Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction - Cultural Studies, International Education, and Multicultural Education

Graduate students in the CSIEME program are engaged in developing academic knowledge and practical expertise in the cultural, international, and multicultural dimensions of educational praxis including, but not limited to, inquiry into student learning, pedagogy, curriculum development, design, and implementation, teaching and learning reciprocity, educational assessment and evaluation, media and visual arts, popular culture, literacy, new literacies (technology), and textuality, locality, transnationalism, and globalization, and, equity and social justice in relationship to both individual/self and collective/social formation. This specialization requires student engagement with issues of race, color, ethnicity, geographic origin, immigration status, language, caste, socioeconomic class background, employment status, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, family configuration, sexual orientation, physical, developmental, or psychological ability, age or generation, religious, spiritual, faith-based, or secular belief, among other dimensions of difference as these manifest in educational contexts. Research in this emphasis area requires students to develop comprehensive understanding of-among other interpretive stances, frameworks, and communities-critical theory, critical race theory, post-positivist paradigms, constructivist and constructionist theory, and postmodern theory.

The Cultural Studies, International Education, and Multicultural Education (CSIEME) concentrations are comprised of three related disciplinary strands that promote interdisciplinary and decolonizing approaches to research and teaching.

Multicultural Education is the core strand. Multicultural Education engages critical pedagogy as the basis for social change through promotion of the democratic principles of social justice.

Through enactment of critical pedagogy focused on knowledge, reflection, and action (praxis), Multicultural Education accepts and affirmsthrough radical transformation of interpersonal interactions, curricula, and instructional strategiesthe pluralism that students, their families and communities, and educators represent.

For post-bachelor's applicants, a regionally accredited bachelor degree from a program in an area closely related to the chosen field of specialization is required.
For post-master's applicants, prior to the admission start date, a master degree from a regionally accredited program in an area closely related to the chosen field of specialization is required.

Grade Point Average - You must have a minimum overall grade point average of 2.75 (4.00=A) for the bachelor's degree or a minimum 3.00 (4.00=A) for the last two years (60 semester hours). Applicants with international academic work can use Scholaro to estimate their U.S. GPA calculation. While Scholaro can provide an approximate representation of your converted U.S. GPA, it does not replace the comprehensive evaluation of academic coursework conducted by the UNLV Office of Admissions. Our GPA calculation and credential equivalency review are still essential in the admission process. UNLV's evaluation may differ from the results generated by this tool.

Transcripts - One transcript from every post-secondary institution the applicant has attended (regardless of whether a degree or credential was earned), showing all coursework, extension and correspondence work, any degrees earned, and the dates that those degrees were awarded. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted as part of the application process. However, if an applicant is admitted, official transcripts will be required by the date specified on the Certificate of Admission. Transfer credits posted on another institution's transcript will not be accepted in lieu of the transcript itself. Only transcripts sent directly from the institution are considered official. Failure to disclose all coursework and/or degrees awarded will result in rescission of admission. IELTS - 6.5, TOEFL - 80, (Paper-based) Minimum score - 74 (Computer-based) Minimum score - 213, Pearson Test of English (PTE) - Minimum score - 65