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 7330/7360/7370/7380 - 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

LEAD 7334/7364/7374/7384 - Intelligence in Leadership & Learning

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 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 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

LEAD 7335/7365/7375/7385 - Strategic Planning

Concentration

Year 3

Fall

8-week
Session		 Course Emphasis

1

LEAD  7336/7366/7376/7386 - Leading Change

 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