PhD in Education - Information and Policies

Information and Policies

The Department of Education offers a Ph.D. in Education with areas of inquiry related to:

Program Goals

The Ph.D. in Education provides students with preparation for distinguished leadership in a variety of settings. Graduates hold positions at all levels of schooling, ranging from early childhood to adulthood. Former UNH students are involved today in the administration of schools, colleges, and universities, in work as policy makers, community agency directors, consultants, and research analysts.

The doctoral program is designed to engender a broad understanding of the field of education by encouraging focused scholarly inquiry grounded in the reality of educational practice. The program enrolls part-time and full-time students

Degree Requirements and Sequence

Our doctoral program has three related components that all students must pass in order to receive the Ph.D. in Education degree at the University of New Hampshire. The three components are:

Course of Study
Comprehensive/Qualifying Examination
Dissertation

The following sequence is followed to complete requirements within the above components:

Meet admission requirements
Advisor assigned upon acceptance to Program
Establish Guidance Committee (within first two semesters of course work)
Develop and complete an approved Course of Study in consultation with one’s Guidance Committee
Complete Required Coursework
Undergo an Annual Assessment Review by the Doctoral Advisory Committee (for first- and second-year students)
Pass a Comprehensive/Qualifying Examination to advance to candidacy
Establish a Dissertation Committee
Develop an approved Dissertation Proposal
Write and present the Dissertation
Pass the Oral Examination/Dissertation Defense

Course of Study

Upon acceptance to the program, students are assigned an advisor. During the first year of study, students identify (either in consultation with their advisor or with the Director of Doctoral Studies) three faculty members, including their advisor, to serve as their Guidance Committee. Doctoral students work with their Advisors and Guidance Committees to develop their course of study.

The Course of Study consists of three major elements:

Core courses
Courses appropriate to an individual’s area of inquiry
Two integrative courses from outside one’s own area of inquiry and/or from Advanced Inquiry Courses.

The Course of Study typically consists of 56 credits, but may require more courses. .

Core courses required of all students:

EDUC 902 Proseminar in Doctoral Studies

EDUC 905 Critical Inquiry in Education

EDUC 903 Normative Inquiry in Education

EDUC 904 Qualitative Inquiry in Education

EDUC 981 Quantitative Inquiry, Methods and Techniques of Educational Research

Note: Prerequisites to EDUC 981 include:

EDUC 881 Introduction to Statistics: Inquiry, Analysis, and Decision Making

EDUC 897A & 897B Applied Regression Analysis for Educational Research.

Advanced Inquiry Courses

EDUC 982 Issues and Methods in Ethnographic Research in Education

EDUC 993 Epistemology and Education

Areas of Inquiry

Students typically complete five full courses within their chosen area of inquiry. The number may vary at the discretion of the Guidance Committee. Areas of Inquiry are:

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