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The Ph.D. program requires 48 additional credit hours beyond the 40 credit hours required for the master's degree.
Course Requirements
Advanced Methodology & Statistics (Minimum of 12 Hours) (Select 4)
Hierarchical Linear Modeling (3)
Advanced Research Design (3)
Qualitative Research in Psychology (4)
Special Topics in Statistics (3)
Survey of Statistical Computer Packages (3)
Diversity Learning (Minimum of 3 Hours) (Select 1)
Social Psychology of Human Diversity (3)
Introduction to Critical and Cultural Studies in Education (3)
STEM Education and Society (3)
Specialty Topics in Learning and Cognition (Minimum of 12 Hours) (Select 4)
Psychology of Reading (3)
Knowing and Learning in STEM (3)
Human Computer Interaction (3)
Multimedia Learning (3)
Human Memory (3)
Advanced Seminar on Theory and Methods of Psychophysiology (3)
Applied Skills & Development (Minimum of 3 Hours) (Select 1)
Practicum in College/University Teaching (1-3)
Special Topics Seminar (Grant Writing Seminar)(1-6)
Learning Sciences Seminar (Minimum of 4 Hours)
Learning Sciences Seminar (1) - repeat for at least 4 semesters
Dissertation Research (Minimum of 14 Hours)
Course # specific to your dissertation advisor
Note: You must be registered for a minimum of 3 dissertation credits in the semester that you propose your dissertation and in the semester you defend your dissertation.
Sample Course Sequencing
The Learning Sciences Program does not currently enforce strict course sequencing throughout the program of study. A notable exception to this is that students start out taking:
First Year:
Fall: EDPS 7010
Spring: EDPS 7020
Second Year:
Fall: EDPS 7300
Spring: EDPS 7400
Although this is a sample program of study, individual student needs should be addressed in regular meetings with the student’s advisor.
Student entering with Bachelor’s degree or non-thesis MS degree:
Year 1 Fall
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDPS 7010 | Quantitative Methods I - Foundations of Inferential Statistics | 3 |
| EDPS 7451 | Foundations of Learning | 3 |
| EDPS 7440 | Learning Sciences Seminar | 1 |
| #### #### | Elective - see course list in handbook | # |
Year 1 Spring
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDPS 7020 | Quantitative Methods II | 6 |
| EDPS 7440 | Learning Sciences Seminar | 1 |
| EDPS 7860 | Learning Sciences; Research and Methological Perspective | 3 |
Year 2 Fall
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDPS 7300 | Psychometric Theory | 3 |
| EDPS 7440 | Learning Sciences Seminar | 1 |
| EDPS 7863 | Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior | 3 |
| EDPS 6970 | Graduate Thesis: Master's | 1-9 |
| Form supervisory committee; file forms for program of study and application for admission to candidacy | ||
Year 2 Spring
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDPS 7440 | Learning Sciences Seminar | 1 |
| EDPS 6970 | Graduate Thesis: Master's | 1-9 |
| #### #### | Elective - see course list in handbook | # |