The PhD in Education with a specialization in international education is individualized, interdisciplinary, and experiential. Students plan their own programs to meet self-defined goals with the guidance and support of faculty advisors. International education courses can be applied to primary or secondary specialization areas.
If you have questions about this specialization, please contact the specialization representative, April Mattix Foster.
The International Education Specialization is designed to help you develop the skills needed to be an effective educator in a global society. You will explore concepts and theories of education systems around the world, including the cultural and historical bases of these systems and the spread of educational trends across the globe.
What Will You Learn?
The specialization features coursework and applied internships.
- Focus on social justice and equity
- Designed for policymakers and practitioners
- Interdisciplinary curriculum combines core study in international education with coursework in economic, social, and political development, conflict resolution, institutional development, language and culture, and history.
- All courses are taught by highly qualified graduate faculty with expertise in international education, research, and development.
How Will You Learn?
Your advisor will guide your doctoral experience by supplementing course work with professional experiences, including:
- Attending and/or presenting at professional conferences
- Independent study
- Teaching and/or co-teaching
- Writing, editing, and reviewing for scholarly journals
Where Can This Specialization Take You?
Graduates of this specialization hold professional positions such as:
- Academic faculty at post-secondary institutions
- Consultants with private companies, education and research think tanks, and non-government organizations
Each student prepares an individual program of study in consultation with their Program Advisory Committee. The following courses can be taken as part of a student’s primary or secondary specialization coursework:
See additional coursework required as part of the PhD in Education degree.
Ahmed Atef, PhD 2021
- Dissertation Title: Leading Work-Based Learning Programs: How Administrators and Teachers Support Learning for Exceptional Female Immigrant High School Students- A Case Study
- Dissertation Chair: Dr. Supriya Baily
Melissa Hauber, PhD 2021
- Dissertation Title: “We Must Not Stop Now”: Advocacy Ethnography with Syrian Refugees in Turkish Higher Education
- Dissertation Chair: Dr. Meagan Call-Cummings & Dr. Rebecca Fox
Gina Amenta, PhD 2020
- Dissertation Title: Intercultural Competence in Elementary Educators in a Diverse School Setting
- Dissertation Chair: Dr. Beverly Shaklee
Shannon Merriweather, PhD 2018
- Dissertation Title: Neighborhood Identity Examined through a Lens of Poverty: An Exploration of One Community
- Dissertation Chair: Dr. Beverly Shaklee
April Mattix Foster
Supriya Baily
Regina Biggs
Rebecca Fox
Dawn Hathaway
Kathleen Ramos
Farnoosh Shahrokhi
Beverly Shaklee
Joan Shin
Debra Sprague