COURSE DESCRIPTIONS-DOCTORAL LEVEL
LEADERSHIP
(LDR)

7003 Proseminar in Educational Leadership
(3-0) 3 hours credit
This course is intended to acclimate and provide first-year doctoral students with an opportunity to explore the main theories and areas of research in educational leadership. Readings include seminal work in organizational theory, educational administration, and related areas. Students will become familiar with areas of research of doctoral program faculty and will learn prerequisite material to successful doctoral work such as, APA writing style, how to conduct literature reviews, and insights into the dissertation process

7133 Majority-Minority Settings: Creating a Community of Leaders
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
This course focuses on organizational relationships and the tension between power and equality. A model of leadership in which organizational members are given shared visions to accomplish goals is presented

7153 Reflective Leadership: The Personal Dimension
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: LDR 7133
An in-depth study of the character and nature of leadership, including an examination of social ethics, educational policy issues, and the link of theory and practice. Students are required to clarify, critique, and develop personal perspectives on the public responsibility of leaders

7183 Emerging Paradigms in Leadership
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: LDR 7133 and LDR 7153
An overview of major leadership theories and an exploration of significant shifts in perspectives that affect the exercise of authority and power. A reexamination of traditional views of leadership and an analysis of views emerging from corporate, international, and transcultural perspectives

7303 Organizational Theory
(3-0) 3 hours credit
The purpose of this course is to advance student understanding of organizations by exploring a variety of theoretical frameworks and applying these perspectives to aspects of public and private institutions. Each framework draws attention to significant aspects of the organizing process and provides a distinctive means of understanding and managing organizational situations

7343 Principles of Ethical Leadership
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: LDR 7133, LDR 7153, and LDR 7183
This course will expose doctoral students to multiple frameworks involved with ethical dilemmas. Using theoretical principles of ethics in the context of democratic values, students will examine and interpret educational policies from an ethical leadership perspective. Analysis of complex policy cases that raise ethical issues will be investigated

7413 Sponsored Internship in Educational Leadership
(1-16) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: LDR 7133, LDR 7153, LDR 7183, LDR 7343, and assessment and screening process administered by UTSA and cooperating sponsors (application available).
Individually designed internships in educational leadership in school systems, adult and higher education, human service institutions, government, and private industry. Jointly supervised by University faculty and field administrators from cooperating agencies. May be repeated for credit but no more than 6 hours may be applied to a degree program

7991,3,6Dissertation
1, 3 or 6 hours credit. Prerequisites: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree and consent of student’s Graduate Advisor of Record.
May be repeated for credit, but no more than 9 hours may be applied toward the Ed.D. degree requirements. Credit will be awarded upon completion of the dissertation.