Consisting of 60 credit hours, the online Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership is divided into three key parts. Foundational courses enhance universal, broadly applied leadership skills. A concentration translates these skills to your particular field to better understand how to empower your staff. Research courses help you examine leadership from observational and data-gathering perspectives and prepares you to develop your dissertation.

At the program’s core, the foundational courses advance what you know about classic and contemporary leadership theories, weave in human resources, finance and technology development concepts and foster a change-based mindset while diving into the latest political and social issues influencing leadership applications. From here, you’ll select from one of six concentrations:

Positive Leadership

Growth doesn’t happen by chance. A leader’s approach influences results, and that’s the focus of the field of positive leadership. Dating back to the early 2000s, this concept focuses on the organic relationship between organizations and their members and harnesses this fluidity to nurture a culture of excellence and growth. This concentration examines the outcomes, processes and attributes that take you and your organization beyond existing to thriving and excelling.

Healthcare Administration

For those aspiring leaders looking to navigate the complex landscape of healthcare services, this concentration emphasizes a dual focus on leadership principles and the intricacies of healthcare administration by allowing students to customize their experience through courses such as strategic planning, revenue cycle management, informatics, and innovations and trends in healthcare.

Higher Education

Now more than ever, leadership shapes a school’s and district’s culture. Providing a well-rounded understanding of the higher education landscape, this concentration equips you to shepherd students’ progress and promote faculty members’ strengths through courses in resource management, legal and ethical considerations, diversity, student development, spiritual formation, assessment and research.

Conflict Management

Collaboration is the backbone of growth. Yet, when an organization experiences conflict, the leader illuminates the path forward. The Conflict Management concentration focuses on the dynamics of interpersonal friction and effective negotiation and mediation skills. Developed for individuals in a wide variety of organizational and personal environments, this concentration also delves into organizational decision-making theory and practical alternatives designed to promote a culture of collaboration, resiliency and inclusivity.

Learning with Emerging Technologies

How quickly and effectively does your organization or school embrace and implement new technologies? Don’t just wish or speak theoretically. Get a head start and begin developing a plan with the Learning with Emerging Technologies (LET) concentration. These courses focus on all things related to technology-enhanced learning environments, including course design and development, ways to meet challenges, the evaluation of emerging technology practices, the theory and structure of instructional design, adult motivation, and self-directed learning.

Nonprofit Leadership

The Nonprofit Leadership concentration is tailored for leaders aspiring to serve as nonprofit directors and managers. It equips you with insights into leading and managing volunteers and organizational members, employing a specific set of skills and knowledge that address the unique challenges and opportunities within the nonprofit sector. Ideal for those committed to making a positive societal impact, this concentration can unlock diverse career paths in nonprofit organizations, social enterprises, public service entities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

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