Dissertation Process

This section of the Research Doctoral Handbook serves as the DISSERTATION HANDBOOK.

Each candidate for the PhD in Leadership must successfully complete a dissertation based on the candidate’s own systematic inquiry into an area of advanced research in leadership. The dissertation is intended to:

  1. demonstrate the student’s competency in research methodology,
  2. to demonstrate the student’s ability to think critically and systematically, and
  3. to make a significant contribution to the literature base of the field of leadership and church ministry.