{"id":401,"date":"2015-10-12T13:33:58","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T17:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/updated-stem-ed\/?page_id=401"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:04:23","slug":"doctoral","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/doctoral\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctoral"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning and Teaching in STEM, Ph.D.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The PhD in Learning and Teaching in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) is designed to produce scholars and learners dedicated to addressing the challenges of providing high quality STEM education to&nbsp;<i>all students&nbsp;<\/i>through a rich variety of organizations and innovative methods of delivery<i>.&nbsp;<\/i>Graduates from this program forge new ground in developing theories, designs, and practical solutions for future generations. This degree has three concentrations: Mathematics and Statistics Education, Science Education, and Engineering and Technology Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All doctoral degrees in the College of Education require a minimum of 72 graduate credit hours beyond the bachelor\u2019s degree. Most doctoral programs in the College of Education require a minimum of 60 graduate credit hours beyond an approved master&#8217;s degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Doctoral Concentrations<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text has-gray-600-background-color wp-block-ncst-mini-story\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text__container\">\n      \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-text-column\">\n    <h2 class=\"ncst-text-column__heading\">Engineering and Technology Education<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"ncst-text-column__teaser\">Graduates of our program become rising leaders in engineering and technology education in K-12 formal and non-formal settings. Through scholarly pursuits in the field, learning and teaching, and public policy they take positions as scholars, supervisors, teacher educators, non-formal science\/engineering educators, entrepreneurs, designers, and as faculty members in institutions of higher education.<\/p>\n          \n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/programs\/doctoral-engineering-and-technology-education\/\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/updated-stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/tech-class-1.jpg\" data-fullsize=\"1500x844\" data-zoom=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/updated-stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/tech-class-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A small robot on a classroom table.\" class=\"wp-image-374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/tech-class-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/tech-class-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/tech-class-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/tech-class-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/tech-class-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/tech-class-1-950x535.jpg 950w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/tech-class-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/tech-class-1-460x259.jpg 460w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/tech-class-1-230x129.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text has-gray-600-background-color wp-block-ncst-mini-story\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text__container\">\n      \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-text-column\">\n    <h2 class=\"ncst-text-column__heading\">Mathematics &amp; Statistics Education<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"ncst-text-column__teaser\">The Mathematics and Statistics Education concentration develops scholars who address issues related to the theory and practice of K-16 mathematics and\/or statistics education. Students develop expertise in cutting-edge technology to bring about digital transformational approaches to learning, teaching, and assessment for a globally connected world.<\/p>\n          \n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/programs\/mathematics-education-doctoral\/\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/updated-stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/brentwood-students-2.jpg\" data-fullsize=\"1500x844\" data-zoom=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/updated-stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/brentwood-students-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A student working on a laptop in an office.\" class=\"wp-image-264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/brentwood-students-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/brentwood-students-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/brentwood-students-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/brentwood-students-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/brentwood-students-2-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/brentwood-students-2-950x535.jpg 950w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/brentwood-students-2-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/brentwood-students-2-460x259.jpg 460w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/brentwood-students-2-230x129.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text has-gray-600-background-color wp-block-ncst-mini-story\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text__container\">\n      \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-text-column\">\n    <h2 class=\"ncst-text-column__heading\">Science Education<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"ncst-text-column__teaser\">Graduates from our program become state and nationally recognized leaders in science education. You will have the opportunity to work with nationally recognized experts in many facets of science education research and practice.<\/p>\n          \n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/programs\/science-education-doctoral\/\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/updated-stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/graduate-faculty-1.jpg\" data-fullsize=\"1500x844\" data-zoom=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/updated-stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/graduate-faculty-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Two teachers working together in a classroom.\" class=\"wp-image-360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/graduate-faculty-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/graduate-faculty-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/graduate-faculty-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/graduate-faculty-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/graduate-faculty-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/graduate-faculty-1-950x535.jpg 950w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/graduate-faculty-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/graduate-faculty-1-460x259.jpg 460w, https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/08\/graduate-faculty-1-230x129.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning and Teaching in STEM, Ph.D. The PhD in Learning and Teaching in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) is designed to produce scholars and learners dedicated to addressing the challenges of providing high quality STEM education to&nbsp;all students&nbsp;through a rich variety of organizations and innovative methods of delivery.&nbsp;Graduates from this program forge new ground&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-401","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1621,"href":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/401\/revisions\/1621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-ed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}