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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Educational Studies

    Offered by:Integrated Studies in Ed
    Degree:Doctor of Philosophy

Program Requirement:

Students must satisfy all program requirements of the Ph.D.

Thesis

A thesis for the doctoral degree must constitute original scholarship and must be a distinct contribution to knowledge. It must show familiarity with previous work in the field and must demonstrate ability to plan and carry out research, organize results, and defend the approach and conclusions in a scholarly manner. The research presented must meet current standards of the discipline; as well, the thesis must clearly demonstrate how the research advances knowledge in the field. Finally, the thesis must be written in compliance with norms for academic and scholarly expression and for publication in the public domain.



    Required Courses (8 credits)


    • EDEC 700 Proseminar in Education 1 2 Credits
        Offered in the:
      • Fall
      • Winter
      • Summer

    • EDEC 701 Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam
        Offered in the:
      • Fall
      • Winter
      • Summer

    • EDEC 702 Proseminar in Education 2 2 Credits
        Offered in the:
      • Fall
      • Winter
      • Summer

    • EDEC 703 Ph.D. Colloquium 4 Credits
        Offered in the:
      • Fall
      • Winter
      • Summer


    Note: EDEC 701 is normally taken at the end of the second year for Ph.D. 2 program entrants and at the end of the third year for Ph.D. 1 entrants.



      Complementary Courses (3 credits)

      One of the following courses:


      • EDEC 630 Ethnographic Approaches to Res 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • EDEC 705 Advanced Research Designs 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • EDEC 706 Textual Approaches to Research 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • EDEC 707 Interpretive Inquiry 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer

      • EDEM 692 Qualitative Research Methods 3 Credits
          Offered in the:
        • Fall
        • Winter
        • Summer


      Elective Courses

      3-12 credits



        Elective courses required in the student's Ph.D. plan of study will be determined in consultation with the Doctoral Advisory Committee depending on the student's background and research interests. Students must take a minimum of 3 credits of elective courses.



          Students admitted to Ph.D. 2 will normally take up to 12 credits of elective courses under the advice of their Doctoral Advisory Committee.



            Students admitted to Ph.D. 1 without an M.A. may be advised by their Doctoral Advisory Committee to take more than 12 credits of elective courses depending on their background. If admitted to the program without at least 6 credits of M.A.-level research methods and/or Statistics courses, candidates may be expected to take such courses during their first year of study as advised.

            These may be selected from current offerings of research methods courses either within or outside the Department, such as:


            • EDEC 630 Ethnographic Approaches to Res 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer

            • EDEM 690 Research Methods: Theo & Pract 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer

            • EDEM 692 Qualitative Research Methods 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer


            Students required by their Doctoral Advisory Committee to take graduate courses in statistics will select from a range of courses, such as the following:


            • EDPE 575 Statistics for Practitioners 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer

            • EDPE 676 Intermediate Statistics 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer

            • EDPE 682 Univariate/Multivariate Anal 3 Credits
                Offered in the:
              • Fall
              • Winter
              • Summer


            For more information, see Programs, Courses and University Regulations.
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