Education (Master of Arts to Doctor of Philosophy)
See: Education (Doctor of Philosophy)
College/School: Dreeben School of Education
The Master of Arts to Doctor of Philosophy in Education program is designed for students seeking both a master's and PhD degree in the Dreeben School of Education in a shared focus area. Students who already have a master's degree are accommodated by receiving a second master's degree upon completion of the full master's to PhD Program. The courses in the master's phase total 30 credit hours, and the courses in the PhD phase total 49. Altogether, the Master's to PhD Program requires 79 credits to complete.
This program offers an innovative pathway from the master's to PhD in Education in one of the following subject areas:
Students will benefit from a clearer grounding in their chosen concentration, which will balance the educational component of the degree. This will better prepare students to draw from and apply critical theory, transformative learning, experiential learning, and self-directed learning in their research. This will complement and provide a better basis for the degree plan's focus on research and methodological innovation.
Admissions
Applicants for admission to the Master of Arts to Doctor of Philosophy in Education Program must fulfill the graduate admission requirements listed in this catalog. Applicants must hold a conferred bachelor's or master's degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0 from a regionally accredited university within the United States, or equivalent degree officially recognized by a country's Ministry of Education abroad.
Other requirements include:
- A writing sample to be submitted to the Graduate Studies Department administrative office in the Dreeben School of Education
- Assessment interview with a faculty member within the Graduate Studies Department in the Dreeben School of Education
- Quantitative and Qualitative assessment
Apply to UIW
Application to the Master's to PhD in Education program
Degree Requirements
Students in the Master's to PhD Program will complete the master's phase of the program before they are eligible to take courses in the PhD phase of their degree plan. Students who successfully complete the program will receive a Master of Arts degree in their chosen subject area and a Doctor of Philosophy in Education degree.
Master's Phase Degree Requirements
For requirements in each of the master's degree components, see
Adult Education, Social Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Organizational Leadership and Program Evaluation
Student Services and Higher Education Administration
Doctoral Phase Degree Requirements
Students in the Master's to PhD Program will complete the master's phase of the program before they are eligible to take courses in the PhD phase of this degree plan. Students in the PhD phase of the degree plan may take courses from the PhD research course options concurrently.
Common Core Courses
| INDR 8330 | Belief Systems: A Cross-Cultural Perspective | 3 |
| INDR 8370 | Ethics for the Professions | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Research Courses
| INDR 8352 | Applied Community Based Participatory Research | 3 |
| INDR 8361 | Applied Ethnography in Fieldwork: Cultural Aspects of Community Engaged Research | 3 |
| INDR 8355 | Qualitative Research Methods and Analysis | 3 |
| INDR 8358 | Generating New Knowledge in Qualitative Research Processes | 3 |
| INDR 8359 | Mixed Methods | 3 |
| INDR 8360 | Applied Survey Methods and Questionnaire Design | 3 |
| INDR 8351 | Quantitative Research Methods and Statistical Analysis | 3 |
| INDR 8353 | Advanced Quantitative Design and Analysis | 3 |
| INDR 8390 | Advanced Research Methods and Instrumentation | 3 |
Dissertation Phase
Students who successfully complete all coursework, pass the qualifying exam, and satisfy all requirements for candidacy are eligible to take the INDR 9300 dissertation writing course. INDR 9300 must be taken a minimum of three (3) times (9 credit hours) before their public defense. If students do not defend after nine (9) credit hours, they may repeat the INDR 9300 dissertation writing course until they have successfully completed their public defense.
| INDR 9300 | Dissertation Writing | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Students must enroll in a minimum of 9 dissertation hours to meet program requirements. If the dissertation is not completed after 9 credit hours, additional enrollments in INDR 9300 are required.