New Doctoral Track in Language and Literacy at USU
The Departments of Special Education and Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education at Utah State University will soon have a new multidisciplinary doctoral track in language and literacy.
The new multidisciplinary language and literacy track will be part of the Disability Disciplines Doctoral Program in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services.
USU Professor Timothy Slocum, chair of USU Disability Disciplines Doctoral Track, said he is excited the department is able to offer such a unique opportunity.
“This is an academic track that will bring faculty and students together to explore the interrelated aspects of language and literacy,” said Slocum.
“One of our big needs is recruiting doctoral students who are qualified for this program,” he added. “This new grant will allow us to award at least five scholarships to doctoral students from the disciplines of Special Education, Speech-Language Pathology or Applied Behavior Analysis areas.”
The scholarships will be awarded beginning in January 2010, with doctoral students receiving a stipend of $20,000, health insurance through USU and tuition remissions for four years. In addition, the track will provide funding for books, supplies, software, research, local travel, internship costs and other incidental expenses that students will incur in their scholarly and research activities. Travel funding will also be available to enable doctoral students to present their research at national conferences.
The primary goal of the program, supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, is to prepare new doctoral students in special education and speech-language pathology. The program is made up of a blend of coursework, a preliminary exam, internships, professional products and a dissertation.
Students will complete internships and professional products in eight areas critical for faculty in special education and speech-language pathology: (1) research, (2) conference presentation, (3) writing for publication, (4) systematic review of research literature, (5) grant writing, (6) college teaching, and (7) supervision/coaching.
For more information on the Disability Disciplines Doctoral Program, visit the Special Education Web site.
For further questions, contact Slocum or Ron Gillam.
Writer: Jodi Burton, 435-797-1350
Contact: Tim Slocum, 435-797-3212
The new multidisciplinary language and literacy track will be part of the Disability Disciplines Doctoral Program in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services.
USU Professor Timothy Slocum, chair of USU Disability Disciplines Doctoral Track, said he is excited the department is able to offer such a unique opportunity.
“This is an academic track that will bring faculty and students together to explore the interrelated aspects of language and literacy,” said Slocum.
“One of our big needs is recruiting doctoral students who are qualified for this program,” he added. “This new grant will allow us to award at least five scholarships to doctoral students from the disciplines of Special Education, Speech-Language Pathology or Applied Behavior Analysis areas.”
The scholarships will be awarded beginning in January 2010, with doctoral students receiving a stipend of $20,000, health insurance through USU and tuition remissions for four years. In addition, the track will provide funding for books, supplies, software, research, local travel, internship costs and other incidental expenses that students will incur in their scholarly and research activities. Travel funding will also be available to enable doctoral students to present their research at national conferences.
The primary goal of the program, supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, is to prepare new doctoral students in special education and speech-language pathology. The program is made up of a blend of coursework, a preliminary exam, internships, professional products and a dissertation.
Students will complete internships and professional products in eight areas critical for faculty in special education and speech-language pathology: (1) research, (2) conference presentation, (3) writing for publication, (4) systematic review of research literature, (5) grant writing, (6) college teaching, and (7) supervision/coaching.
For more information on the Disability Disciplines Doctoral Program, visit the Special Education Web site.
For further questions, contact Slocum or Ron Gillam.
Writer: Jodi Burton, 435-797-1350
Contact: Tim Slocum, 435-797-3212
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