Updated: January 19

PACIFIC INTERCONTINENTAL COLLEGE

(PIC)
Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership and Management Program
Major in Early Childhood Education

UNIT REQUIREMENTS

I. CORE COURSES Units 18

• Perspectives on Education I* 3
• Perspectives on Education II* 3
• Advanced Quantitative Research Methods* 3
• Advanced Qualitative Research Methods* 3
• Leadership: Theory, Decision Analysis through Change 3
and Transformation*
• Management of Data, Information, and Knowledge in 3
Education*

II. MAJOR COURSES 21

• Introduction to Quantitative Research 3

• Legal Issues and Public Policy for Individuals With 3
Disabilities 3
• Family Support and Guidance in Special Education 3
• Practicum: Methods and Materials for Young Children 3
with Disabilities 3
• The Development of Language and Literacy 3
• Development of Children and Youth with Disabilities 3
• Interdisciplinary Research Seminar in Curriculum and 3
Instruction Professional Inquiry and Analysis*
• Trends and Issues in Educational Evaluation*

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III. ELECTIVES/COGNATES COURSES 9

• Critical Issues in Student Learning* 3

• Trends and Issues in the Management of Educational 3
Institutions* 3
• Corporate Communication*

IV. DOCTORAL DISSERTATION 12

• Comprehensive Exam* Passed

• Dissertation Research* 12

Grand Total 60