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Program of Studies
The Program of Studies is is an individualized program that is tailored to students’ interests and experiences. Each student, in collaboration with the program committee, selects literacy specialization courses based on the student’s research goals. Each student also selects cognate courses, philosophies of inquiry, research and measurement courses, and professional development courses that address research and teaching.
| I. COMMON CORE (3 HOURS) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philosophies of Inquiry is a common course for all students in the Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction program. | ||
| EDG 7743 | Philosophies of Inquiry | (3) |
| II. RESEARCH METHODS AND TOOLS: (20 HOURS minimum) | ||
| Students complete a series of specific courses to acquire foundational knowledge of research design and multiple methodologies. Students also engage with faculty members in conducting collaborative research that advances knowledge of literacy studies, leading students over time toward independent scholarship and personal research agendas. | ||
| EDF 7408 | Statistical Analysis for Educational Research II | (4) |
| EDF 7410 | Design of Systematic Studies in Education | (4) |
| EDF 7437 | Advanced Measurement 1 | (3) |
| or Educational Research III | (4) | |
| or an Equivalent Course in Statistics/Measurement/Research Design | ||
| EDF 7477 | Qualitative Research in Education 1 | (4) |
| or introductory equivalent selected in consultation with program committee | (3-4) | |
| III.CONCENTRATION COURSES (42 HOURS min.) | ||
| IIIA. Literacy Studies Courses (21 HOURS minimum: Students select 7 courses) | ||
| RED 7745 | Research in Reading Instruction | (3) |
| LAE 7868 | Symbolic Processes of Multimedia Literacy | (3) |
| LAE 7794 | Survey of Research on Writing Development and Instruction | (3) |
| RED 7640 | Research in Trans-disciplinary Texts and Teaching | (3) |
| LAE 7717 | Foundations of Linguistics in Literacy | (3) |
| EDG 7046 | Trends and Issues in Educational Policy: Literacy and Teacher Education | (3) |
| LAE 7747 | Literary Theory and Research in Education | (3) |
| RED 7931 | Special Topics in Reading | (3) |
| IIB. CELS Professional Development Courses: (12 HOURS minimum) | ||
| All doctoral students in the Department of Childhood Education and Literacy Studies will complete the CELS core of professional development courses. | ||
| The Advanced Graduate Seminars address theory elaboration and the skills and strategies used to share information within the doctoral program and across professional and academic settings. Faculty work with students as a community of discursive social practice with the goal of more fully engaging doctoral students in the intellectual life of the discipline by making writing a matter of public and shared work. | ||
| EDG 7938 | Advanced Graduate Seminar: Introduction to Research | (3) |
| EDG 7939 | Advanced Graduate Seminar: Research in Progress | (3) |
| The two Supervised Teaching courses support graduate students’ professional development as they transition into teaching in a college setting. | ||
| EDG 7626 |
Supervised Teaching in Childhood Education and Literacy Studies (Alternate Calendar Fall of residency year) |
(3) |
| EDG 7627 |
Supervised Teaching in Childhood Education and Literacy Studies (Alternate Calendar Spring of residency year) |
(3) |
| IIIC. Cognate (9 HOURS minimum) | ||
| The cognate can be described as a secondary concentration or sub-specialization area. Coursework must be taken at the graduate level, and the cognate is developed in consultation with the major professor and the doctoral committee. The coursework in the cognate is developed in support of the student’s research objectives. | ||
| The Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction: Concentration in Literacy Studies prepares research scholars with expertise in literacy processes, literacy instruction, and literacy teacher education. We recognize the social, cultural, and developmental factors that affect literacy teaching and learning. Therefore, we encourage doctoral students to explore fields of study that broaden their knowledge of other disciplines and that offer a different lens through which students may understand and explore literacy studies. We ask students to identify a minimum of three courses to form a cognate. | ||
| IV. DISSERTATION (4 HOURS minimum) | ||
| Our program includes 20 hours of coursework in research methods and tools as well as 6 hours of seminar courses that specifically apprentice students into the research role. In addition, our annual review process ensures that students engage in research throughout their programs and they receive mentorship from faculty. As a result, we have set the dissertation hours to reflect the minimum needed for enrollment during one academic year. | ||
| TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS: 69 hours minimum | ||