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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS-DOCTORAL LEVEL EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP (EDL)

7103 Administration of Urban/Multicultural Institutions
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Provides practicing and potential urban educational leaders with knowledge of contemporary conditions and positive models for effective educational administrative designs, including alternative educational delivery systems.

7133 Topics in Administration
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Study and analysis of contemporary issues related to administration, including educational facilities and capital fund administration, school finance, strategic and operational planning, personnel management, and program evaluation. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

7273 Examining School Populations, Structures, and Culture
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: EDU 7223 or consent of instructor. Development of an analytical framework for intervening in political and organizational systems to accomplish educational missions and establish a sense of community in school culture.

7343 The Politics of Educational Change
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Examination of the political structure and processes through which many of the major issues in education are treated, analysis of the power structure and its influence on educational policy making, exploration of the evolving roles of state and federal agencies, the courts, private organizations, and interest groups in shaping the policymaking process in education. (Formerly EDL 6333. Credit cannot be earned for both EDL 7343 and EDL 6333.)

7563 Research in Leadership Laboratory: Change Theory, Innovation, and Application
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: EDU 7133 or consent of instructor. Inquiry into the research of leadership and organizational change processes in field-based settings. Examination of cases involving organizational and leadership change agents.

7663 Technology in Educational Environments
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Examination of current models for use and application of technology, including computer-based, multimedia, and distance learning in educational settings.

7773 Independent Study
3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Doctoral standing and permission in writing (form available) of the instructor and student’s Graduate Advisor of Record. Independent reading, research, discussion, and/or writing under the direction of a faculty member. For students needing specialized work as part of the regular course offerings. May be repeated for credit, but no more than 6 hours will apply to the Doctoral degree.

7783 Special Problems
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Doctoral standing and consent of instructor. An organized course offering the opportunity for specialized study not normally or often part of the regular course offerings. Special Problems courses may be repeated for credit when topics vary, but no more than 6 hours will apply to the Doctoral degree.

7893 Doctoral Research
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy for the Doctoral degree. May be repeated for credit, but no more than 6 hours may be applied to the Doctoral degree.

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