Organization & Management (Ph.D.) - Leadership

Organization & Management (Ph.D.) - Leadership

Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.

Organization & Management Core
BMAL 703Managing the Contemporary Organization3
BMAL 704Leading Organizational Change3
BMAL 710Understanding the Organization3
BMAL 714Risk Management Process and Practice3
BUSI 702PhD Program Orientation 13
BUSI 750Managing Human Resources3
BUSI 770Strategy Formulation and Strategic Thinking3
Total Hours21
1

BUSI 702 is a required first entry course for all students in this degree

Research Courses
BUSI 711Foundations of Fundamental and Theoretical Research Methods3
BUSI 815Qualitative Research Methods3
BUSI 816Advanced Qualitative Research Methods3
or BUSI 821 Advanced Quantitative Research Methods
BUSI 820Quantitative Research Methods3
BUSI 886PhD Research Concept3
Total Hours15
Leadership Cognate
BMAL 702Leadership Theory3
BMAL 727Leading Effective Teams3
BMAL 770Ethical Leadership3
Total Hours9
Dissertation Courses
BUSI 987Dissertation I5
BUSI 988Dissertation II5
BUSI 989Dissertation III5
BUSI 990Dissertation IV0
Total Hours15

All applicable prerequisites must be met

Graduation Requirements

  • Complete 60 hours
  • A maximum of 50% of a post-graduate and doctoral degree may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
  • 3.0 GPA
  • No grades lower than a B- may be applied to the degree
  • Degree must be completed within 7 years
  • Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date

Program Offered in Online Format

Plan of Study Grid
First SemesterHours
BMAL 703 Managing the Contemporary Organization 3
BMAL 710 Understanding the Organization 3
BUSI 702 PhD Program Orientation 1 3
BUSI 710 Foundations of Applied Research Methods 3
 Hours12
Second Semester
BMAL 702 Leadership Theory 3
BMAL 704 Leading Organizational Change 3
BMAL 727 Leading Effective Teams 3
BUSI 750 Managing Human Resources 3
 Hours12
Third Semester
BMAL 714 Risk Management Process and Practice 3
BUSI 770 Strategy Formulation and Strategic Thinking 3
BUSI 815 Qualitative Research Methods 3
BUSI 820 Quantitative Research Methods 3
 Hours12
Fourth Semester
BMAL 770 Ethical Leadership 3
BUSI 816
Advanced Qualitative Research Methods
or Advanced Quantitative Research Methods
3
BUSI 886 PhD Research Concept 3
 Hours9
Fifth Semester
BUSI 987 Dissertation I 5
 Hours5
Sixth Semester
BUSI 988 Dissertation II 5
 Hours5
Seventh Semester
BUSI 989 Dissertation III 5
 Hours5
Eighth Semester
BUSI 990 Dissertation IV 0
 Hours0
 Total Hours60
1

BUSI 702 is a required first entry course for all students in this degree.

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