Ed.D. in Educational Leadership Course Rotation
Year 1
Fall
Emphasis | Course | Location | Dissertation Process |
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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 |
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LEAD 7463 - Curriculum Design and Application in Ministry | |||
LEAD 7470 - Higher Education Leadership | |||
LEAD 7480 - Ethics in Leadership |
Spring
Emphasis | Course | Location | Dissertation Process |
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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 7481 - Professional Leadership Development |
Summer Washington Institute
Emphasis | Course | Location | Dissertation Process |
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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 |
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Core | LEAD 7490 - Leadership Proposal Design | Campus 4 | Complete Proposal by May 1. |
Concentration | LEAD 7403 - Theories of Human Development |
Spring
Emphasis | Course | Location | Dissertation Process |
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Core | LEAD 7465/74757585 - 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 |
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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 7464/74/84 - Global Leadership in Educational Ministry/Higher Education/Leadership |
Year 3
Fall
Emphasis | Course | Location | Dissertation Process |
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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 |
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LEAD 7491 - Leadership Dissertation I (No campus seminar) |
Complete Dissertation and submit for Methodology Review by May 1. |
Summer
Emphasis | Course | Location | Dissertation Process |
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LEAD 7492 - Leadership Dissertation II | Campus 7 | Dissertation Defense during Mid-Summer On-Campus Seminars. |