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HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT PHD
Katrina Rogers, PhD President, Fielding Graduate University
Learn about earning your degree while working in your field at: Fielding.edu/HumanDevelopment
FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY Office of AdmIssions PhD in Human Development P: (800) 340-1099 H: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. PT, M-F F: (805) 898-4047 E: HDadmission@Fielding.edu
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Fielding’s PhD in Human Development (HD) program emphasizes adult development in personal, organizational, and cultural settings in preparation for careers in teaching, administration, consulting, and leadership. This degree empowers scholar-practitioners with foundational and current research across the lifespan from multidisciplinary perspectives. You will study humans as individuals and as members of systems. You will gain an understanding in ways to optimize interpersonal relationships and empower yourself and others to become change agents for social and ecological justice. As a doctoral student in a distance learning environment, you have the freedom to live and work in any community. You can customize your doctoral degree to optimize your goals and obtain skills to lead transformative change. Our graduates are leaders in their professional and personal lives as consultants, professors, community activists, authors, nonprofit executives, healthcare administrators, and coaches. Our graduates are leaders in their chosen professions. They are top executives, entrepreneurs, educators, coaches, consultants, and leaders in human resources, health care, and nonprofits.
Fielding’s flexible program for adult learners fit my needs perfectly, especially since I’m highly selfmotivated, self-disciplined, and I like to construct my own learning experiences. Andrea Zintz, PhD Alumna
PROGRAM BENEFITS §§ Develop creative leadership skills §§ Promote innovation and sustainable change §§ Prepare for a leadership career in teaching, administration, and consulting §§ Pursue your research interests through an individualized learning plan
MODEL CURRICULUM SEQUENCE Fielding’s Common Doctoral Framework creates a pathway to degree MODEL CURRICULUM SEQUENCE completion in under 4 years.
Fielding’s Common Doctoral Framework creates a pathway to degree completion in under 4 years. YEAR 1 Foundations of Doctoral Study
TERM 1
TERM 2
TERM 3
Doctoral Competencies Seminar
YEAR 2
YEAR 3
YEAR 4
Additional general elective credits
Dissertation Development
Final Oral Review
Portfolio Review Qualitative Research Methods
Foundations of Inquiry
Quantitative Research Methods
Praxis with Leadership Focus
Advanced Human Development
HD Comprehensive Assessment
Human Development
4 general elective credits
HD Dissertation Seminar
Systems Approaches Leadership, Organizations, and Society
At least 8-12 additional general elective credits
Dissertation Pilot Study
Dissertation Completion
Dissertation in Progress
Social & Ecological Justice
DOCTORAL CONCENTRATIONS You can individualize your doctoral program and expand your professional expertise by selecting one of our shared doctoral concentrations. Learn more at Fielding.edu/DoctoralConcentrations
BENEFITS OF FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY
§§ Asynchronous online courses
§§ WSCUC accredited
§§ 4 day in-person orientation
§§ Accomplished and collaborative faculty
§§ Optional regional and international sessions
§§ Integrate work and graduate study
TUITION & FEES
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Visit catalog.Fielding.edu for details.
RR Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree RR Minimum GPA of 3.0 RR Online application form RR Résumé RR Statement of Purpose RR Reflective Essay RR Writing Sample RR Official Transcript
APPLY ONLINE
PROGRAM DELIVERY
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