博士 课程研究（社会研究专业）的课程是为希望担任教授的学生而设计的，他们将为社会研究教师做准备，或者希望成为专注于社会研究的政府机构或非营利组织的一员。作为学生，您将与教师紧密合作，以熟悉该领域的奖学金，进行指导和独立的研究项目，并成为更广泛的学者社区的一部分。该计划着重于诸如民主公民参与，历史教与学，性别，多样性以及社会教育和教师教育中的平等。
This program is designed for students who wish to work as professors who will prepare social studies teachers or to work as part of government agencies or nonprofit organizations focusing on social studies. As a student you'll work closely with faculty to become familiar with scholarship in the field, to undertake mentored and independent research projects, and to become part of the wider community of scholars. The program emphasizes areas such as preparation for democratic civic participation; history teaching and learning; gender, diversity, and equity in social education; and teacher education.