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Curriculum Studies (PhD)

Curriculum Studies (PhD)

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Program description
Degree awarded: PHD  Curriculum and Instruction (Curriculum Studies)

The curriculum studies concentration area prepares advanced students to impact critically important education issues spanning a wide range of educational contexts. Curriculum studies is an interdisciplinary field within education, influenced by scholarship from the humanities, literary studies, sociology, visual and performance arts, history and cultural studies. We study how learners and teachers understand and experience curricula — broadly defined to include experiences taking place both within schools and outside them in mass media, internet communication, popular culture and the everyday life spaces of public pedagogy.

At a glance
  • STEM-OPT extension eligible: No

Degree requirements

84 credit hours, a written comprehensive exam, an oral comprehensive exam, a prospectus and a dissertation

Core Course Requirements (6)

DCI 701 Curriculum Theory and Practice
DCI 702 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar in Curriculum and Instruction Professional

Inquiry and Analysis in approaches to education research (15) 
Examples of courses that meet this requirement are:

COE 502 Introduction to Quantitative Methods
COE 503 Introduction to Qualitative Methods
DCI 691 Narrative Research in Education
DCI 791 Discourse Analysis

Major Area of Concentration (30)

DCI 691 Perspectives on Curriculum
DCI 691 Critical Theory and Curriculum
DCI 691 Contemporary Educational Theory
DCI 691 Cultural Studies in Education
One course in Comparative Curriculum or Curriculum Policy
One course in Social and/or Historical Foundations of American Education

The remaining 12 hours of course work in this area are determined according to the student's interest in consultation with the faculty advisor.

Admission requirements

General university admission requirements:

All students are required to meet general university admission requirements.
U.S. applicants | International applicants | English proficiency

The following are required:

  1. All applicants must submit the Graduate College online application.
  2. GRE scores.
  3. Curriculum vitae (resume).
  4. Letter of intent/statement of purpose.
  5. Online application to the Graduate College.
  6. Statement of research interests.
  7. Three letters of recommendation from individuals who can speak to the applicant's potential for success in a graduate program.
  8. Transcripts.
  9. A writing sample (approximately 10 pages long).

Additional materials may be required to gain admission into certain programs or cohorts.

Admission to the program is contingent upon the commitment from an approved mentor in the concentration to advise the applicant. Students are not required to seek out a mentor on their own.

Note: This program is enrolled at maximum capacity and is not accepting applications for fall 2011.

Tuition information
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