Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction
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See the Doctoral Student Handbook (pdf 92KB) for additional information.
Course descriptions are available in the Graduate Catalog.
| The Reading, Language and Literacy program prepares individuals for professions in reading and literacy especially as they relate to language and cultural issues. This program, in conjunction with the Bilingual/TESOL specialization provides a broad perspective in understanding multi-bilingualism with a concentration on education for students whose native language is not English. Students will be encouraged to assume leadership and research positions in a variety of settings such as in schools (P-12), universities, community colleges, and/or research settings at the local, state and federal levels. | ||
| I. | Prerequisites: | |
| Masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction, Reading, Literacy or related field which included the following coursework (or appropriate equivalencies): | ||
| EDUC 513 Research in Curriculum and Instruction | 3 credits | |
| BIL 522 Literacy-Language Instruction for Bilingual Students | 3 credits | |
| EDUC 568 Educational Uses of Computers | 3 credits | |
| Admission to the doctoral program and interview with Reading, Language, and Literacy faculty. Doctoral programs can be individualized to each student's interests and needs and will be co-constructed with and approved by the student's chair and doctoral committee. | ||
| II. | Core Courses in Curriculum & Instruction
(to be taken as prerequisites to specialization area courses) |
12 credits |
| EDUC 603 Curriculum for a Diverse Society | 3 credits | |
| EDUC 604 Instruction for a Diverse Society | 3 credits | |
| RDG 608 Critical Issues in Literacy Education | 3 credits | |
| EDUC 613 Advanced Research Methods | 3 credits | |
| III. | Specialization All doctoral students in this specialization will take the following course: |
15-19 credits |
| RDG 610 Multiculturalism, Literature and Inquiry | 3 credits | |
| All doctoral students in this specialization, in consultation with their doctoral committee, will choose from the following specialization courses: | ||
| RDG 600 Doctoral Research in Literacy | 3 credits | |
| RDG 630 Inquiry in Reading and Writing | 3 credits | |
| RDG 640 Higher Education Teaching Apprenticeship | 1-6 credits | |
| RDG 685 Advanced Internship in P-12 Literacy | 1-6 credits | |
| RDG 698 Selected Topics in Literacy | 1-6 credits | |
| and from the following additional cross-listed courses: | ||
| RDG 616 Acquiring Emancipatory Discourses/
Discursos Emancipativos en la Educacion |
3 credits | |
| RDG 617 Multiple Critical Literacies | 3 credits | |
| RDG 619 Critical Literacies for Adult ESL Learners | 3 credits | |
| RDG 621 Literacy/Biliteracy Assessment & Evaluation | 3 credits | |
| RDG 633 Praxis and Reflexivity | 3 credits | |
| EDUC 602 Internship | 4-6 credits. | |