Doctoral Programs

Lesley University offers doctoral studies in Educational Studies and Expressive Therapies.

Through its Ph.D. Programs in Educational Studies, the Lesley University School of Education offers three programs designed for students who wish to pursue advanced study and scholarship. Educational Studies is defined at Lesley University as an interdisciplinary area of inquiry that includes the examination of the individual and social processes of learning and teaching in institutional and social contexts. Study also involves integrating the study of cognition, learning, and human development with the study of institutions, organizations and cultures. The three programs are: the 45-credit Ph.D. Program in Educational Studies: Individually Designed Specialization; the 45-credit Ph.D. in Educational Studies: Adult Learning Specialization; and 60-credit Ph.D. Program in Educational Studies: Educational Leadership Specialization.

The Ph.D. Program in Expressive Therapies, administered through the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, prepares students to be skilled educators, researchers, practitioners and supervisors who will continue to lead the field by contributing scholarly research. The Lesley Ph.D. Program in Expressive Therapies values the nexus of theory and practice, encourages interdisciplinary study through an emphasis on the therapeutic uses of the combined arts, and maximizes the opportunity for individually designed study structured by the student under the supervision of a senior faculty advisor.