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Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
- Core courses (50 cr.)
- Capstone (10 cr.)
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
Courses
In the EdD Early Childhood Education specialization, you’ll build skills and progress toward your final capstone project in every course.
Disclaimers: Walden students have up to 8 years to complete their doctoral program unless they petition for an extension.
In general, students are continuously registered in the dissertation/doctoral study course until they complete their capstone project and it is approved. This usually takes longer than the minimum required terms in the dissertation/doctoral study course shell.
To complete a doctoral dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the Chief Academic Officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook.
For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 844-937-8785.
Courses
PhD completion program courses help you return to doctoral work, match with an advisor, and stay on track to finishing your dissertation.
Disclaimers: Walden students have up to 8 years to complete their doctoral program unless they petition for an extension.
In general, students are continuously registered in the dissertation/doctoral study course until they complete their capstone project and it is approved. This usually takes longer than the minimum required terms in the dissertation/doctoral study course shell.
To complete a doctoral dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the Chief Academic Officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook.
For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 844-937-8785.
Courses
Develop the skills and confidence you need to tackle complex managerial challenges, contribute new knowledge, or teach at the graduate level.
Courses
Develop the skills and confidence needed for complex managerial challenges and research with Walden’s ACBSP-accredited PhD program.
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The AI for Healthcare Workplace Certificate covers core AI concepts and real-world tools, with a focus on ethical, legal, and safety issues in care. Learn how to use AI responsibly to improve health equity, quality of care, and compliance in today’s healthcare systems.
The use of AI continues to expand across healthcare, whether by providing patients with better information and more personalized treatment options, or by helping healthcare providers increase accountability, address safety needs, and improve quality of care. Students in this course explore the relevance of AI tools to healthcare, as well as ethical and responsible use of AI and how it can be used to transform healthcare documentation and communications. Students leverage their knowledge and skills to complete real-world, career-focused assignments. Upon successful completion of this course, students have the opportunity to obtain a workplace certificate in AI for healthcare.
Upon completing this micro-credential course, you’ll earn an AI healthcare workplace certificate that immediately elevates your résumé. Get noticed by employers by showcasing your specialized skills, job readiness, and commitment to professional growth.
Developed with Hippocratic AI, this AI healthcare workplace certificate includes four modules on how to apply AI effectively in healthcare settings.
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Project Management Skills Workplace Certificate
This coursework is designed to enhance project management skills, focusing on interpersonal abilities, team collaboration, and communication. It involves online, self-paced modules and a final exam.
Leadership Workplace Certificate
In this coursework, you will explore leadership, change management, team leadership, and work-life balance. Discover insights to help you excel as a leader and learn from videos featuring successful leaders discussing key issues.
Entrepreneurship Workplace Certificate
This online workplace certificate is designed to help you develop entrepreneurial skills and abilities. The content is ideal for new and aspiring business owners as well as individuals interested in an entrepreneurial or business development role within an organization.
Walden has created the AI for Healthcare Workplace Certificate to enable all students, regardless of degree program or career area, to learn about the uses of AI in the healthcare industry. Students learn how AI can help provide patients with better information and more personalized treatment options, or increase accountability, address safety needs, and improve quality of care. Upon successful completion of this course, students have the opportunity to obtain a digital certificate in AI for healthcare.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare by enhancing diagnostics, personalizing treatment plans, and streamlining administrative tasks. AI also improves patient experiences through tools like chatbots and predictive analytics, and enables healthcare providers to analyze vast datasets to uncover patterns and trends that inform better decision-making.
Just six weeks! To earn a micro-credential in AI for healthcare at Walden, register for and complete the course HLTH 3011 AI for Healthcare Workplace Certificate, which should also apply to the elective requirements for your degree program.
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