PhD in Teaching & Learning with an Emphasis in Teacher Education or Higher Education

Completion of 90 semester credits of coursework beyond your bachelor's degree. With approval, up to half (maximum of 30 credits) of your master's degree work may be transferred from another regionally accredited institution that offers master’s degrees in the discipline.
Maintenance of at least a 3.0 GPA for all classes completed as a graduate student.
At least half of the credits must be in the major field, including:
- At least 10 credits of dissertation—which incorporates independent work that is an original contribution to the knowledge field
- A minimum of 6 credits in the Foundations of Education
- A minimum of 12 credits of Scholarly Tools
At least 12 credits of a minor or cognate in a supporting area.
Meet the residency requirement by remaining enrolled in the program for all semesters, which includes two Seminar classes during the first two summers of the program.

For more information, please review the UND Department of Teaching & Learning’s Doctoral Programs and the UND Academic Catalog.

Tentative Program of Study for Bismarck Cohort

As a doctoral student, you are required to complete courses of study similar to the following. Depending on the availability of faculty and/or student needs, specific courses provided to the cohort may vary from those listed below.

The faculty will consider your requirements on a case-by-case basis if you have already completed one or more of these courses or their equivalents. Based on your background and degree, you will likely be required to complete one or more additional courses beyond those provided to the cohort.

T&L 549	Seminar in Higher Education I	1 Credit	Onsite in Bismarck	Summer 2011
The seminar is designed to introduce you to the program faculty, components, and expectations. You will also become acquainted with pertinent areas of campus and university resources.
T&L 541	History of Higher Education in the U.S.	3 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Fall 2011
Study of major events and people shaping higher education in the U.S. The role, philosophy, and organization of institutions of higher education is discussed.
EFR 515	Statistics I	3 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Spring 2012
An introduction to the research methodologies used to study education. The course covers quantitative as well as qualitative types of research. The paradigms of both types of research will be contrasted and the application of the methodologies in actual research investigated.
T&L 549	Seminar in Higher Education II	1 Credit	On-Campus in Grand Forks		Summer 2012
The seminar will focus the milestones and sequence of events required for advancement to doctoral candidacy such as: committee selection, completion of a program of study, comprehensive exams, and dissertation proposal.
EFR 516	Statistics II	3 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Summer 2012
Prerequisite(s): Statistics I or equivalent. An in-depth study of inferential statistics with primary emphasis on analysis of variance models, multiple regression techniques, analysis of covariance and other higher-order statistical procedures.
T&L 544	Assessment in Higher Education	3 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Summer 2012
A wide range of assessment issues in higher education will be explored. This includes course, program, and institutional assessment as well as classroom assessment techniques. You will examine and understand the assessment process.
T&L 999	Dissertation	2 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Summer 2012
T&L 545	Adult Learners	3 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Fall 2012
This course will cover theories of adult development, current research on adult learners, ways of assessing the needs and interests of adult learners, and ways of creating environments in which adult learners can thrive.
T&L 548	The Professoriate	3 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Spring 2013
For the Higher Education emphasis.
T&L 571	Teacher Education	3 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Spring 2013
For the Teacher Education emphasis. Practices, issues, and trends in the design and implementation and assessment of programs for the preparation and development of PreK-12 teachers.
T&L 549	Seminar in Higher Education III	1 Credit	Onsite in Bismarck	Summer 2013
The third seminar focuses on elements important for dissertation writing, proposal, and publishing.
T&L 539	College Teaching	3 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Summer 2013
Explores learning styles and teaching styles, the components and responsibilities involved in college teaching, methods of teaching and motivating students, and current issues related to instruction in the college classroom.
EFR 510	Qualitative Research Methods	3 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Summer 2013
Qualitative research methods are naturalistic and contextual. The methodology derives from Anthropology and other social sciences, and seeks to understand human behavior from the actors’ perspective. You will learn the fundamental data collection methods: observation, participant-observation, and interviewing, as well as data analysis through coding and categorizing.
T&L 999	Dissertation	2 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Summer 2013
EFR 520	Advanced Qualitative Research Methods	3 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Fall 2013
Advanced Qualitative Research Methods will engage students in more in-depth and complex theoretical and practical issues associated with the methodology. Students will conduct mini-research studies and examine qualitative studies conducted by others. Knowledge about IRB requirements will also be addressed.
EFR 500	Foundations of Educational Thought	3 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Spring 2014
A problem-centered class dialogue on those philosophical, social, political and historical concepts of educational thought that have shaped the development of the learning experience.
T&L 543	Scholarly Writing	3 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Summer 2014
Designed to assist you with learning the art of scholarly writing, this course will aid you in designing, formatting, and completing research-based and other scholarly writing projects, as well as understanding the rules and norms of academic publishing.
T&L 547	Technology in Higher Education	3 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Summer 2014
Students will examine the various uses and integration of technology and media in higher education by faculty in their attempt to engage learners with each other, the course content, and with instructors.
T&L 572	Teacher Education: Focus on the Learner	3 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Summer 2014
For the Teacher Education emphasis. The study of teacher education in relation to the lives of PreK-12 students. This course includes the examination of children and their lives through aspects of race, religion, socioeconomics, linguistics and age, and considers educational implications for pre-service and in-service teachers.
T&L 999	Dissertation	2 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Summer 2014
TBD	EFR Elective Course	3 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Fall 2014
Course to be determined.
EFR 518	Multivariate Analysis	3 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Spring 2015
Multiple regression in generalized problem solving; discriminant analysis, factor analysis, multivariate analysis, canonical analysis, and multivariate analysis of covariance. Students are encouraged to analyze their own data including student-generated computer applications.
T&L 999	Dissertation	3 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Spring 2015
T&L 999	Dissertation	6 Credits	Onsite in Bismarck	Summer 2015
TBD	TBD	3 Credits	Online or On-Campus	TBD
Students will take 3 additional credits on their own during the duration of the program.

Subject to change without notice.

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For full admission, apply by December 1, 2011

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