Curriculum and Instruction, PhD

Program Description

The Doctor of Philosophy degree in Curriculum and Instruction is a research degree that prepares students to become scholars who can discover, integrate and apply knowledge, as well as communicate and disseminate it. The intent of the program is to prepare students to make significant original contributions to knowledge in specialized fields. The program prepares students in one of the following specialty concentrations: Early Childhood Education; Mathematics Education; Science Education; and Social Studies and Educational Foundations. These areas provide a general structure of coursework selections and research emphases; however, students are encouraged to work with faculty to design programs uniquely fitted to their areas of interest. The program of study for the degree is determined by the student’s advisory committee.