Doctor of Philosophy

Education Major
Social Science Education Concentration

Faculty from the department participate in the delivery of the Ph.D. with a major in education.

Application Process

Individuals seeking admission to the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Education must first be admissible to the University of Tennessee Knoxville, and then admitted to a concentration within the Ph.D. with a major in education. Prospective students are encouraged to make application at least six months before anticipated matriculation.

Admission Criteria

An applicant seeking admission to the Ph.D. with a major in education should earn GRE scores equal to or higher than the 50th percentile for both the Verbal and Quantitative subtests of the GRE (minimum 1070 points, based on October 1998-September 2001 norms for the Verbal and Quantitative subtests). An applicant scoring less than the 50th percentile on the Quantitative subtest will be expected to submit a minimum score of 4.0 points on the Analytic Writing. Non-native English speaking applicants and applicants who took the GRE prior to October 2002 should consult the faculty staffing the concentration of interest for details regarding the GRE minimum scores.

Residency

The residency requirement for students in the Ph.D. program with a major in education is three consecutive semesters of full-time enrollment.

Course of Study			Hours Credit
Research Area			15
	Must include TPTE 640 - Theoretical Analysis and Theory Construction		8
Core Requirements
	Seminar in Primary Concentration		3
	TPTE 617 - Trends and Issues in Teacher Education		3
	Trans-departmental seminars (TPTE 604 and 605)		2
Concentration/Specialization (minimum 15 credit hours selected from Teacher Education and Social Science Education)			15
Cognate (minimum 6 credit hours selected from outside the college (not to include research courses))			6
Dissertation			24
Teacher Education Concentration
TPTE 617 is required of all students and includes attention to each area of specialization (elementary education, mathematics education, science education, social science education)
Two courses (for 6 hours) must be chosen from the list below. Two courses (for 6 hours) may be chosen from the list below or may be other appropriate teacher education courses designated by the student's committee.
TPTE 617		Trends and Issues in Teacher Education—An Interdisciplinary Perspective	3
TPTE 610		Internship in College Teaching and Supervision	3
CRE 676		Curriculum Theory	3
CSE 545		Educational Sociology	3
TPTE 640		Theoretical Analysis and Theory Construction	3
Social Sci Ed 621		Seminar in Social Studies Research and Theory	3
Social Science Education Specialization (choose 12 hours from the list below)
Social Sci Ed 521		Teaching Social Studies in Elementary and Middle Schools	3
Social Sci Ed 525		Strategies, Programs, and Materials for Teaching Elementary Social Studies	3
Social Sci Ed 585		Teaching Secondary School Social Studies	3
Social Sci Ed 599		Programs and Materials in School Mathematics	3

Link to detailed general information on the Ph.D. program.

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