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Doctoral Degree-Required Courses

Doctoral Degree in Educational Psychology in Bilingual Education

The Ph.D. in Educational Psychology in Bilingual Education is designed with considerable flexibility within the core requirements and areas of specializations outlined. A total of 75 hours of approved coursework, practica, professional internship, independent study, seminars, and research credit beyond the Master's degree is required. Alternative courses or proficiency may be substituted with committee approval for the five required components listed below.

Bilingual Education Core - 21 Hours

EPSY 610 Hisp. Bilingual Assessment & Monitoring Students 3
EPSY 611 Dual Language Program Methodologies 3
EPSY 612 Content Area Instruction for Hisp. Bilingual Programs 3
EPSY 613 Spanish/English Biliteracy 3
EPSY 614 Bilingual Education Curriculum Development 3
EPSY 616 Spanish for Bilingual and Dual Language Classrooms 3
EPSY 620 Current Issues in Bilingual Education 3

Research and Evaluation- 15 Hours

EPSY 617 Program Evaluation 3
EPSY 630 Single-Case Research 3
EPSY 640 Experimental Design in Education I (Prerequisite: EPSY 636) 3
EPSY 641 Experimental Design in Education II (Prerequisite: EPSY 640) 3
EPSY 690 Theory of Hispanic Populations 3

Practica and Internship- 18 Hours

EPSY 683 Field Practicum Bilingual Research 3
EPSY 683 Field Practicum in Grant Writing 3
EPSY 683 Field Practicum in College Teaching 3
EPSY 683 Field Practicum in Supervision 3
EPSY 684 Professional Intership in Bilingual Education 6

Sample Courses for Specialization/Cognate
Electives- 9 Hours

SPED 620 Bilingual Special Education 3
SPED 628 Consultation Theory and Techniques 3
SPED 630 Rdng. For At-Risk and Disabled Lnrs. 3
EDTC 608 Foundations of Distance Learning 3
EDCT 613 Integrating Technology in Learning Environments 3
EHRD 673 Introduction to Distance Learning 3
EHRD 671 Management of Distance Learning Systems 3

Dissertation- 12 Hours Minimum

Any other coursework requires permission from student's Advisory committee.