<h2 id="section---FrequentlyAskedQuestions">Frequently Asked Questions</h2> <h3 id="section---WhatKindOfProgramIsIt">What Kind of Program Is It?</h3> <p>The Doctor of Education program in English Language Learning at National University is designed to help you hone your language and teaching abilities as well as develop new skills and knowledge that you could apply to future career opportunities. Courses will cover a variety of topics, ranging from scholarly writing to more specialized subjects such as bilingual instructional methods. You will also have the opportunity to select from a number of different elective courses to study more areas in which you have particular interests or talents. You will be required to pass all your courses with at least a B average, complete a comprehensive examination course, and write an acceptable applied dissertation in order to graduate from the program. </p> <h3 id="section---WhatAreThePrerequisites">What Are the Prerequisites?</h3> <p>If you are interested in applying for this program, you should enjoy interacting with people, and have a desire to help people grow and improve. You should already have a strong education and language background that you wish to improve by studying new techniques and information that you could use in a potential career. You are required to have a master's degree prior to applying to this program at National University. </p> <h3 id="section---WhatAreTheCourseRequirements">What Are the Course Requirements?</h3> <p>To graduate from this program, you will be required to complete 54 credit hours. Of those credit hours, 24 will be from foundational courses, 15 will be from specialization courses, 3 will be from an examination course, and 12 will be from dissertation courses. </p> <p><u>Courses for a Doctor of Education in English Language Learning</u> </p> <p /> <table border="1"><tr><th>Course Number</th><th>Course Title</th></tr> <tr><td><b>Required Courses</b></td><td /></tr> <tr><td>EDU 8000</td><td>Foundations for Graduate Study in Education</td></tr> <tr><td>EDU 8001</td><td>Advanced Scholarly Writing</td></tr> <tr><td>EDR 8200</td><td>Scholarly Literature Review</td></tr> <tr><td>EDR 8203</td><td>Research Methods</td></tr> <tr><td>EDR 8201</td><td>Statistics I</td></tr> <tr><td>EDR 8204</td><td>Advanced Qualitative Design and Measurement</td></tr> <tr><td>EDR 8205</td><td>Advanced Quantitative Design and Measurement</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td>One additional Specialization or Elective Course</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Specialization Courses</b></td><td /></tr> <tr><td>Select five courses from the following:</td><td /></tr> <tr><td>ESL 7001</td><td> Instructional Practices</td></tr> <tr><td>ESL 7002</td><td>Cultural Diversity</td></tr> <tr><td>ESL 7003</td><td>Evaluation of Diverse Students</td></tr> <tr><td>ESL 7004</td><td>Bilingual Instructional Methods</td></tr> <tr><td>ESL 7005</td><td>Developing Curriculum for ESL Students</td></tr> <tr><td>ESL 7007</td><td>Second Language Foundations</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Examination Course</b></td><td /></tr> <tr><td>CMP 9700E</td><td> Doctoral Comprehensive Assessment: Pre-Candidacy Prospectus</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Dissertation Courses</b></td><td /></tr> <tr><td>DIS 9901A</td><td> Components of the Dissertation</td></tr> <tr><td>DIS 9902A</td><td>The Dissertation Proposal</td></tr> <tr><td>DIS 9903A</td><td>Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Data Collection</td></tr> <tr><td>DIS 9904A</td><td>The Dissertation Manuscript and Defense</td></tr> </table><h3 id="section---WhatCouldIDoAfterGraduation">What Could I Do After Graduation?</h3> <h4 id="section---CareerOpportunities">Career Opportunities</h4> <p>Once you graduate from this program, you could be able to embark onto a career path of your choosing. By using the skills learned in this program, you could be able to find work interacting directly with students, in administration, as well as many other environments. </p> <p>Possible career paths include but are not limited to: </p> <ul><li>Language Teacher </li><li>Social Service Worker </li><li>Work Abroad Volunteer </li><li>Teacher's Assistant </li><li>Principal </li><li>Language Education Materials Designer/Producer</li></ul>