BBE Doctor of Philosophy Degree Program

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) is a research-oriented degree program designed for individuals who intend to work mainly in primary research in the fields of Bilingual/Bicultural Education, Language Policy and Education, or Biliteracy. This program prepares graduate students in research design and interpretation. Graduate student research contributes to knowledge of bilingual education theories, concepts and practice.

BBE Program alumni currently serve in roles such as college or university faculty members, researchers in federal and state government, and research consultants and directors of private foundations and non-profit organizations.

Total minimum hours: 63 hours (including dissertation)

General C&I Requirements (Minimum 21 hours)

With the approval of the program adviser, courses other than those llisted below may be used to satisfy requirements. In general, core courses are taken in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.

Foundation Requirements (9 hours required)

  • EDC 380F  Sociocultural Foundations
  • EDC 381F  Introduction to Teaching and Teacher Education
  • EDC 383F  Curriculum Theory

Research Methodology Requirements (12 hours minimum)

To be taken in sequence:

  1. EDC 381R  Intro to Systems of Human Inquiry
  2. The following two courses (6 hours), in any order:
    • EDC 385R  Introduction To Quantitative Research
      Note: EDC 382R  Fundamentals of Statistics is a prerequisite to EDC 385R  Intro To Quantitative Research.
      Other course choices for this requirement include: EDP 371, EDP 380E or an adviser approved statistics course brought in from other institution.
    • EDC 386R  Introduction To Qualitative Research
  3. One course (3 hours, one course topic from either category or an adviser approved advanced research course) from the following:
    • EDC 387R  Advanced Quantitative Research
    • EDC 388R  Advanced Qualitative Research

Directed Research (Minimum 12 hours)

  • EDC 396T*  Directed Research in Curriculum and Instruction (6 hours)

Note: EDC 396T can be taken more than once for credit. 6 additional hours of coursework involving a substantial directed research component, This may include  additional EDC 396Ts.

Specialization Requirements (Minimum 18 hours)

Students with an emphasis on Bilingual/Bicultural Education will take additional related courses, selected with the assistance and approval of the area program adviser. To help meet their personal goals, students are encouraged to select courses from other clusters in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.

A. Required (12 hours):
EDC 385G Second Language Acquisition
EDC 385G Biliteracy and New Literacy Studies
EDC 385G Language Policy and Education: Global Perspectives and Local
Implications
EDC 385G Immigration Theory in Education


B. Electives (6 hours):
Students select courses, such as those listed below, according to individual
interests and needs and in consultation with their advisor:

EDC 390T Foundations of Bilingual Education
EDC 382E Critical Pedagogy in Bilingual Bicultural Education
EDC 385G Evaluation of Language Education
EDC 385G Biliteracy and Computer-Mediated Learning
EDC 385G Dual Language Education: Current Trends and Issues
EDC 385G Language Acquisition and Assessment for Multicultural Special
Education
EDC 835G Teaching Culture
EDC 385G Language and Politics in Language Planning
EDC 385G Literacy and Culture
EDC 385G Social/Cultural/Political Context Language Learning

EDC 384P Equity/Pol/in Math/Sci/Tech Education
EDC 385G Multicultural Curriculum and Teaching
EDC 385G Cultural Knowledge of Teachers and Teaching
EDC 385G Identity and Agency in Education
EDC 385G Anthropology of Education

Courses Outside the Department             (Minimum 6 hours)

Coursework from sections, General Requirements, Directed Research, and Special
Requirements, may fulfill this requirement (thus hours in this section may already be
counted as credit toward total hours).

Students are encouraged to seek out courses that relate to Bilingual/Bicultural Education
and their own research interests in such areas as: Mexican American Studies, African
American Studies, Asian Studies, Middle Eastern Studies; Communication, Comparative
Literature, Cultural Studies, Early Childhood Education, Educational Administration,
Educational Psychology, English Literature, Foreign Language Education, Health
Education, Latin American Studies, Law, IT/Technology, Linguistics, Language and
Literacy, Spanish Literature, Science/Math Education, Social Work, Special Education, Women's / Gender Studies.

Dissertation (Minimum 6 hours & two consecutive semesters of dissertation)

Students are required to continuously register for dissertation once they have advanced to candidacy. Curriculum and Instruction students are required to register for 6 hours (at least 3 of which must be dissertation credit*) during each fall and spring semester during which they are working on their dissertation research.

* EDC X99R and X99W

The first semester in candidacy is X99R; for all semesters after the first one in candidacy you must register for X99W

(699  for 6 credit hours,  999 for 9 credit hours).

Please note: International students and students receiving fellowship, assistantship, or other financial aid, may be required to take 9 credit hours each semester.

Degree Plan

Download the BBE doctoral degree plan (pdf)

Last updated on February 20, 2013