Organizational Leadership (Ed.D.) - Program of Study

A student is expected to take courses in a specified sequence and this sequence can only be changed with the permission of the Division Chair for Graduate Studies in Leadership. Permission is normally granted for students that want to pursue a four-year as opposed to the normal three-year course of study. The three-year course of study is detailed below.

YEAR ONE

July Term

DOL-715

Leadership and Personal Development

3

DOL-720

Critical Inquiry

3

September Term

DOL-735

Advanced Leadership Theory

3

DOL-760A

Seminars and Praxis in Organizational Leadership

2

January Term

 

 

DOL-740

Organization Theory and Design

3

DOL-760B

Seminars and Praxis in Organizational Leadership

2

April Term

DOL-810

Statistical Research

3

DOL-760C

Seminars and Praxis in Organizational Leadership

2

YEAR TWO

July Term

 

 

DOL-750

Change, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation

3

DOL-830

Global Perspectives in Leadership

3

September Term

 

 

DOL-840

Ethics and Leadership

3

DOL-860/865A

Advanced Seminars and Praxis in Organizational Leadership

2

January Term

 

 

DOL-820

Advanced Research Design

3

DOL-860/865B

Advanced Seminars and Praxis in Organizational Leadership

2

April Term

 

 

DOL-800

Organizational and Adult Learning

3

DOL-860/865C

Advanced Seminars and Praxis in Organizational Leadership

2

YEAR THREE

July Term

DOL-855

Stewardship

3

DOL-880

Application of Research Methods

3

September Term

DOL-915

Dissertation Seminar*

(*Students on the four year plan may substitute DOL-910, DOL-900A, and DOL-900B for DOL-915)

3

January Term

DOL-920

Dissertation

3

April Term

DOL-920

Dissertation

3

July Term

DOL-920

Dissertation

3

TOTAL

 

60

Students will continue to register for DOL-922 Dissertation Continuation all subsequent terms until dissertation is completed.

Program of Study for Ed.S. Admitted Students

A student is expected to take courses in a specific sequence and this sequence can only be changed with the permission of the Division Chair for Graduate Studies in Leadership. The program of study for students transferring from a completed Ed.S. program is based on the transfer of 30 credit hours from a qualified and completed Ed.S. program to the DOL program of study. Students transferring from an approved Ed.S. program will begin the DOL coursework in the July term, and must complete EDL-770A, EDL-770B, and EDL-770C before matriculation. The two-year course of study is detailed below.

 

Transferable Credits from Ed.S.

30

 

Prerequisite Courses

 

EDL-770A

Advanced Leadership Seminar and Praxis for Education

3

EDL-770B

Advanced Leadership Seminar and Praxis for Education

3

EDL-770C

Advanced Leadership Seminar and Praxis for Education

3

YEAR ONE

July Term

DOL-720

Critical Inquiry

3

September Term

DOL-735

Advanced Leadership Theory

3

January Term

 

 

DOL-820

Advanced Research Design

3

April Term

DOL-810

Statistical Research

3

YEAR TWO

July Term

 

 

DOL-855

Stewardship

3

DOL-880

Application of Research Methods

3

September Term

 

 

DOL-915

Dissertation Seminar

3

January Term

 

 

DOL-920

Dissertation

3

April Term

 

 

DOL-920

Dissertation

3

YEAR THREE

DOL-920

Dissertation

3

TOTAL

 

60

Course descriptions are available through the Course Description Lookup.