors seeking advancement, or IT professionals who want to teach or consult.

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• PhD - Leadership for Higher Education:- You can earn three valuable credentials through Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Education Leadership for Higher Education specialization—a PhD and a Post-Master's Certificate in Enrollment Management from Capella, and a professional certificate in Enrollment Management from Noel-Levitz, a nationally recognized consulting firm specializing in higher education recruitment and retention (apply for each separately; additional requirements will apply). The curriculum is designed to help you develop key problem-solving and research skills, and prepare you to address the educational and business challenges of higher education institutions.

  Career Opportunities:- People who choose this specialization are often faculty members or administrators interested in pursuing academic or business leadership positions in higher education settings.

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