Course Rotation Year I Courses Prerequisites Fall LDPS 7310 Leadership Models EDUC 7338 Qualitative Design and Analysis EDUC 6301 or an equivalent master’s level educational research course from previous degree Spring LDSP 7315 Strategic Planning LDSP 7310 EDUC 7330 Introduction to Research and Design EDUC 7338 May/Summer Concentration Course (one of these four) EDHE 7320 Pedagogy and Program Design in Higher Education COMM 7302 Communication Theory LDMN 7365 Leadership and Administration of Ministry Organization Structure EDAD 7320 The School Superintendency Summer LDSP 7320 Organizational Leadership EDUC 6330 & LDSP 7315 Year II Courses Prerequisites Fall LDSP 7325 Leadership through the Ages LDPS 7320 EDUC 7334 Quantitative Design, Statistics, and Analysis EDUC 7330 Spring LDSP 7330 Servant Leadership LDSP 7325 Concentration Course (one of these four) EDHE 7325 Assessment in Higher Education COMM 7305 Organizational Communication LDMN 7370 Systems Theory EDAD 7330 Instructional Development and School Improvement May/Summer Concentration Course (one of these four) EDHE 7330 Business Management and Finance in Higher Education COMM 7310 Communication Contexts LDMN 7375 Human Resources Management in Ministry Organizations EDAD 7340 Public School Finance Summer LDSP 7335 Trends in Leadership EDUC 6330 & LDSP 7330 Year III Courses Prerequisites Fall LDSP 7340 Ethical Decision-Making in Leadership LDSP 7335 Concentration Course (one of these four) EDHE 7335 Legal Aspects of Higher Education COMM 7320 Media Criticism LDMN 7380 Conflict Management EDAD 7350 Educational Facility Planning and Development Spring Concentration Course (one of these four) EDHE 7340 Student Services in Higher Education COMM 7330 Interviewing Strategies LDMN 7385 Legal Issues in Ministry Organization Administration EDAD 7360 Policy and Politics in Education Concentration Course (one of these four) EDHE 7345 Critical Issues in Higher Education COMM 7390 Communication Trends LDMN 7390 Financial Issues in Ministry Organization Administration EDAD 7370 Superintendent Internship Comprehensive Exams taken this semester. May Dissertation Workshop (non-credit) Summer LDSP 7345 Leadership in a Global and Cultural Context EDUC 6330 & LDPS 7340 Year IV Courses Prerequisites Fall EDUC 7310 Dissertation/Professional Project I EDUC 6338 & pass comprehensive exam Spring EDUC 7320 Dissertation/Professional Project II EDUC 7310 & pass dissertation defense