Introduction
The Designated Emphasis in Education enables doctoral students in other departments to pursue interests in education and obtain formal certification of competence in the field of education. Most Education Department Ph.D. courses are offered every other year; the Education Department welcomes D.E. students from other departments to take courses in education. Students should work closely with their education adviser to develop a plan for taking the coursework in a timely fashion.
Education is an institutional field in which scholars from a wide variety of disciplines—including sociology, psychology, politics, economics, mathematics and science—have scholarly interests. A Designated Emphasis in Education enables graduate students from other departments to ground their work in theory and research on important issues in education.
Requirements
The requirements for obtaining a designated emphasis in education are the following:
Committee Composition and Departmental Approvals
Obtain a designated faculty adviser from the faculty in the Education Department. This faculty adviser will be in addition to the faculty adviser from the student’s home department. The education faculty adviser must serve on the student’s qualifying examination committee and, as appropriate, may also serve on the student’s dissertation committee.
Course Requirements
Complete at least five EDUC doctoral courses, and 25 credits, from the following list, with no more than two in research methods. Any requests for substitutions must be approved by the Education Department graduate director.
The Education Department’s foundational courses, EDUC 261 and EDUC 262, are offered in successive quarters every other year; and EDUC 263, an elective course, is offered every other year. The department typically offers approximately eight doctoral courses during each year. The Education Department annually admits 7-10 Ph.D. students, leaving room for doctoral students from other departments to take courses in education.
Choose five courses from the following options:
Choose five courses from he following options:
| EDUC235 | Introduction to Educational Inquiry | 5 |
| EDUC236 | Quantitative Research Methods | 5 |
| EDUC237 | Qualitative Research Methods | 5 |
| EDUC250 | Teachingand Teachers | 5 |
| EDUC255 | Intermediate Quantitative Methods | 5 |
| EDUC256 | Intermediate Qualitative Analysis | 5 |
| EDUC261 | Thinking and Learning | 5 |
| EDUC262 | Social and Cultural Context of Education | 5 |
| EDUC263 | Educational Reform | 5 |
| EDUC264 | Research on Teacher Development and Teacher Education | 5 |
| EDUC268 | Schools, Communities, and Families | 5 |
| EDUC272 | Language in Education and Society | 5 |
| EDUC280 | Language and Literacy Across Disciplines | 5 |
| EDUC286 | Research in STEM Education | 5 |
| EDUC295 | Critical Perspectives on Education | 5 |
With no more than two courses from the following group:
| EDUC235 | Introduction to Educational Inquiry | 5 |
| EDUC236 | Quantitative Research Methods | 5 |
| EDUC237 | Qualitative Research Methods | 5 |
| EDUC255 | Intermediate Quantitative Methods | 5 |
| EDUC256 | Intermediate Qualitative Analysis | 5 |
And the remainder from this group:
| EDUC250 | Teachingand Teachers | 5 |
| EDUC261 | Thinking and Learning | 5 |
| EDUC262 | Social and Cultural Context of Education | 5 |
| EDUC263 | Educational Reform | 5 |
| EDUC264 | Research on Teacher Development and Teacher Education | 5 |
| EDUC268 | Schools, Communities, and Families | 5 |
| EDUC272 | Language in Education and Society | 5 |
| EDUC280 | Language and Literacy Across Disciplines | 5 |
| EDUC285 | Culture and Learning | 5 |
| EDUC295 | Critical Perspectives on Education | 5 |
Writing, Research and/or Teaching Requirements
Prepare a significant piece of writing in some area of education. This writing may take the form of a substantial position paper (QE paper) grounded in the literature of educational research, as determined by the graduate adviser in education. In the event the education faculty adviser serves on the dissertation committee then the writing may instead be a dissertation chapter.
For Further Information
Contact the doctoral student adviser by sending an email to edphd@ucsc.edu or view the Education Department’s home page where potential applicants can obtain full details about the programs.