PhD Language and Literacy Education - Reading Education, Children's Literature and Language Arts 6-12 at University of Georgia

Programme overview

Become an expert literacy educator-scholar in your field with our flexible, challenging Ph.D. program in Language and Literacy Education, with emphasis in English Education, Reading Education, Children’s Literature and Language Arts, Gr. P-5 or 6-12, or TESOL or World Language Education. Develop close mentoring relationships with our award-winning faculty for support and guidance through your program.

Faculty: Mary Frances Early College of Education | Duration: 46 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Athens, GA, United States

What you will study

46 credit hours total. Required courses include LLED 8000 Doctoral Seminar in Language and Literacy Education; LLED 9000 Doctoral Research; LLED 9300 Doctoral Dissertation; LLED 8015 Theoretical Stances on Literacy; LLED 8310 Race, Class, and Gender in Literature for Young People.

Career pathways

Graduates typically become tenure track or clinical faculty in intensive research and/or teaching public higher education institutions or private universities in the U.S. and other countries such as Canada, South Korea, Russia, and China.

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Application information

Entry requirements

To be considered for our doctoral program, we: recommend that applicants’ undergraduate GPA be at least a 3.0 and that applicants have at least two years of teaching; require all applicants to have a master’s degree from an accredited college or university in an area of language and/or literacy education, or a related field; and require international applicants score at least a score of 100 on the TOEFL test, with a minimum score of 26 in speaking and 25 in writing; score at least a score of 7.5 on the IELTS test, with a minimum score of 8 in speaking and 7.0 in writing; and demonstrate proficiency with two languages as evidenced by a bachelor’s degree in English linguistics and literature OR a master’s degree where English was the medium of instruction While completing your Graduate School application, include the required documents listed below. For anyone applying for Fall 2024 matriculation, GRE scores are no longer required. Statement of Purpose that includes the emphasis area of your doctoral studies (English Education, Literacies and Children’s Literature, or TESOL or World La

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: 46 credit hours

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

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