Curriculum

Core – 18 credits

• Leaders and Organizations: Multidisciplinary Perspectives 1
  (EDLD 910 – 2 Credits)
• Leaders and Organizations: Multidisciplinary Perspectives 2
  (EDLD 911 – 3 Credits)
• Critical Issues in their Political, Social and Economic Contexts
  (EDLD 912 – 4 Credits)
• Power, Freedom and Change
  (EDLD 913 – 3 Credits)
• Ethical Dimensions of Leadership
  (EDLD 914 – 3 Credits)
• Leadership Narrative Seminar
  (EDLD 915 – 3 Credits)
  

Research – 9 credits

• Survey Research
  (EDLD 902 – 3 Credits)
• Qualitative Methods of Research and Evaluation
  (EDLD 904 – 3 Credits)
  

Select one of the Following Three Courses

• Educational Statistics
  (EDLD 625 – 3 Credits)
• Historical Methodology in Education
  (EDLD 903 – 3 Credits)
• Analysis of Qualitative Data
  (EDLD 905 – 3 Credits)
  

Collateral – 24 credits

Each student, working with faculty, will outline a program of concentrated study with courses from education and other university offerings, including business communication, business administration, international management, computer software design, counseling psychology, social work or divinity.

Examples of commonly taken courses:

• Social Theory
• International Development
• Feminist Perspectives on Leadership
• Police Development
• Principalship K-12
• Seminar in Higher Education
  

Dissertation – 15 credits

This major paper demonstrates the doctoral student’s ability to research an important question in education and to present and interpret the findings in clear and logical written form. The dissertation is completed under the supervision of a faculty chair and is formally presented in an oral presentation to the dissertation committee.