该合作博士课程旨在促进迈阿密戴德县公立学校（M-DCPS）选定教育领导人的职业发展。该计划的设计，开发和交付是FIU教育领导与专业研究部和M-DCPS的共同责任。它的课程使学生能够熟悉并有效利用理论和技术知识，以实现最佳实践。研究课程是多学科的，将广泛的智力观点整合到教育行政/领导力的研究和实践中。该计划于2018年秋季开始，要求成功完成超过学士学位的至少七十五（75）个学期的学术工作。
The Doctor of Education (EdD) program in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies is designed for students who wish to pursue leadership roles in educational institutions. The program requires the completion of a minimum of 75 semester hours of academic work beyond the baccalaureate degree. The curriculum is designed to enable students to become familiar with and utilize effectively both theoretical and technical knowledge. The program of study is multidisciplinary and integrates broad intellectual perspectives into the study and practice of educational leadership and policy studies. <br>The student is responsible for a minimum of 15 semester hours of dissertation credits. All doctoral students must be continuously enrolled in a minimum of three (3) dissertation credits each term following advancement to candidacy until graduation.