This PhD program in Bilingual Education prepares teacher educators, supervisors, and researchers for bilingual and bicultural settings. The program emphasizes research in language acquisition, bilingualism, and pedagogy in linguistically diverse environments in addition to the foundations of education, research methods, departmental content seminars, and dissertation proposal seminar.
Admissions
Admission to graduate programs in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development requires the following minimum components:
In each of the fall and spring semesters of Years 1, 2, and 3 of PhD study, all full-time students are required to enroll in a 0-credit research experience course.
The written candidacy requirement consists of either a qualifying paper or a written exam. The oral candidacy requirement will consist of a comprehensive exam scheduled after coursework has been completed and preferably no later than the Fall semester of the third year.
Once advanced to candidacy, students then form their dissertation committees and proceed to develop a dissertation proposal. Committees will consist of at least three members: a chair from Teaching and Learning and two additional members from within or outside of Teaching and Learning. At least one member should be in the student’s program area. Upon completion of the dissertation and its approval by dissertation committee members, a defense will be held with the student, chair, committee members, and at least two additional faculty members who did not serve on the dissertation committee, one of whom must come from outside the program. The defense, which will last for approximately two hours, will serve as the final stage of the doctoral process.
Following completion of the required coursework for the PhD, students are expected to maintain active status at New York University by enrolling in a research/writing course or a Maintain Matriculation (MAINT-GE 4747) course. All non-course requirements must be fulfilled prior to degree conferral, although the specific timing of completion may vary from student-to-student.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will:
Demonstrate expertise in theories, concepts, and critical issues in their program specialization.
Apply research designs and methodologies appropriate to their research questions.
Demonstrate effective written and oral communication of scholarship to multiple audiences.