About us
Teaching and Learning's PhD program prepares top educators for highly productive careers as educational researchers, teacher educators and district, state, and national leaders.
As a doctoral student, you’ll take part in research and scholarship that will prepare you to be among the next generation of education leaders. The foundation of your PhD experience is a research apprenticeship. You will critically analyze existing research and work closely with faculty on their research while you gain an extensive set of research skills. With those skills, you’ll develop innovative theories and practices in your own outstanding research both in the program and professionally.
The Doctor of Philosophy program comes with the flexibility to focus your specialization around your interests in a variety of disciplines.
Specializations in the PhD program include:
- Critical Studies in Education: Race, Justice, and Equity, PhD
- Inclusive Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics Education, PhD
- Innovative Arts, Literacies, and Languaging, PhD
- Literacies, Literature and Learning, PhD
- Multilingual Language Education, PhD