The program offers Doctoral degrees in Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum with emphasis areas in Art Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Language and Literacies for Social Transformation, Literacy Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, and Social Studies Education.
Graduate study in Learning, Teaching, & Curriculum prepares teachers, curriculum leaders and teacher educators for professional excellence. With the rapid changes in education–especially developments in instructional materials and techniques, curriculum construction and classroom organization — teachers who have completed their certification may need to update, refine and extend their knowledge and skills.
Further, many educators enter new roles as subject-matter specialists, curriculum coordinators, supervisors of instruction, department heads, leaders of professional development education or teacher educators. Graduate programs in Learning, Teaching, & Curriculum are designed to prepare the professionals for these new roles.
Areas of study
Learning, Teaching and Curriculum
with emphasis in Art Education
with emphasis in Early Childhood Education
with emphasis in Elementary Education
with emphasis in Language and Literacies for Social Transformation
with emphasis in Mathematics Education
with emphasis in Reading Education
with emphasis in Science Education
with emphasis in Social Studies Education
.September 2025
College of Education and Human Development
118 Hill Hall,
COLUMBIA,
Missouri,
65211, United States
Completion of an appropriate preliminary degree with a GPA of 3.0 or better (master’s applicants: completion of bachelor’s degree; Specialist applicants: completion of master’s degree)
Evidence of at least 2 years of successful experience in an appropriate field
Test Type Verbal+ Quantitative - GRE 297 (V:153, Q:144 )
Non-native English speakers must score 80 on the Internet-based TOEFL or 6.5 on the Academic IELTS, PTE score of 59 and Cambridge C1 Advanced score of 180
Application Deadline: Fall semester: November 15
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.