Degree Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
College Scholar Leader Courses		6
ED 755	Scholar Leader: Diversity and Equity in Schools and Communities
ED 756	Scholar Leader: Systemic Change in Education
College Research Methods Courses		15
Required Introductory Research Methods Courses		6
ED 710	Applied Quantitative Methods in Education I
ED 730	Introduction to Qualitative Research in Education
Advanced Research Methods Courses (select one course from the list below)		3
ED 711	Applied Quantitative Methods in Education II
ED 731	Advanced Qualitative Research and Data Analysis in Education
ED 750	Mixed Methods Research in Education
Advanced Research Methods Electives		6
Select two courses from the list above or other advanced research methods courses approved by student advisor.
Dissertation Research		9
EMS 895	Doctoral Dissertation Research
Total college core hours		30
Concentration area courses		30
Required Courses
EMS 791	Contemporary Research and Critical Issues in STEM Education
EMS 794	Special Problems in Science Teaching (Foundational Learning Theories in STEM Education)
Select 24 hours of additional coursework based on Concentrations listed below
Total Hours		60

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Students may also select from a design-based research course or courses in the Department of Statistics or Psychology at the level 500 or above (e.g., ST 505, PSY 880) approved in conjunction with the academic committee.

In addition to the required College core courses above, students must select one of 3 approved concentrations listed below and complete the minimum 30 hours required in the selected concentration (including the 2 required concentration area courses listed above).

1. Engineering and Technology Education

2. Mathematics and Statistics Education

3. Science Education

Faculty