Program Overview

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Learning, Literacies and Technologies, PhD

The Doctor of Philosophy program in learning, literacies and technologies is designed to prepare scholars who address socially significant educational programs and transform pre-K--20 educational programs through rigorous research, transdisciplinary engagements and educational interventions.

Program Description

Students rely on multiple theoretical and methodological perspectives to explore, influence and transform educational institutions and their practices. Students begin engaging in research studies during their first semester and continue throughout the four-year program. Faculty members with diverse disciplinary backgrounds collaborate with doctoral students, individually and in teams, to design powerful studies, implement them in authentic settings, collect and analyze data, write research reports, and present and publish research primarily in academic journals.

At a Glance

• College/school: Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation
• Location: Tempe
• STEM-OPT extension eligible: Yes

Degree Requirements

• 85 credit hours
• A written comprehensive exam
• An oral comprehensive exam
• A prospectus
• A dissertation
• Required Core (9 credit hours)
  • DCI 701 Transdisciplinary Seminar I (3)
  • DCI 702 Transdisciplinary Seminar II (3)
  • DCI 706 Academic Writing (3)
• Specialization (15 credit hours)
• Research (12 credit hours)
  • COE 502 Introduction to Data Analysis (3)
  • COE 503 Introduction to Qualitative Research (3)
  • Advanced research methods course (6)
• Electives (37 credit hours)
• Culminating Experience (12 credit hours)
  • DCI 799 Dissertation (12) or
  • PPE 799 Dissertation (12) or
  • SPE 799 Dissertation (12)

Admission Requirements

• General university admission requirements:
  • All students are required to meet general university admission requirements.
• Additional Requirements:
  • Applicants must have earned a bachelor's and master's degree in any field from a regionally accredited institution.
  • Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.
  • All applicants must submit:
    • Graduate admission application and application fee
    • Official transcripts
    • Three letters of recommendation
    • Personal statement
    • Guided writing sample
    • Curriculum vitae
    • Proof of English proficiency

Tuition Information

When it comes to paying for higher education, everyone’s situation is different. Students can learn about ASU tuition and financial aid options to find out which will work best for them.

Program Learning Outcomes

Program learning outcomes identify what a student will learn or be able to do upon completion of their program. This program’s learning outcomes include the following:

• Synthesize theoretical perspectives and literature related to their focus of educational research (learning, literacies, and/or technologies)
• Design an educational research study.
• Implement an educational research study

Career Opportunities

Graduates are educational researchers who serve as scholars, leaders and teacher educators engaged in the design, development and use of literacies and technologies that promote learning. They are stewards of their educational field, working across disciplinary boundaries to address the learning challenges of the new millennium.

• Career examples include:
  • College program director
  • Educator
  • Instructional designer
  • Instructional specialist
  • Professor
  • Researcher
  • Teacher educator

Research Areas

Academic study and research in the learning, literacies and technologies program focuses on the nature of curriculum learning and literacies for diverse learners in various educational contexts. Furthermore, students in this program examine how the use of technologies can support learning, design learning environments and understand the conditions under which learning occurs.

• Past examples of student specializations include:
  • Mathematics education
  • Gender and equity studies
  • Science education
  • Curriculum studies
• Students are encouraged to craft their own programs of specialization and to work with faculty members from across the university.