Educational Studies Ed.D.

Degree Requirements — 64 Credits

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Educational Studies Core — 12 hours

EDF 662 Foundations of Curriculum Development & Instructional Practice (3)

EDF 670 Introduction of Research Literature (3)

EDF 685 Philosophical Foundations of Education (3)

EDF 700 Implementation & Evaluation of Curriculum (3)

or

EDF 790 Supervised Practicum in Professional Teacher Preparation (3)

Research Core — 12 hours

(Coursework completed previously may be substituted for related research courses, within limits allowed by Graduate School)

SRM 602 Statistical Methods I (3)

SRM 680 Introduction to Qualitative Research (3)

Qualitative Strand

SRM 685 Educational Ethnography (3)

and

EDF 601 Discourse Analysis in Language and Literacy Research (3)

Quantitative Strand

SRM 603 Statistical Methods II (3)

and

SRM 700 Advanced Research Methods (3)

Candidates complete one cognate — 24 hours

 

A cognate must be multidisciplinary oriented. Candidates will design the cognate with the assistance of their program advisor.

Sample cognates:

Curriculum Studies in Secondary Education Settings

Curriculum Studies in Elementary Education Settings

Reading

Social Foundations of Education

Assessment

Bilingual, Multicultural, and ESL Education

Educational Reform

Educational Psychology

Educational Technology

Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership

Educational Leadership

Sport Pedagogy

Dissertation — 16 hours

EDF 797 Doctoral Proposal Research (1-4)

EDF 799 Doctoral Dissertation (1-12) Take 12 hours

Other program requirements

1.	Scholarly paper requirement: All doctoral students in this program will be required to complete and submit one publishable paper, prior to completing comprehensive examinations. Other research endeavors prior to the dissertation are encouraged.

2.

Applicants for this degree must be evaluated by the School of Teacher Education and the Graduate School. This is a limited enrollment program. The applicant’s faculty advisor will determine the graduate applicants’ program of study. A minimum of 64 credit hours is required for the completion of this degree. The extent of an individual’s program will be dependent upon previous college work and/or professional experience.