Organizational Leadership Courses

The course schedules below should be used as an example. Contact your admission representative to discuss your specific course schedule.

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43 Units

Students who hold a master’s degree or terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D. or professional doctorate) may be admitted with advanced standing and required to take only 43 units.

60 Units

Students without master’s degrees who have substantial work and leadership experience will be required to complete 60 units.

Part-time Option

Part-time study is available only for students in the 43-unit pathway who begin the program in the fall term.

Sample Course Schedules

Full Time 43-Unit Curriculum | Advanced Standing Track

Semester	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Term 1	Immersion 1 EDUE 661 \| 3 units Leadership as a Critical Practice EDUE 667 \| 3 units Foundations of Research	EDUE 692 \| 3 units Current and Emerging Opportunities in Leadership EDUE 698 \| 3 units Qualitative Methods and Analysis	EDUE 731 \| 3 units Implementing Organizational Change EDUC 764A \| 1 unit Dissertation in Practice EDUC 764B \| 1 unit Dissertation in Practice
Term 2	EDUE 671 \| 3 units Leadership: Theories and Application EDUE 676 \| 3 units Context of Organizational Change	Immersion 2 EDUE 709 \| 3 units Facilitating Learning, Motivation, and Wellbeing Research EDUC 790 \| 2 unit Research	EDUE 737 \| 3 units Leadership for Impact EDUC 764C \| 1 unit Dissertation in Practice EDUC 764D \| 1 unit Dissertation in Practice
Term 3	EDUE 682 \| 3 units Designing Organizational Change EDUE 687 \| 3 units Quantitative Methods and Descriptive Statistics	EDUE 716 \| 3 units Evaluation and Data Use EDUC 791 \| 1 unit Proposal for Doctoral Dissertation

Part Time 43-Unit Curriculum | Advanced Standing Track

Semester	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
Term 1	Immersion 1 EDUE 661 \| 3 units Leadership as a Critical Practice	EDUE 687 \| 3 units Quantitative Methods and Descriptive Statistics	EDUE 692 \| 3 units Current and Emerging Opportunities in Leadership	EDUE 716 \| 3 units Evaluation and Data Use EDUC 791 \| 1 unit Proposal for Doctoral Dissertation
Term 2	EDUE 667 \| 3 units Foundations of Research	EDUE 671 \| 3 units Leadership: Theories and Application	EDUE 698 \| 3 units Qualitative Methods and Analysis	EDUE 731 \| 3 units Implementing Organizational Change EDUC 764A, B \| 2 units Dissertation in Practice
Term 3	EDUE 676 \| 3 units Context of Organizational Change	EDUE 682 \| 3 units Designing Organizational Change	Immersion 2 EDUE 709 \| 3 units Facilitating Learning, Motivation, and Wellbeing EDUC 790 \| 2 unit Research	EDUE 731 \| 3 units Implementing Organizational Change EDUC 764A, B \| 2 unit Dissertation in Practice

60-Unit Curriculum | Traditional Track

This pathway takes four years and includes completing 17 units of coursework drawn from one of the following programs prior to advancing into doctoral coursework: the Master of Education in Learning Design with AI and Emerging Technologies (LDAI), the Master of Education in Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs (PASA), the Master of Education in Educational Counseling (EC), or the Master of Education in Sports Administration and Leadership (MSAL). The sample schedule below uses PASA for year 1 courses.

Semester	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
Term 1	EDUC 500 \| 3 Units History of Higher Education EDHP 679 \| 3 Units Legal Issues in the Administration of Higher Education	Immersion 1 EDUE 661 \| 3 units Leadership as a Critical Practice EDUE 667 \| 3 units Foundations of Research	EDUE 692 \| 3 units Current and Emerging Issues in Leadership EDUE 698 \| 3 units Qualitative Methods and Analysis	EDUE 731 \| 3 units Implementing Organizational Change EDUC 764A \| 1 unit Dissertation in Practice EDUC 764B \| 1 unit Dissertation in Practice
Term 2	EDHP 657 \| 3 Units Leadership and Management of Student Affair Plus ONE of the following: EDUC 531 \| 3 Units Student Disability Issues in Higher Education EDUC 611 \| 3 Units Athletic Administration	EDUE 671 \| 3 units Leadership: Theories and Application EDUE 676 \| 3 units Context of Organizational Change	Immersion 2 EDUE 709 \| 3 units Facilitating Learning, Motivation, and Wellbeing EDUC 790 \| 2 units Research	Final Defense EDUE 737 \| 3 units Leadership for Impact EDUC 764C \| 1 unit Dissertation in Practice EDUC 764D \| 1 unit Dissertation in Practice
Term 3	EDUE 600 \| 2 Units Foundations of Assessment and Evaluation Plus ONE of the following: EDUC 613 \| 3 Units Title IX and Gender Issues EDUC 609 \| 3 Units Academic Advising	EDUE 682 \| 3 units Designing Organizational Change EDUE 687 \| 3 units Quantitative Methods and Descriptive Statistics	Qualifying Exam / Proposal Defense EDUE 716 \| 3 units Evaluation and Data Use EDUC 791 \| 1 unit Proposal for Doctoral Dissertation

