The Doctor of Education in Child Study and Education is a four-year, full-time professional doctoral degree program that engages practitioners in advanced study of special education, wellbeing, mental health, and security through a child study lens. It consists of 4.0 FCE, or 8 half-courses plus the thesis (Dissertation in Practice) and it has been designed with the expectation that students will be working professionals. The EdD in Child Study and Education offers a comprehensive, sequenced, integrated program of study. It requires students to be enrolled in face-to-face or flex classes in Year One. Students will be required to complete 1.0 FCE in one of three Emphases in Year Two and may need to take those courses on campus. The emphases are: 1) Early Years and Early Learning; 2) Special Education; and 3) Mental Health and Wellbeing. Each emphasis will consist of carefully selected courses that will allow students to gain a deeper understanding and expertise in the two interrelated domains of the EdD: (1) special education; and (2) security, child and youth wellbeing. In addition to achieving the depth and breadth of knowledge, the selected emphasis will also support and focus students’ work on their thesis (dissertation in practice).