丁香园AV

Faculty of Education
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Fall

Doctor of philosophy (PhD) degrees signify the acquisition of advanced knowledge in a field of specialization and advanced competence in conducting significant and original education research.

This program requires successful completion of a minimum of 20 units of course work and culminates in a comprehensive examination and a doctoral thesis.

丁香园AV Requirements

See graduate general regulation 1.3 for University admission requirements. In exceptional circumstances, applicants who do not meet these requirements may be considered if superior scholarly or professional achievement is demonstrated.

Graduate education admission is granted to a specific degree and to a particular program or specialization. Updated application information is available beginning November 15 from the . All applications are reviewed once a year. Completed applications must be received by January 15.

Program Requirements

Students complete all of

• EDUC 901-5 Seminar in the History of Educational Theory
• EDUC 902-5 Interdisciplinary Seminar in Contemporary Educational Theory
• EDUC 911-5 Colloquium in Curriculum Theory I
• EDUC 912-5 Colloquium in Curriculum Theory II

The supervisory committee may require further work in the Faculty of Education or other faculties. Students are encouraged to complete additional courses from related departments outside the Faculty of Education.

Philosophy of Education Stream

This program stream focuses on three interconnecting themes of ecology, culture and consciousness, and brings relevant philosophical traditions, theories, innovations, and methods to work with these themes.

Students complete all of

• EDUC 901-5 Seminar in the History of Educational Theory
• EDUC 902-5 Interdisciplinary Seminar in Contemporary Educational Theory
• EDUC 921-5 Seminar in Philosophy and Educational Theory
• EDUC 922-5 Advanced Seminar in Epistemology and Education

Comprehensive Examination

All candidates also complete a comprehensive examination by enrolling in

• EDUC 983-5 Doctoral Comprehensive Examination

This course is a prerequisite to EDUC 899-10 Doctoral Thesis. Normally, the comprehensive examination is completed in the term in which course requirements are completed, or the term immediately following.

Thesis

Normally, before the fourth course, a thesis research plan is presented to the tenured or tenure track Faculty of Education member whom the student proposes to be senior supervisor. Following the supervisor鈥檚 approval and at least one other faculty member chosen in consultation with the senior supervisor, the supervisory committee is formed and the student proceeds to the thesis by completing

• EDUC 899-10 Doctoral Thesis

Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations

All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the graduate general regulations (residence, course work, academic progress, supervision, research competence requirement, completion time, and degree completion), as well as the specific requirements for the program in which they are enrolled, as shown above.

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