Doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) programs

One Ph.D. program in education, curriculum and instruction is offered in the department. Students may choose a major from one of ten tracks:

Education — curriculum and instruction:

• Art education
• Culture and Teaching
• Elementary education
• Family, youth, and community
• Learning technologies
• Literacy education:

  • Children’s and adolescent literature

  • Critical literacy and English education

  • Reading education

• Mathematics education
• Science education
• Second languages and cultures education

• English as a second language (ESL)

• Bilingual and immersion education

• Foreign language education

• Social studies education

The Ph.D. program requires a minimum of 78 semester credits (including 24 thesis credits), with courses representing the major, research methodology, educational foundations, and a minor or supporting program. Students may apply coursework taken toward a master’s degree to the Ph.D. program, depending upon its applicability to the Ph.D. and its currency. The Ph.D. program involves extensive coursework, exams, the dissertation, and final defense of the dissertation. Although it is common for applicants to hold a master’s degree upon applying for the Ph.D. program, it is not required.

• More about the doctoral degree (from the Graduate School Catalog)
• C&I graduate handbook
• Graduate School graduate handbook
• Form and resources

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