SPECPHD - Special Education

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For program requirements please go to:  https://education.arizona.edu/majors/special-education-phd

Core 1 – Culturally Sustaining Evidence-Based Practices in Special Education (12 units)

• course: Recent Advances in Special Education and Rehabilitation (3)

• course: Equity and Justice in Special Education (3)

• course: Race, Culture, and Language in Special Education (3)

• course: Educational Leadership, Law and Policy Issues in Special Education (3)

Note that course should be taken as early in the program as possible, preferably in the first semester of study.

Core 2 – Research Methods (38-41 credits)

• course: Single Subjects Research Design (3)

• course: Statistical Methods in Education (4)

• course: Selected Applications of Statistical Methods (4)

• course: Qualitative Methods in Education (3)

• course: Research Design and Techniques (3)

• course: Research (3-6)

• course: Dissertation (18; 9 per semester)

Core 3 – Personnel Preparation (1-15 credits)

• course: Preceptorship (1-6)

• course: Internship (1-9)

Core 4 – Professional Knowledge and Career Skills (9 credits)

• course: Survival Skills and Ethics (3)

• course: Colloquium on Preparation for the Professoriate (3 credits)

• course: Professional Writing I (3)

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Throughout their program of study, doctoral students in the Special Education Program create professional products and engage in professional activities that demonstrate both their scholarly knowledge and skills and their application of these skills in professionally appropriate ways. These products and experiences are presented by the student and evaluated by the members of the program committee. All products and experiences should be completed while enrolled in the doctoral program.

Students are required to take a qualifying exam. During the course of study, they are required to complete a research, teaching, and service portfolio consisting of required and elective activities. Students must complete a doctoral dissertation, per the Graduate College's policy.

All students will have a minor area of study that supports the focus of their main area of study, either in a related discipline or as a specialty area within special education. A minimum of 9 credits of coursework is required for the minor and are agreed upon by the student’s committee. The minor committee member will determine the number of credits.

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.