2001-2002 - College of Education - University of Illinois at Urbana ...
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DOCTOR OF EDUCATION DEGREE (Ed.D.)The Doctor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong> ProgramDoctor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong> Degree (Ed.D.)The Doctor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong> degree program is designed to provide studentswith advanced pr<strong>of</strong>essional training and to develop further their abilitiesin the scholarly study <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional problems.Requirements for Ed.D. Candid<strong>at</strong>esThe course requirements for the Ed.D. are completion <strong>of</strong> <strong>at</strong> least 16 unitsbeyond the master's degree. These 16 units minimally include:1. At least 6 units in the area <strong>of</strong> specializ<strong>at</strong>ion and rel<strong>at</strong>ed areas.2. A cogn<strong>at</strong>e requirement <strong>of</strong> <strong>at</strong> least 4 units.3. Two courses on research methods. The first will be a research course(e.g., C&I 450/EDPSY 450/SPED 450, Methods <strong>of</strong> <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong>alInquiry or HRE 453, Disciplined Inquiry in Voc<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong>)introducing the student to a variety <strong>of</strong> educ<strong>at</strong>ional researchmethodologies. The second course should be selected to improve thestudent's area <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional expertise and should help prepare thestudent to carry out research on his or her expected thesis topic. Thissecond course will be EdPSY 390, Elements <strong>of</strong> <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong>al St<strong>at</strong>istics,or a course from one <strong>of</strong> the approved Research Methodology Areas.4. A maximum <strong>of</strong> 4 units in Thesis Research 499 credit will be countedtoward the degree.A student who has completed course work as part <strong>of</strong> the requirementsfor the Advanced Certific<strong>at</strong>e in <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong> <strong>at</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Illinois</strong>may petition for the applic<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> not more than 6 units <strong>of</strong> such worktoward the program leading to the Doctor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong> provided th<strong>at</strong>the course work has been taken within five years <strong>of</strong> the d<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> thepetition. Students who elect to apply Advanced Certific<strong>at</strong>e credit towardthe Ed.D. may apply a maximum <strong>of</strong> 6 units <strong>of</strong> Advanced Certific<strong>at</strong>e workand 499 combined toward the Ed.D. degree requirements.ResidenceIn the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong>, Ed.D. study must include a period <strong>of</strong>continuous engagement on campus, during which time students areexpected to interact with faculty and other students, read widely withinand beyond the major field, and contempl<strong>at</strong>e scholarly issues as theyrel<strong>at</strong>e to pr<strong>of</strong>essional practice. For Ed.D. candid<strong>at</strong>es, this must includeconcurrent and reciprocal particip<strong>at</strong>ion in an approved full-time42
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