PhD Educational Theory and Practice - Critical Studies in Educational Theory and Practice at University of Georgia

Programme overview

Become a scholar of interdisciplinary and critical inquiries with this emphasis within the educational theory and practice degree. Your courses and research projects will be informed by history, philosophy, anthropology, geography, policy, and linguistics and theoretical approaches including critical, feminist, race-based, queer, postmodern, poststructural, posthumanist, psychoanalytic, and cultural theories.

Faculty: Mary Frances Early College of Education | Duration: 40 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Athens, GA, United States

What you will study

40 credit hours total. Required courses include ETAP 9300 (3 hours) Doctoral Dissertation; EDMG 9090 Socio-Cultural Issues in Early Adolescence; EDMG 9120 Comparative and International Perspectives in Middle Grades Education; ETAP 8120 Social Constructivist Approaches to Understanding Classroom Motivation; ETAP 8140 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Learning Environments for Children and Young Adolescents.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Apply to the UGA Graduate School and include the following: a) CV/Resume b) Statement of Purpose (emphasizing career goals, objectives, and research plans); at the end of the statement include the names of up to 3 potential faculty who share your interests and could potentially serve as your major advisor. c) Writing Sample d) Unofficial transcript(s) From all Colleges/Universities you attended. e) Applicant must have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 and a graduate GPA of 3.5 f) Letters of Recommendation (Optional) g) The GRE is no longer required for any of our PhD programs. h) International Applicants: For applicants whose primary language is not English, proof of English proficiency is required. Applicants who submit TOEFL scores are required to have a minimum score of 20 in all subparts of the test. Applicants who submit IELTS test scores are required to have a minimum score of 6.0 in all subparts of the test. i) International Applicants that are seeking financial assistance e.g. a departmental assistantship, must have a TOEFL speak score of 26 or higher or an IELTS score of 8.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 40 credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uga.edu/

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