The Lamar University Doctor of Education in Deaf Studies and Deaf Education prepares you for leadership roles in schools for the Deaf and teacher-trainer positions in university settings. Other career opportunities include educational interpreter, policy maker for deaf education, curriculum developer, researcher or higher education faculty, among others. This program accepts both hearing and deaf applicants. The Doctor of Education in Deaf Studies and Deaf Education at Lamar University offers a full-time track that takes two years, including summers and a dissertation, or a part-time track during summers only (depending on course offerings). Full-time or part-time, you'll have to complete a one-year residency. We welcome deaf and hard of hearing graduate students, and many of our faculty are deaf. Our program has placed its graduates in colleges and universities in New Mexico, California, Maryland, Illinois, Texas and Saudi Arabia, to name a few places.