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ECON 235 Accelerated Introductory Statistics
3 semester hours
Accelerated introduction to statistics with applications to economics. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability theory, binomial and normal distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis. This course also involves exercises in applying theoretical concepts to real world empirical problems, e.g., for policy analysis. This course can be taken in lieu of ECON 230 and substitutes for ECON 230 wherever it is stated as a prerequisite.
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ECON 298 Special Studies
1 TO 3 semester hours
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ECON 299 Independent Studies
1 TO 3 semester hours
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ECON 398 Special Studies
1 TO 4 semester hours
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ECON 399 Independent Studies
1 TO 3 semester hours
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ECON 414 Game Theory
3 semester hours
Game Theory is the study of strategic interaction. This course will focus on analyzing these interactions and predicting equilibrium outcomes. Topics to be covered include utility theory, rationality, simultaneous and sequential move games, Nash equilibrium, backward induction, repeated games, and games of incomplete information.
Prerequisite: ECON 310 .
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ECON 416 Environmental Economics
3 semester hours
Environmental Economics deals with the use of society’s scarce environmental resources. Economic theory and analysis are applied to various environmental issues, including pollution, sustainable development, clean air, and quality of life.
Prerequisite: ECON 310 .
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ECON 434 Experimental Economics
3 semester hours
Experimental methods of research in economics. Basic experimental concepts, induced value theory, individual decisions, game theory, market experiments, auctions, bargaining, public choice.
Prerequisite: ECON 310 .
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ECON 450 Industrial Organization
3 semester hours
Analysis of firm behavior. Classical models of perfect competition, monopoly and oligopoly. Game theory including dominant strategy, Nash and subgame perfect equilibrium. Price discrimination, antitrust policy and regulation.
Prerequisite: ECON 310 .
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ECON 454 Labor Economics
3 semester hours
Modern theories of market and non-market behavior relating to issues of labor and the determination of wages, salaries, and perquisites. Empirical evidence and public policy considerations are always relevant. Topics may include: education, poverty, discrimination, internal job ladders and management systems, collective bargaining, and unemployment.
Prerequisite: ECON 310 .
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ECON 456 Law and Economics
3 semester hours
This course will explore the field of law and economics. We will use standard microeconomic tools to examine torts, contracts, and property law, as well as the theory and empirical evidence on criminal behavior.
Prerequisite: ECON 310 .
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ECON 458 Health Economics
3 semester hours
Access to quality health care remains an important public health problem for a significant part of the population. This course examines the theoretical and empirical analyses of major topics in health care economics, such as the production of health, demand for medical care and health insurance, the physician-firm, the hospital market, and government provided health care.
Prerequisite: ECON 310 .
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ECON 474 Economic Development
3 semester hours
This course is about global poverty, with a focus on the market failures that often characterize countries in the developing world and the solutions that countries have adopted to deal with these failures. We will explore how missing or incomplete markets for land, insurance, and credit give rise to the institutions that we see in developing countries, particularly in rural areas. Evidence about important policy debates, such as the role of industrialized countries in the development process, will be discussed in detail.
Prerequisite: ECON 310 .
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ECON 498 Special Studies
1 TO 3 semester hours
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ECON 499 Independent Studies
1 TO 3 semester hours
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ECON 598 Special Studies
1 TO 3 semester hours
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ECON 599 Independent Studies
1 TO 3 semester hours
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Educational Leadership |
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EDLA 498 Special Studies
1 TO 3 semester hours
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EDLA 499 Independent Studies
1 TO 3 semester hours
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EDLA 5998 Special Studies
1 TO 3 semester hours
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EDLA 5999 Independent Studies
1 TO 3 semester hours
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EDLA 6105 Assessment and Research Methodology
3 semester hours
Essential descriptive statistics; basic concepts of psychological and educational assessment. Overview of individual and group tests and inventories; test construction and evaluation; alternative assessment; and comprehensive testing programs. Preparation in designing and implementing a research study and competence in reviewing and using the professional literature.
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EDLA 6400 Institutional Management
3 semester hours
Students study how to plan, organize, implement, manage, facilitate, and evaluate the daily operations of schools. This management approach stresses systems models, needs assessment, management plans, administering contracts, technology use, management information, systems, decision making processes, problem solving, decentralization, and accountability in a diverse cultural setting.
