The Doctorate of Management in Executive Leadership (DM) degree is designed to shape candidates’ human capital to function effectively in leadership positions typically found in the “Boardroom” and serve the profession by engaging in applied research. The DM is structured to provide graduates with the necessary leadership skills and advanced knowledge necessary to guide both public and private organizations successfully through complex global markets.
The program is 60 semester hours: 48 semester hours from courses and 12 dissertation semester hour credits. All courses are three semester hours. Course work is expected to be completed in eight consecutive semesters for two years with a possible extension of one year. The dissertation is expected to be completed in four consecutive semesters for one year with a possible one year extension. There will be both written and oral qualifying examinations prior to the dissertation phase.
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Program Layout by Semester
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YEAR 1 |
FALL |
WINTER |
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Creating Organizational Value Through Knowledge and Human Capital
(two weekends on campus and online |
Leadership Research Methods I
(two weekends on campus and online)
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Historical Context of Organizations and Society
(two weekends on campus and online)
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Building Structural Capital
(two weekends on campus and online)
Qualifying Exam at the end of sequence
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YEAR 1 |
SPRING |
SUMMER |
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Leadership Research Methods II
(two weekends on campus and online)
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Executive Decision Making
(online) |
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Leading Global Organizations
(online) |
Seminar in Global Culture and Comparative Economic Systems
(online) |
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YEAR 2 |
FALL |
WINTER |
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Dynamic Business Systems and Innovation
(two weekends on campus and online)
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Sustaining Success and Managing Change
(two weekends on campus and online) |
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Global Legal Environment and Effective Communication
(two weekends on campus and online)
Qualifying Exam at the end of sequence
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Entrepreneurship
(two weekends on campus and online) |
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YEAR 2 |
SPRING |
SUMMER |
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Executive Analysis of Economic and Financial Models
(two weekends on campus and online)
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Technology and Its Impacts
(online) |
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Seminar in Leadership and Effective Communications
(online)
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Dissertation Proposal Research
*Qualifying Exam at the end of sequence |
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YEAR 3 |
FALL |
WINTER |
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Dissertation Research |
Dissertation Research |
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YEAR 3 |
SPRING |
SUMMER |
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Dissertation Research |
Dissertation Research |
*Oral "review" (exam) after summer second year courses and completion of the dissertation proposal.
Fall Semester
Students will be on campus four weekends during Fall semesters.
Winter Semester
Students will be on campus four weekends during Winter semesters.
Spring Semester
Students will be on campus two weekends during Spring semesters.
Summer Semester
Summer courses will be online.
Qualifying Exams
The program will consist of three written qualifying exams.
Oral Exam
There will be one oral exam after the summer second year's courses and completion of the dissertation proposal research.
Time Frame for DM
Course work - two years, with a possible one year extension
Dissertation - one year with a possible one year extension