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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 792
3 credits
EPR 710
3 credits
EPR 609
3 credits
EPR 608
3 credits
EPR 596
3 credits
ECE 790
3 credits
ECE 752
3 credits
ECE 732
3 credits
ECE 730
3 credits
GRD 717
3 credits
EPR 696
3 credits
EPR 695
3 credits
EPR 594
3 credits
EEC 660
3 credits
EEC 610
3 credits
ECE 798
1 credits
ECE 791
1 credits
ECE 750
3 credits
ECE 749
3 credits
ECE 748
3 credits
ECE 740
3 credits
ECE 738
3 credits
ECE 735
3 credits
ECE 731
3 credits
ECE 630
3 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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