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EDLA 6401 Organizational Theory and Practice
3 semester hours
Administrators will focus on the context within which schooling takes place. They will explore theory and functions of human organizations in American society; structure and composition of groups in various organizational settings including school boards, parent, community, and staff groups, and professional, state, and regional organizations; political and social forces that affect school practices; knowledge of state and local culture, ethnic, language, and socioeconomic diversity and diverse needs within the school organization; and parent involvement in planning and reaching educational objectives.
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EDLA 6402 Management of Fiscal, Human, and Material Resources
3 semester hours
Administrators learn how to assess needs, garner and use appropriate resources to achieve student and school success. This course includes fiscal management, district-level funding and budgeting, personnel and other contractual obligations; problems affecting schools finance on state and local levels; district business services organization and function; management of human and material resources, including effective staff utilization, credentialing law and assignment authorization; personnel policies; filing needs for staff and for buildings, equipment and supplies. Candidates explore the resources of cultural diversity and strategies for building effective learning communities.
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EDLA 6403 Educational Leadership
3 semester hours
The focus of this course is on the educator as leader and change facilitator. Leadership theory, effective communication, effective group facilitation, community relations, and personnel functions are stressed. Candidates explore methods to articulate a vision consistent with well-developed educational philosophy and ways to lead and empower individuals and groups to accomplish common goals and objectives aimed at continuous methods of school improvement.
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EDLA 6404 Advanced Educational Leadership
3 semester hours
This course in Advanced Educational Leadership builds upon the theories and practices addressed in the Preliminary Administrative Credential course and focuses on new models of leadership in specific contexts, including: leading groups in a variety of settings such as school boards, parent, community and staff groups, and regional and state groups; instructional leadership including human relationships and group dynamics; theories related to learning and instructional research; educational issues and trends; creating positive organizational cultures; dimensions of moral, ethical, and reflective leadership and practices; computer technology applicable to instructional practices; recognizing and responding to the cultural diversities in school communities; an evaluation related to student outcomes, curriculum effectiveness, and staff performance, and individual practice.
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EDLA 6420 An Invitation to Lead
1 semester hours
Administration candidates will participate in opportunities to establish rapport and community among LMU faculty and their Administration Leadership cohort: Charter, Public non-Charter and Catholic. This course will detail the Administration Leadership Programs, with a focus on the candidates’ call to leadership, their school vision, their attributes as a leader, and how “residency/fieldwork experience” will bridge the gap between theory and practice. There will be strong emphasis on cultural and linguistic diversity.
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EDLA 6421 Vision of Learning for Diverse Students, Families, Staff, and Community and Residency/Fieldwork Component
4 semester hours
This course focuses on educators as leaders and change facilitators. Governmental, political, financial, legal, and historical perspectives of education in the United States will be studied. Leadership theory, effective communication, effective group facilitation, community relations, will be analyzed. Methods to articulate a vision consistent with well-developed educational philosophy will be explored. Candidates will participate in residency/fieldwork experiences designed to facilitate the application of theoretical concepts in practical setting. There will be a strong emphasis on cultural and linguistic diversity, special education and the successful development of English Language Learners, and the parent-school relationship.
Grade of B or higher required.
Concurrent enrollment in EDLA 6428 required.
Prerequisite: EDLA 6422 .
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EDLA 6422 Responding to Diversity: Access, Equity, and Educational Opportunity
3 semester hours
This course provides candidates with a variety of opportunities to examine their own biases related to student diversity, explore ways in which to uncover the biases of others within the school community, and guide all stakeholders through collaborative dialog about important issues related to their own diverse school community. Administration candidates will develop a repertoire of strategies used to guide all stakeholders in defining standards that promote a culture of high expectations for all students. The course will challenge candidates to design and facilitate professional development opportunities for both parents and teachers. This course specifically addresses access, equity, and educational opportunity issues as they relate to the schooling process for historically underserved and disenfranchised students. The major themes covered in the course are: the role of schooling in a democratic society, socio-cultural perspectives of the schooling process, biculturalism and critical pedagogy, and institutional agents and supportive schools.
Grade of B or higher required.
ISLA only.
