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| Study mode | Duration | Tuition fees | Start date | Venue |
| Full Time | Variable | $ 25,884 (US$ 25,884) a year | Contact provider |
Neag School of Educa...
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Course summary
This program is intended to give persons of outstanding ability the opportunity to become creative contributors in a scholarly field. Award of the degree testifies to broad mastery of an established subject area, acquisition of acceptable research skills, and a concentration of knowledge in a specific field. Within the curriculum and instruction field of study, students may concentrate in elementary or secondary education with areas of emphasis being any of the following - Elementary Education: general elementary education, reading/language arts education. Secondary Education: English, agriculture, mathematics, reading/language arts, science, social sciences/history, world languages.
Program modules
The modules are Disciplinary Knowledge (6 credit minimum): EDCI 6094 Doctoral Seminars. Curriculum and Instruction (6 credit minimum): Teacher Education: Proseminar in History, Theory, Models, and Issues. Professional Skill (6 credit minimum): EDCI 6010 Writing for Research and Professional Publication, EPSY 6103 Grant Writing. Research Methods (12 credit minimum): EDCI 6000 Qualitative Methods in Research I, EDCI 5760 Qualitative Research in Bilingual Education and ESL Settings, EDCI 6860 Research in Multicultural Education, EDCI 5824 Educational Ethnography, EDCI 6005 Advanced Methods of Qualitative Research, EPSY 5605 Quantitative Methods in Research I, EPSY 5607 Quantitative Methods in Research II, EPSY 5602 Educational Tests and Measurements, EPSY 5621 Construct of Evaluation Instruments, EPSY 5613 Multivariate Analysis in Education, EPSY 5603 Methods of Inquiry, EPSY 6621 Program Evaluation, EPSY 6626 Sampling Designs and Survey Research Methods in Education, EPSY 6636 Measurement Theory and Application, EPSY 6637 Item Response Theory, EPSY 6635 Measurement in Cognitive Psychology, EPSY 6611 Logistic and Hierarchical Linear Models, EPSY 6601 Methods and Techniques of Educational Research, EDLR 6051 Research Methods in Educational Leadership, EDLR 6052 Qualitative Methods of Educational Research II. The Research Performance (15 credit minimum): GRAD 6950 Doctoral Dissertation.
Entry requirement for international students
Students must hold a masters degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a grade point average of 3.5. Students should have the test of English as a foreign language (TOEFL) minimum overall score of 580 for the paper-based test, 237 for the computer-based test. Students must submit the application form along with all undergraduate and graduate transcripts, GRE scores (verbal and quantitative), academic writing sample, vita, personal goal statement, three reference letters, and evidence of K-12 or other relevant teaching experience.
University of Connecticut accepts IELTS*
* Please check with your chosen school for the exact entry requirements for your programme.
Qualification
Doctoral
Awarding body
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
Department name
Neag School of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
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