Ed.D. in Educational Leadership Course Rotation

Year 1

Fall

Emphasis Course Location Dissertation Process
Orientation (Scheduled for Friday and Saturday before start of Fall classes) Campus 1
Core LEAD 7400 - Educational Foundations Campus 2 Two sets of research questions by the end of Fall term.
LEAD 7440 - Educational Research

Winter

Emphasis Course Location Dissertation Process
  LEAD 7463 - Curriculum Design and Application in Ministry    
  LEAD 7470 - Higher Education Leadership    
  LEAD 7480 - Ethics in Leadership    

Spring

Emphasis Course Location Dissertation Process
Concentration LEAD 7320 - Statistics I Campus 3 Dissertation Topic due to EdD Office by May 15, Year 1.
Assignment of Dissertation Committees at the end of Spring term.
LEAD 7461 - Christian Education and Faith Formation
LEAD 7472 - Higher Education Finance and Law
LEAD 7482 - Professional Leadership Development

Summer Washington Institute

Emphasis Course Location Dissertation Process
Core LEAD 7402 - Biblically-Based Servant Leadership Seminars in Washington, D.C. Continued compilation of research literature from course content and independent research.
LEAD 7404 - Theories of Leadership and Management

Year 2

Fall

Emphasis Course Location Dissertation Process
Core LEAD 7487 - Leadership Proposal Design Campus 4 Complete Proposal by May 1.
Concentration LEAD 7403 - Theories of Human Development

Spring

Emphasis Course Location Dissertation Process
Core LEAD 7465/7475/7485 - Strategic Planning in Educational Ministry/Higher Education/Leadership Campus 5 Continued compilation of research literature from course content and independent research.
LEAD 7441 - Quantitative Methods of Research

Summer Oxford Institute

Emphasis Course Location Dissertation Process
Dissertation LEAD 7405 - Theories of Learning (Service-Learning) Seminars in Oxford, England Committee work on Proposal.
Submit for Methodology Review and Human Participants Review by August 10.
Concentration LEAD 7430/7431/7432 - Global Leadership in Educational Ministry/Higher Education/Leadership

Year 3

Fall

Emphasis Course Location Dissertation Process
  LEAD 7050 - Leadership Comprehensive Exams
Concentration LEAD 7466/7476/7486 - Leading Change in Ministry Organizations/Higher Education Organizations/Leadership Organizations Campus 6 Proposal Defense during Fall Break.

Spring

Emphasis Course Location Dissertation Process
  LEAD 8410 - Leadership Dissertation I
(No campus seminar)
  Complete Dissertation and submit for Methodology Review by May 1.

Summer

Emphasis Course Location Dissertation Process
  LEAD 8420 - Leadership Dissertation II Campus 7 Dissertation Defense during Mid-Summer On-Campus Seminars.