Florida International University

College of Education

 

SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION DOCTORAL PROGRAM WORKSHEET

 

The doctoral program in Social Studies Education in Florida International University's College of Education is a subspecialization in the Curriculum and Instruction Ed.D. Degree. The requirements of the Social Studies Education program are as follows:

 

Doctoral Core - 5 courses in foundation areas to be taken by all students (15 credits)

 

EDG 7222       Curriculum: Theory and Research                                                          3

EDG 7362       Instruction: Theory and Research                                                          3

EDG 7665       Seminar in Curriculum                                                                           3

EDF 7934        Seminar in the Social Foundations of Education                                     3

EDP 7054        Advanced Educational Psychology                                                        3

 

Social Studies Education Doctoral Major - Specialization courses in the area of Social Studies (36 credits).

 

SSE 5908        Directed Study in Social Studies Education                                            3

SSE 6305        Instruction in Social Studies (Early Childhood)                                       3

SSE 6355        Instruction in Social Studies (Elementary)                                              3

SSE 6394        Social Studies in Other Nations                                                             3

SSE 6633        Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary School                                   3

SSE 6795        Seminar: Research in Social Studies Education                                      3

SSE 6939        Seminar in Social Studies Education                                                      3

SSE 7938        Doctoral Seminar in Social Studies Education                                        3

History                                                                                                                         3

Political Science/International Relations /Geography                                                       3

Economics                                                                                                                    3

Anthropology/Sociology                                                                                               3

 

Cognate Area - A coherent set of courses related to Social Studies Education (I8 credits).

 

If a student has completed a master's degree in a cognate field at another institution, he or she may take two or more courses in the same cognate field at FIU to complete the requirement, but the coherency aspect of the cognate must be evident in the relevance of applicability to the student's major area of study.

 

Research and Statistics  (12 credits)

 

The student takes the following courses

 

EDF 5481        Analysis and Application of Educational Research                                 3

EDF 6486        Research Methods in Education                                                            3

STA 6166        Statistical Methods in Research 1                                                          3

 

The student takes one of the following

 

EDF 6403        Quantitative Foundations of Education                                                   3

EDF 6475        Qualitative Foundations of Educational Research                                   3

 

Admission to Candidacy

 

To be admitted to candidacy, the applicant must

 
    1. Meet Residency Requirement (I 8 credits in one calendar year)
    1. Pass a comprehensive examination covering the major field, cognate, doctoral core, and research and statistics. The examination will be taken at the completion of the student's coursework and with the consent of the student's doctoral program advisor/Supervisory Committee.
    1. Complete the research and statistics requirements satisfactorily.
    1. Submit copies of a dissertation proposal approved by the supervisory committee to the Dean of the College of Education and to the Dean of Graduate Studies.

 

Dissertation - An original contribution to knowledge in an area of Social Studies/Global Education (24 credits).

 

The student is expected to complete the dissertation five (5) years from the date of advancement to candidacy (i.e., successful completion of written and oral examinations, favorable recommendation of the supervisory/guidance committee, and an approved dissertation proposal).  Six (6) credit hours of dissertation are taken per semester during the time that the dissertation is being developed.  The remaining credits, if any, are taken during the semester that the dissertation is completed.

 

EDG 7980 Doctoral Dissertation                                                                                        3-24

 

Transfer of Credit - Up to 36 hours of prior graduate college work may be applied to the student's program. In general, major area courses must be taken as a part of the student's planned program of study.

 

For more information contact:

Dr. Mohammed K. Farouk

Chairperson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Director, Global Awareness Program,

Florida International University

College of Education, ZEB314-A

Miami, FL 33199

(305) 348-3199; (305) 348-2086 (fax); faroukm@fiu.edu (E-mail)

 

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