Credits
60
Format
Part-Time Hybrid
Priority Deadline
November 1, 2024, followed by rolling admissions
Final Deadline
January 31, 2025
Duration
3 Years
Residencies
United States
Critical Global Issue of Study
Education & Social Change
Accelerate your career by building the interdisciplinary expertise and skills to address critical issues in global education.
For program beginning in 2025
60
Part-Time Hybrid
November 1, 2024, followed by rolling admissions
January 31, 2025
3 Years
United States
Education & Social Change
Built on SIT’s powerful experiential learning model, our hybrid doctorate in global education (EdD) combines rigorous online coursework with short residencies in Vermont to fit the needs of part-time and full-time professionals seeking to rapidly accelerate their career while tackling highly relevant issues in global education, both locally and abroad.
Drawing from SIT’s unique brand of in-depth, reflective practice and intensive research training, this doctorate gives you the tools you need to excel in an increasingly diverse, competitive, and interdisciplinary field. Courses take place in person and online, with an estimated 10 to 15 hours of studies a week.
Begin the program on our beautiful Vermont campus with a two-week summer residency, which will ground and orient you to your studies, introduce you to SIT’s global values, and allow you to bond with students and faculty while acclimating to your coursework. You will return for two weeks the following summer, but otherwise work completely remotely.
Courses are immersive, with engaging doctoral seminars; case studies; theory; data collection; research methods; and reflective practice tied to your ongoing work experience. Transfer up to 12 graduate credits from a relevant master’s program into this three-year, 60-credit doctorate.
Throughout the program, you will receive one-on-one guidance from an SIT advisor who, along with your doctoral colleagues, will work closely with you on research topics of your choice. You will present your doctoral defense in person or remotely.
SIT’s Doctorate in Global Education is recommended for students with a passion for international work and education at any level, in any subfield, at any location. As a graduate of this program, you will be fully supported by SIT’s global professional and alumni networks to advance to the top of your field as an international educator.
Students in the EdD program go on to work in the field in a variety of areas including leadership positions in academia, higher education, think tanks, NGOs, nonprofits, philanthropy, government agencies, and research. Career paths that may be open to you include:
University professor, assistant, or associate professor
Executive director of higher education center or nonprofit
Nonprofit, think tank, or NGO management or leadership
Director of programs for nonprofit or NGO
Education administrator
Associate/assistant provost or provost
Senior or leadership role in academic affairs
Researcher at think tank or NGO
Visit the SIT blog to read more about SIT Graduate Institute alumni careers.
Please note that in order to take advantage of dynamic learning opportunities, program excursions may occasionally vary.
Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:
Your doctorate program will span three years, totaling 60 credits. With SIT’s experiential curriculum, you will become an expert in educational policy, practice, theory, research, and administration through curated coursework online combined with limited residential coursework and reflective practice within your ongoing professional activities, concluding with a dissertation. Coursework is listed below.
Semester One: Summer, two-week residency and online (8 Credits)
Semester Two: Fall, online (8 Credits)
Semester Three: Spring, online (5-8 Credits)
Semester Four: Summer, two-week residency and online (5-8 Credits)
Semester Five: Fall, online (3-6 Credits)
Semester Six: Spring, online (4-7 Credits)
Semester Seven: Summer, online (5 Credits)
Semester Eight: Fall, online (5 Credits)
Semester Nine: Spring, online and graduation (5 Credits)
We strive to create a diverse and experienced student body to enhance the learning experience both within and outside the classroom.
To be considered for admission into SIT’s Doctorate in Global Education, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
(MA holders and SIT alumni in a relevant field will be able to transfer up to 12 credits toward the EdD program. Please ask us for more information.)
Our admissions staff work one-on-one with every applicant to facilitate a highly informed and multidimensional admissions experience: Applicants are required to undertake an interview with SIT faculty during the application process.
As applicants become familiar with the attributes of an SIT education—grounded in the experiential learning model and focused on social justice and leadership skills in intercultural environments—they determine for themselves how SIT can help them meet their educational and career objectives.
Applicants whose first language is not English and who did not graduate from an English-speaking institution must demonstrate English language proficiency by submitting official test scores for one of the following:
Test Required Minimum Score
These scores are considered the minimum proficiency needed to undertake graduate-level work. Scores must be dated within two years of the start date of your academic program at SIT.
SIT’s Student Financial Services Office provides guidance on all aspects of funding your degree throughout the application process and during your degree program. Tuition costs vary by program and scholarships are available.
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