Degree and Certificate Programs

Doctoral Degrees in Education

Doctoral Minors
Doctoral Minors

General Education

The student will select at least one minor subject. The minor must have integrity in its own right and must complement the major.

It must be taken outside the major department from among those areas of study listed in this bulletin. The minor field must demonstrate wholeness within itself and contribute to the student's overall doctoral program. An inter-department minor not specifically listed in the bulletin is also possible.

The major fields of doctoral specialization in education listed above are also available as minor areas for other doctoral programs. Students may also minor in any area of study outside of the School of Education that is listed in the University Graduate School Bulletin.

In addition, four approved minor area programs are available and described below.

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College Pedagogy Minor

This minor introduces doctoral students to teaching and learning issues in higher education and may include the opportunity for a college teaching internship under the supervision of a university faculty member. As such, the minor prepares students for university teaching positions and for positions that involve the supervision and development of college and university faculty.

The 12 credit hours of course work required for this minor cannot duplicate those taken in the major field, and this minor is not available to students who are majoring in higher education. A listing of the required courses is available in the office of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and on the department Web site, www.indiana.edu/-elps/.

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Inquiry/Research Methodology Minor

The development of competencies in methods of quantitative and qualitative inquiry constitutes the main thrust of this minor program. Graduates of a doctoral program with a minor in inquiry may qualify for positions as faculty members in colleges or universities or as researchers or evaluators in foundations, public school systems, industry, or consulting firms.

Students minoring in inquiry methodology may not use courses in their minor that have been counted elsewhere in their program of studies. Questions about this minor should be addressed to the chair of the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology.

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International and Comparative Education Minor

This minor provides an international perspective on doctoral students' learning about education. It introduces students to educational issues that are of importance in the international community and provides the opportunity for students to conduct comparative research within their own fields of study.

The 12 credit hours of course work required for this minor cannot duplicate those taken in the major field. A listing of the required courses is available in the office of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.

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Social Foundations of Education Minor

This minor introduces students to the use of sociological and anthropological research in the study of education. It encompasses the intellectual foundations of these social sciences, the educational theories and findings of scholars in these disciplines, and the research methodologies of these disciplines that are relevant to educational research.

The 12 credit hours of course work required for this minor cannot duplicate those taken in the major field. A listing of the required courses is available in the office of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.

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Teacher Education Minor

(Minimum 13 credit hours)

During the last two decades there has been growing interest in teacher education as a field of study. In response, the Teacher Education Minor is designed to help students explore four broad areas of scholarship:1) the theories, ideologies, and philosophies of teacher education; 2) the different approaches that have been used to develop teacher education programs and components of programs; 3) the experience (from students' and/or teacher educators' perspectives) of being involved in teacher education; 4) the societal factors (e.g., issues of race, class, gender) that have an impact on teacher education. Each area is examined both historically and in the present. In order to address these areas of concern, students are required to: 1) work for one semester (as an associate instructor or as part of an internship) in a teacher education program and to take a corresponding seminar, J700 Teaching in Teacher Education, and 2) take a minimum of 12 additional credit hours of graduate course work. Below are examples of courses students may consider for inclusion into a Teacher Education minor, although each student's program is personally developed by the student and his/her minor advisor (see list below):

  • E530 Supervision of Student Teaching in Elementary School (3 cr.)
  • H637 Topic: Histories of Teachers and Teacher Education (3 cr.)
  • H637 Topic: Women in Education in America (3 cr.)
  • J610 Staff Development Issues and Principles (3 cr.)
  • J661 Materials and Methods in Teacher Education (3 cr.)
  • J690 Internship in Curriculum (Teacher Education) (2-5 cr.)
  • J710 Paradigms and Programs in Teacher Education (3 cr.)
  • J720 Inquires into Preservice Teacher Socialization (3 cr.)
  • P524 Teaching Behavior and Effectiveness (3 cr.)

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