Plan of Study
Each student’s program in the Interdisciplinary Doctorate of Education Program in Leadership will be as follows:
I. Leadership Core Program --- 21 credit hours required leadership courses (3 hours each), 6 credit hours leadership seminar; 3 hours Interdisciplinary Practicum:
Core Courses:
ILD 801 Leadership Styles and Reflective Practice
ILD 802 Leadership and Applied Ethics
ILD 803 Strategic Planning and Management
ILD 804 Organizational Theory and Behavior
ILD 805 Administrative and Policy Leadership Issues
ILD 806 Change Theory and Practice
ILD 807 Financial and Legal Leadership Issues
Program Orientation/Learning Community (6 hours)
ILD 808 On Campus: Leadership Seminar 1: Program Orientation and Formulation of Learning Community (2)
ILD 809 Leadership Seminar 2: Mid-Program Reflection & Dissertation Design (2) Initial development of dissertation proposal
ILD 810 On Campus: Leadership Seminar 3: Portfolio Review and Dissertation Defense (2)
Interdisciplinary Practicum (3 hours)
ILD 811 Interdisciplinary Practicum
II. Electives --- 15 credit hours required
Courses to be determined by student and advisor
Possible elective courses (3 hours each):
ILD 820 Jesuit and Ignatian Traditions
ILD 821 Quality and Accountability Issues
ILD 822 Human Resources Leadership and Management
ILD 823 Leadership in a Global Society
ILD 825 Women and Leadership
ILD 826 Applied Development Analysis
ILD 831 Technology and Leadership
ILD 832 Planning Programs for Adult Learners
ILD 833 Writing for Scholarly Publication
ILD 834 Catholic Social Teaching
ILD 835 Sustainability Leadership
ILD 827-830 K-12 Administrative (Superintendent) Certification (6-9 hours)
Other: Students, in consultation with their advisor, may choose one 3 hour graduate online course outside the Ed.D. program electives either through the Werner program in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, the Health Care Ethics program, the College of Business Administration programs, or the Catholic School Leadership program.
ILD 827 Leadership in School Improvement
ILD 828 Policies, Politics and School Board
ILD 830 Internship for Superintendents
III. Research and Dissertation --- 15 credit hours required
Research Design/Methods:Qualitative, Quantitative, Mixed Methods as appropriate (6 hours)
ILD 812 Research Design and Professional Inquiry (3hours-required)
ILD 850 Quantitative Research Design and Methods (3 hours)
ILD 851 Qualitative Research Design and Methods (3 hours)
ILD 852 Mixed Methods Research (3 hours)
ILD 899 Dissertation Research (9 hours)
Total: 60 credit hours (master’s degree is required for admission)