Doctoral Degree Requirements:

A minimum of 90 credit hours are required for the doctor of philosophy degree, 30 hours can be from master’s or other post-baccalaureate work

Core (18 credit hours)

• LEAD 814 - Graduate Studies in Leadership Communication Credits: 3 Crosslisted: COMM/AGCOM 814
• LEAD 815 - Seminar in Leadership Communication Credits: 1 Crosslisted: COMM/AGCOM 815

• This seminar is offered each semester. Students must enroll for a minimum of 3 credit hours over 3 semesters.

• LEAD 820 - Contemporary Perspectives on Leadership Theory and Practice Credits: 3
• LEAD 845 - Approaches to Public/Community Engagement Credits: 3 Crosslisted: COMM/AGCOM 845
• COMM 916 - Communication Theories and Engagement Credits: 3 Crosslisted: AGCOM 916
• LEAD 945 - Social Science Research for Public Problem Solving Credits: 3 Crosslisted: COMM/AGCOM 945

Research Methodologies (Minimum of 12 hours)

• COMM 821 - Experimental Research in Communication Studies Credits: 3
• COMM 822 - Field Research in Communication Studies Credits: 3
• EDCEP 817 - Statistical Methods in Education Credits: 3
• EDCEP 917 - Experimental Design in Educational Research Credits: 3
• EDLEA 838 - Qualitative Research in Education Credits: 3
• EDLEA 938 - Advanced Data Analysis in Qualitative Methods Credits: 3
• EDLEA 948 - Data Representation and Writing in Qualitative Research Credits: 3
• EDLEA 848 - Understanding Theoretical Frameworks Credits: 3
• EDLEA 928 - Organizational Leadership in Education Credits: 3
• EDLEA 958 - Case Study in Qualitative Research Credits: 3
• EDLEA 968 - Discourse Analysis Credits: 3
• EDLEA 978 - Qualitative Data Management and Analysis Using Nvivo Credits: 3
• EDLEA 988 - Differentiated Research Credits: 3
• GEOG 801 - Seminar in Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research Credits: 3
• PLAN 803 - Community Research Methods Credits: 3
• POLSC 900 - Advanced Research Methods I Credits: 3
• POLSC 901 - Advanced Research Methods II Credits: 3
• PSYCH 802 - Psychological Research Design and Analysis I Credits: 3
• PSYCH 805 - Psychological Research Design and Analysis II Credits: 3
• SOCIO 824 - Qualitative Methodology Credits: 3
• SOCIO 825 - Quantitative Methods Credits: 3
• SOCIO 822 - Introduction to Methods of Social Analysis Credits: 3

Additional Requirements:

Beyond the core and methods courses, students must complete an additional 30 credit hours. A minimum of 15 credit hours must be from dissertation research hours. The remaining 15 credit hours may come from either elective coursework or more dissertation research hours.