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Doctorate (Ed.D) in Curriculum & Instruction

Learning Design and Technology Emphasis

Learning Design and Technology is an area of concentration in the Curriculum & Instruction program leading to the doctorate in Education (Ed.D.). The Learning Design and Technology concentration is designed to prepare individuals to conduct research, teach, manage instructional design units, and assume leadership roles in the field of instructional design and technology.

Degree Highlights:

Each student’s program is guided by a major professor and advisory committee throughout the graduate career. All doctoral students complete a minimum of forty-two (42) semester hours beyond the master’s degree.  In addition all students are required to complete an internship.  A qualifying examination consisting of both written and oral components is required of all doctoral students. Each student must also present a dissertation which is the result of original research.

Program Details

The GRE is not required for admission to this program. 

Learn more about: 

  • Application requirements 
  • Degree requirements 

at the Ed.D. in Instruction and Administration page in the University of Kentucky catalog.

 

Program faculty:

Kun Huang
Learning, Design and Technology Program Faculty Chair, Associate Professor

Gerry Swan
Associate Professor