Organizational Leadership, Conflict Management, EdD (ORGL-CON)

EDD: Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership

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

Total: 21 Credit Hours

Research Courses

LEAD 765 - Applied Research Problem Credit Hours: 3
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
LEAD 791 - Dissertation Prospectus Seminar I Credit Hours: 1.5
LEAD 792 - Dissertation Prospectus Seminar II Credit Hours: 1.5

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Conflict Management (CON)

CONR 602 - Dynamics of Interpersonal Conflict Credit Hours: 3
CONR 603 - Negotiation: Principles and Practice Credit Hours: 3
CONR 604 - Mediation: Principles and Practice Credit Hours: 3
CONR 606 - Theory I Credit Hours: 3
CONR 725 - Beyond Power: The Theory and Practice of Appropriate Decision Making Credit Hours: 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Additional Major Requirements

Completion of all dissertation readiness requirements.

Dissertation Research

LEAD 799 - Dissertation Research Credit Hours: 6

Total: 6 Credit Hours

Students who do not complete the dissertation in the minimum of 6 hours will continue to register for one hour of dissertation continuation each session until the dissertation is completed.

Organizational Leadership, Conflict Management, EdD (ORGL-CON)

EDD: Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership

Pre-requisite Degree Requirements

Major Requirements

Foundational Courses

Total: 21 Credit Hours

Research Courses

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Conflict Management (CON)

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Additional Major Requirements

Dissertation Research

Total: 6 Credit Hours

Dissertation Defense

Total Major Hours: 57