Ph.D. programs are highly individualized and are the result of collaborative planning involving the student, major advisor, and doctoral committee. Typically, Ph.D. programs of study are designed to enable students to develop a high level of expertise in a specific area of research. The mission of EACS is to promote critical inquiry that addresses important issues relating to teaching, learning, and leadership in order that service and collaboration among colleagues and the professional communities may be enhanced. The EACS faculty is comprised of scholars and practitioners who are committed to providing an enriched curriculum to equip Ph.D. students with the habits of mind, habits of hand, and habits of the heart that are needed to develop stewards of the discipline (as termed by the Carnegie Foundation).