Doctoral Degree Options
Doctoral Specialization
The Doctor of Philosophy in Education (Ph.D.) is a college-wide degree awarded for distinguished academic preparation in the field of education. It is designed to enhance educational, social, and economic growth locally, nationally, and internationally.
The Department of Educational Foundations offers two areas of specialization:
- The Specialization in Educational Foundation
- The Specialization in Policy Studies
The specialization in Educational Foundations provides education professionals with an understanding of the historical, philosophical, cultural, social, and political contexts of education so that they can make informed and wise decisions about educational problems and policy issues. Graduates with the Ph.D. are expected to exert leadership in the field of education and deal with those aspects and problems in society that need to be taken into account in advancing educational thought, policy development, and practice, especially when these concern the social role of the school and other educational agencies. The program of study varies in the number of credits required, depending on the candidate’s qualifications, and includes two 12-credit hour semesters (not necessarily consecutive); college and department course requrements; course work focused on an area of emphasis in history, philosophy, or comparative or social foundations of education; courses outside the department; a field project/internship or an apprenticeship in teaching; qualifying and comprehensive examinations; and the dissertation.
View the diagram of the steps that you will go through to receive a doctorate in the Educational Foundations Program.
