Overview

Education

Throughout the Leadership Studies - Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management program at Louisiana State University, students explore leadership theory focusing on practical data-driven results; understanding group dynamics and motivation; the mentoring and coaching process for cultivating future leaders; building efficient learning and development opportunities; the use of power, politics, and influence in organizations; and data collection, analysis, and research techniques to inform practice.

Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management focuses on providing students with the ability to assess and avoid risks, remove communication barriers between activated teams, emergency disaster managers and communication specialists, and enhance emergency management skills for those operating in federal or state positions, hospitals, colleges and universities, research institutions, nonprofit organizations, and private industry.

The Leadership Studies program provides working professionals with relevant and practical research skills to utilize leadership theories for transformational change and knowledge to identify and solve problems of practice through collaboration with key stakeholders. Students will be given the opportunity to develop these attributes through engaging courses, research endeavors, and interactive networking experiences.

Programme Structure

Topics covered in this degree include:

Leadership theory focusing on practical data-driven results

Group dynamics and motivation

The mentoring and coaching process for cultivating future leaders

Building efficient learning and development opportunities

The use of power, politics, and influence in organizations

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-10-11 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

63 SCH

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Emergency & Disaster Management Educational Leadership Leadership View 82 other PhDs in Educational Leadership in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

The LSUS Graduate Studies Application for Graduate Admission, complying with all applicable guidelines and standards official copies of transcripts of all prior college work attempted.

Master's degree from regionally accredited college or university with a minimum cumulative graduate GPA of 3.5/4.0. Applicants with a cumulative graduate GPA between 3.0 and 3.49 may be considered for admission following the formal review process and an admission decision by the Department Chair of Leadership Studies.
All official transcripts from institutions where coursework has been attempted.
Resume/CV
Professional recommendation letters from three sources
Purpose statement from the applicant

Tuition Fee

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International

29448 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 29448 USD per year during 24 months.
National

29448 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 29448 USD per year during 24 months.
In-State

12533 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12533 USD per year during 24 months.

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