Ed.D. in Educational Leadership Course Rotation

The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership in the Cook School of Leadership is designed to be completed in three years. However, the actual length of the program may be longer depending on an individual's progress on the dissertation.

Year 1

Fall

8-week
Session		 Course Emphasis

1

LEAD 7300 - Educational Foundations

Core

LEAD 7330/7340/7350/7360/7370/7380 - Academic Reading/Writing

Concentration
2 LEAD 7421 - Educational Research - Quant/Qual Part I Research

Spring

8-week
Session		 Course Emphasis

1

LEAD 7422 - Educational Research - Quant/Qual Part I

Research

2

LEAD 7111 - Dissertation I: Dissertation Topic/Purpose Statement

Dissertation

Students will take one of the following depending on the student's concentration:

  • LEAD 7334 - Intelligence in Leadership & Learning (Global)

  • LEAD 7348 - Theories of Technological Learning/Practical Application (Lead Tech)

  • LEAD 7354 - Intelligence in Leadership & Learning (HR)

  • LEAD 7364 - Intelligence in Leadership & Learning (Ministry)

  • LEAD 7374 - Intelligence in Leadership & Learning (Higher Ed)

  • LEAD 7384 - Intelligence in Leadership & Learning (Org Lead)

Concentration

Summer

8-week
Session		 Course Emphasis

1

LEAD 7112 - Dissertation II - Prospectus Submission

Dissertation

Students will take one of the following depending on the student's concentration:

  • LEAD 7332 - Cross-Cultural Communication (Global)

  • LEAD 7341 - Leadership & Technology: Future Trends (Lead Tech)

  • LEAD 7351 - Organizational Effectiveness: Operatsions, Modeling & Acumen (HR)

  • LEAD 7363 - Learning & Current Trends in NextGen Ministries (Ministry)

  • LEAD 7372 - Higher Education Finance & Law (Higher Ed)

  • LEAD 7382 - Professional Leadership Development (Org Lead) 

Concentration

 LEAD 7303 - Theories of Human Development

Core

Year 2

Fall

8-week
Session		 Course Emphasis

1

LEAD 7306 - Proposal Design

Core
2

Students will take one of the following depending on the student's concentration:

  • LEAD 7331 - Leadership Ethics & Values in a Global Context (Global)

  • LEAD 7342 - Digital Tools & AI (Lead Tech)

  • LEAD 7353 - Leading in Chaos & Disruption (HR)

  • LEAD 7361 - Faith Formation & Generational Discipleship (Ministry)

  • LEAD 7373 - Higher Education Leadership (Higher Ed)

  • LEAD 7381 - Ethics in Leadership (Org Lead)

 Concentration

Spring

8-week
Session		 Course Emphasis

1

LEAD 7113 - Dissertation III: Literature Review

Dissertation

LEAD 7304 - Theories of Leadership & Management

Core
2

LEAD 7423 - Quantitative Methods of Research or
LEAD 7424 - Qualitative Methods of Research 

 Research

Summer

8-week
Session		 Course Emphasis

1

LEAD 7305 - Theories of Learning

Core

LEAD 7114 - Dissertation IV: Proposal Defense Preparation

Dissertation

Students will take one of the following depending on the student's concentration:

  • LEAD 7335 - Strategic Planning (Global)

  • LEAD 7347 - Business Analytics (Lead Tech)

  • LEAD 7357 - Business Analytics & HR Decision Making (HR)

  • LEAD 7365 - Strategic Planning in Educational Ministry (Ministry)

  • LEAD 7375 - Strategic Planning in Higher Education (Higher Ed)

  • LEAD 7385 - Strategic Planning in Leadership (Org Lead) 

Concentration

Year 3

Fall

8-week
Session		 Course Emphasis

1

Students will take one of the following depending on the student's concentration:

  • LEAD 7336 - Leading Change (Global)

  • LEAD 7344 - Application of Digital Transformation & Innovation (Lead Tech)

  • LEAD 7356 - Change Management: Catalysts of Change (HR)

  • LEAD 7366 - Leading Change in Ministry Organizations (Ministry)

  • LEAD 7376 - Leading Change in Higher Education (Higher Ed)

  • LEAD 7386 - Leading Change in Organizations (Org Lead)

 Concentration
2

LEAD 7115 - Dissertation V: Proposal Defense

 Dissertation

Spring

8-week
Session		 Course Emphasis

1

 LEAD 8316 - Dissertation VI: Final Defense Preparation

Dissertation
2 LEAD 8117 - Dissertation VII: Data Collection Dissertation

Summer

8-week
Session		 Course Emphasis

1

 LEAD 8318 - Dissertation VIII: Data Collection

Dissertation

LEAD 8319 - Dissertation IX: Final Defense

Additional dissertation hours (LEAD 8330, LEAD 8340) may be required depending on the dissertation process.

Dissertation