The Ph.D. in Educational Theory and Practice meets the interests and professional needs of individuals interested in researching and contributing solutions toward practical and theoretical problems in teaching and learning (across various subjects, in- and out-of-school contexts, and ages/grades); teacher education and development (across various subjects and professional levels); and societal, cultural, and critical studies in education. The program serves as a source of preparation for careers as university faculty, teacher educators, education researchers, policy analysts, and in public, private and non-profit educational organizations.
Program coursework provides opportunities to examine theoretical, philosophical, historical, and critical foundations of education research and practice. Students will also benefit from a core of courses focused on research methodologies and mentoring by graduate faculty around research and teaching activities. Coursework and programmatic experiences leverage the wide-ranging expertise of our program's faculty and intersect with our programmatic commitments to diversity, inclusion, and social justice in education and in communities. Through their work with program faculty, students can further specialize their experience in areas such as: teacher education, critical theories and pedagogies, learning and cognition, education policy, and content-specific fields of education (mathematics education, science education, English education, social studies education, and language/literacy studies).