Overview
Connect with an energetic doctoral student community, and use your understanding of educational processes to help teachers overcome practical challenges that impede student success. Choose from an array of flexible specializations that can include courses in departments across the University. Online options for study are available.
Careers in Curriculum and Instruction
The Curriculum and Instruction PhD program at the University at Albany prepares you to succeed as an academic scholar and instructor at higher education institutions or pursue curriculum and teaching leadership positions in K-12 schools, continuing and community education centers, and training departments.
- Common Job Titles: Educational Researcher, Professor or Teaching Faculty, Senior Instructional Designer, and Instructional Technology Director.
- Common Employers: Colleges and Universities, Public School Districts, Businesses and Corporations, Nonprofit Organizations, State, Regional, and Federal Agencies, Ministries of Education, United States Department of Defense, Medical Centers and Teaching Hospitals
Programme Structure
Areas of specialization include:- Learning, Teaching, and Teacher Education
- Learning Sciences and Technology
- Language and Technology
- Literacy, Language, and Culture
- Science and Mathematics Education
- TESOL and Second Language Acquisition
- Society, Equity, and Social Studies
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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- Applicants are encouraged to complete their applications by June 1 for the Fall semester and December 1 for the Spring semester.
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Disciplines
Instructional Design View 34 other PhDs in Instructional Design in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Transcripts from all schools attended
- Three letters of recommendation (Two of the three required letters of recommendation must be from faculty addressing applicant's potential to succeed in the PhD program.)
- GRE
- Statement of Background and Goals
Tuition Fee
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International
23560 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11780 USD per semester during 48 months. -
National
23560 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11780 USD per semester during 48 months. -
In-State
11310 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5655 USD per semester during 48 months.
Living costs for Albany
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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Available Scholarships
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