Program Summary for Ed.S. in Digital Leadership
During your time at FHSU, your program of study in the Department of Advanced Education Programs will prepare you to face the challenges of leading in a variety of educational settings. You must maintain a 3.25 grade point average in all graduate coursework and complete your classes within six years.
Specialist in Education - Digital Leadership Curriculum
| CORE COURSES | ||
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| APS 924 | The Scholarly Mind | 1 |
| APS 925 | Scholarly Skills for the Practitioner | 1 |
| APS 926 | The Strategic Thinker | 1 |
| APS 927 | Strategic Planning | 1 |
| APS 963 | Policy, Law, and Education | 1 |
| APS 941 | Designing Professional Learning | 1 |
| APS 933* | Foundations of Research | 3 |
| DGLS 979* | Practicum in Digital Leadership | 3 |
| APS 997 OR APS 998* | Capstone OR Proposal | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
| COGNATE COURSES | ||
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| DGLS 924 | The Digital Citizen | 1 |
| DGLS 930 | Message Design | 1 |
| DGLS 931 | Culture Shaping | 1 |
| DGLS 942 | Culture Shifting | 1 |
| DGLS 943 | The Driver of Innovation: The Learner | 1 |
| DGLS 944 | The Driver of Innovation: The Leader | 1 |
| DGLS 956 | Digital Innovation and Strategy: Change Management | 1 |
| DGLS 957 | Digital Innovation and Strategy: Coolhunting | 1 |
| INF 850 | Trends and Issues in Cybersecurity | 1 |
| INF 851 | Advanced Topics in Human-Computer Interaction | 1 |
| DGLS 967 | Leadership in Digital Data | 1 |
| DGLS 968 | Closing the Loop | 1 |
| Total | 12 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 |
All credit toward the specialist in education degree must be earned at FHSU. Any exception to this requirement must have the prior approval of the Dean of the Graduate School.