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Cultural Foundations - Ph.D. Program Requirements PDFDownload to print

For students who come to the program from fields that are not related to the Cultural Foundations of Education, up to 12 additional credits of foundational coursework may be required. See faculty advisor

I. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (78 credits)
Course Title Credits
Professional Core
CULT 80090 Doctoral Residency Seminar 3
  89581 Pro-Seminar in Cultural Foundations 3
Research: choose from the following: 12
EVAL 75510 Statistics I for Educational Services (3)  
  85516 Qualitative Research Designs and Applications for Educational Services (3)  
  Humanities Oriented Research, as approved by faculty advisor (3)  
  Specialized Research, as approved by faculty advisor (3)  
Major Focus Electives: choose from the following 30
CULT 70093 Variable Topic Workshop in Cultural Foundations * (1-4)  
  79510 Philosophy of Education (3)  
  79530 Multicultural Education Theories and Scholarship (3)  
  79560 Contemporary Philosophy of Education (3)  
  79568 Great Ideas in Education (3)  
  79569 International Education: Foundational Issues (3)  
  79571 Globalization and Education (3)  
  79575 Anthropology and Education (3)  
  89571 Comparative and International Education (3)  
  89582 Social Perspectives of Education (3)  
  89591 Seminar in Cultural Foundations * (1-6)  
  89592 Advanced Practicum and Internship in Cultural Foundations * (2-6)  
  89595 Special Topics in Cultural Foundations* (3-6)  
  89596 Individual Investigation in Cultural Foundations* (1-3)  
  89598 Research in Cultural Foundations* (1-5)  
  or other courses, as approved by faculty advisor  
Dissertation
CULT 80199 Dissertation I** (minimum 30 credits) 30
MINIMUM TOTAL 78

*Course is repeatable.

**Each doctoral candidate, upon admission to candidacy, must register for CULT 80199 Dissertation I for a total of 30 hours. It is expected that a doctoral candidate will continuously register for Dissertation I, and thereafter CULT 80299 Dissertation II, each semester, including summer, until all requirements for the degree have been met.