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URBAN EDUCATION, PH.D.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICESJulka Hall 215 Julia Phillips, Doctoral Program Director PROGRAMS OF STUDYUrban Education: Administration INTRODUCTIONThe Ph.D. in Urban Education program develops the leadership skills of advanced graduate students to prepare them to affect change in urban educational, mental health, and healthcare settings. It is one of the few education doctoral programs in the nation in which a special focus on urban education is infused across different specializations. The conceptual framework and primary focus of the program is preparing the urban educational leader to affect change in the educational environment. The five primary knowledge bases of the Ph.D. program are research skills, an urban perspective, the social context of urban education, the urban learner, and organizational change and development. Concepts from education, urban policy planning, law, economics, psychology, public administration, sociology, political science, and organizational development constitute the core content in the urban educational context that underpins study in the specialty areas. Graduates of the program conduct research and play leadership roles in the areas of instruction, counseling, administration, and policy making in:
Doctoral students acquire academic knowledge, research, and technical skills through their close relationship with the faculty and with their doctoral student peer group. Special features of the Urban Education doctoral program include:
The program consists of:
In the core seminars, a group of students remain intact as a continuously enrolled unit for two years of intensive study and discussion. The continuing intellectual association and support of this group meets the residency requirement of the doctoral program. The research methodology seminars provide quantitative and qualitative research skills essential to the creation of new knowledge and the solution of practical education problems. Courses in the specialized areas provide opportunities for advanced study of administration, counseling, teaching, and policy development in the urban context. The dissertation component follows a traditional model, adhering to the scholarship requirements of research for the Doctor of Philosophy degree. FACULTY RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONSThe faculty in the College of Education and Human Services has pursued a wide variety of research, in seven major areas:
The faculty has been recognized for scholarly publications in more than eighty journals in the core and specialization areas. The Counseling Psychology Specialization is accredited by the American Psychological Association. Questions related to the program’s accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation: Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation, American Psychological Association, 750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC, 20002. Phone: 202.336.5979/Email: apaaccred@apa.org. Web: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation. Current faculty information can be located on the Cleveland State University Faculty Profile page. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCEA limited number of graduate assistantships are available for students. Assistantships require five to twenty hours of service per week (see the section on Graduate Assistantships in this Catalog). Depending on the type of assistantship, graduate assistants must enroll for six or nine graduate credits per semester. Applications for assistantships must be made directly to the Office of Doctoral Studies, College of Education and Human Services, Julka Hall 212. |
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ADMISSION INFORMATION FOR PH.D. IN URBAN EDUCATION OTHER SPECIALIZATIONSThe Doctoral Program admits a class of twenty students each year that proceeds as a cohort. Applicants must submit:
Based on completed applications, a pool of candidates is invited to participate in further screening through an interview process with three members of the graduate faculty. To be invited for an interview, the applicant must have a minimum master’s grade-point average of 3.25 and meet three of the following five criteria:
If a candidate who meets three of the above five criteria has a combined score below 297 on the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE, the committee may recommend, upon acceptance, additional course work prior to beginning the doctoral program. The application deadline for priority admissions is the first Monday in February. Application materials for any remaining slots will be accepted through March 15. Submit application materials through GRADCAS. The Doctoral Studies Committee makes an admission recommendation based on the applicant’s ability to meet the screening criteria stated above and the results of the interview. The admission action and supporting materials are transmitted to the applicant. Apply Now: http://www.csuohio.edu/graduate-admissions/how-apply DEGREE REQUIREMENTSEach student prepares a program of study with a faculty advisor. Components are as follows: CORE SEMINARS/COURSES REQUIRED (18 credits)
(13-14 credits)
(20 credits minimum) Requirements for specializations are listed under their heading below. (65 credits minimum) DATA ANALYSIS WITH STATISTICAL PACKAGES REQUIREMENT Students are required to take EDU 715 or demonstrate proficiency in the SPSS statistical package. Prior to scheduling a dissertation prospectus hearing, students must demonstrate successful performance on written comprehensive examinations. The examinations are to be taken following the completion of the core and research seminars/courses, and after the completion of at least fifteen credit hours in the area of specialization. Students who fail to attain the required level of competence on the comprehensive examinations may retake them, but only after completing additional preparatory course work and/or study. The core and research examinations are administered in August and February. ADVANCEMENT TO CANDIDACY AND EXIT REQUIREMENTS All candidates must complete a dissertation (10 credits minimum) that adds to the research knowledge about urban education. The student begins prospectus development no later than the third year of the program in concert with the Dissertation Advisor. A committee comprised of the advisor and two additional faculty members is named when the student has successfully completed all comprehensive examinations. The process includes the following steps:
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIONThe School Administration specialization requires as a prerequisite a master’s degree in administration and leads to a state license for various administrative positions. REQUIRED (8 CREDITS)
AT LEAST 12 ADDITIONAL CREDIT HOURS SELECTED FROM COURSES SUCH AS:
ADULT, CONTINUING AND HIGHER EDUCATIONThe Adult, Continuing and Higher Education specialization accepts applicants from a broader range of master’s study and prepares them for administrative roles in higher education and adult education, including human resource development and community agencies. Pre-Requisite: REQUIRED (19 CREDITS)
ELECTIVES (AT LEAST 3 CREDITS)Students choose, in consultation with advisors, at least three additional credit hours in the areas of adult learning and development, human resource development, planning/budgeting, leadership, and professional ethics. COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGYCounseling Psychology requires prior Master’s study in counseling, psychology, or a closely related field. This specialization trains counseling psychologists who have the requisite knowledge base and therapeutic skills for entry into the practice of professional psychology and competent practice within a multicultural diverse urban society, and will contribute to and/or apply the scientific knowledge base of psychology using skills in research methods. This curriculum meets academic prerequisites for eligibility for licensing as a psychologist in the State of Ohio. REQUIRED(20 Credits)
PROFESSIONAL CORE IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY (38 Credits)
LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENTThe Learning and Development specialization accepts applicants interested in the improvement of instruction through understanding individual differences in learners and learning environments with an emerging emphasis on technology. Graduates pursue teaching and instructional leadership roles in K-12, teacher, higher education, and adult education settings. REQUIRED (11 CREDITS)
ELECTIVESAt least nine additional credit hours approved by the advisor. Students in the Learning and Development track may also specialize in a specific curricular area. POLICY STUDIESPolicy Studies accepts applicants with a broader range of master’s-level study and prepares them for policy-leadership and school-reform roles in a variety of educational settings. REQUIRED (AT LEAST 9 CREDITS)AND TWO OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
NOTE(S):*Recommended for all who plan to lead or evaluate programs. At least 11 additional hours selected from policy foundations, urban affairs, sociology, and history. TEACHING CHINESE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGEThe Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language specialization accepts applicants who are fluent in both Mandarin Chinese and English, and prepares them to teach and support teachers whose specialty is or will be teaching Chinese to students with a first language other than Chinese, and/or decision-makers charged with administration of such a program. Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or higher in order to apply for admission; teaching certification in the field of Chinese is recommended but not required. This specialization includes required coursework delivered at a distance by Chinese institutions of higher education. REQUIRED (20 CREDITS)TO BE TAKEN AT CSU (8 CREDITS)
TO BE TAKEN ONLINE FROM EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY (6 CREDITS)
TO BE TAKEN ONLINE FROM BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY (6 CREDITS) |
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