The School of Teaching & Learning in the UF College of Education offers advanced graduate degrees in Curriculum & Instruction with specialization areas in reading/literacy that lead to Ed.S. (educational specialist) and doctoral (Ed.D. and Ph.D.) degrees.
Educational Specialist (Ed.S.)
A minimum of 72 credits (beyond the bachelor’s degree) is required for the Ed.S. degree. In addition to the college-wide required courses courses in Curriculum/Instruction/Foundation (9 hours), Research Methods (3 hours), and Supervised Research (5 hours), student can choose from, among others, the following array of interdisciplinary graduate coursework to design a personalized program of study.
Doctoral Degrees (Ed.D./Ph.D.)
A minimum of 90 credits (beyond the bachelor’s degree) is required to complete the doctoral program. In addition to the college-wide required courses in Research Methodology (12 hours), Curriculum & Instruction (12 hours), STL Doctoral Student Colloquium (12 hours), Dissertation Research (12-24), students can choose from, among others, the following array of graduate level, interdisciplinary coursework to design a personalized program of study.
Coursework
Coursework decisions should be made in consultation with the faculty advisor. Students can choose courses from the following list.
RED 5337: Secondary Reading (offered Fall & Summer)
RED 6520: Classroom Reading Assessment & Instruction (offered Spring & Summer)
RED 6647: Trends in Reading (offered Spring & Summer)
RED 7019: Foundations of Literacy (offered Fall)
RED 7817: Understanding Reading Difficulties (offered Summer)
RED 6346: Seminar in Reading (Offered Spring, topics vary, can be repeated up to 9 hours)
Students ar also encouraged to take courses relevant to their specialization in other STL program areas, such as ESOL/Bilingual Education, English Education, and Curriculum, Teaching & Teacher Education (https://education.ufl.edu/school/Programs/index.html). Sample courses include:
LAE 7006: Language Acquisition
LAE 7519: Language and Inquiry
LAE 6939: Literacy, Family, and Culture
LAE 7934: Seminar in Composition Theory and Practice
LAE 7715: Research in Children’s Literature
EDG 6931: Literacy and Technology
In addition, students can take courses in other departments, such as English, Special Education, Educational Psychology, Linguistics, Anthropology, and Communication Sciences & Disorders. Sample courses include:
EDF 6938: Cognitive Psychology of Reading
SPA 7937: Seminar in Advanced Studies of Language and Literacy Development
LIN 6562: Discourse Grammar
LIN 7885: Discourse Analysis and Pragmatics
EEX 6219: Reading Assessment and Intervention for Students with Disabilities
ANG 5620: Language and Culture
LIT 5355: Approaches to Children’s and Adolescent Literature
In addition to the coursework listed above, students and faculty in reading education are encouraged to attend an informal monthly colloquium. The colloquium provides an avenue for graduate students and faculty to socialize, interact , share, and support each other.
