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UTR Course Requirements | UTR Course Map
Designed to prepare students as university/college faculty members, the University Teaching & Research major provides additional coursework in the field of higher education, enhancing one's teaching effectiveness and providing a deeper foundation in academic research. Students pursuing this major will invest the majority of their studies in the area of organizational leadership, acquiring a broad knowledge and expertise of the field including theory, trends and applications leading to improved organizational development.
Course Requirements for the University Teaching & Research Major
- Completion of 42 credit hours of required courses plus a 0-credit-hour library research course and a 0-credit-hour professional development residency (the third of three residencies).
- Completion of 6 credit hours of higher education teaching and course preparation courses.
- Completion of a minimum of 12 credit hours of dissertation, as well as the completion of all requirements associated with the doctoral dissertation, including oral defense.
- Successful completion of the comprehensive exams following the student's coursework.
Required Core Courses [42 credit hours] |
Credits |
UNIV LIB |
Information Research & Resources |
Description |
0 |
LPHD 702 |
The Leader as Agent & Guide: Examining Theological, Psychological & Sociological Effects of Leadership
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Description |
6 |
LPHD 703 |
Organization Theory & Diagnosis: Leaders as Consultants & Change Agents |
Description |
6 |
LPHD 704 |
Communication & Decision Making in the Real & Virtual Environment: The Leader as Guide |
Description |
6 |
LPHD 755 |
Research & Analysis |
Description |
6 |
LPHD 706 |
Psycho-social Dimensions of the Leader as Researcher, Teacher & Communicator |
Description |
6 |
LPHD 707 |
Global Dimensions of Leadership Today & in the Future: A Look Beyond Our Current Place in Time
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Description |
6 |
LPHD 708 |
Leadership & Professional Development: Building Leaders to be More Than They Are |
Description |
0 |
LPHD 714 |
Advanced Research Methods |
Description |
3 |
LPHD 721 |
Advanced Analysis Methods |
Description |
3 |
Courses in Higher Education & Course Preparation
[min. 6 credit hours]* |
Credits |
EHEA 804 |
Teaching on a College or University Level: Effective Teaching Strategies for Multiple Constituencies |
3 |
EHEA 807 |
Curriculum & Assessment for College/University Teaching |
3 |
EDDE 820 |
Instructional Design for Distance Education |
3 |
EDDE 825 |
Special Topics in Distance Education |
3 |
| EDDE 830 |
New Media in Distance Education |
3 |
| EFND 726 |
Foundations of Distance Education |
3 |
| ESAE 810 |
Teaching & Learning: Theory & Research in Adult Development |
3 |
| ESAE 820 |
Program Planning for Adult Learners |
3 |
*The University Teaching & Research major involves two additional courses from the School of Education. Students may choose any two of the courses listed above for a total of 6 credit hours. |
Dissertation [12 credits] |
Credits |
LPHD 801
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LPHD 824 |
Doctoral Dissertation |
1
each |
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