Doctor of Philosophy Concentration

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Offered on USF's Tampa campus

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Instructional Technology is designed to prepare scholars for leadership roles in colleges, universities, corporations, the military, and other venues where research, development, and implementation of technology-based instructional methods and materials take place.

The specific mission of our program includes:

To foster disciplined and rigorous inquiry into educational practices and theories in Instructional Technology.
To prepare skilled researchers who can design and conduct original research in instructional technology, and who possess the technical and personal skills for similarly preparing new researchers/philosophers of instructional technology.
To prepare philosophers of instructional technology, who have thorough knowledge of the scholarly literature base and who are aware of the scholarly and other professional organizations devoted to the field.
To prepare professional educators who possess special expertise with technology, who are able to apply appropriate technological means to instructional processes and who function as "change agents" in the field.