Education: Workforce and Adult Education, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Total Hours: 72
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| SCFD 6983 | Diversity and Equity Issues in Education | 3 |
| SCFD 6113 | Theoretical Foundations of Inquiry | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 6 | |
| Extended Inquiry | ||
| Select 12 hours from the following: | 12 | |
| Analyses of Variance | ||
| Multiple Regression Analysis in Behavioral Studies | ||
| Qualitative Research I | ||
| Qualitative Research: Selected Methods | ||
| Qualitative Research II | ||
Other courses as appropriate and available | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 12 | |
| Specialization Structure (Core for WAED) | ||
| WAED 6103 | Philosophy of Workforce and Adult Education | 3 |
| WAED 6233 | Managing Knowledge in Learning Organizations | 3 |
| CIED 6503 | Doctoral Seminar | 3 |
| WAED 6353 | Future of Technology, Work and Society | 3 |
| WAED 5010 | Seminar | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Specialization Electives | ||
| Select 15 hours from the following: | 15 | |
| Administration & Evaluation of Workforce and Adult Education | ||
| Internationalism, Globalization and Workforce Education | ||
| Curriculum Planning in Workforce and Adult Education | ||
| Advanced Instructional Procedures in Workforce and Adult Education | ||
| Overview of Workforce and Adult Education | ||
| Administration and Supervision of Workforce Education Programs | ||
| Special Problems in Workforce and Adult Education | ||
| Individualized Competency Based Instruction and Customized Training | ||
| Workshop | ||
| Developing and Analyzing Teaching Content | ||
| Financing Workforce and Adult Education | ||
| Doctoral Internship in Workforce and Adult Education | ||
| Others by permission of doctoral committee chair | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Cognate Area | ||
| Coursework comprising a cognate area can come from inside the College of Education, Health and Aviation or from outside the College. Courses selected for the cognate need approval of the doctoral committee chair and must be 5000- and 6000-level courses. | 9 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 9 | |
| Independent Research | ||
| WAED 6000 | Doctoral Dissertation | 15 |
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Research and Scholarship Preparation | ||
| In additional to the requirements listed above for degree completion, students must have (a) presented at a professional conference and (b) submitted an article for refereed publication. Faculty will support and mentor candidates through these processes. | ||
| Total Hours | 72 | |
Graduate College Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Requirements
Learn more about Graduate College 2024-2025 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree Program Requirements. Check the General Graduate College academic regulations for minimal GPA, language proficiency and other general requirements.