Sample Course Plan
The program requirements are comprised of 54 credits for those with a Master’s degree. For students without a Master’s degree, an additional 30 graduate-level credits are required. Coursework is focused on the following four areas:
- Leadership sequence: Composed of leadership core coursework
- Inquiry sequence: Coursework covers research design and methods
- Emphasis sequence: Choice of emphasis area selected by the students based on their professional goals
- Application sequence: Coursework covers a field-based course, immersive leadership seminar (on-campus), and your dissertation project.
The below table gives a sample course plan with all course requirements; our program allows you the flexibility to tailor coursework to your educational and career goals.
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | EDUC 706 Doctoral Inquiry (3 cr) EDUC 717 Organizational Theory and Behavior (3 cr) | EDUC 719 Leadership for Equity (3 cr) EDUC 809 Advanced Qualitative Methods (3 cr) | EDUC 801 Seminar in Leading with Emerging Technologies (3 cr) |
| Year 2 | EDUC 718 Leading Diverse Organizations (3 cr) EDUC 808 Introduction to Quantitative Methods (3 cr) | EDUC 806 Research Design and Methods (3 cr) EDUC 713 Leadership Field-based Application (4 cr) | EDUC 811 Seminar: Immersive Leadership Experience (on-campus in summer, 4 cr) |
| Year 3 | EDUC 888 Dissertation Project Seminar (4 cr) Emphasis course (3 cr) | EDUC 899 Dissertation (2 cr) Emphasis course (3 cr) | |
| Year 4 | EDUC 899 Dissertation (2 cr) Emphasis course (3 cr) | EDUC 899 Dissertation (2 cr) Emphasis course (3 cr) |
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