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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Dr. Urdaneta holds a BBA, a MBA, a MA in Hospital and Health Administration and a PhD in Hospital and Health Administration all from the University of Iowa. She has over 10 years of experience as a healthcare administrator in various healthcare settings including a nursing home, a family medicine clinic and the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Iowa. In addition, she worked for a major pharmaceutical as a program manager in the Outcomes Research department and published/presented on various healthcare management issues such as HIV treatment patterns, physician utilization, and cost trends in healthcare. She has over 18 years of experience in academic roles as a Program Director, Program Chair, Academic Dean, Director of Online Programs, Dean of Health Science, and is currently the Dean of Health and Human Services at a community college in Illinois. She contributed to the academic field of healthcare administration as a textbook reviewer, subject matter expert, and AUPHA Certification Review Panel Team Member.
MMHA 6200 - Principles of Population Health
PhD, University of Iowa
MA, University of Iowa
MBA, University of Iowa
BBA, University of Iowa
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