Course Information

Requirements

The Literacy, Language, and Learning Doctoral Program consists of coursework, research experiences in faculty member’s ongoing research, and mentored independent study and research in specific areas of students' interests. Accordingly, the emphasis of coursework is on building expertise in research methodology as well as in-depth disciplinary knowledge of reading and literacy. The Literacy, Language, and Learning Doctoral Program requires 56 credit hours with additional 15 dissertation research hours. Below is the list of suggested courses to meet the coursework requirements.

Literacy Foundation and Core (minimum 24 credits required)

ED PS 6124 Children's and Young Adults' Literature in the Schools (3 credits)

ED PS 6126 Content Area Literacy (3 credits)

ED PS 6130 Writing Theory and Instruction (3 credits)

ED PS 6631 Assessment and Intervention (3 credits)

ED PS 6711 Foundations of Literacy (3 credits)

ED PS 6712 Understanding Educational Research in Literacy (3 credits) 

ED PS 6713 Literacy Acquisition Theory and Instruction (3 credits)

ED PS 6714 Comprehension Theory and Instruction

ED PS 6920 Teaching Internship in Literacy (3 credits)  

ED PS 6331 International Children's and Adolescents' Literature (3 credits)

ED PS 6718 Language and Literacy Development of Young Children (3 credits)

ED PS 7520 Psychology of Reading (3 credits)

ED PS 7521 Psychology of Writing (3 credits)

ED PS 6950 Special Topics Summer Seminar in Literacy (3 credits) 

EDU Specific Courses at the U of U Reading Clinic (3 credits)

 

Research Methodology (minimum 15 credits required)

ED PS 7010 Quantitative Methods I (3 credits - required)

ED PS 7020 Quantitative Methods II (6 credits - required)

ED PS 7420 Qualitative Research (3 credits - required)

ED PS 7400 Advanced Research Design (3 credits)

ED PS  Advanced Qualitative Research (3 credits)

ED PS 6769 Introduction to Hierarchical Linear Modeling (3 credits)

ED PS 6300 Introduction to Measurement (3 credits) 

ED PS 7300 Psychometric Theory (3 credits)

ED PS 7320 Scale Development (3 credits)

ED PS 7410 Single Subject Research Design (3 credits)

 

Other Recommended Elective (minimum 9 credits required)

ED PS 7130 Cognitive Assessment (3 credits)

ED PS 7451 Foundations of Learning (3 credits)

ED PS 6720 Child Development and Learning (3 credits) 

ED PS 6721 Adol. Development and Learning (3 credits) 

ED PS 7050 Lifespan Development: Childhood & Adolescent (3 credits)

ED PS 7845 Seminar in Metacognition (3 credits)

ED PS 6430 Foundation of Instructional Design (3 credits)

ED PS 6560 Multimedia Learning (3 credits) 

PSY 6220 Cognitive Development (3 credits)

ED PS 7959 Directed Readings and Research for Doctoral Students (3-6 credits)

 

Doctoral Seminars (5 credits)

ED PS 7440 Learning Sciences Seminar (1 credit - required for 2 semesters)

SP ED 6054 Professional Writing in Education (2 credits)

ELP 7600 Dissertation Proposal Writing (3 credits)

PRT 6960 Writing for Publication (3 credits)

STAT 6003 Survey of Statistical Package (3 credits -recommended)

 

Preliminary Exam (3 credits)

ED PS 7961 Preliminary Exam (3 credits - required)

 

Dissertation Research (15 credits)

ED PS 7970 Dissertation Research (15 credits - required)

 

For details of program requirements and expectations, please refer to the Literacy, Langauge, and Learning handbook.