Doctoral Programs

Dreeben School of Education
Doctor of Philosophy

Concentration in International Education and Entrepreneurship

Program of Study 

The Degree Plan specifies 57 semester hours of course work, a Qualifying Examination and 9 semester hours of Dissertation Writing.

Common Core Courses

      Concepts of Leadership
      Belief Systems: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
      Ethics for the Professions
      Research Methods and Tools
      Research Statistics
      Advanced Qualitative Research or
      Advanced Quantitative Research

 IE&E Required Courses    

      Research in Educational Systems of the World
      Research in Entrepreneurship
      Cultural Aspects of Research
      Analysis of Educational Systems of the World
      Entrepreneurship
      International Organizations

      Contemporary International Issues

      Domestic Internship (9 Weeks)

      International Internship (6 Months)

Electives (3 hours)

      Approved course in Business, Curriculum, Education, Teaching English as Second

      Language or Research

Oral and written proficiency in a second language is an exit requirement.

Qualifying Examination

Dissertation (minimum of 9 hours)