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PRE- CORE 3/6 Credit Hours DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PH.D.) IN

Credit
Course Code Course Title Prerequisite(s)
Hours EDUCATION
EDUL525-PC Educational Psychology and Learning None 3
EDUL620-PC Leadership in Education: Theory in Practice None 3
Study Plan (Breakdown by Term) Total Credit Hours: 60

Semester I Term A
Pre-Core Requirements:
*Applicants whose academic background is not in the field of education may be required to complete the following pre-core courses prior Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)
to or concurrent with their enrollment in the PhD program. These courses are designed to provide the necessary foundational knowledge EDUP601 Advanced Research Methods in Education I 3 -
in educational contexts:
EDUP605 Curriculum and Instruction Design 3 -
Semester I Term B
EDUP610 Advanced Research Methods in Education II 3 EDUP601
Educational Technologies and Artificial Intelligence in
EDUP615 3 -
Education
Semester II Term A
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)
EDUP620 Advanced Data Science and Analytics in Education 3 EDUP610
Elective 1 Elective 1 3 -
Semester II Term B
EDUP625 Diversity, Equity and Social Justice in Education 3 -
EDUP630 Cognitive Science and Learning: The Neuroscience of 3 -
Education

Semester III Term A
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)
EDUP635 Education Policy and Leadership 3 -
Elective 2 Elective 2 3 -
Semester III Term B
Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)
Challenge Exam + Completion of all
EDUP801 Thesis* 30 the 30 credit hours of the course
requirements

*Thesis will take around 2-3 years to complete,

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