Suggested Course Sequence 
 

Summer: Year 1

ED-CIFS 650 Analysis of Research Perspectives

ED-CIFS 610 The American Culture and the Context of Schooling 

Area of Specialization course

Fall: Year 1

ED-CIFS 662 Curriculum

ED-CIFS 653 Qualitative Approaches to Research

Area of Specialization course

Spring: Year 1

ED-CIFS 651 Intermediate Statistics in Educational Research

ED-CIFS 660 Learning & Cognition

Area of Specialization course

Summer: Year 2

ED-CIFS 611 School Culture and the Problems of Change

ED-CIFS 612 Strategies for School Improvement

Area of  Specialization course work 

Fall: Year 2

ED-CIFS 652 Quantitative Approaches to Research

ED-CIFS 661 Current Issues in Teaching

ED-CIFS 620 Field Experience: Learners At-risk 
 

Spring: Year 2

ED-CIFS 664 Seminar in Curriculum and Instruction

ED-CIFS 621 Field Experience: School Improvement

Area of Specialization course work 

Summer: Year 2

Comprehensive Evaluation completed

Following Year:  ED-CIFS 693 Dissertation

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