Education, PhD at George Mason University

Programme overview

This program is designed to advance professional study to develop research-informed expertise in a selected field of professional education. As a program of doctoral study, it emphasizes theory and research as much as it does practice, breadth of study as much as depth, and process as well as knowledge. It seeks to develop both knowledge and the skills useful in educational roles as well as the abilities to analyze and respond to problems in their relationships to various educational concerns.

Faculty: College of Education and Human Development | Duration: 75 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fairfax, VA, United States

What you will study

Total 75 credits. Curriculum courses listed include Ways of Knowing 1; Problems and Methods in Education Research; Quantitative Methods in Educational Research; Qualitative Methods in Educational Research; Anti-Colonial Methodologies; Critical Discourse Analysis in Education Research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants to all graduate programs at George Mason University must meet the admission standards and application requirements for graduate study. See Graduate Admissions

Graduate applicants pay a non-refundable $75 application fee. Application deadlines and requirements differ by programme and are listed on each programme's page.

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