Structured coursework, activities, and events designed to build critical literacies related to racism and settler colonialism.

Prerequisites: none
 
Introduces students to current scholarly and professional issues within specific specialization areas. Designed to create and sustain a program of academic research.

After conducting an in-depth, critical analysis of the existing literature relevant to a specific topic (QP A), a doctoral student develops a conceptual framework or theory based upon one researchable question to successfully complete QP B.

Prerequisites: Graduate standing as advanced doctoral student.
 
Offers guidance and discussion of dissertation research projects.

May be elected more than once.

Prerequisites: Graduate standing as advanced doctoral student.
 
For dissertation work by doctoral students not yet admitted to the status of candidate.

Credit Hours: 1-8, full term; 1-4, half term

This course is a scholarly paper of sufficient length, depth, and complexity to demonstrate that the student is able to frame a significant and worthwhile problem, select a method or methods of research appropriate to the resolution of the problem, employ this method or these methods properly, and present the entire effort in writing that is both clear and cogent.

May be elected more than once; for Educational Studies doctoral students who began in Summer or Fall of 2008.

This course is a written examination consisting of a number of questions or assignments designed to assess the breadth and depth of the students understanding of his or her specialty area as well as the place of this specialty field within the larger domain of education. Examples of assignments include an essay review of a book or books, an annotated syllabus for an advanced graduate course, a review of a research proposal, or an analytical review of a body of literature.

May be elected more than once; for Educational Studies doctoral students who began in Summer or Fall of 2008.

Prerequisites: doctoral candidate.
 
Election for dissertation work by doctoral students who have been admitted to candidacy status.

Credit Hours: 8, full term; 4, half term