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.
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.
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Dr. Raymond Panas currently serves as a Senior Medical Science Liaison with InflaRx Pharmaceuticals and as a Research Health Scientist at the Veterans Administration Pittsburgh Healthcare System. Since 1995, he has been working on clinical development and approval of new drug products in the US and Europe and most recently providing medical educational services. Additionally, he has serves as Senior Contributing Faculty at Walden University - College of Health Sciences, as well as Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health. He has previously served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at The George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences and as a Dissertation Advisor at the University of Liverpool (UK) where two of his student earned the distinction of “Dissertation of the Year”.
Dr. Panas received his PhD in Public Health (Health Education and Promotion) from Walden University in 2008. From the University of Pittsburgh, he received his MPH in Community Health Services in 1991 and a BS in Biology and Economics in 1986. He is licensed as a Certified Clinical Research Associate by the Association of Clinical Research Professionals and as a Technologist in Immunology by the American Society for Clinical Pathology.
Dr. Panas has contributed to and/or presented several posters, oral presentations, and publications. He has served as an officer or board member for several organizations, and he is currently a member of the American Public Health Association, American Society for Clinical Pathology, Association of Clinical Research Professionals, Drug Information Association, and Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare.
Dr. Panas was honored with the John Willig Award for his community service by Dignity Washington in 2011; as “Educator of the Year” by the Washington Blade for his role at The George Washington University in 2012; appointed “Honorary Recognised Teacher” by the Institute of Learning and Teaching at the University of Liverpool in 2013; and received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 from Marquis Who's Who.
PUBH 8130 - Communication, Marketing & Public Relations in Public Health
PUBH 8031 - Public Health Administration & Leadership
PUBH 9000 - Dissertation
PUBH 9001 - Dissertion
PUBH 9100 - Dissertation
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