PhD Special Education at University of California, Berkeley

The Doctoral Program in Special Education, offered jointly with San Francisco State University, culminates in a PhD degree. The joint program draws on the strengths of both universities in developing leaders and researchers in the field of atypical development and learning. The faculty and program resources on the two campuses support advanced research and theoretical discourse in a focused area of exceptionality.

Faculty: Graduate Division  |  Department: Berkeley School of Education  |  Duration: 6 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Curriculum Course List Code Title Units Courses Required EDUC 268 First Year Graduate Seminar in Education Research & Practice 3 EDUC 282 Introduction to Disciplined Inquiry 3 EDUC 203 Cultivating Cognitive Development: From Sensorimotor Intelligence to Embodied STEM Concepts 3 EDUC 275B Data Analysis in Educational Research II 4 EDUC 275L Educational Data Analysis Laboratory II 1 EDUC 293A Data Analysis in Education Research 4 EDUC 293L Educational Data Analysis Laboratory 1 EDUC 299 Special Study and Research 1-12 Courses Required at SFSU SPED 902: Seminar in Program Development SPED 903: Research in Special Education: Program Design and Analysis SPED 905: University-level Teaching Internship (RECOMMENDED, not required).

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Academia & Education.

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