Organizational Leadership Ed.D.

Program Chairperson: Barbara Poling
Regular Faculty: William Bearley, Elaine Collins, Douglas DeVore, Thomas Harvey, Larry Kemper, Larry Machi, Cheryl Magee, Patricia Novotney, Barbara Peterson, Barbara Poling, Carol Roberts, Deborah Schreiber
Adjunct Faculty: Patricia Clark White, Don Hays, Keith Larick, Steve Morgan, Loretta Rahmani

This program is designed for the practicing administrator who wishes to pursue advanced study while continuing a professional career. Its primary focus is the application of management theory to the processes and practices of leadership and administration. The day-to-day and long-range problems facing administrators serve as case studies for individual and group activities. Theory is tested in the field by students, thereby validating both theoretical and practical competencies.

Prerequisites: Applicants must possess an earned masterŐs degree or equivalent and have maintained a GPA of 3.0 or better in all work leading to the degree. They must also possess the following characteristics:

  1. Academic capability to complete the requirements of doctoral studies.
  2. Demonstrated ability as an educational manager or manager in their field of business.
  3. Opportunity to apply theory on the job.
  4. Potential of making significant contributions to the field of education as a practicing administrator or as a manager in a private or public organization.

Admission: Applicants will be evaluated by the departmental admissions committee using the following measures: undergraduate performance, graduate performance, performance on the GRE (Aptitude Section) or the Miller Analogies Test, and letters of recommendation. A personal interview with the departmental admissions committee may be required. The department seeks a profile of the total student and will balance all of these measures.

Total Program: 54 semester hours

The program requires a minimum time commitment of three years with at least nine semester hours each semester. In addition to participation in geographic clusters each semester, candidates meet in eight-day seminars each January and July at the central campus.

Management Theme Courses:
36 semester hours
Fall Semester 2007
EDMT 675 Executive Leadership (3)
EDMT 677 Decision Making (3)
Spring Semester 2008
EDMT 678 Resource Development (3)
EDMT 694 Resource Management (3)
Fall Semester 2008
EDMT 674 Change (3)
EDMT 679 Planning and Futures (3)
Spring Semester 2009
EDMT 695 Innovation (3)
EDMT 696 Evaluation (3)
Fall Semester 2010
EDMT 681 Communication Theory (3)
EDMT 682 Conflict Management (3)
Spring Semester 2011
EDMT 680 Organizational Theory (3)
EDMT 683 Organizational Development (3)

Research Courses: (18 semester hours)

Fall Semester (every year)
EDMT 684 Applied Research Methods (3)
EDMT 687 Introduction to Dissertation Research I (3)
EDMT 698A Dissertation in Organizational Leadership I (3)

Spring Semester (every year)
EDMT 686 Inferential Statistics (3)
EDMT 688 Introduction to Dissertation Research II (3)
EDMT 698B Dissertation in Organizational Leadership II (3)