Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation

The department’s PhD program in Disability Disciplines prepares graduates for university faculty positions in research and personnel preparation in the areas of special education, rehabilitation, applied behavior analysis, disabilities studies, speech-language pathology and audiology. The PhD program is designed to develop students’ competence in (1) mastery of the theoretical and applied content underlying provision of appropriate and effective services for persons with disabilities; (2) ability to conduct independent research; and (3) ability to conduct effective personnel preparation, including college teaching and supervising students who are learning to deliver services.