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EDLA 6423 Student Learning and Professional Growth for Diverse Students, Families, Staff, and Community and Residency/Fieldwork Component
4 semester hours
This course assists candidates to understand the role that learning, leadership, leading for learning, and learning leaders play in the practice of being a reflective practitioner. Candidates will learn how to lead learning both directly and indirectly in their organization. This class provides candidates with a variety of opportunities to consider teaching the challenge of driving instruction through curriculum and professional teaching standards, observations, evaluations and interventions, accountability systems, professional development and data-driven decision making. Candidates will participate in residency/fieldwork experiences designed to facilitate the application of theoretical concepts in a practical setting. There will be a strong emphasis on cultural and linguistic diversity, special education and the successful development of English Language Learners, and the parent-school relationship.
Grade of B or higher required.
Concurrent enrollment in EDLA 6426 required.
Prerequisites: EDLA 6421 and EDLA 6428 .
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EDLA 6424 Organizational Management for Student Learning
3 semester hours
A survey of strategies for creating a school culture in which children with disabilities are included, based on a variety of frames, including political, economic, and legal, to serve students, families, staff, and community. Candidates will participate in residency/fieldwork experiences designed to facilitate the application of theoretical concepts in a practical setting. There will be a strong emphasis on cultural and linguistic diversity, special education and the successful development of English Language Learners, and the parent-school relationship.
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EDLA 6425 Transforming Organizations for Diverse Students, Families, Staff, and Community and Residency/Fieldwork Component
4 semester hours
Administrative candidates study how to plan, organize, implement, manage, facilitate, and evaluate the daily operations of schools. This management approach stresses systems models, needs assessment, management plans, administering contracts, technology use, management information systems, decision making processes, problem solving, decentralization, and accountability in a diverse cultural setting. Candidates will participate in residency/fieldwork experiences designed to facilitate the application of theoretical concepts in a practical setting. There will be a strong emphasis on cultural and linguistic diversity, special education and the successful development of English Language Learners, and the parent-school relationship.
Grade of B or higher required.
Concurrent enrollment in EDLA 6995 is required.
Prerequisite: EDLA 6427 .
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EDLA 6427 Advocacy from a Legal Perspective
3 semester hours
This hands-on leadership course examines the school leaders, as advocate, as his/her comprehensive duty to ensure school/district compliance with CA Education Code and local, state, and federal mandates so to make certain success for ALL students. Important legal and ethical issues will be explored via a case study approach; enhancing the candidate’s analytical and problem-solving skills. The course will represent a microcosm of the opportunities, challenges and issues which school leaders encounter. Additional focus will be placed on compliance with special education and disability rights law, with an emphasis on cultural competency, English language learners, and non-traditional learning environments, i.e., charter schools. Candidates will participate in residency/fieldwork experiences designed to facilitate the application of theoretical concepts in a practical setting. There will be a strong emphasis on cultural and linguistic diversity, special education and the successful development of English Language Learners, and the parent-school relationship.
Grade of B or higher required.
Prerequisites: EDLA 6423 and EDLA 6426 .
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EDLA 6428 Business of Education
3 semester hours
This course focuses on providing education leaders with knowledge of concepts and current practices in the management of business functions in schools. Course will emphasize practical issues related to budgeting and finance, operations, and human resource development. Candidates will learn to filter business management decisions and practices through the lens of learning and achieving equity for students. Candidates will participate in residency/fieldwork experiences designed to facilitate the application of theoretical concepts in a practical setting. There will be a strong emphasis on cultural and linguistic diversity, special education and the successful development of English Language Learners, and the parent-school relationship.
Grade of B or higher required.
Concurrent enrollment in EDLA 6421 is required.
Prerequisite: EDLA 6422 .
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EDLA 6429 Specializing in Charter Schools
3 semester hours
This course will provide an overview of management for running effective charter schools. Course will emphasize the unique aspects of charters as public schools that possess a substantial amount of autonomy in exchange for high levels of public accountability. Candidates will learn how effective practices in budgeting and finance, operations, human resource development, facilities management, governance, and fundraising contribute to high levels of student achievement in charter schools.
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EDLA 6430 Mission-Focused Leadership in Catholic Education
3 semester hours
This course will provide new and aspiring administrators with the historical roots of Catholic education as it relates to the mission of the Church in a contemporary context. It will further examine the practices of Religious Education and Catholic Identity that promote mature faith in adults as well as children within and beyond the Catholic school setting. This course will present an analysis of the theological, philosophical, historical, and sociological aspects of American Catholic education, with a focus on policy implications for the contemporary context of the Catholic Church. Topics to be discussed include fostering a Christian climate in the school community, principled-based leadership, catechetical leadership, the role of discipleship, lifelong faith development, and service activities that empower people to become leaders in social justice.
