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2013-2014 Graduate Catalog

Educational Studies Ed.D.

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Administered by the School of Teacher Education. The degree prepares candidates to understand the relationship among research, policy, and practice in education in order to contribute to reforming educational systems. Candidates are expected to assume roles as university faculty members, educational leaders in school districts and state and federal agencies, district level curriculum specialists, and to assume leadership roles in nonprofit and private sectors. Programs of study for degree candidates will be individualized to meet candidate’s career goals. The extent of an individual’s program will be dependent upon previous college work and professional experience, but the minimum is 64 credits.

Make an appointment with program coordinator before applying. Graduate applicants for this degree must complete a free School of Teacher Education on-line graduate application www.unco.edu/teach/grad.html in addition to the UNC Graduate School application.

 

Degree Requirements — 64 Credits

Degree Requirements

Educational Studies Core — 12 hours

EDF 670Introduction of Research Literature

3

EDF 685Philosophical Foundations of Education

3

EDF 700Implementation and Evaluation of Curriculum

3

or

EDF 790Supervised Practicum in Professional Teacher Preparation

3

EDF 701Doctoral Seminar

1

EDF 701: Take at least three times

Research Core — 12 hours

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

SRM 602Statistical Methods I

3

SRM 680Introduction to Qualitative Research

3

Take two from among the following:

EDF 601Discourse Analysis in Language and Literacy Research

3

SRM 603Statistical Methods II

3

SRM 641Special Topics

1 - 4

SRM 685Educational Ethnography

3

SRM 700Advanced Research Methods

3

SRM 641: with advisor consent

Multidisciplinary cognate — 24 hours

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

Bilingual, Multicultural, and ESL Education

Innovation and Education Reform

Dissertation — 16 hours

EDF 797Doctoral Proposal Research

1 - 4

EDF 799Doctoral Dissertation

1 - 12

EDF 797: Take 4 hours

EDF 799: Take 12 hours

Scholarly paper requirement

Students are required to submit for publication one paper to a professional journal prior to dissertation proposal hearing. Other research endeavors prior to the dissertation are encouraged. Students may take EDF 795 Comprehensive Seminar to support the writing of a scholarly paper.