Arizona State University Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation 8 courses 85 total credits
The Doctor of Philosophy program in learning, literacies and technologies is designed to prepare you to address socially significant educational programs and transform pre-K-20 educational programs through rigorous research, transdisciplinary engagements and educational interventions. You rely on multiple theoretical and methodological perspectives to explore, influence and transform educational institutions and their practices. You begin engaging in research studies during your first semester and continue throughout the four-year program. Faculty members with diverse disciplinary backgrounds collaborate with you, individually and through teams, to design powerful studies, implement them in authentic settings, collect and analyze data, write research reports, and present and publish research primarily in academic journals. You prepare to enter the academy and to conduct theoretical, conceptual and humanities-based educational research. If you are interested in these areas, you are encouraged to apply to the program. Through academic study and research in the learning, literacies and technologies program, you focus on the nature of curriculum learning and literacies for diverse learners in various educational contexts. Furthermore, you examine how the use of technologies can support learning, design learning environments and understand the conditions under which learning occurs. You develop areas of specialization with faculty advisors and doctoral committee members, working on engaging educational research, and thus lead the way to innovate and explore how new technologies can assist literacies for various learning contexts. Past examples of student specializations include mathematics education, gender and equity studies, science education, and curriculum studies. You're encouraged to craft your own programs of specialization and to work with faculty members from across the university.
| Required Core | 9 credits |
| Specialization | 15 credits |
| Research | 12 credits |
| Electives | 37 credits |
| Culminating Experience | 12 credits |
| Total Credits | 85 credits |
Required Core
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DCI 701 | Transdisciplinary Seminar I | 3 |
| DCI 702 | Transdisciplinary Seminar II | 3 |
| DCI 706 | Academic Writing | 3 |
| Total Required Core | 9 credits | |
Specialization
Research
advanced research methods course (6)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COE 502 | Introduction to Data Analysis | 3 |
| COE 503 | Introduction to Qualitative Research | 3 |
| Total Research | 12 credits | |
Electives
Culminating Experience
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DCI 799 | Dissertation | 12 |
| PPE 799 | Dissertation | 12 |
| SPE 799 | Dissertation | 12 |
| Total Culminating Experience | 12 credits | |
Additional Curriculum Information
Students entering the doctoral program with a master's degree in a related discipline may count up to 30 credit hours from the master's degree toward the 85 credit hours. In addition, with program and Graduate College approval, a student may use up to 12 additional credit hours toward the doctorate if documentation is provided showing that those credit hours were not part of the master's degree. As part of electives, students complete seven credit hours of inquiry courses selected in consultation with the program advisor.
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