Educational Policy and Evaluation
Doctoral Degree Curriculum

The doctoral course of study consists of 96 credit hours, 24 of which are dissertation hours. Thus, students must complete 72 credit hours of course work. Considerations for prior equivalent coursework are made.

Educational Leadership & Policy Doctoral Core (25 hours)
PHD CORE COURSES (6)
EDF 5641 Introduction to Policy Studies
EDF 5652 Policy Dev. in Ed.

PHD DISCIPLINE-BASED CORE COURSES (9)
EDF 5517 History of Education
EDF 5630 Sociology of Education
EDA 5288 Politics of Education
EDF 5624 Economics of Education
EDF 5543 Intro. Philosophy of Education
EDF 5612 Education and Culture

PHD RESEARCH CORE COURSES (10)
EDF 5481 Methods of Ed. Research
EDF 6475 Qualitative Methods
EDF 5400 Descriptive & Inferential Statistics

Education Policy & Evaluation Doctoral Core (25 hours)
EPE PHD BASE CORE COURSES (9)
EDA 5288 Politics of Education
EDF 5461 Introduction to Program Evaluation
EDA 5931 Policy to Practice

EPE PHD ADDITIONAL RESEARCH COURSES (10)
EDF 5401, Regression plus
2 Advanced Research Methods courses

DISCIPLINARY SPECIALIZATION (6 minimum)
Preferably taken out of the department but may include department
offerings as additional areas of specialization.

Education Policy & Evaluation Specialization Electives (22 hours) To be determined in consultation with your academic adviser and, ultimately, your major professor

EPE Ph.D. Degree Requirements
03/20/2008