该计划旨在培养学生成为教育教学开发和演示领域的领先专业人才。学生将接受旨在帮助他们研究和研究与跨文化和经济多样化人群的教育有关的跨学科问题和学习，教学和课程发展观点的培训。课程学位要求包括至少60个学期的学分，包括研究方法，核心课程，同类课程，博士研究研讨会和学位论文课程。跨学科的学与教（ILT）博士课程从跨学科的角度审视学与教，侧重于从不同学科内部以及跨学科进行教学的各种方法。以下是课程的基础：如何在学科内解决教与学，它们之间如何相交以及每个学科如何在与其他学科共享共同点的同时保持其独特性。该课程的准备
This PhD program prepares students to examine and research the interdisciplinary issues and perspectives of learning, teaching, and curricular development associated with education for culturally and economically diverse populations.<br>The foundation of this PhD program focuses on how teaching and learning is addressed within disciplines, how they may intersect with one another, and how each maintains its uniqueness while sharing commonalities with other disciplines. This doctoral program draws on theory and research addressing the interdisciplinary nature of content, knowledge, processes, learning theory, teaching effectiveness, multicultural education, assessment, and the delivery of interdisciplinary instruction with and through technology-based processes and systems.<br>The Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching offers five Master of Arts degrees: Curriculum and Instruction, Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Learning, Design, and Technology, Literacy Education, and Special Education, as well as the Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching. The Department also offers a Graduate Certificate in Foundations of Learning, Design, and Technology and a Graduate Certificate in I-STEM Education. For individuals seeking Texas Teacher Certification, the Department offers initial Certification in Grades 4-8 Mathematics and Science and Grades 4-8 English, Language Arts, Reading, and Social Studies through the Teacher Certification option of the Master's in Curriculum and Instruction, as well as the Texas Reading Specialist Certification.