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Academic Programs

Doctor of Philosophy in Education (PhD EDU)
Fall 2024 Intake and Onward

Department of Education, School of Social Sciences and Humanities

1. Core Courses (4 Courses, 12 Credit Hours)

NoCourse CodesCourse Titles with Course DescriptionsCredit HoursStatus
1 EDU 700 Social and Political Contexts of Education 3 Retained
2 EDU 701 Philosophical Perspectives of Education 3 Retained
3 EDU 710 Advanced Research Methods 3 New Course
4 EDU 798 Data Analysis Techniques 3 New Course
Core Courses Credit Hours 12

2. Specialization Courses (2 Courses, 6 Credit Hours)

Note: Students must select exactly TWO (2) courses from ANY ONE of the following Areas of Specialization.

A. Leadership & Management

NoCourse CodesCourse TitlesCredit HoursStatus
1 EDU 755 Leading Innovation and Change 3 Retained
2 EDU 813 Seminar on Leadership Entrepreneurship and Learning 3 Retained
3 EDU 759 Planning and Financing of Education 3 New Course

B. Curriculum Studies

NoCourse CodesCourse TitlesCredit HoursStatus
1 EDU 756 Perspectives of Curriculum Development 3 Retained
2 EDU 812 Seminar on Curriculum and Instruction 3 Retained
3 EDU 762 Development of Teaching Learning Resources 3 New Course

C. Assessment & Evaluation

NoCourse CodesCourse TitlesCredit HoursStatus
1 EDU 758 Test Theories and Designs 3 Retained
2 EDU 814 Seminar on Assessment and Evaluation 3 Retained
3 EDU 766 Theory and Practice of Large Scale Assessment 3 New Course

D. Teacher Education

NoCourse CodesCourse TitlesCredit HoursStatus
1 EDU 759 Perspectives of Teacher Education 3 Retained
2 EDU 851 Seminar on Teacher Education 3 Retained
3 EDU 767 Disciplined Inquiry in Teacher Education 3 New Course

E. Entrepreneurship in Education

NoCourse CodesCourse TitlesCredit HoursStatus
1 EDU 763 Social Entrepreneurship 3 Retained
2 EDU 819 Entrepreneurship and Creativity 3 Retained
3 EDU 820 Seminar on Entrepreneurship in Education 3 Retained

F. STEM Education

NoCourse CodesCourse TitlesCredit HoursStatus
1 EDU 768 Perspectives of STEM Education 3 New Course
2 EDU 769 Learning Theory and Classical Research in STEM Education 3 New Course
3 EDU 770 Knowing and Learning in Science and Mathematics 3 New Course

G. Early Childhood Care and Education

NoCourse CodesCourse TitlesCredit HoursStatus
1 EDU 720 Perspectives of Early Childhood Care and Education 3 New Course
2 EDU 721 Seminar on Early Childhood Care and Education 3 New Course
3 EDU 722 Assessment of Child Development in Real World Contexts 3 New Course

H. Higher Education

NoCourse CodesCourse TitlesCredit HoursStatus
1 EDU 780 Higher Education in Global Context 3 New Course
2 EDU 781 Organization and Administration in Higher Education 3 New Course
3 EDU 800 Seminar on Higher Education 3 New Course

4. Non-Credit Course

NoCourse CodesCourse TitlesCredit HoursStatus
1 EDU 897 Academic Writing & Research Proposal Development 3 (NC) New Course

5. Doctoral Thesis

NoCourse CodesCourse TitlesCredit Hours
1 EDU 999 Doctoral Thesis 36
Grand Total Credit Hours (Core + Specialization + Non-Credit + Thesis) 57

(Calculation: 12 + 6 + 3 (NC) + 36 = 57)

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