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Ph.D. in Education Program of Study

Program plan for: Seth Andrew Hudson
1. Core Course
EDUC 800

(3)*

Ways of Knowing

2. Research Methods (15)

EDRS 810
EDRS 811
EDRS 812

(3)*
(3)*
(3)*

Problems and Methods in Education Research

Quantitative Methods in Educational Research
Qualitative Methods in Educational Research

Additional Methods
EDRS 825Advanced Research Methods in Self Study (3)*
EDRS 824Mixed Methods Research (3)*
3. Professional Specialization (24):

Higher Education
Major Area

1. CTCH 792: Special Topic: Leadership in Higher Education (3)*

2. CTCH 821: History of Higher Education (3)*
3. CTCH 826: Institutional & Program Assessment in Higher Education (3)*
4. CTCH 830: Ethics in Higher Education (3)
5. Elective: EDIT 895Emerging Issues in Instructional Technology (3)*
6. Elective: CTCH 792Beyond GI Joe (3)*
7. Elective: EDUC 870Education Policy: Process, Context, Policy (3)*
8. Elective: __________
*Internship not sought.
4. Secondary Emphasis (12): English/Storytelling
Minor Area(s)

1. CTCH 792Digital Storytelling (3)*

* Course reduction from MA, 9 credits
5. Dissertation (12)
EDUC 998 (3)
EDUC 999 (9)

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal (3)

Doctoral Dissertation Research (9)

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PROPOSED DATE FOR COMPREHENSIVE PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT:

PROGRAM RATIONALE (please review the Program Guidelines for directions):

My varied coursework reflects my desire to become a part of higher education not just as scholar and
instructor, but also as one focused on the realities of meeting an institutions goals in the face of many
challenges.
The common theme in this plan of study is story. Higher education has transformed throughout history
and now finds itself in various forms that resemble one another in name only. Policy changes tell this
story; enrollment numbers and tuition costs tell this story; research agendas tell this story; assessment tells
this story; and so on, but all of these narratives fall under the label college.
I hope to explore the story of college, and what that means for various stakeholders. Though I am not
sure of the exact direction this theme will take, I am immediately interested in the discrepancy between
student expectations, university marketing, and their relationship to the various metrics applied to the
quality or value of higher education.

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Kelly SchrumPrimary Advisor / Date

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Seth HudsonPhD Student, Higher Education

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Lenoard AnnettaReviewer / Date
Date

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Jan ArminioDirector, Higher Education

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Douglas EymanReviewer / Date

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