Courses
SW 900 CONTINUOUS REGISTRATION 0.0 Credit(s)
Continuous registration in the SSW PhD program for students who have completed 9 credits of Dissertation Seminar but are still working on their dissertations. Students must be registered for this course to maintain enrollment in the SSW PhD program. Prerequisite: take SW-899
Offered: All Semesters All Years
EDL 704 LEVERAGING TEACHER LEADERSHIP 3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores the role teacher leadership can play as a catalyst for school improvement and positive organizational change in education settings. Successful approaches to teacher leadership are explored from two perspectives: the role of teacher leaders as change agents seeking to influence their schools and the role of administrators in fostering effective and sustainable teacher leadership models.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
EDL 702 SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR EDUCATION LEADERS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to prepare students to think critically about how key elements of social justice - fairness, equity, excellence for all - intersect with public education. Students analyze the effectiveness of efforts to improve access to high quality schooling and learning outcomes for all students. Using a social justice lens, students examine case studies and initiatives at the school, district and state/federal policy level. They identify strategies that can be applied to advance fairness and equity of opportunity for all students, focusing on opportunity gaps between historically privileged and underserved populations
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
ODC 771 QUALIFYING EXAMINATION #2 0.0 Credit(s)
Upon completion of course requirements, all students undertake the Qualifying Examination #2, in the form of a qualifying paper. The qualifying paper is an exercise that expands upon the work completed in ODC-765 and includes the knowledge of the coursework completed throughout the entirety of the program. Students will develop their dissertation research prospectus, which is essentially the first full working draft of the dissertation research proposal. Prerequisite: Take ODC-765
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
ODC 731 QUALIFYING EXAMINATION #1 0.0 Credit(s)
At the end of year 1 coursework, students are required to write a general review paper of key journals in the fields of organization development and change management. One major objective of this assignment is to familiarize students with these premier journals. The other major objective of this assignment is to give students early exposure to the kinds of topics that are being researched in the fields of organization development and change management, the logic that underlies constructing research questions and developing hypotheses, the various methods being employed to conduct the research, the techniques and approaches utilized to collect, analyze and interpret data, and the art of drawing conclusions from research.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
EDL 710 SPECIAL ED FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course prepares students to lead and support special education efforts in schools and districts. Students learn about federal legislation for the education of individuals with disabilities and examine the relationship between legislation and special education procedures. Students also examine leadership practices for the continuous improvement of systems that serve all learners.
Offered: Summer Semester All Years
EDL 708 FOSTERING FAMILY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides students with strategies for engaging with families and the larger community beyond a school or district. Successful leaders establish strong relationships and develop partnerships with families and community interest holders.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
EDL 706 LEADING FROFESSIONAL LEARNING 3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores effective professional learning as a lever for continuous improvement in educational settings. Students will learn about leading professional learning and models for building the capacity of educators through collaborative approaches to meet the needs of adult learners.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
AC ELEC ACCOUNTING ELECTIVE 1.0-9.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
AN ELEC ANTHROPOLOGY ELECTIVE 1.0-6.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
AN ELECF ANTHRO. FOUNDATIONAL ELECTIVE 1.0-9.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
AR ELEC ART-ELECTIVE 1.0-9.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
AR ELECF ART FOUNDATIONAL ELECTIVE 1.0-9.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
ASL ELEC American Sign Language Elective 3.0 Credit(s)
BI ELEC BIOLOGY ELECTIVE 1.0-9.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department