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Doctor of Philosophy in Early Childhood Education

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Doctoral DegreeAcademicCIP: 13.1210

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As candidates may enter the Ph.D. program from a variety of early childhood related fields, there are a number of basic prerequisites required for all applicants. If a Ph.D. applicant has completed most / all of the following coursework, they may enter the program and start their Ph.D. coursework the first semester. If Ph.D.

Credits

57 credits

Format

In-Person

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25 courses in this program

125 courses
EPR 7923 credits
EPR 7103 credits
EPR 6093 credits
EPR 6083 credits
EPR 5963 credits
ECE 7903 credits
ECE 7523 credits
ECE 7323 credits
ECE 7303 credits
GRD 7173 credits
EPR 6963 credits
EPR 6953 credits
EPR 5943 credits
EEC 6603 credits
EEC 6103 credits
ECE 7981 credits
ECE 7911 credits
ECE 7503 credits
ECE 7493 credits
ECE 7483 credits
ECE 7403 credits
ECE 7383 credits
ECE 7353 credits
ECE 7313 credits
ECE 6303 credits

Program Requirements

Courses required to complete this program

EPR 594Introduction to Educational Research Design
3 cr
EPR 596Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Educational Research
3 cr
EPR 608Introduction to Statistical Methods in Educational Research
3 cr
EPR 609Statistical Methods and Research in Education: Intermediate
3 cr
EEC 610Curriculum Development in Teaching
3 cr
ECE 630Cognitive Curriculum ECE
3 cr
EEC 660Reading in Teaching and Learning
3 cr
ECE 791Field Studies in Early Childhood Education
1 cr
ECE 730Doctoral Seminar I: Issues in Development Theory
3 cr
ECE 731Doctoral Seminar II: Children and Society
3 cr
ECE 732Doctoral Seminar III: History of Early Childhood Education
3 cr
ECE 749Advanced Early Childhood Curriculum
3 cr
ECE 790Internship in Early Childhood Education and Development
3 cr
ECE 740Research Apprenticeship
3 cr
ECE 735Meaning and Development of Play
3 cr
ECE 738The Consultation Process and the Young Child
3 cr
ECE 748Research in Infancy
3 cr
ECE 750Literacy Before School
3 cr
ECE 752Theory Research Literacy Developement Instruction
3 cr
EPR 696Qualitative Research: Inquiry and Analysis
3 cr
EPR 710Computer Applications and Advanced Statistical Methods
3 cr
EPR 792Mixed Methods Approaches to Educational Research
3 cr
EPR 695Survey Methods in Educational Research
3 cr
GRD 717Principles of Scientific Integrity
3 cr
ECE 798Non-Dissertation Research
1 cr

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