Program Overview
Introduction to the Reading Education Ph.D. Program
The Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum Ph.D. with emphasis in Reading Education at the University of Oklahoma prepares candidates to serve in the roles of reading specialists, literacy interventionists, or literacy coaches in K-12 schools, colleges, and universities. The program also welcomes in-service and pre-service teachers who want to remain in the classroom but who wish to gain greater knowledge and understanding in developing engaged, strategic readers and writers.
Program Overview
The doctoral program involves both coursework and a dissertation. Graduates from our doctoral program usually find employment in higher education institutions across the nation.
Core Requirements
- ILAC 6013 Proseminar in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum (3 hours)
- ILAC 6023 Theoretical Issues in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum (3 hours)
- ILAC 6003 Curriculum Theory (3 hours)
- ILAC 6233 Understanding Different Cultures (3 hours) (course under revision)
- Research Methodologies 12 hours (minimum)
Concentration
The concentration focuses on specializations within the field of Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum. Studies undertaken shape the thematic issues in the students' programs. Courses for all concentrations focus on:
- the specialization areas
- related educational areas, including academic disciplines Requirements and distribution of hours are specified by each program area. For all concentrations, courses are selected based on program criteria and students' professional interests and goals. Programs of study must be approved by the advisor and members of the doctoral committee.
Electives
Electives allow the student and advisor some flexibility in including coursework that either:
- extends the number of hours in areas such as research methodology, but does not include dissertation hours
- includes previously taken graduate course hours that do not fit existing categories Courses will be selected based on the students' professional interests and goals and approved by the advisor and doctoral committee.
Dissertation
- 9-12 hours Additional hours beyond the maximum 12 may be taken but will not be included as part of the 90-hour program.
Total Program Hours
The total program hours are 90 hours beyond the Bachelor’s Degree.
Course of Study
Students in the Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum doctoral program will take courses in:
- Theoretical Issues in the Curriculum and Instruction
- Teaching and Learning
- Research Methodology
- the Specialization Area in which they are admitted New doctoral students in the Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum program also take a proseminar the first fall of their residency to orient them to the field, introduce them to professors, administrative leaders, and fellow students on campus, and to socialize them to the ethos of doctoral study and the academy.
Program Purpose
Doctoral programs are designed for present and prospective service faculty positions in colleges and universities, public schools, and other education and training agencies in government and the private sector. The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum is directed toward the development of scholarly expertise in a field of study and is intended to serve individuals who have promise of making contributions to their areas of expertise.
Application Process
All ILAC programs consider applications on a rolling basis.