Lead Effective, Forward-Thinking Organizations in Any Industry

Learn to transform organizations and drive positive change with TLU’s Online Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership. Learn to approach leadership of organizations from schools to corporations with a strategic mindset that enables you to accurately assess organizational effectiveness, formulate systematic solutions, and produce results. Features include:

  • 54 credits of interdisciplinary coursework
  • An exploration of various leadership styles and how they impact organizations
  • Structured dissertation support from an advisor, starting from early in the program
  • Opportunities to identify your own strengths as a leader
  • Practical, executive-level leadership skills you can apply to K-12 schools and districts, higher education, and other industries

Whatever your goals as a leader are, TLU’s online Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership can help you forge a path toward them in as few as two years.

Dissertation Support

We want you to grow as a researcher and writer over the course of your program. We also want you to graduate on time. That’s why we pair you with a dissertation advisor early in the program.

Through a structured series of meetings and dissertation courses, you’ll formulate your plan, conduct research, and write your dissertation. The goal is to ensure dissertation completion is completely integrated into your other coursework as you progress through your Ed.D.

Organizational Leadership Degree Plan

Core Curriculum – 18 Credits

  • Organizational Leadership Theory and Practice
  • Leadership and Ethics
  • Leadership for Transformational Change & Innovation
  • Communication and Leadership
  • Leadership, Diversity, and Cultural Intelligence
  • Data-Driven Decision Making for Leaders

Research Courses – 9 Credits

  • Qualitative Research Design
  • Quantitative Research Design
  • Applied Research Design

Dissertation Courses – 18 Credits

  • Dissertation 1 – Framing the Research Study: Topics, Problems, and Purpose
  • Dissertation 2 – Literature Review and Theoretical Foundations
  • Dissertation 3 – Methodology and Approach to Data Collection and Analysis
  • Dissertation 4 – Data Collection
  • Dissertation 5 – Data Analysis, Results, & Implications
  • Dissertation Defense

Electives – Choose 9 Credits from the Organizational Leadership Track

These elective courses are designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to find educational solutions to organizational settings outside of the traditional educational sector. These courses focus on skills required for effective leader- ship in today’s dynamic organizations. They cover a range of topics, including strategic thinking, cross-cultural leadership, resource management, organizational learning, and leadership development. The courses place significant emphasis on providing educational solutions that foster innovation, adaptability, and sustainability.

More Online Ed.D. Concentrations

Want to focus on leadership in traditional educational settings? Check out TLU’s Online Ed.D. in Educational Leadership Concentration.