For the other concentrations, examples of courses that provide the necessary training will be distributed at the beginning of the fall semester. Most of the courses will be taken in the second year, and they may be selected from a wide array of options, including courses from other HGSE areas as well as other Harvard faculties. Field-experience opportunities are available to students during their second year in the Core Program. These placements are intended to help students relate academic and theoretical work to the issues and concerns of administrative practice. First-year doctoral students are discouraged from enrolling in field experience.
Students normally write the doctoral analytic paper or thesis during the fourth year.
A thesis is a major piece of research on a topic of educational significance that advances knowledge about the topic. An analytic paper is the application of research methods to a problem of practice, designed to increase practical knowledge. Send e-mail to HGSE Admissions.