Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Program Leader: Dr. Mohammed K. Farouk
E-mail: faroukm@fiu.edu
Phone: 305-348-3199
Department: Curriculum and Instruction

Brief Description of the Program:

The Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction is designed for people with experience in schools or other educational settings who are interested in furthering their ability to work at the intersection of theory and practice around issues of teaching, learning, curriculum, and school reform.

The following areas of content specialization are offered: Art Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, English Education, International and Intercultural Education, Instructional Leadership, Learning Technologies, Mathematics Education, Modern Language/Bilingual Education, Reading Education, Science Education, and Social Studies Education. Prospective students are advised to contact the program director for specific specialization course options.

Admission Requirements:

1. A bachelor’s and master’s degree from an accredited institution;
2. A minimum GPA of 3.25 in all prior graduate work and a minimum GPA of 3.0 for the last 60 credit hours of undergraduate coursework;
3. A minimum combined score of 1000 on the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE;
4. A résumé describing at least the past five years of employment history and significant community, professional, or college extracurricular activities;
5. Three letters of recommendation, at least one of which (two are preferred) must be from a person familiar with the applicant’s previous graduate work and able to comment knowledgeably on the applicant’s ability to perform advanced graduate-level work;
6. A personal statement of 1,000 words or less explaining any personal and professional goals you plan to achieve with the accomplishment of the degree. Please list any recognitions of achievement that you have received (e.g. licenses, publications, awards). Provide any additional information that you would like considered in the evaluation of the application;
7. Personal interview with program faculty.

Program Requirements:

1. Total credits: 102
1. Curriculum and Instruction Core credits: 9
2. Research Core credits: 9
3. Content Specialization credits: 36
4. Professional Education Core credits: 6
5. Cognate Area credits: 18
6. Dissertation credits: 24

Program requirements vary depending upon chosen specialization. Prospective students should contact the program director for specific requirements and to discuss the possibility of previous master’s level coursework counting towards the doctoral program.

Program of Study:

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