2013-2014 Catalog

Education Ph.D.

Admission Requirements

  1. A completed electronic application form received by the University of Rhode Island Graduate School.
  2. A master’s degree or 30 credits beyond the bachelor’s degree, including course work in research, foundations, and curriculum from a regionally accredited college or university.
  3. A curriculum vita.
  4. Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work.
  5. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in undergraduate course work.
  6. An official report of scores on the Graduate Record Examination.
  7. Three letters of recommendation.
  8. An interview.

Course Requirements

Core Seminars

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
EDP 610Core Seminar I:Issues and Problems in Educational Inquiry and Foundations

3

Offered fall and spring
EDP 611Core Seminar I: Issues and Problems in Educational Inquiry and Foundations

3

Offered fall and spring
EDP 620Core Seminar II: Issues and Problems in Human Development, Learning, and Teaching

3

Offered fall and spring.
EDP 621Core Seminar II: Issues and Problems in Human Development, Learning, and Teaching

3

Offered fall and spring.
EDP 630Core Seminar III: Issues and Problems in Organizational Theory, Leadership, and Policy Analysis

3

Offered fall and spring.
EDP 631Core Seminar III: Issues and Problems in Organizational Theory, Leadership, and Policy Analysis

3

Offered fall and spring.

Field-based Research Experiences

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
EDP 612Introduction to Qualitative Research

3

Offered fall.
EDP 613Introduction to Quantitative Research

4

Offered spring.
EDP 622Community Service Learning

2

Offered as needed.
EDP 623Research Design

3

Offered fall.
EDP 641Field Research Seminar

1

Offered fall and spring.

Specialization Courses

Dissertation and Defense

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
EDP 699Doctoral Dissertation Research

1-6

Offered as needed.

Comprehensive Examination

Total Credit Hours: 58