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Semester	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Term 1	Immersion 1 EDUE 661 \| 3 units Leadership as a Critical Practice EDUE 667 \| 3 units Foundations of Research	EDUE 692 \| 3 units Current and Emerging Opportunities in Leadership EDUE 698 \| 3 units Qualitative Methods and Analysis	EDUE 731 \| 3 units Implementing Organizational Change EDUC 764A \| 1 unit Dissertation in Practice EDUC 764B \| 1 unit Dissertation in Practice
Term 2	EDUE 671 \| 3 units Leadership: Theories and Application EDUE 676 \| 3 units Context of Organizational Change	Immersion 2 EDUE 709 \| 3 units Facilitating Learning, Motivation, and Wellbeing Research EDUC 790 \| 2 unit Research	EDUE 737 \| 3 units Leadership for Impact EDUC 764C \| 1 unit Dissertation in Practice EDUC 764D \| 1 unit Dissertation in Practice
Term 3	EDUE 682 \| 3 units Designing Organizational Change EDUE 687 \| 3 units Quantitative Methods and Descriptive Statistics	EDUE 716 \| 3 units Evaluation and Data Use EDUC 791 \| 1 unit Proposal for Doctoral Dissertation

Semester	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
Term 1	Immersion 1 EDUE 661 \| 3 units Leadership as a Critical Practice	EDUE 687 \| 3 units Quantitative Methods and Descriptive Statistics	EDUE 692 \| 3 units Current and Emerging Opportunities in Leadership	EDUE 716 \| 3 units Evaluation and Data Use EDUC 791 \| 1 unit Proposal for Doctoral Dissertation
Term 2	EDUE 667 \| 3 units Foundations of Research	EDUE 671 \| 3 units Leadership: Theories and Application	EDUE 698 \| 3 units Qualitative Methods and Analysis	EDUE 731 \| 3 units Implementing Organizational Change EDUC 764A, B \| 2 units Dissertation in Practice
Term 3	EDUE 676 \| 3 units Context of Organizational Change	EDUE 682 \| 3 units Designing Organizational Change	Immersion 2 EDUE 709 \| 3 units Facilitating Learning, Motivation, and Wellbeing EDUC 790 \| 2 unit Research	EDUE 731 \| 3 units Implementing Organizational Change EDUC 764A, B \| 2 unit Dissertation in Practice

Semester	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
Term 1	EDUC 500 \| 3 Units History of Higher Education EDHP 679 \| 3 Units Legal Issues in the Administration of Higher Education	Immersion 1 EDUE 661 \| 3 units Leadership as a Critical Practice EDUE 667 \| 3 units Foundations of Research	EDUE 692 \| 3 units Current and Emerging Issues in Leadership EDUE 698 \| 3 units Qualitative Methods and Analysis	EDUE 731 \| 3 units Implementing Organizational Change EDUC 764A \| 1 unit Dissertation in Practice EDUC 764B \| 1 unit Dissertation in Practice
Term 2	EDHP 657 \| 3 Units Leadership and Management of Student Affair Plus ONE of the following: EDUC 531 \| 3 Units Student Disability Issues in Higher Education EDUC 611 \| 3 Units Athletic Administration	EDUE 671 \| 3 units Leadership: Theories and Application EDUE 676 \| 3 units Context of Organizational Change	Immersion 2 EDUE 709 \| 3 units Facilitating Learning, Motivation, and Wellbeing EDUC 790 \| 2 units Research	Final Defense EDUE 737 \| 3 units Leadership for Impact EDUC 764C \| 1 unit Dissertation in Practice EDUC 764D \| 1 unit Dissertation in Practice
Term 3	EDUE 600 \| 2 Units Foundations of Assessment and Evaluation Plus ONE of the following: EDUC 613 \| 3 Units Title IX and Gender Issues EDUC 609 \| 3 Units Academic Advising	EDUE 682 \| 3 units Designing Organizational Change EDUE 687 \| 3 units Quantitative Methods and Descriptive Statistics	Qualifying Exam / Proposal Defense EDUE 716 \| 3 units Evaluation and Data Use EDUC 791 \| 1 unit Proposal for Doctoral Dissertation