Prepare Your Organization For Tomorrow’s Challenges
Implement effective policy. Raise achievement standards. Expand adult learners’ capacity to reach goals and solve real-world problems. A Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership from NSU prepares you to make these bigger, more lasting impacts within your organization. Be a leader who charts a course to navigate the cultural, economic and technological changes of the future.
For a more hands-on leadership career path rather than a research focus, the Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership is a closer fit to your goal than a Ph.D. Graduates of this program serve as C-level executives, HR vice presidents, policy and program directors, healthcare leaders, therapists and career coaches, consultants, sales team leaders, just to name a few potential career paths.
Options: Graduate With or Without a Dissertation
We now offer an alternate opportunity that allows students to solve problems in a real-world setting. The Education Strategic Research Project (ESRP) is an alternative to the Applied Dissertation. Request information now to learn more about your options.
Who Should Apply
- Practicing professionals in education, human services, HR, staff development/training, military, middle and upper management, business administration, and non-profit administration.
- Master-degree educated professionals seeking advanced leadership knowledge and skills.
- Individuals considering an online Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership who want to explore the benefits of an Ed.D. program.
Take the next steps to success. Apply for NSU’s Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership.
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Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership Curriculum
*Students must attend one Summer Institute during their program of study. Summer Institute is an opportunity for students to meet with classmates, professors, and staff on-campus in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Students will be able to schedule individual sessions with their applied dissertation committee chairs to discuss dissertation work and with representatives from various service areas. The conference will also offer applied dissertation workshops, as well as roundtable sessions affording students the opportunity to present their dissertation work to a group of peers and receive immediate feedback.
**Students who complete all of their coursework and have registered for all of their dissertation benchmark courses (prospectus, proposal development, proposal, and applied dissertation) within the first three years will be required to register for ADS 8090 - Applied Dissertation Services I in order to receive dissertation services from their committee. Beginning with the fourth year (37th month/10th semester) following initial enrollment, and irrespective of remaining coursework, doctoral students are required to register for ADS 8091 - Applied Dissertation Services II, up to the point of degree completion, in order to receive dissertation services from their committee. Credits earned from ADS 8090 or ADS 8091 do not count toward the minimum credit hour requirement for the Ed.D. degree.
***For students completing the Applied Dissertation, you will select either the Quantitative Research Track or the Qualitative Research Track.
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