Degree Requirements
Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 prior to the completion of 36 credit hours and 3.3 after the completion of 36 credit hours. Students are allowed no more than two grades of “C.” Upon receiving a third grade of “C,” students must retake the class in which the grade was received. Grades of “D” and “F” require that the course be retaken.
Course Requirements
Core Courses: 24 quarter hours required
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
| A&S 843 | THE POLITICS OF SCHOOLING | 4 |
| CS 751 | CURRICULUM FOR HUMAN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| BBE 699 | LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATING CULTURALLY DIVERSE LEARNERS | 4 |
| SCG 627 | GLOBAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION SEMINAR | 4 |
| CS 694 | CURRICULUM 2.0: CURRICULUM FOR LEARNING IN GLOBAL NETWORKS | 4 |
| SCG 711 | CULTURE, POWER AND EDUCATION | 4 |
Research Courses: 28 quarter hours required
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
| SCG 775 | FOUNDATIONS OF INQUIRY AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH | 4 |
| SCG 785 | FOUNDATIONS OF REVIEWING EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH | 4 |
| SCG 735 | QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS I | 4 |
| SCG 745 | QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS I | 4 |
| SCG 755 | QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS II | 4 |
| SCG 765 | QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS II | 4 |
| A&S 705 | DISSERTATION SEMINAR | 4 |
Elective Requirement: 4 quarter hours required
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
| 4 |
| |
CS 489 | CREATIVITY AND CRITICAL THINKING - VYGOTSKY, BAKHTIN, MAKIGUCHI, IKEDA | |
CS 588 | INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CURRICULUM STUDIES | |
VCE 510 | HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND COMMUNITIES STUDIES | |
VCE 511 | VALUE-CREATING APPROACHES TO SOCIETY, KNOWLEDGE, AND POWER | |
VCE 520 | HUMAN REVOLUTION IN SCHOOLS AND SOCIETY | |
VCE 531 | HUMAN EDUCATION AND THE POETIC SPIRIT | |
VCE 532 | DAISAKU IKEDA'S PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE OF DIALOGUE | |
VCE 533 | PEACEBUILDING AND EDUCATION | |
VCE 540 | THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF VALUE-CREATING EDUCATION | |
VCE 550 | EDUCATION FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP | |
VCE 560 | DIALOGUE AND EDUCATION | |
VCE 570 | IKEDA/SOKA STUDIES IN EDUCATION | |
VCE 580 | VALUE CREATION IN APPLICATION (LOCAL AND GLOBAL CONTEXTS) | |
| |
Concentration Courses: 16 quarter hours required
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
| A&S 671 | SPIRITUAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS | 4 |
| CS 786 | CURRICULUM AND PROGRAM DESIGN IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS | 4 |
| A&S 805 | CATHOLIC LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE | 4 |
| A&S 670 | HISTORICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL AND THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION | 4 |
Candidacy Course: non-credit, non-tuition
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
| A&S 706 | CANDIDACY PAPER | 0 |
Dissertation Courses: 8 quarter hours required
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
| A&S 849 | SUPERVISED DISSERTATION PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| A&S 859 | INDEPENDENT DISSERTATION RESEARCH: EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP | 4 |
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