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Advance Education Through Research, Innovation, and Discovery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Explore new ways to improve teaching and learning through research with the PhD in Educational Studies at BU Wheelock. You’ll expand and deepen the knowledge and skills you need to pursue teaching, research, and policymaking positions in public or private institutions of higher education.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PhD in Educational Studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development will prepare you with a strong foundation in research methods and in the theoretical and conceptual frameworks of current educational research. You can choose one of four concentrations: Educational policy studies, language and literacy education, mathematics and science education, or special education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Educational Studies PhD is typically a full-time program that can be completed in five years. This flexible program offers the option to take some courses online. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Program Concentrations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Educational Studies doctoral program (PhD) provides a deliberate course of study, including coursework in a specific content area, research, and active immersion in the community of student and faculty scholars within the program and throughout the college, Boston University, and the profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t