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Ph.D. Core Requirements

All College of Education Ph.D. students must complete the 18 hours of core area requirements.

Research Core
Required (6):
EPRS 8500 Qualitative/Interpretive Research in Education I (3)
EPRS 8530 Quantitative Methods and Analysis in Education I (3)

Select a minimum of two courses (6) from the list below:
Research Tracks. The students and doctoral advisory committee identify a research track based on methodology to be employed in the students’ dissertation research. The doctoral advisory committee may require additional coursework in a research track.

Quantitative Methodology
EPRS 8540 Quantitative Methods and Analysis in Education II (3)
EPRS 8550 Quantitative Methods and Analysis in Education III (3)
EPRS 8650 Categorical Data Analysis (3)
EPRS 8820 Institutional Research (3)
EPRS 8830 Survey Research, Sampling Principles and Questionnaire Design (3)
EPRS 8840 Meta-Analysis (3)
EPRS 9550 Multivariate Analysis (3)
EPRS 9560 Structural Equation Modeling (3)
EPRS 9570 Hierarchical Linear Modeling I (3)
EPRS 9571 Hierarchical Linear Modeling II ( 3)
EPRS 9900 Advanced Research (3)

Qualitative Methodology
ANTH 8010 Qualitative Methods in Anthropology (3)
EPRS 8510 Qualitative Research in Education II (3)
EPRS 8520 Qualitative Research in Education III (3)
EPRS 8640 Case Study Methods (3)
EPRS 8700 Visual Research Methods (3)
EPRS 9100 Phenomenology and Ethnomethodology: Research Principles in Practice (3)
EPRS 9120 Poststructural Inquiry (3)
EPRS 9400 Writing Qualitative Research Manuscripts (3)
EPSF 9280 Interpretive Inquiry in Education (3)

Single-Case Methodology
EPY 8850 Introduction to Single-Case Methodology (3)
EPY 8860 Applications of Single-Case Methodology (3)

Historical/ Philosophical Methodology
EPSF 9850 Historical Research in Twentieth Century American Education (3)
EPSF 9930 Philosophical Analysis and Method (3)
HIST 8000 Introduction to Historical Methods and Theory (4)

Measurement Methodology
EPRS 7920 Classroom Testing, Grading, and Assessment (3)
EPRS 8920 Educational Measurement (3)
EPRS 9350 Introduction to Item Response Theory (3)
EPRS 9360 Advanced Item Response Theory (3)

In addition to highly specialized research in specific areas, doctoral students in the College of Education must possess a deep understanding of comprehensive, theoretical principles and broad ideological conceptualizations.

Through historical, philosophical, sociological, and anthropological inquiry, knowledge of social foundations fosters the types of speculative investigations essential for thorough understandings of those theoretical principles and ideological conceptualizations necessary to uphold the integrity of the Ph.D. degree.

Select one (3):
EPSF 8270 Philosophy of Education (3)
EPSF 8280 Anthropology of Education (3)
EPSF 8310 Sociology of Education (3)
EPSF 8320 Politics and Policy in Education (3)
EPSF 8340 History of American Education (3)
EPSF 9260 Epistemology and Learning (3)

The psychology of learning component is based on the following guiding principles: (1) Educational leaders make judgments that affect learning. (2) Doctoral students should have a substantial understanding of the psychology of learning.

Select one (3):
EPY 8030 Advanced Applied Behavior Analysis (3)
EPY 8050 The Psychology of Instruction (3)
EPY 8070 Understanding and Facilitating Adult Learning (3)
EPY 8080 Memory and Cognition (3)
EPY 8180 Development During School Age (5 to 18 Years) (3)
EPY 8200 Advanced Developmental Psychology: Cognition and Intellect (3)
EPY 8220 Advanced Developmental Psychology: Personality and Socialization (3)
EPY 8260 Psychology of Adulthood and Aging (3)