School of Education

Departmental E-mail: lcle@indiana.edu
Department URL: education.indiana.edu/about/departments/literacy
Departmental Phone Number: (812) 856-8270

Graduate Studies Office E-Mail: educate@indiana.edu
School of Education URL: education.indiana.edu/
Degrees and Programs: education.indiana.edu/graduate/programs/index.html

(Please note that when conferring University Graduate School degrees, minors, certificates, and sub-plans, The University Graduate School’s staff use those requirements contained only in The University Graduate School Bulletin.)

Curriculum

Curriculum
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Degree Offered

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree is offered through the University Graduate School. In addition, the School of Education offers the Master of Science (M.S.) in Education, the Specialist in Education (Ed.S.), and the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degrees. For details, see the School of Education Graduate Bulletin.

Doctor of Philosophy Degree

Fields of Study

Counseling Psychology; Curriculum and Instruction; Educational Psychology; Higher Education; History, Philosophy and Policy Studies in Education; Inquiry Methodology; Instructional Systems Technology; Learning and Developmental Science; Language Education; Literacy, Culture, and Language Education; School Psychology; and Special Education.

Plan of Studies

The Ph.D. degree with a major in education is pursued under the direction of a committee appointed by the University Graduate School and the School of Education. As with other Graduate School doctoral programs, a minimum of 90 credit hours of course work is required. This includes a major (selected from the fields of study listed previously), a minor, a series of research courses, and a dissertation. Written and oral qualifying examinations are taken following course work; a final oral defense of the dissertation completes the program. Up to 30 credit hours of graduate course work may be transferred from other universities, with the approval of the advisory committee and the Graduate Studies Office.

Admission

Admission recommendations are made by program area and School of Education admission committees and are based on graduate and undergraduate grades (especially in academic courses), scores on the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), and letters of recommendation. The TOEFL examination is required for all international applicants. Online applications may be accessed through the School of Education Office of Graduate Studies Web site at the above URL.

Students earning a Ph.D. degree in education must fulfill all requirements of the University Graduate School (as found in this bulletin) and of the School of Education (as found in the School of Education Graduate Bulletin). 

Ph.D. in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education

The Literacy, Culture, and Language Education (LCLE) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree program is designed for individuals seeking to be faculty researchers, teacher educators, and leaders in in the areas of academic literacy, critical literacy, trans-literacy, local literacies, children’s and young adult literature, second language learning, ESL/EFL education, world Englishes, and world languages. The LCLE program prepares Ph.D. students to bridge the gap between research and practice in the field.

Degree Requirements

Major Requirements (36 cr.)

These courses must be approved on the Plan of Studies by the student’s doctoral advisory committee, Department Chair, and the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies. The courses in the major should include:

Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Core (15 cr.)
Required Inquiry Courses in the Major (6 cr.)
Additional courses in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education (15 cr.)

Inquiry Requirements (12 cr.)

The Inquiry Core includes a survey course in research methodologies, and beginning courses in statistics, measurement, program evaluation, or in ethnographic, qualitative, quantitative, and historical research methods. Inquiry Core courses are to lay a rudimentary methodological foundation for applied inquiry courses in the major, and for dissertation research

Minor Requirements (12 credits)

The minor must have integrity in its own right and must complement the major. The minor field must demonstrate wholeness within itself and contribute to the student's overall doctoral program. Minors are normally formulated within a single program area. However, an interdisciplinary or individualized minor is also possible. Interdisciplinary or individualized minors require a written description of the minor's underlying theme along with a rationale for each course's contribution to that theme through the Minor Justification form. This form should be submitted and approved by the Graduate Studies Office prior to enrolling in the minor courses. Major area courses may not be used in the minor.

Elective or Second Minor Requirements (6-18 credits)

Elective courses must be relevant to the student’s Plan of Studies and approved by the student’s doctoral advisory committee, Department Chair, and the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies.

Dissertation Requirements (15 credits)

L795 Dissertation Proposal Preparation (3 cr.)
L799 Doctoral Thesis in Literacy, Culture and Language Education (12 cr.)

Ph.D. Minor in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education

The doctoral minor in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education (for those students whose major is outside of the Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Department) requires a minimum of 15 hours to include L600 Issues in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education (3cr), and one section of L750 Research Seminar in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education (3cr).

Minor Requirements (15 cr.)

Required Courses (6 cr.)

L600 Issues in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education (3 cr.)
L750 Research Seminar in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education (3 cr.)

Additional Courses (9 cr.)

Three additional courses in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education

The doctoral minor in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education does not require a minor qualifying exam.