View our EdD Early Childhood specialization completion requirements
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.
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SocialChange Masters
Social Work
A licensed therapist and bestselling author, Tawwab explores the meaning of personal boundaries and their importance. Gain strategies to help clients address and resolve boundary violations. Join us for this engaging session as part of the SocialChange Masters series, designed to ignite your personal and professional growth!
Nedra Glover Tawwab, MSW, LCSW, is the author of bestsellers Drama Free and Set Boundaries, Find Peace, a licensed therapist, and a sought-after relationship expert. She has practiced relationship therapy for 15 years and is the founder and owner of the group therapy practice Kaleidoscope Counseling. Every day she helps people create healthy relationships by teaching them how to implement boundaries. Her philosophy is that a lack of boundaries and assertiveness underlie most relationship issues, and her gift is helping people create healthy relationships with themselves and others.
Nedra earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. She has additional certifications in working with families and couples and in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, plus advanced training for counseling adults who've experienced childhood emotional neglect.
Nedra has appeared as an expert on The Today Show, The Breakfast Club, Good Morning America, and CBS Mornings, to name a few. Her work has been highlighted in The New York Times, The Guardian, and Vice, and has appeared on numerous podcasts, including The School of Greatness, We Can Do Hard Things, and Ten Percent Happier. She shares practices and reflections for mental health on her popular Instagram account. Nedra currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family.
Take a deeper dive into a variety of compelling topics explored in our Social Change Masters series.
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Nursing
Dr. Beverly Malone
The Power of Nursing
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Develop strategies for advocating equitable healthcare resources and services in your organization and community. Dr. Malone is president and CEO of the National League for Nursing (NLN).
Criminal Justice
Dr. Eric Hickey
Understanding the Criminal Mind
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Learn about the vital role of criminal psychologists in police investigations and more. Dr. Hickey is a forensic psychologist known for his work with some of the world’s most notorious serial killers.
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