(for

PLEASE TYPE

students

admitted

3/1/12)

Ph.D. in Education Program of Study

Program plan for Meghan Arias
1. Core Course (3)
EDUC 800
(3)

Ways of Knowing

2. Research Methods (15)

EDRS 810
(3)
Problems and Methods in Education Research
EDRS 811
(3)
Quantitative Methods in Educational Research
EDRS 812
(3)
Qualitative Methods in Educational Research
Two of the following: EDRS 820, EDRS 821, EDRS 822, EDRS 823, EDRS 824
EDRS 825, EDRS 826, EDRS 827, EDRS 828, EDRS 831
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3. Professional Specialization (24): Higher Education
Major Area

1. CTCH 821: History of Higher Ed

2. CTCH 826: Advanced Institutional & Program Assessment
3. CTCH 830: Ethics in Higher Ed
4. CTCH 702: Leadership in Higher Ed
5. CTCH 603: Higher Ed in the Digital Age
6. CTCH 701 (Law) or CTCH 624 (Financial Mgmt)
7. CTCH 792 (Current Issues in Higher Ed) or EDUC 875 (Current Issues in Educ)
8. Special Topics or Directed Readings course
4. Secondary Emphasis (12): Instructional Technology
Minor Area(s)

1. EDIT 611: Innovations in Distance Learning

2. EDIT 705: Instructional Design
3. EDIT 704: Instructional Technology Foundations & Theories of Learning
4.EDIT 771, 772, (720, 745, 742 or 750 if offered).
5. Dissertation (12)
EDUC 998 (3)

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal

EDUC 999 (9)

Doctoral Dissertation Research

after

PROPOSED DATE FOR COMPREHENSIVE PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT:

PROGRAM RATIONALE (please review the Program Guidelines for directions):

I am interested in helping bring higher education into the 21 st century and I believe combining a
primary specialization in higher education with a secondary specialization in instructional
technology will help me do that. In addition to the core requirements for my primary
specialization, I am interested in a wide range of electives that will help me gain a good overall
picture of the higher education landscape. I believe a Law or Financial Management course,
along with a course focused on current issues in higher education will complement the history,
ethics and assessment courses required. CTCH 603, focused on higher ed in the digital age, is
directly in line with my goals. Additionally, I hope to take a special topic or directed reading
course that will align with my research interest as that becomes more defined.
For my secondary specialization, I plan to use some of the coursework I have already completed
towards a graduate certificate in eLearning, EDIT 611 and 705. I will compliment this with
additional coursework related to instructional technology and leadership in educational
technology. Combining my knowledge of higher education and educational technology will help
me integrate such technology into my own classrooms and into the larger university.

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Chair,
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Doctoral Advising Committee
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Member,
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Doctoral Advising Committee
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Member,
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Doctoral Advising Committee

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Anastasia Kitsantas, Director
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Ph.D. in Education Program