This course focuses on utilizing knowledge and understanding of curriculum and assessment practices, design principles, and evaluation processes in various educational contexts. It will allow students to study curriculum, assessment, design, and evaluation principles with grants and grant writing as the vehicle to apply these ideas. Students will evaluate the impact of high-quality program development to support all populations. Students will also continue enhancing their doctoral research, strategies, and writing skills.

In this course, students will analyze diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in various educational and leadership contexts while reassessing their own perspective and experiences. There will be a focus on developing innovative strategies to address DEI needs. Students will also explore their own dissertation topic of interest through a DEI lens and continue to refine their research skills while exploring strategies to navigate the doctoral journey.

This course explores several contemporary leadership theories applicable to the education context. Using case studies and a selected problem of practice, students will propose solutions to real-world dilemmas impacting education today. An emphasis in diversity and inclusive leadership practices will encourage students to model decision-making skills that address the unique demands of today’s leaders. Students will also examine principles for leading change that will advance an agenda of equitable and sustainable outcomes for the entire learning community.

This course examines the history and philosophy of education, as well as a systematic analysis of the effect of social change on education and vice versa. Learners will also develop skills and strategies in scholarly research and establish professional goals.

Educational practice is based on theories and philosophies of learning and cognition. This course will focus on theories and philosophies of learning and cognition along with ways in which these theories are studied and applied in educational practice.
NOTE: This course must be taken at the University of Arizona Global Campus and may not be transferred from another institution.

In this course, the nonprofit organization, the governmental organization, and their structure and function are examined. Students will become familiar with different types of nonprofit and governmental organizations and their interrelated and often interdependent functions. Students will learn about the complexity of the public and nonprofit sectors functioning as a dynamic system of interrelated yet separate organizations that are governed by social and fiscal policy and regulation.

To broaden the student's understanding of criminal events, this course explores the impact of crime on victims, both in relation to the criminal event itself as well as its aftermath, when criminal justice agencies become involved. The student is also introduced to various viewpoints on trauma effects of victimization, responses to victimization, and media intervention. In addition, the course examines the role and participation of victims in the processing of criminal cases.

This course explores the various methodologies for assessing the needs of target populations through health risk assessments, biometric health screenings, medical insurance data, culture audits, and health interest surveys whose focus is to select appropriate interventions. Interventions covered will include organizational changes, integration of wellness initiatives with various departments and functions, utilizing current research, as well as health education and behavioral strategies. Efficacy of intervention strategies will be explored in terms of their ability to improve lifestyle, mental health, and enhanced organizational performance. Additional issues to be explored include information on our aging workforce, medical consumerism, and prevention of relapses. Students learn to prioritize and tailor the various interventions for organizations and will plan for involving a population in the health promotion interventions.

This course familiarizes the student with major areas of compliance in the administration of mental health agencies. Through readings and exercises students will explore HIPAA, JCAHO, other accrediting bodies, grant compliance, insurance regulations and lobbying efforts on behalf of mental health systems of care. Other topics may also be examined as new issues arise.