Curriculum Studies: College Curriculum and Teaching, PhD

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2023-2024. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.

Total Hours: 63 (Beyond the Master's degree)

Required Common Core
CIED 6033Analysis of Teaching3
CIED 6053Advanced Curriculum Studies3
CIED 6063Curriculum History3
CIED 6153Curriculum of Nonviolence3
Hours Subtotal12
Research and Inquiry
Research Inquiry Core
CIED 6163Advanced Research Strategies in Curriculum3
Extended Inquiry
Students select appropriate courses in consultation with their advisor and dissertation committee.
Select 9 hours - examples of courses are the following:9
Advanced Pedagogical Research
Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research
Research Traditions in Educational Leadership
Research Traditions in Higher Education and Student Affairs
Historical Methods
Educational Measurements
Analyses of Variance
Multiple Regression Analysis in Behavioral Studies
Applied Multivariate Research in Behavioral Studies
Theoretical Foundations of Inquiry
Qualitative Research I
Qualitative Research: Selected Methods
Qualitative Research II
Qualitative Research Methods
Sample Survey Designs
Hours Subtotal12
Specialization
Select 6-15 credit hours (Specialization and Cognate courses adding to 24 hours minimum).
Students select appropriate courses in consultation with their advisor and dissertation committee. Examples of courses are the following:
Effective Teaching in College and Universities
Theory to Practice in Education
Advanced Pedagogical Research
Advanced Media Literacy Across the Curriculum
Special Topics in College Curriculum and Teaching
The Impact of College on Students and Society
Historical Development of Higher Education
The Academic Department
Diversity and Equity Issues in Education
Transforming Pedagogies
Cognate/Electives
Select 9-18 credit hours (Specialization and Cognate courses adding to 24 hours minimum).
Students select appropriate related courses according to their interests in consutation with their advisor and dissertation committee. These are to be graduate courses available at Oklahoma State University. Subject electives with the advisor's approval.
Hours Subtotal24
Dissertation Research
CIED 6000Doctoral Dissertation15
Total Hours63

Graduate College Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Requirements

Learn more about Graduate College 2023-2024 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree Program Requirements. Check the General Graduate College academic regulations for minimal GPA, language proficiency and other general requirements.