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Doctoral Standards
The Ph.D. program in Leadership and Policy at Niagara University is intended to prepare Ph.D. students
through drawing on extensive research experience and real-world understanding and practice. Further,
Niagara University’s faculty uses the following doctoral standards as a guide to prepare Ph.D. students
to be thoughtful and effective agents of change in leadership and policy.
ADS 710 “Organizational Theory, Development & Strategic Change”
ADS 720 “Process, Politics and Evaluation of Public and Social Policy”
ADS 730 “Organizational Assessment and Accountability”
ADS 710 “Organizational Theory, Development & Strategic Change”
ADS 740 “Leadership in a Global Society”
ADS 750 “Diversity in Organizations”
ADS 805 “Research and Statistics”
ADS 807 “Geographical Information Systems and Research”
ADS 810 “Research Seminar”
ADS 840 “Doctoral Seminar”
ADS 850 “Dissertation”
ADS 760 “Ethical Practices in Leadership and Policy”
ADS 810 “Research Seminar”
ADS 820 “Advanced Quantitative Research”
ADS 830 “Advanced Qualitative Research”
ADS 840 “Doctoral Seminar”
ADS 850 “Dissertation”
ADS 720 “Process, Politics and Evaluation of Public and Social Policy”
ADS 730 “Organizational Assessment and Accountability”
ADS 740 “Leadership in a Global Society”
ADS 750 “Diversity in Organizations”
ADS 770 “Economic and Financial Policy Leadership in a Global Society”
ADS 805 “Research and Statistics”
ADS 807 “Geographical Information Systems and Research”
ADS 810 “Research Seminar”
ADS 820 “Advanced Quantitative Research”
ADS 830 “Advanced Qualitative Research”
ADS 840 “Doctoral Seminar”
*All of our research courses touch on technology, including dissertations courses
** All of our courses are now virtual and require technological expertise to effectively participate in them
*** Continuous refinement of individual student PhD Program E-Portfolio