Curriculum & Teaching
The master’s and doctoral programs in Language Arts/ English Education in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching prepare students to critically examine research, theories, and practices in Language Arts/ English Education while exploring the social, cultural, and political implications of literacy education.
The doctoral program in Language Arts/ English Education is directed primarily toward students already holding positions as English teachers or English teacher educators in higher education or school systems. The overall focus of the Ph.D. program is preparing teacher educators and researchers in the English language arts. Possible areas of concentration include the teaching and learning in English classrooms, teaching literature and reading (including the teaching of young adult literature), online learning in English classrooms, the teaching of writing and composition, K-12 curriculum development, and the development of teachers of English. The core courses in the graduate program in Language Arts/ English Education consist of:
In addition, students typically take coursework in Foundations of Education (history, philosophy, and sociology), English (literature or composition studies), and related courses in curriculum and instruction.
The core requirement for doctoral students in the School of Education includes courses in statistics or research, human learning or development, history, philosophy, or social foundations of education and general curriculum or general instructional strategies.
