Oct 04, 2024

Academic Catalog - Fall 2024

EdD (Organizational Leadership)

The Doctor of Education with a concentration in Organizational Leadership is a terminal professional degree that equips scholars to contribute to the field of leadership and to lead in variety of professional environments to strengthen the organization they serve and to make maximum impact with their gifts and calling. This academic experience provides students with additional professional skills needed to lead, problem solve using social science research techniques, and influence thinking in this field through writing that is both biblical and academically persuasive, as well as the background for teaching in higher education.

**This program of study is not currently accepting applications for new cohorts.**

Core Requirements - 25 Hours

GEN 0000 - Sexual Abuse Prevention & Response Training 0 semester hr(s).
EDD 8010 - EdD Program Orientation 1 semester hr(s).
EDD 8111 - Biblical Foundations for Leadership 3 semester hr(s).
EDD 8112 - Fundamentals of Leadership 3 semester hr(s).
EDD 8113 - Leadership, Culture, & Context 3 semester hr(s).
EDD 8142 - Mentoring and Developing Leaders 3 semester hr(s).
EDD 81XX - Leadership, Management and Organizational Theory 3 semester hr(s).
EDD 81XX - Team Leadership 3 semester hr(s).
EDD 81XX - The Personal Life of the Leader 3 semester hr(s).
EDD 81XX - Vision, Strategy, and Organizational Culture and Design 3 semester hr(s).

Research Methodology - 3 Hours

Select one of the following courses:

EDD 8900 - Advanced Statistics for Educators 3 semester hr(s).
EDD 8910 - Research Methods 3 semester hr(s).

Integrative Seminars - 6 Hours

EDD 8201 - Integrative Seminar I: Current Trends in the Classroom 3 semester hr(s).
EDD 8202 - Integrative Seminar II: Research in Educational Settings 3 semester hr(s).

Specialized Study Courses - 3 Hours

EDD 8301 - Specialized Study I: Organizational Change & Conflict Management 3 semester hr(s).

Mentorship and Guided Research - 6 Hours

EDD 8501 - Mentorship and Guided Research I 3 semester hr(s).
EDD 8502 - Mentorship and Guided Research II 3 semester hr(s).

Dissertation - 12 Hours

EDD 8911 - Comprehensive Exam 0 semester hr(s).
EDD 8921 - Dissertation I 3 semester hr(s).
EDD 8922 - Dissertation II 3 semester hr(s).
EDD 8923 - Dissertation III 3 semester hr(s).
EDD 8924 - Dissertation IV 3 semester hr(s).