The Interdisciplinary PhD in Leadership curriculum comprises 63 semester hours of graduate credit built upon an appropriate master’s degree. These 63 hours, which can be completed as a full-time or part-time student, are distributed into the following curricular areas, each with a distinct purpose.
Leadership Core (15 hours)
CLEI 8303 Leading and Learning
CLEI 8305 Leadership for Equity and Inclusion
CLEI 8307 Leader as an Agent of Change
CLEI 8309 Leadership and Community Collaboration
Research Core (15 hours)
CLEI 8313 Quantitative Research 1
CLEI 8315 Qualitative Research 1
CLEI 8317 Quantitative Research 2
CLEI 8319 Qualitative Research 2
CLEI 8388 Scholarly Writing
**Student choose between taking Quantitative 2 or Qualitative 2
Concentration (21 hours)
The student selects one of the three following concentrations.
K-12 Education Leadership Concentration
In this concentration students will focus on issues of leadership in K-12 education. The concentration requires taking 21 credits from the following.
EDLP 7301 Program Planning and Evaluation
EDLP 7320 Facilities Planning and Administration
EDLP 7324 School Board Relations
EDLP 7325 School-Community Relations
EDLP 7363 Human Resource Administration
EDLP 7387 Organizational Change and Development
LEAD 8352 Advanced School Law
ITEC 6368 Technology Planning and Leadership
Digital Age Curriculum and Instruction Concentration
In this concentration students focus on issues of teaching and learning in the digital age. The concentration requires taking 21 credits from the following.
EDDL 7312 Professional Learning in the Digital Age
EDDL 7328 Digital Age Learning Environments
EDDL 7335 Professional Learning Communities & Social Media
EDDL 7342 Digital Equity & Culturally Responsive Teaching in the Digital Age
EDDL 7362 Impact of Digital Literacy and Citizenship on Teaching & Learning
EDDL 7375 Digital Authorship & Cultivating Open Educational Resources
EDDL 7388 Redefining Roles in the Digital Age
EDDL 7390 Approaches to Digital Age Thinking & Learning
EDDL 7399 Emerging and Disruptive Technology in Learning
Community Leadership and Change Concentration
In this concentration students focus on issues of leadership in the community such as government, non-profit organizations, and private business. The concentration requires taking 21 credits from the following.
LEAD 8363 Community Empowerment & Leadership Approaches
LEAD 8365 Collective Leadership and Resilient Communities
LEAD 8367 Identity & Expertise Development
LEAD 8369 Leading Organizational Change & Development
LEAD 8370 Social Entrepreneurship
LEAD 8372 Generative Leadership: Innovation & Value-Creation