Overview

The mission of Pennsylvania State University’s Workforce Education and Development (WFED) program is to promote excellence, opportunity, and leadership among professionals in the field of workforce education and development, including professionals employed in secondary and postsecondary education institutions, social services, employee organizations, and private sector businesses.

Careers

Students interested in this program should be employed in or aspire to be employed as faculty, trainers, administrators, or researchers in education-for-work settings such as business, industry, health fields, occupational home economics, cooperative education, youth apprenticeship, or employment and training.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Program and Facilities Management for Work Force Development Professionals
Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs)
Assessment Techniques in Workforce Education
Global Talent Development
Implementing Training as an Organization Development Intervention
Whole System Change for Workforce Professionals
Current Policy and Practices in Organization Development
Facilitating Organization Development and Change Through Technology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 96 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-09-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-05-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

University Park, United States

Disciplines

Human Resource Management Adult Education View 25 other PhDs in Human Resource Management in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admission to graduate degree programs in Workforce Education and Development (WFED) is based on the faculty's evaluation of an applicant's prior undergraduate and graduate work, relevant prior work experience including military service, and career goals.
A GPA of 3.00 in prior graduate course work is required for admission to the doctoral program.
Two or more years of prior full-time work experience that is relevant to WFED is an important consideration in evaluating applications for the doctoral program.

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Accidents
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Tuition Fee

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International

44996 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 44996 USD per year during 96 months.
National

44996 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 44996 USD per year during 96 months.
In-State

25456 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 25456 USD per year during 96 months.

Living costs for University Park

1000 - 1500 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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