Doctor of Philosophy
Program of Study
Students are required to complete 60 hours of graduate-level coursework beyond the M.A. degree including:
- Core Requirements (6 credit hours)
- Disciplinary Electives (9 credit hours)
- Specialty Research Methods (6 credit hours)
- Electives (12 credit hours)
- Other Coursework (9 credit hours)
- Comprehensive Qualifying Exam (Portfolio of Competencies)
- Dissertation Research (18 credit hours)