PHDL - Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership
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Program Requirements
Admissions Requirements
A master's degree or equivalent from a recognized institution
Credentials earned outside of the US must be evaluated by an approved agency
GPA of 3.0 or higher
Current resume
Writing sample or purpose statement
Official transcripts from all previously attended institutions
Completed application with Carolina University
Degree Requirements
Continuous enrollment (a minimum of one course per semester) is required in the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters
The maximum time limit to complete the program is seven years or 150% of the credits, whichever the student reaches first.
Graduation Requirements
Shall have maintained a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
Shall have passed all courses in the curriculum and made no more than one C- or better in professional core courses
Successfully defended the dissertation
Courses (73 Credit Hours)
Professional Core (64 Credit Hours)
course - Foundations of Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
course - Leadership Styles, Motivations, and Behavior (3 Credit Hours)
course - Global Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
course - Organizational Theory & Behavior 3 Credit Hours
course - Organizational Communication (3 Credit Hours)
course - Conflict Resolution (3 Credit Hours)
course - Doctoral Residency (1 Credit Hour)
course - Strategic Planning (3 Credit Hours)
course - Change Theory & Practice (3 Credit Hours)
course - Leadership Values and Ethics (3 Credit Hours)
course - Leadership & Diversity (3 Credit Hours)
course - Academic Writing (3 Credit Hours)
course - Research Design I (3 Credit Hours)
course - Research Design II 6 Credit Hours
course - Research Design III (3 Credit Hours)
course - Comprehensive Exam (0 Credit Hours)
course - Dissertation I (6 Credit Hours)
course - Dissertation II (6 Credit Hours)
course - Dissertation III (6 Credit Hours)
Concentration Courses (9 Credit Hours; Choose One Area)
Organizational Management
course - Women, Leadership, and Power (3 Credit Hours)
course - Marketing for Leaders (3 Credit Hours)
course - Industrial Organizational Psychology (3 Credit Hours)
Educational Administration
course - Applied Educational Psychology (3 Credit Hours)
course - Educational Assessments and Data Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
course - Research, Trends, and Issues in Education (3 Credit Hours)
Healthcare Administration
course - Management Information Systems (3 Credit Hours)
course - Principles of Organization Finance (3 Credit Hours)
course - Healthcare Administration (3 Credit Hours)
course - Introduction to Public Health (3 Credit Hours)
course - Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology (3 Credit Hours)
course - Global Public Health (3 Credit Hours)
course - Public Health Policy (3 Credit Hours)
course - Program Planning and Evaluation Public Health (3 Credit Hours)
course - Biostatistics (3 Credit Hours)
Ministry Administration
course - Cross Cultural Ministry Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
course - Global Focus of Church Ministry (3 Credit Hours)
course - Discipleship and Christian Education (3 Credit Hours)
course - Internship (3 Credit Hours)
Justice
course - International Human Rights (3 Credit Hours)
course - Criminal Justice Administration (3 Credit Hours)
course - Evidence-based Practices in Law & Justice (3 Credit Hours)
course - Public Finance & Budgeting (3 Credit Hours)
course - Legal Theory (3 Credit Hours)
course - Negotiation and Conflict Management (3 Credit Hours)
Technology
course - Introduction to Data Science (3 Credit Hours)
course - Algorithms & Data Structures (3 Credit Hours)
course - Networking (3 Credit Hours)
course - Enterprise Network Design (3 Credit Hours)
course - Artificial Intelligence (3 Credit Hours)
course - R Programming for Data Science (3 Credit Hours)
course - Python Programming for Data Science (3 Credit Hours)
course - Text Mining & Web Scraping (3 Credit Hours)
course - Algorithms for Data Science (3 Credit Hours)
course - Machine Learning (3 Credit Hours)
Politics
course - International Human Rights (3 Credit Hours)
course - Contemporary Political Thought (3 Credit Hours)
course - American Politics (3 Credit Hours)
course - The American Constitution (3 Credit Hours)
International Relations
course - International Organizations (3 Credit Hours)
course - International Political Economics (3 Credit Hours)
course - International Human Rights (3 Credit Hours)
Innovation
course - Artificial Intelligence (3 Credit Hours)
course - R Programming for Data Science (3 Credit Hours)
course - Python Programming for Data Science (3 Credit Hours)
course - Algorithms for Data Science (3 Credit Hours)
course - Innovation Processes (3 Credit Hours)
course - Intellectual Property (3 Credit Hours)
course - Information Technology and Business Transformation (3 Credit Hours)
Sociology
course - Maternal & Child Health (3 Credit Hours)
course - Program Planning and Evaluation Public Health (3 Credit Hours)
course - US Health Care & Equity (3 Credit Hours)
course - Advanced Sociological Theory (3 Credit Hours)
course - Social Networks (3 Credit Hours)
course - Sociology and Inequality (3 Credit Hours)
course - Sociology of Culture (3 Credit Hours)
Communications
course - Marketing for Results (3 Credit Hours)
course - Negotiation and Conflict Management (3 Credit Hours)
course - Consumer Behavior (3 Credit Hours)
course - Digital Marketing (3 Credit Hours)
course - Brand Management (3 Credit Hours)
course - Marketing Communications (3 Credit Hours)
Business
course - Introduction to Business Analytics (3 Credit Hours)
course - Introduction to Data Science (3 Credit Hours)
course - Management Information Systems (3 Credit Hours)
course - Principles of Organization Finance (3 Credit Hours)
course - Contemporary Economic Issues (3 Credit Hours)
course - International Business (3 Credit Hours)
course - Management Theory & History (3 Credit Hours)
course - Consumer Behavior (3 Credit Hours)
course - Marketing Management (3 Credit Hours)
Public Administration
course - Introduction to Data Science (3 Credit Hours)
course - Management Information Systems (3 Credit Hours)
course - Organizational Business Culture (3 Credit Hours)
course - Contemporary Economic Issues (3 Credit Hours)
course - Human Resources Law (3 Credit Hours)
course - Public Finance & Budgeting (3 Credit Hours)
course - Managerial Accounting (3 Credit Hours)
course - Strategic Management (3 Credit Hours)
course - Negotiation and Conflict Management (3 Credit Hours)
course - Management Theory & History (3 Credit Hours)
course - Public Health Policy (3 Credit Hours)
course - Foundations of Policy Analysis and Administration (3 Credit Hours)