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Learning Management
This specialization prepares you to develop innovative solutions to the most critical organizational challenges through the human side of creating, sharing, and using knowledge. Learning Management is focused on developing learning organizations and the education of participants, including the deployment of corporate universities.
Completion Requirements
- 100 total quarter credit hours
- Foundation course (6 cr.)
- Core/specialization courses (34 cr.)
- 2 Core Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs) (24 cr.)*
- Foundation Research Sequence (12 cr.)
- Advanced Research course (4 cr.)
- Proposal, dissertation, and oral presentation (20 cr.)
- Professional Development Plan and program of study
- Four Ph.D. residencies to equal a minimum of 16 units
Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.
Foundation Course
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| AMDS 8008 | Foundations for Doctoral Study | 6 |
Core Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| AMDS 8800 | Epistemology and the Practice of Knowledge and Learning Management | 4 |
| AMDS 8335 | Principles of Knowledge Management (Six-week course) | 4 |
| AMDS 8801 | Principles of Learning Management (Six-week course) | 4 |
| AMDS 8899 | Capstone Seminar | 6 |
Foundation Research Sequence
This sequence provides the student with the background to effectively complete doctoral-level research. The sequence is composed of three online quarter-based courses:
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| RSCH 8100 | Research Theory, Design, and Methods | 4 |
| RSCH 8200 | Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis | 4 |
| RSCH 8300 | Qualitative Reasoning and Analysis | 4 |
Advanced Research Course
Select one of the following advanced research courses.
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| RSCH 8250Z | Advanced Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis | 4 |
| RSCH 8350Z | Advanced Qualitative Reasoning and Analysis | 4 |
| RSCH 8450Z | Advanced Mixed-Methods Reasoning and Analysis | 4 |
Specialization Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| Learning Management Courses | ||
| AMDS 8830 | Adult Learning | 4 |
| AMDS 8831 | Lifelong Learning | 4 |
| AMDS 8832 | Education Design for Adult Learners | 4 |
| AMDS 8833 | Integration of Knowledge and Learning Management With Strategic Educational Initiatives | 4 |
Knowledge Area Modules
Two appropriate KAMs (24 cr.)
Dissertation
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| AMDS 9000 | Dissertation | 20 |
For assistance in deciding which online degree specialization fits your goals, request information or speak with an enrollment advisor by calling 1-866-492-5336. A list of international toll-free phone numbers is available for students outside the United States.
You may also be interested in a Course-Based, Self-Directed, or Mixed-Model specialization.Course-Based
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- Information Systems Management
- Leadership and Organizational Change
Self-Directed
- Accounting
- Engineering Management
- Finance
- Leadership and Organizational Change
- Operations Research
- Self-Designed
Mixed-Model
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