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EDLA 6431 Organizational Leadership in Catholic Education
3 semester hours
This course is designed to give new and aspiring administrators theory and research in Catholic school leadership, management, organizations, change facilitation, and decision making within the context of the Catholic Church and its educational institutions. Candidates will be able to plan, organize, implement, manage, facilitate and evaluate the daily operation of Catholic schools in ways that achieve organizational goals and lead to the safe, productive operation of schools. This course will specifically focus upon the role and responsibilities associated with governance, strategic planning, human resource administration, school finance, accounting, public relations, marketing, development, admissions, and educational law as it pertains to Catholic schools.
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EDLA 6432 Instructional Leadership in Catholic Education
3 semester hours
This course will provide the new and aspiring administrator with the necessary knowledge and skills for curriculum development, instruction, and assessment in Catholic elementary and secondary schools. Candidates will articulate a vision for student learning consistent with a well-developed Catholic school philosophy and explore ways to lead individuals and groups toward the accomplishment of common goals and objectives in a collaborative environment. This course will focus on the evaluation and use of technological resources available to the globalized learning community of the present and future.
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EDLA 6840 Spirituality and Leadership in Catholic School Teaching
3 semester hours
This course will engage students to view their role as spiritual leaders who participate in creating a culture of renewal in U.S. Catholic elementary and high schools.Throughout the course students will deepen their understanding of their vocation as Catholic school teachers, while critically reflecting and analyzing the spiritual and faith practices of their respective schools. Students will be introduced to basic foundations of Catholicism, new paradigms for religious education, and contemporary issues in the Church. They will explore the spirituality of K-12 students, ecclesiological issues flowing from Vatican II, evangelization, and social justice issues in Catholic education.
PLACE only.
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EDLA 6841 Private School Law and Ethics
3 semester hours
This course is designed for aspiring and new private school administrators to become knowledgeable of the history and practice of educational law as it pertains to private education. Topics include: constitutional law, administrative law, common law, contract law, canon law, torts, contracts and unions, rights and duties, anti-discrimination law as it applies to individuals with disabilities, property rights, the duties and ethics of principals and teachers, copyright laws, and child abuse reporting procedures.
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EDLA 6842 Leadership in Catholic Education
3 semester hours
This course is designed to give new and aspiring administrators theory and research in the following areas: leadership, management, organizations, change facilitation, and decision making within the context of the Catholic Church and its educational institutions. This course will also focus upon the role and responsibilities associated with school finance, accounting, development, and management.
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EDLA 6998 Special Studies
1 TO 3 semester hours
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EDLA 6999 Independent Studies
1 TO 3 semester hours
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EDLA 7000 Sociopolitical Context of Education: Policy and Reform
3 semester hours
This course provides a study of educational policy at the local, state, and national levels, including the sociocultural and sociopolitical contexts of education. Additional focus will be on the relationship between educational policy, leadership, and reform movements. The course will feature prominent guest speakers who are leaders in policy formation and a field trip to Sacramento.
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EDLA 7001 Leadership for Social Justice in Education
3 semester hours
This course examines various approaches to conceptualizing, interpreting, and making operational social justice. The course will review the historical development of the concept of social justice in an interdisciplinary manner. Particular attention will be given to: critically competing ethical and religious theories of justice; sociological factors of schools as institutions of injustice and cultures that can promote an ethos to further justice; the relationships of the ethical theory of justice of educational institutions; and the examination of pedagogy for social justice. The goal of the course is to bring together ethics, sociology of education, and concrete pedagogy.
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EDLA 7002 Moral and Ethical Leadership
3 semester hours
This course examines ethics in education, moral development theory, and leadership theory. Emphasis will be placed on the role of the individual in the development of principles and practices of just and caring leadership. Critical inquiry into the responsibility of leaders for the protection and promotion of democratic schooling and global citizenship is highlighted.
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EDLA 7004 Organizational Theory and Change
3 semester hours
This course will focus on organizational theory and culture, systemic change, and supervision of programs and personnel. The role of the leader as an agent for transformative change, an informed implementer of technology to reduce the digital divide, and facilitator for community collaboration is examined.
