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Education: Curriculum and Instruction Specialization - PhD

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School of Teacher Education & LeadershipGraduatePHD

Program Overview

Program Requirements

Program Learning Outcomes

Total Credits Required In Program Coursework

60

Total Credits Required To Earn This Credential

60
Completion requirement

All Ph.D. in Education students must complete the required Curriculum & Instruction Specialization Core and Research Methods coursework. Additionally, the Ph.D. in Education program offers coursework across five concentration areas for fulfilling requirements for an area of Concentration. Please review the most current planning guides on the TEAL concentration area websites.

The following are concentration options:

  • Science Education

  • Literacy Education

  • Cultural Studies

  • Mathematics Education

  • School Leadership

Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Recommended:

  1. course - Education Literature Reviews 3 credit(s)

AND

Two research methods courses, course and course, are required for Science Education concentration area students.

Complete ALL of the following Courses:
AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

NOTE:

course- Register for a total of 12 credits.

AND
Students must also complete 8 elective credits.

Recommended:

  1. course - Qualitative Research Apprenticeship (1-3 credits)

  2. course - Ethnography (3 credits)

  3. course - Qualitative Data Analysis (3 credits)

Recommended Research Courses:

  1. course - Introduction to Program Evaluation (3 credits)

  2. course - Research for Teachers (3 credits)

  3. course - Autoethnography as Research Methodology (3 credits)

  4. course - Discourse Analysis in Education (3 credits)

  5. course - Advanced Studies in Literacy Assessment and Intervention (3 credits)

  6. course - Single Subject Research Methods and Designs (3 credits)

See you Ph.D Advisor for guidance.

Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Recommended:

  1. course - Education Literature Reviews 3 credit(s)

AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
AND
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

NOTE:

course- Register for a total of 12 credits.

AND
Students must also complete additional elective credits.

Recommended:

  1. course - Literacy Research Apprenticeship (1 credit) (can be repeated for a total of 2 credits)

  2. course - Researching K-12 Literacy through Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts (3 credits)

  3. course - Literacy Education Teacher Preparation and Development (3 credits)

Recommended Research Courses:

  1. course - Introduction to Program Evaluation (3 credits)

  2. course - Research for Teachers (3 credits)

  3. course - Qualitative Research Apprenticeship (1 credit)

  4. course - Autoethnography as Research Methodology (3 credits)

  5. course - Discourse Analysis in Education (3 credits)

  6. course - Single Subject Research Methods and Designs (3 credits)

  7. course - Ethnography (3 credits)

See you Ph.D Advisor for guidance.

Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Recommended:

  1. course - Education Literature Reviews 3 credit(s)

AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:

AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
AND
Earn at least 9 credits from the following:

NOTE:

  1. course - Register for 3 credits. This is a special topics course that changes topics.

AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

NOTE:

course- Register for a total of 12 credits.

AND
Students must also complete additional elective credits.

Recommended:

  1. course - History of Policy and Change in US Schools (3)

  2. course - Diversity Issues in Instructional Leadership (3)

  3. course - Special Topics: Education in Refugee Populations – Jordan (3)

  4. course/course (1-3 credits) (No more than 5 credits of course and course)

  5. course - Socio-Cultural Learning Theory (3)

    or course - Community Partnerships (3)

    or course - Theory and Research in Social Inequality (3)

    or course - Race and Ethnicity (3)

Recommended Research Courses:

  1. course - Introduction to Program Evaluation (3 credits)

  2. course - Research for Teachers (3 credits)

  3. course - Qualitative Research Apprenticeship (1 credit)

  4. course - Autoethnography as Research Methodology (3 credits)

  5. course - Discourse Analysis in Education (3 credits)

  6. course - Advanced Studies in Literacy Assessment and Intervention (3 credits)

  7. course - Single Subject Research Methods and Designs (3 credits)

  8. course - Ethnography (3 credits)

    See you Ph.D Advisor for guidance.

Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Recommended Course:
 • course - Education Literature Reviews 3 credit(s)

AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
AND
Earn at least 18 credits from the following:

NOTE:

  1. Work with your Ph.D. Advisor to determine which 18 credits to register for

AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

NOTE:

course- Register for a total of 12 credits.

AND
Students must also complete additional elective credits.

Recommended:

  1. Additional math or research courses are highly recommended.

  2. Recommended Research Courses:

    1. course - Introduction to Program Evaluation (3 credits)

    2. course - Research for Teachers (3 credits)

    3. course - Qualitative Research Apprenticeship (1 credit)

    4. course - Autoethnography as Research Methodology (3 credits)

    5. course - Discourse Analysis in Education (3 credits)

    6. course - Advanced Studies in Literacy Assessment and Intervention (3 credits)

    7. course - Single Subject Research Methods and Designs (3 credits)

    8. course - Ethnography (3 credits)

    See your Ph.D. Advisor for guidance.

Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Recommended:

  1. course - Education Literature Reviews 3 credit(s)

AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

NOTE:

course- Register for a total of 12 credits.

AND
Students must also complete additional elective credits.

Recommended:

  1. course - Introduction to Program Evaluation (3 credits)

  2. course - Research for Teachers (3 credits)

  3. course - Qualitative Research Apprenticeship (1 credit)

  4. course - Autoethnography as Research Methodology (3 credits)

  5. course - Discourse Analysis in Education (3 credits)

  6. course - Advanced Studies in Literacy Assessment and Intervention (3 credits)

  7. course - Single Subject Research Methods and Designs (3 credits)

  8. course - Ethnography (3 credits)

See you Ph.D Advisor for guidance.