Multicultural and Equity Studies in Education (TCHLRN-PH, MESE)

Specialization Curriculum
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Specialization leading to Doctor of Philosophy in Teaching and Learning

Core Requirements (20 hours)

Teaching and Learning Required Courses (choose two, 8 hours)

  • EDUTL 8003 Theorizing and Researching Teaching and Learning (4)
  • EDUTL 8015 Diversity and Equity in Education (4)

Research Requirement (choose three, 9 hours)

Take a minimum of 9 semester hours of research methods. Choose a qualitative focus, a quantitative focus, or a combination. Recommended courses are listed below. Students may select courses from beyond this list with the approval of the advisor and the Graduate Studies Committee.

Qualitative

  • EDUTL 7431 The Ethnography of Communication 1 (3)
  • EDUTL 7432 The Ethnography of Communication 2 (4)
  • EDUTL 8001 Discourse Analysis and Educational Research 1 (4)
  • EDUTL 8002 Discourse Analysis and Educational Research 2 (4)
  • ESQUAL 8280 Qualitative Research in Education: Paradigms, Theories, and Exemplars (3)
  • ESQUAL 8290 Qualitative Research in Education: Methods and Analysis (3)

Quantitative

  • ESQREM 6625 Introduction to Educational Research (3)
  • ESQREM 6641 Introduction to Educational Statistics(3)
  • ESQREM 7627 Sampling Designs and Survey Research Methods (3)
  • ESQREM 7648 Univariate Experimental Design (3)
  • ESQREM 8648 Multivariate Experimental Designs (3)

Breadth Requirement (choose one, 3 hours)

Take at least one course outside of specialization but within in Teaching and Learning.

  • EDUTL Breadth Requirement (3)

Specialization Requirements (21 hours)

Students must meet with a faculty advisor within the first two semesters to plan a program of study. With the approval of a faculty advisor and the Graduate Studies Committee, the program of study may deviate from the curriculum below depending on scholarly and research interests.

Required Courses (6 hours)

  • EDUTL 7014 Epistemologies and Theories of Race, Justice, & Equity in Education (3)
  • EDUTL 7015 Curricular Approaches to Studies of Race, Justice, & Equity in Education (3)

Elective Courses (choose five, 15 hours)

  • EDUTL 6808 Multicultural and Global Perspectives in Teaching and Learning (3)
  • EDUTL 7025 Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (3)
  • EDUTL 7030 Multicultural Influences in Education (3)
  • EDUTL 7035 Teaching for Social Justice (3)
  • EDUTL 7075 Disabilities in Education (3)
  • EDUTL 7420 Teaching Literature for Engagement and Equity (3)
  • EDUTL 8010 Critical Discourse Analysis (3)
  • EDUTL 8015 Diversity and Equity in Education (3)
  • EDUTL 8020 Critical Race Theory in Education (3)
  • EDUTL 8306 African American Language & Literacy (3)
  • EDUTL 8890 Advanced Seminar: Topics vary, please check course schedule (3)

Research Apprenticeship (minimum 6 hours)

  • EDUTL 8998 Research Apprenticeship in Teaching and Learning (2‐8)

Candidacy Examinations (minimum 3 hours)

Students must be registered for at least 3 graduate credits during the semester in which the candidacy examination is completed. These need not be additional, Individual Study hours.

  • EDUTL 7193 Individual Studies (1‐15)

Dissertation Research (minimum 6 hours)

  • EDUTL 8999 Dissertation Research (1‐15)

Minimum hours: 80

Post‐MA/MS: 56

Program Degree Department Email
Doctoral Teaching and Learning TL-academicservices@osu.edu

 

Note: Students exact curriculum may vary depending upon program of study determined by student and advisor. 

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