Ph.D. in Education Program of Study
Program plan for Stephanie Stehle Fall 2016
(First Semester in Program)
Core Courses (30 credits which includes 12 dissertation credits)
1. General Culture (3)
EDUC 800 (3) Ways of Knowing
2. Research Methods (15)
EDRS 810 (3) Problems and Methods in Education Research
EDRS 811 (3) Quantitative Methods in Educational Research
EDRS 812 (3) Qualitative Methods in Educational Research
Select two additional courses: EDRS 821, EDRS 824
3. Specializations (36)
Distribution of credits among specializations is based on size of program. Advisors must contact the Ph.D. in Education office for clarification.
All 36 credits in specialization with the exception of 9-credit reduction (see below) must be at the 800- level or above.
Primary Specialization (18): Science Education Research
1. EDCI 810: Foundations of Science Education Research
2. EDCI 811: Current Trends in Science Education Research
3. EDCI 813: Focused Science Education Research
4. EDCI 860: STEM Education Research and Policy
5. EDUC 897: Independent Study PhD in Education – Gender in STEM
6. EDRS 827: Intro to Measurement and Survey Development
EDUC 994 (3) Advanced Internship in Education (may be taken as a specialization course)
Secondary Specialization (18): Teaching and Teacher Education .
1. EDUC 803: Teacher Preparation and Professional Development
2. EDUC 850: The Study of Teaching
3. EDUC 851: Research on Teacher Education
4. EDUC 876: Teacher Development and Education Policy
5. EDUC 994: Advanced Internship Education
6. EDEP 820: Teaching, Learning, and Cognition
7. EDIT 710: Online Teaching Essentials
Upon permission of advising committee, student may receive a 9 credit reduction based on applicable Master’s coursework. Please indicate course numbers and titles.
4. Dissertation Proposal and Research (12)
Upon successful completion of all coursework (core and specialization), and comprehensive portfolio assessment, students are advanced to candidacy and enroll in EDUC 998.
EDUC 998 (3) Doctoral Dissertation Proposal
EDUC 999 (9) Doctoral Dissertation Research
PROPOSED DATE FOR COMPREHENSIVE PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT:
PROGRAM RATIONALE (please review the Program Guidelines for directions):
I would like to work with physics teachers to make physics more accessible to and understandable for students. This requires knowledge of both how students learn and understand physics as well as how teachers learn and implement new teaching strategies, methods or tools. By taking classes within the areas of Science Education Research and Teaching and Teacher Education, it gives me the knowledge and experience to tackle my goal from both the perspective of the student and the teacher.
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