Ed.D. in Pedagogy
Specialization in Philosophy for Children

I. Core (15 semester hours)

Required Core Courses (12 semester hours)
EDCO 801, Democracy and Education, 3 credits
EDCO 802, Access to Knowledge, 3 credits
EDCO 803, Pedagogy: The Art and Science of Teaching and Learning, 3 credits
EDCO 804, Organizational Change, Policy, and Leadership, 3 credits

II.  Research Requirement
Required Courses (12 semester hours)
EDCO 820, Qualitative Research Methods for Educational Research
                     (First Half), 2 credits
EDCO 820, Qualitative Research Methods for Educational Research
                      (Second Half), 2 credits
EDCO 821, Quantitative Research Methods for Educational Research
                      (First Half), 2 credits
EDCO 821, Quantitative Research Methods for Educational Research
                      (Second Half), 2 credits
EDFD 825, Research in Philosophy for Children, 3 credits
 

III.  Required Courses In Philosophy For Children
EDFD, 811 Philosophy, Philosophy for Children, and the Educational Experience, 3 credits
EDFD, 812 Contemporary Political and Social Philosophy, 3 credits
EDFD, 814 Recent American Philosophy and Philosophy for Children, 3 credits
EDFD, 815 Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Science and Philosophy for Children, 3 credits
EDFD, 816 Ethical Inquiry Through Narrative, 3 credits

IV.  Elective Courses in Philosophy For Children
EDFD, 740 Role of Logic in Philosophy for Children, 3 credits
EDFD, 741 Philosophy for Religion and Philosophy for Children, 3 credits
EDFD, 742 Hermeneutics of Childhood, 3 credits
EDFD, 743 Philosophy of Language and Philosophy for Children, 3 credits
EDFD, 744 Philosophy of Body
EDFD, 745 Philosophy for Children and Ancient Greek Philosophy, 3 credits
EDFD, 750 Selected Topics in Philosophy for Children, 3 credits
EDFD, 770 Independent Study, 1-3 credits
EDFD, 813 Education for Global Citizenship, 3 credits

V.  Elective Core Courses (3 semester hours)
EDCO 711, Classroom Community of Inquiry, 3 credits
EDCO 712, Implications of Race and Ethnicity in Schools in the U.S., 3 credits
 

VI. Qualifying Portfolio

VII.  Requested Disertation
EDFD/EDCO 830, Dissertation Seminar, 1-3 credits
EDFD/EDCO 900, Dissertation Advisement, 3 credits
EDFD/EDCO 900, Dissertation Advisement, 3 credits
EDFD/EDCO 900, Dissertation Advisement, 3 credits
EDFD/EDCO 900, Dissertation Advisement, 3 credits
Total Dissertation Advisement Semester Hours Required: 12

VIII.  Dissertation