S T R AT E G I C LEADERSHIP IN E D U C AT I O N P H . D. C O L L E G E O F E D U C AT I O N
PURPOSE Leaders in PreK-12 and higher education face myriad organizational,
F E AT U R E D C O U R S E W O R K
political, fiscal and instructional challenges, and yet the opportunity
• Leadership: Theory to Practice
to have a positive impact on the lives and futures of young people is unparalleled for well-prepared educational leaders.
• Emotional Intelligence and Servant Leadership
Through the Belmont College of Education’s Strategic Leadership
• The Entrepreneurial Mindset
in Education Ph.D. program,* you can acquire the skills needed to
• Equity and Social Justice
change the trajectory of education through research and innovative
• Strategic Planning in Educational Organizations
practices. The education leaders of tomorrow must be able to clearly identify appropriate solutions and strategies to address complex
• Leadership for Change and Innovation
educational issues through leadership, research, and collaboration.
• Applied Research in Education
Education and related non-profit organizations must directly
• Educational Policy and Advocacy (Educational Leadership Concentration)
confront complex challenges that impact students, families, and communities.
• Faith and Civic Engagement (Faith and Justice Leadership Concentration)
Belmont’s research-based, leadership-focused Ph.D. program is
• Human Resource Management (Management/ Entrepreneurship Concentration)
designed to equip senior level practitioner-scholars from diverse backgrounds for advanced leadership and management roles in PreK-12 schools and districts, adult and higher education institutions, education-oriented foundations, nonprofit and faithbased organizations, and government.