Curriculum Studies: Curriculum and Leadership, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2025-2026. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Total Hours: 63
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Common Core | ||
| CIED 6033 | Analysis of Teaching | 3 |
| CIED 6053 | Advanced Curriculum Studies | 3 |
| CIED 6063 | Curriculum History | 3 |
| CIED 6153 | Curriculum of Nonviolence | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 12 | |
| Research and Inquiry | ||
| Research Inquiry Core | ||
| CIED 6163 | Advanced Research Strategies in Curriculum | 3 |
| 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 Design for Higher Education | ||
| 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 Subtotal | 12 | |
| Specialization | ||
| Select 15 credit hours. | 15 | |
| Students select appropriate courses in consultation with their advisor and dissertation committee. Examples of courses are the following: | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Curriculum Studies | ||
| Curriculum Leadership | ||
| Advanced Pedagogical Research | ||
| Theory to Practice in Education | ||
| School Reform | ||
| Advanced Media Literacy Across the Curriculum | ||
| Language, Literacy and Culture | ||
| Diversity and Equity Issues in Education | ||
| Curriculum in the Secondary School | ||
| Curriculum of the Elementary School | ||
| Cognate/Electives | ||
| Select 9 credit hours. | 9 | |
| Students select appropriate related courses according to their interests in consultation with their advisor and dissertation committee. These are to be graduate courses available at Oklahoma State University. | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 24 | |
| Dissertation Research | ||
| 15 hours from: | 15 | |
| Doctoral Dissertation | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
Graduate College Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Requirements
Learn more about Graduate College 2025-2026 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree Program Requirements. Check the General Graduate College academic regulations for minimal GPA, language proficiency and other general requirements.