The Executive PhD track in leadership is generally seen as more theory and research intensive than a practitioner’s degree such as an EdD; students pursuing the executive, doctoral in leadership degree must complete the curriculum established for the EdD in educational leadership plus six additional hours distributed as follows: one executive graduate level course in which leadership theories and concepts in a non-academic environment is a central theme and one course in which non-academic statistics or research methods is the focus. The international, Executive PhD in leadership, therefore, requires a minimum of 66 hours beyond the master’s degree. Although an executive PhD student may pursue applied research as a dissertation topic, it is expected that an approved dissertation will be built upon a more thorough theoretical foundation than a similar project that culminates in an EdD dissertation.
Leadership Core Courses – 24 Credit Hours Required
- LEAS 730 The Politics of Organizational Decision-Making
- LEAC 731 Learning in Adulthood
- LEAS 732 Program Planning and Assessment
- LEAS 830 Leadership in Theory and Practice
- LEAS 833 Higher Education in America
- LEAS 835 The Change Process
- LEAC 834 Leadership in Historical Context
- LEAS 836 Current Trends and Issues in Leadership
Professional Research - 24 Credit Hours Required
Specialty Area Content - 18 Credit Hours Required
Criminal Justice
- CROL 631 Law Enforcement Administration
- CROL 632 Critical Issues in Law Enforcement: Race & Gender
- CROL 633 Corrections Administration
- CROL 634 Critical Issues in Community Based Corrections
- CROL 635 Legal and Ethical Issues in Homeland Security
- CROL 636 Critical Issues in Homeland Security
- CROL 637 Juvenile Justice Administration and Management
- CROL 641 Violent Offenders: Crimes & Psychology
- CROL 651 Recovery and Relapse
- CROL 674 Advanced Statistical Analysis (Ph.D. Elective hours only)
- CROL 677 Applied Leadership (Ph.D. Elective hours only)
- CROL 681 Proseminar in Criminal Justice
- CROL 683 Criminal Justice Program Evaluation
- CROL 685 Qualitative Methods in Criminal Justice (Ph.D. Elective or CJ Spec hours)
- CROL 687 Legal Research and Analysis
- CROL 689 Life-Course Criminology
- CROL 691 Drugs and Crime
Education
Education courses EdD and PhD students may enroll in.
Some courses require field/clinical hours that students must complete to earn a passing grade. Some courses listed may have prerequisites and may not be available to students who have not previously completed the prerequisites
- ADOL 631 School Program Improvement
- ADOL 633 Applied Research
- ADOL 636 School Law I
- ADOL 637 School Law II
- ADOL 643 Special Education and School Leadership
- ADOL 655 Team Leadership
- COOL 633 Children and Adolescent Counseling
- EDOL 542 Change, Pd, and Teaching Improvement
- EDOL 547 Diversity in a Multicultural Society
- EDOL 562 Theory of Teaching and Learning
- EDOL 634 Curriculum Management And Assessment
- EDOL 636 Problems In Education
- REOL 633 Literacy Leadership
- SPOL 530 Characteristics, Identification, and Instruction of Students with Disabilities
- SPOL 631 Special Education Assessment and Evaluation
- SPOL 632 Consultation and Collaboration for Curriculum Design
- SPOL 636 Advanced Assessment Strategies and Prescriptive Writing
English
- ENGL 534 Studies in British Literature
- ENGL 535 Studies in Modern Literature
- ENGL 550 Practice of Creative Writing
- Approved electives
Health Professions
Required:
- LEAC 847 Diversity and Multicultural Education for Health Professions
- LEAC 848 Student Assessment in Health Professions
- LEAS 849 Current Topics and Trends in Healthcare
- LEAC 840 Foundations of Instructional Technologies
- BADM 667 Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare
Electives:
- HHP 638 Administrative and Management Strategies
- BADM 663 Healthcare Marketing
- BADM 668 Strategic Management in Healthcare Administration
- Approved HHP 500 or 600 level courses
History
- HIST/HIOL 531 Selected Topics
- Approved electives
Mathematics
- MAOL 530 Topics in Mathematics I
- MAOL 630 Topics in Mathematics II
- Approved electives
Missions and Ministry
Required courses (6 credits):
Approved electives (6 credits): Select 2 of the following
- MMOL 531 Old Testament Survey I
- MMOL 532 Old Testament Survey II
- MMOL 533 New Testament Survey I
- MMOL 534 New Testament Survey II
- MMOL 535 Christian Theology I
- MMOL 536 Christian Theology II
Additional electives (6 credits): Select 2 of the following
- MMOL 631 Focused Study of the Old Testament
- MMOL 632 Focused Study of the New Testament
- MMOL 635 Church Administration
- MMOL 637 Planting High Impact Churches
- MMOL 538 The Church and Contemporary Culture
- Any other 500 or 600 level MMOL course
Nursing
- NURS510 Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice
- NURS 520 Issues in Advanced Practice
- NURS 530 Epidemiology
- NURS 532 Healthcare Technologies and Informatics in Advanced Nursing Practice
- NURS 550 Advanced Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice
- NURS 590 Advanced Pharmacology
- NURS 592 Advanced Health Assessment
- NURS 594 Advanced Pathophysiology
- NURS 670 FNP Advanced Practice I, 6 hrs.
- NURS 672 FNP Advanced Practice II, 6 hrs.
- NURS 674 FNP Advanced Practice III, 6 hrs.
- NURS 690 FNP Advanced Practice Internship, 6hrs.
Student Personnel Services
- EDOL 631 Advanced Human Behavior
- LEAC 781 Higher Education and Student Personnel Services
- LEAC 782 Higher Education Enrollment Management
- LEAC 783 Higher Education Law and Policy in Student Services
- BADM 533 Marketing Management
- COUN 539 Counseling Theories & Techniques I OR COUN 633 Counseling During Grief and Crisis
Business
Courses in the following Masters will matriculate as the Doctoral specialty if the program is completed as a second Masters:
- MBA
- Master of Science in Global Blockchain Tech.
- Master’s in Project Management
- Master’s in Strategic Management
- Or other approved electives
Information Systems
Courses in the following Masters will matriculate as the Doctoral specialty if the program is completed as a second Masters:
- MSDF
- MSIT
- MSISS
- Or other approved electives
Instructional Technology
Required:
- LEAC 840 Foundations of Instructional Technologies
- LEAC 841 Trends and Issues in Instructional Technology
- LEAC 842 Leadership and Instructional Technology
- LEAC 843 Ethical and Legal Issues related to Instructional Technology
- LEAC 835 Teaching and Learning Online*
Elective (Select one):