Educational Administration, PhD

Your courses will provide a breadth of understanding across the field of educational administration (e.g., instructional, managerial and political areas) and a depth of understanding within a particular area that interests you (e.g., business administration, curriculum and instructional leadership, economics and finance, organizations, personnel, school reform, staff development, urban education).

ELP 624 Research Paradigms and Problems in Educational Research
ELP 626 Educational Policy Formation and Analysis

You are expected to choose two cognates (with a minimum of 9 credits in each).

1. A cognate in at least two areas of educational foundations such as sociology of education, philosophy of education, educational psychology, and history of education.
2. A cognate in a discipline or field outside of educational administration (e.g., any of the educational foundations areas listed in (1), comparative education, counseling, English as a second language, economics, cognitive psychology, law, political science, management, sociology).

At least one quantitative methods course and at least one qualitative methods course with at least one advanced course in either quantitative or qualitative methods. No more than one introductory course can be taken in any particular research method.

You must hold a master's degree.

Submit your completed online application, which includes:

• Application fee: A $50 non-refundable application fee, submitted electronically through UB's ePayment system;
• Unofficial transcripts from all colleges attended. (UB transcripts are automatically submitted for current UB students and alumni);
• Contact information for at least three individuals who will each be asked to provide an electronic recommendation letter;
• Curriculum Vitae
  
• Sample of academic writing: A sample of your academic writing of at least 15 pages (double spaced). This sample should utilize current empirical research evidence and be in current APA format;
• Statement of interest: A statement of interest of no more than 1500 words (double spaced; current APA format), that discusses your research goals, faculty with whom you would like to partner and why, and how you respond to educational issues pertaining to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). To help ensure those applying to the EDA PhD program fit within the program goals, the following DEI definitions were developed:
  
  Diversity implies that faculty and students will aim to understand the experiences of individuals from a wide range of identity backgrounds (e.g. age, gender identity, language, nationality, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status), with a particular focus on groups that have faced historic oppression and marginalization, and which can be visible, invisible, and shift relative to context, politics, and historical moment.
  
  Equity implies that students, and the faculty who guide them, are committed to identifying the actual needs of the individuals/group being researched, ensuring equal access to research opportunities and resources, and in particular, exercising heightened attention to the history of deficit-oriented and exploitative practices where unserved and underserved communities are concerned.
  
  Inclusion implies that students, and the faculty who guide them, are committed to the establishment of research protocols and practices that ensure individuals/groups are treated ethically, fairly, respectfully, and in manner that acknowledges researcher/participant power dynamics in a way that permits full participation of all individuals in research endeavors.

Admission Decision: The admission decision will be communicated to you as soon as review is complete. The decision is based on a number of factors and is the result of a thorough and deliberate process. All decisions are final and cannot be appealed.