Ph.D. in Educational Studies: Individually Designed Specialization 45 Credits
In this low-residency program, students work closely with their senior advisor to design an individualized, interdisciplinary doctoral study plan tailored to their educational goals. Courses in the nature of inquiry, qualitative and quantitative research, and research design, along with interdisciplinary seminars, provide the foundation for translating new knowledge into the writing of a dissertation that represents an intellectual contribution to a participant's field of interest.
During the first phase of the program, the student completes a doctoral study plan--a detailed description of the domain of study and sub-areas that comprise the student’s individual study design. The student then proceeds to complete the major academic requirements of the degree; this includes the Sociocultural Perspective Paper, the Doctoral Study Plan, and the qualifying paper. The program culminates in the writing and subsequent oral defense of a dissertation that represents an original contribution to the field of educational studies and the chosen domain of the doctoral study plan.
Students meet as a cohort in three eight-day summer residencies and during three remote winter weekends. They engage in remote coursework during the fall and spring semesters during the matriculation phase of the program. Program faculty are committed to promoting a scholarly and collegial community that informs and sustains both the academic work and professional responsibilities of cohort members.
Program of Study
- Program prerequisite: Master's degree or Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study
Year I (18 Credits):
| EAGSR 7118 | Nature of Inquiry: Below the Surface of Research | 3 |
| | Doctoral Elective | 3 |
| EAGSR 8115 | Critical Theoretical Perspective in Social Science Research | 3 |
| | Doctoral Elective | 3 |
| EAGSR 8102 | Interdisciplinary Seminar I | 3 |
| EAGSR 8104 | Interdisciplinary Seminar II | 3 |
Doctoral Study Plan and Elective Statement
Students may register for EAGSR 8110 Change is a Process, as their first elective.
Year II: (18 Credits)
| EAGSR 7200 | Writing in Doctoral Studies | 3 |
| EAGSR 7101 | Quantitative Research Methods I: Statistics for Research | 3 |
| | Doctoral Elective | 3 |
| EAGSR 7103 | Qualitative Research Methods I | 3 |
| | Doctoral Elective | 3 |
| EAGSR 7104 | Qualitative Research Methods II | 3 |
Qualifying Paper
After successfully completing a qualifying paper, students advance to Year III.
Year III (9 Credits):
| | Doctoral Elective | 3 |
| EAGSR 8503 | Research Design | 3 |
| | Doctoral Elective | 3 |
| EAGSR 9151 | Doctoral Study, Matriculation | 0 |
After Year IV (0 Credits)
Note:
Students must enroll in
EAGSR 9151 during any terms during the first 12 semesters when not registered for doctoral coursework.
Students must enroll in
EAGSR 9152 each semester beginning after the twelfth semester when not registered for doctoral coursework until completion of the program.