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major: Curriculum and Instruction
Degree: Doctor of Education (EDD) 2026-2027
Core Requirements (12 credits)
EDG 7359 Transformative Professional Learning: From Design to Praxis (3 credits)EDG 7655 Issues and Trends in Educational Policy (3 credits)
EDG 7351 Advanced Seminar on Educational Assessment (3 credits)
EDG 7224 Advanced Perspectives on Curriculum (3 credits)
Foundation (9 credits)
EDF7545 Philosophy of Education (3 Credits)EDF7635 Social Foundations of Education (3 Credits)
EDF7215 Learning and Instruction Through the Lifespan (3 Credits)
Research Core Requirements (18 credits)
EDA 7420 Foundations of Research in Education (3 credits)
EDA 7426 Academic Writing in Education: Framing Problems of Practice using the Literature (3 credits)
EDA 7400 Research in Education: Quantitative Methods (3 credits)
EDA 7410 Research in Education: Qualitative Methods (3 credits)
EDA 7421 Designing Education Research: Pre-Proposal Development (3 Credits)
EDA 7979 Advanced Quantitative Research: Proposal Development (3 credits)
EDA 7416 Advanced Qualitative Research: Proposal Development (3 credits)
Cognate (9 credits)
Nine hours of 6000-7000 level courses may be used for the cognate. Courses must be within the same discipline.
NOTE: Courses used in a previous degree will not apply.
Dissertation (12 credits)
A minimum of 12 hours of dissertation is required. Determine how many credits to take each semester after consultation with your dissertation chair.
EDA7980 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-12 Credits)