Leadership Doctoral Programs
Educational Leadership Specialization
In-Person or Online
61 credits Ed.D
*
67 credits Ph.D
Program Overview
The Concordia University Chicago Department of Leadership is at the forefront in providing educators with quality, relevant, and current graduate education, which enhances the leadership of public and nonpublic teachers and administrators as they positively impact schools. We advocate for our doctoral degree candidates and all students in the public and nonpublic schools. We are reflective professionals who provide quality, relevant, and current education for our graduate candidates in leadership. We prepare our candidates to be teacher and administrator leaders guiding the public and nonpublic schools in the service of students so that they may become effective citizens in a global society.
Program Objectives
This doctoral program prepares candidates for public or non-public district-wide administrative responsibilities. The program is designed to help the doctoral candidate:
- promote the success of all students through developing and implementing a shared vision of learning which supports the learning process
- develop advanced skills in management of the organization, operations and resources for a safe, efficient and effective learning environments in schools and the district
- collaborate with staff, boards of education, students, families and community members in response to diverse educational and community interests and needs as well as mobilize community resources
- demonstrate integrity, fairness and ethical behavior to support and advance the development of a moral educational community
- understand and respond to the larger political, social, economic, legal and cultural contexts.
Degree Requirements for Ed.D. Track
| Course Number | Title | Hours |
| Doctoral Program Core | ||
| EDL-7140 | Organizational Change | 3 |
| EDL-7210 | Policy Analysis | 3 |
| EDL-7300 | Ethics for Educational Leaders | 3 |
| FPR-7011 | Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Leadership | 3 |
| Research | ||
| RES-7605 | Quantitative Analysis | 3 |
| RES-7700 | Qualitative Research | 3 |
| RES-7900 | Research Design | 4 |
| Comprehensive Exam and Dissertation | ||
| COMP-7000 | Comprehensive Examination (fee-based) | 0 |
| DISS-7010 | Dissertation I | 3 |
| DISS-7020 | Dissertation II | 3 |
| DISS-7030 | Dissertation III | 3 |
| Educational Leadership Specialization Courses | ||
| EDL-6715 | Teacher Leadership: Providing Instructional Support | 3 |
| EDL-6775 | Leading School Based Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s) | 3 |
| EDL-7110 | Strategies of Educational Leadership | 3 |
| EDL-7120 | Research-Based Decision Making | 3 |
| EDL-7220 | Human Resource Administration and Bargaining | 3 |
| EDL-7230 | Educational Finance | 3 |
| EDL-7240 | Supervisory Theory & Practice | 3 |
| EDL-7250 | Legal Issues for School Districts | 3 |
| EDL-7260 | School/District Improvement Using Data Analysis | 3 |
| EDL-7310 | Organization and Community Partnerships | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 61 |
Degree Requirements for Ph.D. Track
| Course Number | Title | Hours |
| Doctoral Program Core | ||
| EDL-7140 | Organizational Change | 3 |
| EDL-7210 | Policy Analysis | 3 |
| EDL-7300 | Ethics for Educational Leaders | 3 |
| FPR-7300 | Philosophy of Scientific Knowledge | 3 |
| Research | ||
| RES-7605 | Quantitative Analysis | 3 |
| RES-7700 | Qualitative Research | 3 |
| RES-7800 | Mixed Methods Research | 3 |
| RES-7900 | Research Design | 4 |
| RES-7620 or RES-7710 | Advanced Topics in Statistics or Advanced Qualitative Analysis | 3 |
| Comprehensive Exam and Dissertation | ||
| COMP-7000 | Comprehensive Examination (fee-based) | 0 |
| DISS-7010 | Dissertation I | 3 |
| DISS-7020 | Dissertation II | 3 |
| DISS-7030 | Dissertation III | 3 |
| Educational Leadership Specialization Courses | ||
| EDL-6715 | Teacher Leadership: Providing Instructional Support | 3 |
| EDL-6775 | Leading School Based Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s | 3 |
| EDL-7110 | Strategies of Educational Leadership | 3 |
| EDL-7120 | Research-Based Decision Making | 3 |
| EDL-7220 | Human Resource Administration and Bargaining | 3 |
| EDL-7230 | Educational Finance | 3 |
| EDL-7240 | Supervisory Theory & Practice | 3 |
| EDL-7250 | Legal Issues for School Districts | 3 |
| EDL-7260 | School/District Improvement Using Data Analysis | 3 |
| EDL-7310 | Organization and Community Partnerships | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 67 |
*Upon completion of the nine required hours of dissertation coursework (DISS-7010, DISS-7020 and DISS-7030), candidates must maintain continuous enrollment with DISS-8000 Dissertation Supervision until program completion.
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