Our PhD Program offers 5 Emphasis Areas, listed below, for
students to focus their research on. Alternatively,
students with interests across two or more of these emphasis
areas may work with their faculty advisors to select an
appropriate combination of course work that draws from more than
one emphasis. In addition to Core Courses, all students are
required to complete at least 32 units of emphasis area course
work. Each student and his or her faculty advisor proceed within
the framework of one of the emphases listed below to select 32
units of emphasis area course work and complete other degree
requirements. For a complete listing of Course
Requirements, see the posting to the right.
In addition to the PhD, students have the option to apply for a
Designated Emphasis Program that offers an option for further
studies in a sub-field of interest. The post to the right
on Designated Emphasis will provide further information.
Learn more about each of our Emphasis Areas:
Language, Literacy &
Culture
Learning & Mind Sciences
Mathematics Education
School
Organization & Education Policy
Science and
Agricultural Education