Doctoral Programs
Ph.D. in Education: Curriculum and Instruction Concentration
Specialty areas in:
(Curriculum and Instruction)
The Curriculum Studies specialty area prepares students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to assume a variety of leadership roles in curriculum design, development, assessment and/or studies in public and private schools, state departments and university settings. The Curriculum Studies Specialty Area offers three possible tracks for doctoral students. The first is the Curriculum Development & Evaluation track. This focus is for those doctoral students interested in working in schools or the private sector in the areas of curriculum/program design, development and assessment. The second is the Curriculum Theory & Foundations track that focuses more on curriculum theory and educational foundations. A third track is more of a hybrid and exists for students who are interested in curriculum and education studies but whose specific interest may lie outside of the first two tracks. In this case, the graduate student would construct his/her program in consultation with their graduate advisor. Graduates from all three tracks also are eligible for teaching positions in higher education. Learn more>>
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SIUC's Early Childhood Program focuses on the education and care of children from birth to eight years old, and also focuses on the family as the primary influence on children. The standard Elementary Education degree, in contrast, focuses on children from five to thirteen years old. SIUC offers two specializations in the Early Childhood major: the Preschool-Primary (birth to grade three) specialization is a teacher education program resulting in the O4 Certification, and prepares you for teaching in public school settings Pre-K through Third grade. The Child and Family Services specialization prepares you for careers working with children and their families in non-public school settings or in agencies which provide services to children and families. Learn more>>
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SIUC's program in Elementary Education will prepare you to teach in a variety of classroom settings: self-contained classrooms as well as departmentalized and team teaching situations. You will have many opportunities to observe and to work with children in the field, in addition to a full semester of student teaching. In addition to our on-campus programs, the Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education is also offered at the University Center of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois, and at the Rend Lake College Marketplace in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Learn more>>
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Learning Systems Design and Technology concentration is designed to prepare students for careers as learning systems designers and learning technologists in higher education, schools, corporations, military, government and non‐profit organizations. The program focuses on the principles and techniques of creating learning products and multimedia‐based online resources for learning, instruction, and education. Some examples include instruction in learning theories, systems design, and principles that apply to the design, development, evaluation, and management of learning systems, resources, and technologies. Learn more>>
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The Mathematics Education Specialty Area is designed to prepare students for teaching, leadership, and research in mathematics education. The Mathematics Education Specialty Area aims to contribute to understanding mathematics education as a body of knowledge, provide leadership for effective planned change, and to contribute to service systems which facilitate teaching and learning. The student will be able to identify problems in mathematics teaching and learning, develop solutions to those problems, and implement them in practical situations. Learn more>>
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More information about the Middle Level Education Specialty Area is coming soon! Learn more>>
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Reading and Language Studies offers opportunities for graduate work at both the Master's and Doctoral levels. At the Master's level, we offer coursework that will afford students opportunities to increase their knowledge about literacy instruction, to grow as classroom teachers and prepare students for more specialized positions as reading teachers and/or reading specialists. We offer two strands in Doctoral programming: literacy education and the TESoL option. Both programs engage doctoral students in courses that advance their knowledge in literacy research, theory, and practice. Learn more>>
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The Science Education Specialty Area offers both the Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed) and the Doctor of Philosophy in Education (Ph.D.) degrees. Learn more>>
(Curriculum and Instruction)
The Department of Curriculum & Instruction at Southern Illinois University Carbondale offers coursework related to the Social Sciences at the undergraduate, Masters, and Ph.D. levels. All programs of study provide pre-service and in-service teachers with opportunities to develop instructional materials and curricular designs for history and social science classrooms, with a specific emphasis on historical thinking, media literacy, financial literacy, and geographic problem-solving. Through the integration of technology (see our blog for examples of materials covered in these courses), students learn how to temper academic rigor with support to increase their curricula's accessibility to students with diverse learning needs. Learn more>>
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The Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Education degrees with a specialization in Teacher Leadership. The goal of the Teacher Leadership Specialty Area is to prepare students to assume a variety of leadership roles in public and private schools, educational agencies, and college or university settings. Learn more
Ph.D. in Education: Educational Administration Concentration
Specialty areas in:
(Educational Administration and Higher Education)
The Doctor of Philosophy degree is a cross-departmental degree offered in five departments. The Department of Educational Administration and Higher Education participates in the Ph. D. in Education program with a concentration in educational administration. The program provides advanced level preparation related to administrative practices and policies in P-20 educational settings. Students focus their studies in either pre-K-12 administration or higher education. In addition to learning to do independent, high quality research, the core of the program includes study of policy and politics in educational systems, leadership and change in educational organizations, program development and evaluation, ethics and social justice, and education and culture. Learn more>>
(Educational Administration and Higher Education)
The Doctor of Philosophy degree is a cross-departmental degree offered in five departments. The Department of Educational Administration and Higher Education participates in the Ph. D. in Education program with a concentration in educational administration. The program provides advanced level preparation related to administrative practices and policies in P-20 educational settings. Students focus their studies in either pre-K-12 administration or higher education. In addition to learning to do independent, high quality research, the core of the program includes study of policy and politics in educational systems, leadership and change in educational organizations, program development and evaluation, ethics and social justice, and education and culture. Learn more>>
Ph.D. in Education : Educational Psychology and Special Education Concentration
Specialty areas in:
(Educational Psychology and Special Education)
Doctoral students are exposed immediately to supervised teaching and graduate with extensive teaching experience in the core counseling courses as well as courses specific to the student's concentration (e.g. community; marital, couple, family; school; substance abuse). Students also receive extensive training in individual, group, reflecting, and triadic supervision and conduct extensive supervision of master's level counselors-in-training. Doctoral students work with faculty on research (both quantitative and qualitative) and on developing their own research agenda resulting in professional presentations and publications. Learn more>>
(Educational Psychology and Special Education)
Educational Measurement and Statistics currently offers a doctoral program, which has as its goal the development of specialists in the fields of statistics, measurement, or evaluation. Doctoral students are instructed in the underlying mathematical and statistical models that serve as the basis for research and evaluation in education and the behavioral and social sciences. Students are encouraged to tailor their educational experience to serve their specific interests within the courses offered at SIUC, and they become proficient in broad but rigorous methodological skills as well as in the use of standard statistical software. Learn more>>
(Educational Psychology and Special Education)
The special education emphasis offers three areas of concentration; research, college teaching, and special education administration. The coursework for these three programmatic concentrations are combined with a multidisciplinary core curriculum. This coursework includes a set of College of Education and Human Services (COEHS) core courses in cultural and behavioral foundations of education, department core courses, research tool courses, dissertation, and a set of courses selected by the student and his/her doctoral committee to meet his/her desired professional goals within a specific area of concentration. A student's doctoral program may include coursework from a variety of disciplines, such as psychology, rehabilitation, curriculum and instruction, school and public administration. Learn more>>
Ph.D. in Education: Health Education Concentration
Ph.D. in Rehabilitation at the Rehabilitation Institute
Ph.D. in Education: Workforce Education and Development Concentration
(Workforce Education and Human Development)
The workforce education and development concentration is a broad, general leadership and professional development degree that serves individuals having knowledge, experience, and interests in: (a) career education, (b) career and technical education, (c) public and private sector training and development, (d) human resource development and related technical and professional fields. Even though many students entering the program have a specific occupational area identity (e.g. , business education, health careers education, industrial education), the degree is not awarded in a service area specialty. Learn more>>