Doctorate Programs - Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction

Program of Study

A minimum of 69 hours of study beyond the master's degree is required for the Ed.D. in C&I. A specific plan of study will be proposed by the student and advisor and must be approved by the student's doctoral committee, department graduate coordinator, Dean of the College of Education, and the Dean of the Graduate College. This plan of study must include coursework and/or experience in a specific area of emphasis, a cognate area of study, educational research, internships, and the dissertation.

I. Area of Emphasis: technology, mathematics, teacher education, literacy and TESL (27 hours)

This coursework is taken within the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Coursework must also include an analysis and evaluation of major issues confronting American education that are significant to all professional educators and/or historical, philosophical, or social foundations of American education.

II. Cognate Area of Study (9 - 12 hours)

The cognate is a minor area of study which enhances the major area of emphasis. Students may design a cognate area from within the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, other departments within the College of Education, or from other departments at UNLV.

III. Educational Research (12 hours)

The research component is designed to provide students with: a) knowledge of statistics with an emphasis on descriptive and inferential statistics and experimental design; b) knowledge of qualitative research methodologies; and c) a doctoral research seminar emphasizing a review of the literature. Courses include: EPY 718, EPY 721, ICG 786, plus one elective research course.

IV. Internship (6 - 12 hours)

The internship is focused toward each student's career goals and is designed to provide each student with an opportunity to relate doctoral studies to these goals. The specific experiences included in the internship are designed by the student and the advisor, with approval from the student's doctoral committee.

V. Dissertation (15 - 24 hours)

The culminating activity of the doctoral program in C&I is the dissertation. Once a student has been advanced to doctoral candidacy, continuous enrollment in at least 3 credit hours in ICG 799 must be maintained until the dissertation is successfully defended.