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Curriculum

Prerequisite Coursework:

All students admitted into the PhD in Education program in Literacy Leadership must complete the following prerequisite courses unless they have previously completed equivalent graduate level coursework or have appropriate educational experience.

  • ELS 660, Coun 635, ECI 635, ECI 619, or OTED 635 Introduction to Research in Education
  • ELS 732 Statistics Applied to Research in Educational Leadership - Data Driven Decision Making I

Introductory Core: (6 hours - Required Courses)

  • ECI 740/840 Critical Issues: Curriculum Research
  • ECI 724/824 Readings in Contemporary Society

Research Core: (15 hours - Required Courses)

  • ELS 832 Statistics Applied to Research in Educational Leadership - Data Driven Decision Making II
  • ELS 833 Advanced Research Design and Analysis
  • ECI 790/890 Qualitative Research Design
  • ECI 791/891 Program Evaluation
  • ECI 748/848 Assessment and Evaluation

Content Area Credits: (24 hours)

  • ECI 722/822 Curriculum Seminar in Content
  • ECI 726/826 Advanced Supervision of Reading Programs
  • ECI 727/827 Advanced Practicum in Reading
  • ECI 728/828 Contemporary Issues in Literacy Research
  • ELS 811 Visionary Leadership for Educational Improvement
  • ELS 887 Leadership for Exceptional Needs
  • ELS 878 Leadership for Teaching and Learning
  • ELS 880 Curriculum Leadership

Additional ECI courses or substitutions as approved by advisor/committee and ECI PhD Graduate Program Director.

With approval of advisor/committee, a student may select up to 4 courses from the other education PhD concentrations with no more than 2 courses from any one of these areas.

  • ECI 881 Dissertation Seminar 3 credits

If seminar is waived by doctoral committee, the hours are added to the content.

  • ECI 899 Dissertation 12 credits minimum