Pre-2015 Curriculum & Courses

Pre-2015 Cohort of Study

The program of studies, i.e., the courses and curriculum for the Ph.D. in Education, Learning Sciences and Psychological Studies (LSPS), is a minimum of 60 credit hours, made up of 4 parts:

• 10 credit hours of Prerequisite Courses;
• 28 credit hours of Required Core Courses for the LSPS Research Strand;
• 15 credit hours in your Concentration;
• 6 Dissertation credits.

Prerequisite Courses

The following credit hours are prerequisite courses for the required core courses that follow.

• EDUC 710: Statistical Analysis of Educational Data, 4 hrs
• EDUC 817: Introduction to Educational Research, 3 hrs
• EDUC 830: Field Techniques in Educational Research, 3 hrs

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LSPS Core Courses

You are required to complete the following 29 credit hours for the LSPS strand:

• EDUC 784: Statistical Analysis of Educational Data II, 3 hrs
• EDUC 824: Research Design, 3 hrs
• EDUC 829: Applied Measurement Theory for Education, 3 hrs
• EDUC 871: Design-Based Research, 3  hrs
  (satisfies advanced methods course requirements)
• EDUC 915: Introduction to Learning Sciences, 3 hrs
• EDUC 918: Introduction to Cognitive Science and Sociocultural Perspectives on Learning, 3 hrs
• EDUC 919: Design of Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments, 1-3 hrs
  (currently EDUC 890-001)
• EDUC 990: Supervised Research, 4-6 hrs
  (4 credits minimum. If approved by advisor/POS committee, can be repeated for up to an additional 6 hours as substitute for advanced elective requirements)

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Concentration Courses

Concentration courses are designed to deepen your knowledge in a chosen area of specialization. You can take at least two of these courses outside of the School of Education.

Areas of specialization within the LSPS program are:

• Science Learning and Instruction;
• Mathematics Learning and Instruction;
• Learning Out of School;
• Quantitative/Evaluative Methods;
• Cognitive and Learning Sciences;
• Design of Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments

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Dissertation Course

• EDUC 994: Doctoral Research and Dissertation, 6 hrs

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