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EDLA 7005 Educational Change and Innovation
3 semester hours
This course provides an in-depth examination of educational policy making processes, through the lens of education reform movements and the political nature of these issues, utilizing a historical and ideological approach. The course will focus on the history and analysis of national, state, and local policies, processes, standards, and reform movements applied to general and special education. An additional focus of the course will be the analysis of the equity and adequacy issues governing school finance.
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EDLA 7020 Situated Inquiry in Education
3 semester hours
This introductory course provides educational leaders with an integrated methodological approach to practitioner research through school and classroom-based research. A survey of quantitative and qualitative methods will be the basis for situated inquiry in which candidates are introduced to field-based, problem-solving research, survey research methodology, program evaluation research, and technology. Candidates will improve skills in the development of research instruments and tools for data collection.
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EDLA 7022 Qualitative Research in Education
3 semester hours
This advanced research course focuses on a variety of qualitative research methods and designs for diverse educational settings, including ethnography, observations, interviews, and case studies. The research will be focused through the lends of social justice.
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EDLA 7023 Doctoral Colloquia
2 semester hours
The doctoral colloquia are designed to support doctoral candidates in completing research, analyzing data, further developing leadership skills, and investigating career opportunities. Special topics will address these issues.
Credit/No Credit.
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EDLA 7040 Context and Current Topics in Public Education
3 semester hours
This seminar explores the historical, philosophical, and structural issues in public education. The seminar will include a discussion and analysis of the current issues defining and challenging public P-12 education.
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EDLA 7042 Management of Fiscal/Human Capital
3 semester hours
The recruitment, management, and assessment of fiscal and human resources will be explored through the lends of social justice. This course includes the following: national, state, and local funding and fiscal management; human resource recruitment, renention, and evaluation; equity analysis of resources for diversity; strategies for building effective learning communities; and an analysis of the equity and adequacy issues governing school finance.
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EDLA 7043 Legal and Policy Issues in Education
3 semester hours
Candidates examine legal frameworks of national, state, and local government and educational entities. The focus of the course will be on the political and sociological forces affecting general education programs, services for students with exceptional needs, and other categorical programs. Course topics include laws affecting education and the application of legal principles to current policies and practices.
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EDLA 7045 Transformational Leadership for Student Achievement
3 semester hours
This course examines components of reflective leadership and the relationship to educational achievement for diverse populations. This course will emphasize a sociocultural perspective which will guide the exploration of leadership related to accountability, instruction and assessment. The theory and practice of transformational leadership informed by a social justice perspective will be foundational components.
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EDLA 7060 Context and Current Topics in Private Education
3 semester hours
This seminar explores the historical, philosophical, structural, and theological issues in Catholic, private, and charter schools, as well as non-public schools serving students with exceptional needs. The seminar will include a discussion and analysis of the current issues defining and challenging Private K-12 education and the influence of Catholic social teaching in these topics.
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EDLA 7098 Special Studies
1 TO 3 semester hours
Consent of Coordinator required.
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EDLA 7099 Independent Studies
1 TO 3 semester hours
Consent of Coordinator required.
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EDLA 7101 Special Topics in Education I
3 semester hours
Seminar in selected topics in education.
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EDLA 7102 Special Topics in Education II
3 semester hours
Seminar in selected topics in education.
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EDLA 7103 Seminar on Social Justice
3 semester hours
Seminar in selected topics in social justice.
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EDLA 7104 Seminar on Leadership
3 semester hours
Seminar in selected topics in educational leadership.
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EDLA 7950 Dissertation Proposal Design
2 semester hours
A seminar designed to assist candidates in the development and design of the dissertation proposal.
Prior to beginning the research phase of the dissertation, candidates will be required to submit a proposal to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for approval.
Institutional Review Board approval required.
Credit/No Credit.
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EDLA 7951 Dissertation Seminar I
2 semester hours
Seminar designed to support doctoral candidates in development research design, conducting literature research, and collecting data.
Credit/No Credit.
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EDLA 7952 Dissertation Seminar II
2 semester hours
Seminar designed to support doctoral candidates in completing research and analyzing data.
Credit/No Credit.
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EDLA 7953 Doctoral Seminar I
2 semester hours
Candidates will enroll in 2 semester hours each semester leading to completion and acceptance of dissertation. Credit/No Credit.
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EDLA 7954 Doctoral Seminar II
2 semester hours
Candidates will enroll in 2 semester hours each semester until completion and acceptance of dissertation. Credit/No Credit.
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