Doctor of Management - Executive Leadership Concentration
The Doctor of Management with a concentration in Executive Leadership is a 100-credit-hour terminal degree in management. The program includes 40 credit hours of core management courses, 20 credit hours of executive leadership concentration courses, 4 credit hours of symposium-related courses, and 36 credit hours of doctoral research. The research element will culminate in a dissertation.
The Doctor of Management is a terminal degree for management professionals. The program helps students prepare to think and act strategically and provides the opportunity to enhance their abilities to make positive contributions in their chosen area of management expertise. The executive leadership concentration is for those seeking to pursue careers in leadership at a senior level or develop a consulting practice. Students in the program have a variety of electives available to hone skills in other areas, such as project management, global leadership, or non-profit leadership. This concentration combines core leadership and management theory and practice with research process.
Doctor of Management Outcomes
- Demonstrate fluency within the chosen discipline and demonstrate the ability to support business strategy and organizational missions in changing environments
- Develop proficiency in strategic planning and solution-generation in the context of internal and external managerial responsibilities
- Integrate theories, models, skills, and competencies in support of organizational missions
Executive Leadership Concentration Outcomes
- Design change management plans to meet organizational strategic vision and objectives
- Apply leadership theories and team-building principles to direct, develop, and guide diverse individuals and teams in meeting organizational goals
- Evaluate internal and external environments and make HR, finance, and strategic decisions to ensure organizational goals are being accomplished in the most efficient and effective manner
- Demonstrate fluency with the body of knowledge in leadership in current management theory
Degree Requirements
Courses: Core
| MGMT802 | Management Theory | 4 |
| MGMT808 | Management and Ethics | 4 |
| MGMT818 | Leadership Theory and Development | 4 |
| MGMT822 | Application of Action Research | 4 |
| MGMT824 | Strategic Thinking and Organizational Alignment | 4 |
| MGMT828 | Practice and Theory of Consulting and Intervention | 4 |
| MGMT832 | Organization Innovation and Scenario Thinking | 4 |
| RES804 | Principles of Research Methods and Design | 4 |
| RES812 | Qualitative Research Methods | 4 |
| RES814 | Quantitative Research Methods | 4 |
| RES860 | Doctoral Research I: Principles of Research and Writing | 4 |
| RES861 | Doctoral Research II: Annotated Bibliography | 4 |
| RES862 | Dissertation Research Process | 4 |
| RES863 | Doctoral Research III: Dissertation Literature Review | 4 |
| RES864 | Doctoral Research IV: Dissertation Methods | 4 |
| RES865 | Doctoral Research V: Dissertation Introduction | 4 |
| RES866 | Doctoral Research VI: Dissertation Findings | 4 |
| RES867 | Doctoral Research VII: Dissertation Discussion and Conclusion | 4 |
| RES868 | Doctoral Research VIII: Dissertation Conclusion | 4 |
| SYMP801 | Doctoral Symposium I | 2 |
| SYMP802 | Doctoral Symposium II | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 80 |
Courses: Concentration
| LDR870 | Self-Insight and Personal Development as a Leader | 4 |
| LDR872 | Leading Change | 4 |
| LDR874 | Special Topics in Leadership | 4 |
| LDR876 | Leadership, Technology and Social Media | 4 |
| MGMT878 | Advanced Career Strategies for the Scholar-Practitioner | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Total Credit Hours: 100
Program Areas of Focus
The program emphasizes three areas of focus: Research and Writing; Leadership and Change Management; and the specific concentration discipline.
Graduation Requirements
In addition to the successful completion of 100 credit hours with an acceptable GPA, students must also satisfactorily complete their research proposal and final dissertation. The research proposal must be approved by the student’s Research Supervisor and University Reviewer. The dissertation, which must be approved by the student’s dissertation committee, is an extensive document that includes the research study. In addition, graduation requires presentation of the final dissertation. Symposium
Doctoral programs at Colorado Technical University require a residential symposium. Additional information about CTU's doctoral symposium can be located in the Doctoral Symposium section of this catalog.
Program Accreditations and Alignments
The program was developed to align with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Executive Leadership Core Qualifications for Senior Executives.
Locations
- Aurora (Denver Area)
- Virtual Campus