Jenifer Swab

Paramedic

United States

Doctorate Title: Instructional Management and Leadership.

Doctorate Description: The Ph.D. in Instructional Management and Leadership is a three-year program designed to meet the needs of teachers, administrators, and corporate training professionals who wish to become better managers and leaders of the instructional process or who seek to pursue collegiate or other high-level teaching positions.

For administrators, the program offers problem-solving strategies in the areas of curriculum, technology, and supervision that relate to management. It also provides a diverse yet highly specialized background in education leadership, which can help professional candidates find positions in higher education and in a corporate setting.

The program is run on a cohort model which builds professional and personal networks between students. Each summer includes a one-week residency when students meet with faculty and engage in the dissertation process. Doctoral candidates learn to manage and lead in an education environment, understand the complex interrelationships in the instructional process, and master research skills through professional presentations and scholarly writing that concludes with a dissertation.