What is the Area of Specialization?
This is 24 hours of opportunity to gain background in one’s evolving line(s) of inquiry. It enables the student to first gain knowledge of the myriad realms of curriculum studies literature through a required CI 574 four-credit hour course that surveys the field and involves a great deal of reading – the beginning of the scholarly development of one’s library and plans for future study. This course puts one in a position to decide what his or her specialization will be, and then other courses may be taken to bolster that specialization. The balance in the area of specialization is created from CI courses or any other courses in the College of Education, other units on campus, or courses at other universities – providing that such courses are approved by their advisor and are at doctoral level. Courses for this area should be chosen based on particular interests and needs of each student.
