General Education Core | 12 Units
For information on General Education requirements for doctoral students, click here.
Core Curriculum | 18 Units
Ecclesial Principles of Catholic Education
This course will cover an historical, philosophical, sociological, and political study of American Catholic education in the context of the original common school and today's public school.
School Law and Private Education
Analysis of principal legal and constitutional issues in federal and state law affecting educators, including liability, contract law, and major church-state rulings.
Moral Development
Study of the cognitive developmental theory of moral development, comparing and contrasting it with other major theories. Review of the materials, research, and methods related to moral education. Practicum relating research and educational practice required.
Curriculum and Instruction Leadership in Schools
This course presents curriculum and instruction from a leadership perspective within the contemporary context of the Catholic schools. It integrates models, research, and practical applications of design and evaluation of curriculum and instruction. Development of a curriculum model for a particular school will be required as a final project.
Leadership and Educational Administration
Examination of significant theories and research in the management of educational organizations, leadership, planning, change, administrative styles, decision-making, and informal organization, particularly within the Catholic school community.
Personnel Leadership in Schools
This course will address current issues facing Catholic school administrators in the areas of leadership theory. The course will further cover in-depth topics of communication styles, problem-solving, hiring and dismissal, supervision, teacher evaluation, retention, mentoring, stress, conflict resolution, teacher induction, in-service, and staff development.
Electives | 18 Units
For information on available elective courses, please see the USF General Catalog.
Dissertation Development, Research and Writing | 12 Units
Introduction to Doctoral Research: Catholic School Education
This mentorship engages the student and faculty member in research of a topic of interest to the student, and stimulates student exploration of topic selection for doctoral research. It is required of all CEL doctoral students, and should be taken early in doctoral studies.
Dissertation Proposal Seminar
Prerequisites: GEDU - 706, GEDU - 708 and one General Education Foundations course. The essentials of developing a model proposal for the research project leading to a dissertation. Specific components of a good proposal, analysis of research proposals, and student research projects.
Dissertation Proposal Development
Directed proposal development in consultation with dissertation committee.
Dissertation Research and Writing
The design, preparation, and writing of the dissertation research study in consultation with the dissertation committee. Advancement to candidacy required.
