Educational Research, Policy, and Practice Specialization, PhD

Specialization leading to Doctor of Education in Educational Studies

Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Summer 2023

Common Core (24 hours)

Core 1 Course (3 hours)

• EDUCST 6891 - Proseminar in Educational Studies (3) (revised)

Core 2 Courses (12 hours) 

• ESPHE 8201 – Social Foundations of Education (revised)
• ESEPSY 7402 - Cognition, Learning, and Instruction (revised) 
• ESEPSY 7461 – Controversies, Myths, and Dilemmas in Education (revised) 
• ESSPED 8875 - Professional Writing and Publishing (revised) 

Core 3 Courses: Research Core (9-12 hours)

Chosen in consultation with concentration faculty. 

• One Quantitative Research Course: ESQREM 6641, ESQREM 7648, or ESQREM 7658 GLM 
• One Qualitative Research Course: ESQUAL 7256 or ESQUAL 8280
• Another research course (examples include ESQREM 7627, 6661, 7661; ESQUAL 7240, 8285, 8286, 8287, 8288, 8289, SPED 8861)
• Substitutions allowed for those pursuing humanistic scholarship 

Concentration Core (21 hours)

Students design their specialization in coordination with faculty on their advising committee. Specialization courses support development as an expert in a particular field or subfields.

Research Apprenticeship (9 hours)

Substitutions allowed

Dissertation Requirement (6 hours)

Consult with faculty advisor

• EDUCST 8999 Dissertation or Thesis Research (minimum 6)

60 credit hours, post masters