EdD in Organizational Change and Leadership Courses

Course Schedule

The course schedule below should be used as an example. Contact your admission representative to discuss your specific course schedule.

43 Units

Students who hold a master’s degree or terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D. or professional doctorate) may be admitted with advanced standing and required to take only 43 units.

60 Units

Students without master’s degrees who have substantial work and leadership experience will be required to complete 60 units.

Part-time Option

Part-time study is available only for students in the 43-unit pathway who begin the program in the fall term.

Immersion

In the first and fifth terms of the program, you will be required to attend an immersion weekend held on the USC University Park campus. This immersion experience is designed to strengthen cohort connection, deepen faculty engagement, and accelerate applied leadership practice through collaborative learning exercises. A $600 immersion fee, per immersion, will be assessed. Travel and accommodations are not included in the cost of the program.

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43-Unit Curriculum | Advanced Standing Track Course Schedule

Full-Time, 43-Unit Curriculum

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
First Semester	Immersion 1 EDUE 661 | 3 units Leadership as a Critical Practice EDUE 667 | 3 units Foundations of Research	EDUE 692 | 3 units Current and Emerging Opportunities in Leadership EDUE 698| 3 units Qualitative Methods and Analysis	EDUE 731 | 3 units Implementing Organizational Change EDUE 764a | 1 unit Dissertation in Practice EDUE 764b | 1 unit Dissertation in Practice
Second Semester	EDUE 671 | 3 units Leadership: Theories and Application EDUE 676 | 3 units Context of Organizational Change	Immersion 2 EDUE 709 | 3 units Facilitating Learning, Motivation, and Wellbeing EDUC 790 | 2 units Research	EDUE 737 | 3 units Leadership for Impact EDUE 764c | 1 unit Dissertation in Practice EDUE 764d | 1 unit Dissertation in Practice
Third Semester	EDUE 682 | 3 units Designing Organizational Change EDUE 687 | 3 units Quantitative Methods and Descriptive Statistics	EDUE 716 | 3 units Evaluation and Data Use EDUE 791 | 1 unit Proposal for Doctoral Dissertation

Part-Time, 43-Unit Curriculum

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
First Semester	Immersion 1 EDUE 661 | 3 units Leadership as a Critical Practice	EDUE 687 | 3 units Quantitative Methods and Descriptive Statistics	EDUE 692 | 3 units Current and Emerging Opportunities in Leadership	EDUE 716 | 3 units Evaluation and Data Use EDUE 791 | 1 unit Proposal for Doctoral Dissertation
Second Semester	EDUE 667 | 3 units Foundations of Research	EDUE 671 | 3 units Leadership: Theories and Application	EDUE 698| 3 units Qualitative Methods and Analysis	EDUE 731 | 3 units Implementing Organizational Change EDUE 764A, B | 2 units Dissertation in Practice
Third Semester	EDUE 676 | 3 units Context of Organizational Change	EDUE 682 | 3 units Designing Organizational Change	Immersion 2 EDUE 709 | 3 units Facilitating Learning, Motivation, and Wellbeing EDUC 790 | 2 units Research	EDUE 737 | 3 units Leadership for Impact EDUE 764C, D | 2 units Dissertation in Practice

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60-Unit Curriculum | Traditional Track

Full-Time, 60-Unit Curriculum

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
First Semester	See Options Below	Immersion 1 EDUE 661 | 3 units Leadership as a Critical Practice EDUE 667 | 3 units Foundations of Research	EDUE 692 | 3 units Current and Emerging Opportunities in Leadership EDUE 698| 3 units Qualitative Methods and Analysis	EDUE 731 | 3 units Implementing Organizational Change EDUE 764a | 1 unit Dissertation in Practice EDUE 764b | 1 unit Dissertation in Practice
Second Semester	See Options Below	EDUE 671 | 3 units Leadership: Theories and Application EDUE 676 | 3 units Context of Organizational Change	Immersion 2 EDUE 709 | 3 units Facilitating Learning, Motivation, and Wellbeing EDUC 790 | 2 units Research	Final Defense EDUE 737 | 3 units Leadership for Impact EDUE 764c | 1 unit Dissertation in Practice EDUE 764d | 1 unit Dissertation in Practice
Third Semester	See Options Below	EDUE 682 | 3 units Designing Organizational Change EDUE 687 | 3 units Quantitative Methods and Descriptive Statistics	Qualifying Exam / Proposal Defense EDUE 716 | 3 units Evaluation and Data Use EDUE 791 | 1 unit Proposal for Doctoral Dissertation

Full-Time, 60-Unit Curriculum Year 1 Options

Students will be required to take 17 units from one of the select programs in their first year of the 60-unit curriculum track.

• Sports Administration and Leadership
• Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs
• Educational Counseling
• Learning Design with AI and Emerging Technologies

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