Organizational Leadership, Higher Education, EdS (ORLE-HEDU)

EDS: Education Specialist in Organizational Leadership (ORLE)

Prerequisite Degree Requirements

This program requires baccalaureate and master’s degrees from a regionally accredited institution. Students with a master’s degree in an existing specialization track (see below) may be given advanced standing of up to 15 hours to serve as their specialization track with the approval of the Program Director.

Major Requirements

Foundational Courses

LEAD 701 - Introduction to Doctoral Studies Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 711 - Theories and Practices of Effective Leadership Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 714 - Self-Assessment in Leadership Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 721 - Contemporary Issues in Organizational Leadership Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 724 - Leadership in Diverse Contexts Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 731 - Leading Organizational Change Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 741 - Human Resource Development Credit Hours: 3

Total: 21 Credit Hours

Research Courses

LEAD 781 - Organizational Assessment and Evaluation Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 784 - Qualitative and Action Research Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 786 - Quantitative Analysis Credit Hours: 3

Total: 9 Credit Hours

Higher Education (HEDU)

Select 5 courses from the following list:

HIED 611 - Foundations of Higher Education Credit Hours: 3
HIED 613 - Introduction to Student Services Credit Hours: 3
HIED 621 - Research and Assessment in Higher Education Credit Hours: 3
HIED 622 - College Students and Student Development Theory Credit Hours: 3
HIED 632 - Spiritual Development in College Students Credit Hours: 3
HIED 635 - Higher Education Resource Management Credit Hours: 3
HIED 641 - Trends and Issues in Higher Education Credit Hours: 3
HIED 643 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Higher Education Credit Hours: 3
HIED 652 - Foundations of Enrollment Management Credit Hours: 3
HIED 658 - Retention and College Student Success Credit Hours: 3
HIED 662 - Vocation and Career Formation Credit Hours: 3
HIED 665 - Foundations of Academic Advising Credit Hours: 3
HIED 672 - Leadership and Change in Higher Education Credit Hours: 3