Modality: Online
The leadership doctoral program offers a PhD track and an EdD track with specialization in organizational leadership. These tracks are interdisciplinary and broadly applicable to a number of academic and work sectors. The curriculum is both strategically focused and innovative, aligning contemporary leadership theory with today's best leadership practices and attention to high impact technologies. Coursework offers students the opportunity to identify and achieve personal developmental objectives and professional goals, as well as impetus to make visionary and significant contributions to their organizations. Offered as a specialization within the PhD/EdD program in leadership, the organizational leadership specialization equips scholars and scholar-practitioners to grow their organizations by incorporating various methods of strategic planning and forecasting, innovative change initiatives, organizational diagnostic techniques, development of human capital, advancement of knowledge, and purposeful transformation interventions. The Organizational Leadership specialization is offered by the College of Business.
General Graduate Admission Requirements
All applicants must meet the general admission requirements for Concordia University Chicago graduate programs as published in the Concordia University Chicago academic catalog.
New students are accepted into most graduate degree-seeking, certificate, endorsement and/or post-graduate programs for online and on-campus study in the fall, spring, or summer semesters. Students seeking to change programs may do so by submitting a Change-of-Program quick app. Applicants must be in good academic standing according to Concordia University Chicago’s satisfactory academic progress standards and meet published program admission requirements at the time of requesting a program change. Program changes will be processed and recorded for the subsequent semester.
Degree Requirements for EdD Track
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Doctoral Program Core | ||
| EDL-7141 | Organizational Change (non K-12) | 3 |
| EDL-7211 | Policy Analysis | 3 |
| FPR-7011 | Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Leadership | 3 |
| OLDR-7030 | Applied Ethics and Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| Organizational Leadership Specialization Courses | ||
| EDL-7121 | Research-Based Decision Making (non K-12) | 3 |
| LDR-7000 | Leadership Theories and Professional Practice | 3 |
| LDR-7010 | Developing the Organization’s Human Capital | 3 |
| LDR-7020 | Leading the Knowledge Enterprise | 3 |
| LDR-7030 | Promoting and Leading Change | 3 |
| OLDR-7010 | Follower - Leader Relationship | 3 |
| OLDR-7020 | Change Innovation and Transformative Leadership | 3 |
| OLDR-7040 | Inclusive Leadership | 3 |
| OLDR-7050 | Advanced Seminar in Leadership and Strategy | 3 |
| OLDR-7500 | Scholarly Writing | 3 |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Research | ||
| RES-7605 | Quantitative Analysis | 3 |
| RES-7700 | Qualitative Research | 3 |
| RES-7910 | Research Design I | 3 |
| RES-7920 | Research Design II | 3 |
| Comprehensive Exam and Dissertation 1 | ||
| COMP-7010 | Doctoral Comprehensive Exam | 1 |
| DISS-7011 | Dissertation Proposal I | 3 |
| DISS-7012 | Dissertation Proposal II | 3 |
| DISS-8010 | Dissertation Completion (first 8-week session) | 0 |
| DISS-8011 | Dissertation Completion (second 8-week session) | 0 |
| Minimum Total Hours | 61 | |
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Degree Requirements for PhD Track
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Doctoral Program Core | ||
| EDL-7141 | Organizational Change (non K-12) | 3 |
| EDL-7211 | Policy Analysis | 3 |
| FPR-7300 | Philosophy of Scientific Knowledge | 3 |
| OLDR-7030 | Applied Ethics and Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| Organizational Leadership Specialization Courses | ||
| EDL-7121 | Research-Based Decision Making (non K-12) | 3 |
| LDR-7000 | Leadership Theories and Professional Practice | 3 |
| LDR-7010 | Developing the Organization’s Human Capital | 3 |
| LDR-7020 | Leading the Knowledge Enterprise | 3 |
| LDR-7030 | Promoting and Leading Change | 3 |
| OLDR-7010 | Follower - Leader Relationship | 3 |
| OLDR-7020 | Change Innovation and Transformative Leadership | 3 |
| OLDR-7040 | Inclusive Leadership | 3 |
| OLDR-7050 | Advanced Seminar in Leadership and Strategy | 3 |
| OLDR-7500 | Scholarly Writing | 3 |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Research | ||
| RES-7605 | Quantitative Analysis | 3 |
| RES-7700 | Qualitative Research | 3 |
| RES-7800 | Mixed Methods Research | 3 |
| RES-7620 | Advanced Topics in Statistics | 3 |
| or RES-7710 | Advanced Qualitative Analysis | |
| RES-7910 | Research Design I | 3 |
| RES-7920 | Research Design II | 3 |
| Comprehensive Exam and Dissertation 1 | ||
| COMP-7010 | Doctoral Comprehensive Exam | 1 |
| DISS-7011 | Dissertation Proposal I | 3 |
| DISS-7012 | Dissertation Proposal II | 3 |
| DISS-8010 | Dissertation Completion (first 8-week session) | 0 |
| DISS-8011 | Dissertation Completion (second 8-week session) | 0 |
| Minimum Total Hours | 67 | |
Doctoral Graduation Requirements
- Have on file an application as a doctoral graduate student in this program.
- Have on file one official transcript from EACH college/university attended of all previous coursework taken.
- Complete, for this degree and program,
- the credit hours and levels as designated,
- within the specified time limit,
- with grades of C- or higher,
- with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
- Students completing multiple advanced programs or degrees at CUC must have a 3.0 GPA in each academic program in addition to a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
- Have on file approved “Graduate Transfer Credit Approval” form(s), "Course Substitution" form(s), or evaluation(s), if applicable.
- Have on file the Intent to Graduate/Complete form with the Office of the Registrar by the published deadline.
- Successfully defend the dissertation or satisfy the designated culminating experience.
- Have on record the dissertation uploaded into ProQuest.
- Approval of the faculty.
- All administrative obligations to CUC must be cleared in order to prompt the release of CUC transcripts and diploma(s).
Every attempt has been made to include information to aid the student with information about his/her program, degree and graduation/completion requirements. It is, however, the student’s responsibility to complete all steps and meet all deadlines relevant to graduation requirements.