Overview

Department of Teaching and Learning / Department of Teaching and Learning is located in Coral Gables, FL, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Education (D Ed)	Applied learning sciences
Master of Science in Education (MS Ed)	Education and social change
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Teaching and learning	Special education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Teaching and learning	Science, technology, engineering and mathematics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Teaching and learning	Language and literacy learning in multilingual settings

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	12
Doctoral Degrees	5

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Electronic portfolio
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Qualifying exam, doctoral dissertation defense, dissertation research

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

130

Applied

36

Accepted

26

Enrolled

Applying

85

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	Not reported	October 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

203

Total Graduate Students

3%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	45.81%
Black or African American	21.18%
White or Caucasian	23%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	1.48%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.48%
Unknown	2.46%

Gender

Male (28%)

Female (71%)

Faculty

15

Total faculty

Full-time - 15

Part-time - 0

Male (4)

Female (11)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

English Learners, Bilingualism, Disciplinary, Literacy and STEM Education, Special Education, Juvenile Justice Education, English Language Learner Education, Family and Multicultural Issues, Learning Sciences, Qualitative and Interpretive Research Methods, Computer-based Scaffolding with Artificial Intelligence, Problem-based Learning, Machine Learning/Data Mining, Reading; Educational Psychology; Assessment, American Sign Language, Deaf Culture, Language Development, Mathematics Education, Scie

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

0

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 248025
Coral Gables, FL  33124
United States

Contact Dr. Wendy Morrison-Cavendish
Chairperson
Email: w.cavendish@miami.edu
Phone: 305-284-4961
Fax: 305-284-6998

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