Ed.D. Program Requirements
Students in the online Teachers, Schools, and Society (TSS) EdD program in Curriculum & Instruction must meet the following minimum requirements. (Note: these are minimum requirements and doctoral committees may require additional credits/tasks.)
- At least 90 credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree
- Attendance at the on-campus summer institutes during the first three summers of the program
- Successful completion of written and oral qualifying examinations (on-campus attendance for oral examination)
- Successful proposal and defense of a doctoral dissertation (on-campus attendance for defense)
Students are required to complete coursework in the following areas. (Note: these are minimums in each area and will not total the number of credits needed in the doctoral degree.)
- TSS Courses: 21+ credits
- Research Courses: 12-18 credits
- Advanced Research/Dissertation Research: 18-21 credits
- Elective (transferred from Masters degree): up to 30 credits
Years 1 and 2
TSS Courses:
- EDG 7252: Perspectives in Curriculum, Teaching, and Teacher Education
- EDG 7224: Critical Pedagogy
- EDG 7359: Professional Development and Teacher Learning
- EDF 6616: Education & American Culture
- EDG 7303: Teacher Learning and Socialization in Poverty Schools
- EEX 7047: Issues in Teacher Education (Special Topics)
- EDG 6047: Teacher Leadership for School Change
Research Courses:
- EDG 6226: Foundations of Research in Curriculum and Instruction
- EDG 7982: Practitioner Research: Theory and Practice
- EDF 6931: Qualitative Research in Curriculum, Teaching, and Teacher Education
- EDF 6416: Quantitative Methods for Evaluation in Educational Environments
- EDG 7365: Practitioner Research: Data Collection and Analysis
- EDG 6931: Conceptualizing Research in Curriculum and Instruction
Years 3 and 4
Advanced Research/Dissertation Research:
- EDG 7979: Advanced Research (Quals/Capstone) (6 credits)
- EDG 7980: Dissertation Research (Capstone) (12 credits)
