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Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Literacy Studies
The Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Literacy Studies is a collaborative doctoral program joining the Departments of Teaching and Learning, Educational Psychology and Special Education in the College of Education and the Department of Linguistics in the College of the Humanities. The program combines basic research in reading and writing processes and applied research in education along with opportunities to engage in rigorous laboratory and field-based research. In addition, students participate in interdisciplinary discussions and study of important educational problems to ask better questions and find better answers to today's pressing issues in literacy education.
The Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Literacy Studies is a four-year doctoral program designed for students who have obtained a master's degree and wish to pursue advanced research and study in reading and/or writing. The program consists of coursework, independent study and research in specific areas of students' interests, mentorship by individual faculty members, participation in faculty members' ongoing research, and teaching and research internships.
The program offers study and research opportunities in four subspecialties:
1). Reading and writing processes
2). Reading and writing instruction
3). Resilience, prevention and intervention of social and academic difficulties
4). L2 literacy
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