| Description |
: The Ph.D. in organizational leadership is a research-based terminal degree that seeks to immediately facilitate the leadership abilities and roles of strategic mid-career professionals through its multidisciplinary theoretical approach, enabling these professionals to influence and invigorate organizations around the world. This multidisciplinary program integrates knowledge and research from the disciplines of psychology, sociology, theology, organization theory, as well as from allied disciplines. The central theme of the program is to provide a terminal degree that synthesizes knowledge from these diverse fields into a focused yet flexible plan of study that is useful to leaders in all forms of organizations.
Regent University is uniquely positioned to provide a leadership program that enhances and empowers emerging scholars, teachers and leaders. Our values-oriented educational perspective is based on a biblical foundation and provides a substantive distinctive in this program.
Students acquire breadth of knowledge across the organizational leadership field and pursue in-depth research in key areas. Within limits, students tailor the selection of electives to their individual goals and dissertation research. Under-girding the entire program is critical thinking, scholarly research, writing and learning from a Christian worldview.
The Ph.D. can be completed in a minimum of three years (nine semesters including residencies), but usually is completed in four to four and a half years. The maximum time allowed to complete the program is seven years. In addition, doctoral students must maintain continuous enrollment in the program during all academic years (i.e., three semesters, including residency, each calendar year). However, a student may request a leave of absence during the first five semesters of required courses. The student would then resume doctoral studies one year later at the start of the unfinished semester and would participate as a member of the new cohort. Each semester is approximately 13 weeks in length.
Students may choose to receive the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study mid-way through the Ph.D. program once they have successfully completed 30 semester hours of coursework. In some cases, attaining this post-graduate certificate assists students with job promotion and/or salary increase. Once students reach this level, they are encouraged to continue their studies to complete the Ph.D. in organizational leadership, which involves an additional 30 semester hours of coursework including comprehensive exams and a scholarly dissertation. |
