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Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research Methods in Education at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States

Programme overview

Graduate certificate for currently admitted UT Knoxville doctoral students and individuals holding a doctoral degree who want to develop skills in conducting qualitative research studies in education. Offered on the Knoxville campus as an add-on (doctoral candidate) or stand-alone (earned doctorate) certificate.

Faculty: College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences  |  Department: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies  |  Duration: 12 graduate credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

ESM 559 Introduction to Qualitative Research in Education and ESM 659 Advanced Qualitative Research in Education, one of ESM 668 Ethnographic Methods or ESM 669 Narrative Methods, and one upper-level qualitative course from options such as ANTH 531, HDFS 650, ELPS 618, GEOG 516, NURS 607 or SOCI 640.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Individuals must be currently enrolled in a doctoral program at UT Knoxville or have earned a doctoral degree from UT or another university, apply through the Office of Graduate Admissions, and submit a work sample (e.g. a completed qualitative research report or paper) reviewed by ESM faculty. A 3.50 graduate GPA is required in certificate coursework and all courses must be completed within five years of applying for the certificate.

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: 12 graduate credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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