FCS
Career and Technical Education
Ph.D in Educational Leadership (CTE Concentration)
(90 credit hours, minimum)
The doctoral (Ph.D.) degree in Educational Leadership with a concentration in Career & Technical Education (CTE) requires a 90 credit hour minimum beyond the bachelor’s degree. The degree is awarded from WMU, but is done in cooperation with Ferris State University, a 4-year public university located in Big Rapids, Michigan. All CTE courses are articulated between the institutions and participants have the option of completing a Total Quality Management (TQM) certificate awarded from FSU, as part of the doctoral degree program.
The career and technical education concentration within the Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership is designed to enhance skills in administrative leadership, curriculum, or instruction for individuals involved in adult, secondary, postsecondary, and four-year institutions.
For Additional Information, see Application Information or Contact:
Dr. Richard Zinser, Associate Professor and Advisor for Doctoral Concentration
Western Michigan University
3601 Kohrman Hall
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Voice Mail: (269) 387-3007
Fax: (269) 387-3353
Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership Information
Taking the Comprehensive Examination in Educational Leadership
Human Subjects Institutional Review Board (HSIRB) CTE Proposal Samples
Oral Defense Preparation Information
Program Content
Overview : Students must complete a minimum of 42 graduate credits at WMU (30 credit hours plus 12 dissertation hours) once admitted to a doctoral program in Educational Leadership at WMU. In total, a minimum of 90 hours of graduate credit (including credits accepted from a master’s degree program) must be completed as follows:
I. Leadership Core (9 hours): 
EDLD 6020: Introduction to Leadership (3 hours)
EDLD 6060: Systems Thinking
EDLD 6090: Theories of Leadership (3 hours)
II. Professional Inquiry, Research, and Dissertation Core (33 hours)
(A) "Professional Inquiry" Component
EDLD 6860: Doctoral Studies Seminar (3 hours)
EDL 7120: Professional Field Experience (6 hours)
(B) "Research Methods " Component
( Note: “Introduction to Research” (ED 6010, EMR 6400, FCS 6010, or equivalent is a prerequisite):
EMR 6450: Elementary Statistics (3 hours)
EMR 6480: Qualitative Methods (3 hours)
EMR 6550: Research Design (3 hours)
(C) "Dissertation" Component
EDLD 6950: Dissertation Seminar (3 hours)
EDLD 7300: Doctoral Dissertation (12 hours)
III. CTE Concentration (24 hours)
CTE 6140: Administration and Supervision of CTE (3 hours)
CTE 6160: Occupational Selection and Training (3 hours)
CTE 6430: Measurement and Evaluation in CTE (3 hours)
CTE 6450: Organization of Employment & Training Systems (3 hours)
CTE 6460: Leadership Development Program (LDP) in CTE (6 hours)
CTE 6480: Adult Education in CTE (3 hours)
CTE 6500: Business/Industry/Education Work-based Learning (3 hours)
EDLD 6740: School and Community Relations (3 hours)
EDLD 6810: Policy Development (3 hours)
EDLD 6430: Personnel Evaluation (3 hours)
Other Educational Leadership or CTE elective courses can be substituted with doctoral committee approval, addressing leadership, educational evaluation, measurement, or research design.
IV. Specialty Cognates (12 hours)
Students may choose one of the following four cognate areas based upon career goals in CTE.
Area #1: Curriculum
ED 6020: School Curriculum (3 hours)
ED 6280: Curriculum Theory (3 hours)
EDLD 6420: Program Evaluation (3 hours)
EDLD 6640: Curriculum Development (3 hours)
Area #2: Educational Leadership
EDLD 6420: Program Evaluation (3 hours)
EDLD 6630: Personnel Administration (3 hours)
EDLD 6700: Secondary Administration (3 hours)
EDLD 6720: School Finance (3 hours)
Area #3: Instruction
Focused on further technical knowledge in a particular CTE discipline, (i.e. Business or Marketing Education, Family & Consumer Sciences, Industrial Technology, Information Technology, etc.). Courses could be taken within the College of Education or other colleges within the University to enhance technical content proficiencies needed, as a CTE instructor, in an adult, secondary, or post secondary institution.
Area #4: Total Quality Management in Education
This cognate is offered by Ferris State University (FSU) and leads to a certificate in TQM awarded by FSU.
ECTE 6500: Implementing TQM in Education (3 hours)
ECTE 6550: Quality Improvement Practices (3 hours)
ECTE 6600: Quality Management in Education (3 hours)
ECTE 6650: Quality Metrics and Data Management (3 hours)
V. Electives (minimum of 12 hours)
CTE 5100: Special Populations in CTE (3 hrs)
CTE 5120: Principles in CTE (3hrs)
CTE 5130: Technical Education Methods (3hrs)
CTE 5150: Grant Writing in CTE (3 hours)
CTE 5420: Curriculum Development in CTE (3 hrs)
CTE 5430: Work-site Based Education Programs (3hrs)
CTE 6120: Studies in Technology (1-4 hrs)
CTE 6170: Seminar in Education (1-6 hrs)
Other elective courses can be substituted with doctoral advisor approval addressing educational leadership, evaluation, measurement, or research design.