Areas of Inquiry
Students typically complete a minimum of five courses (20 credits) within their chosen area of inquiry. The number may vary at the discretion of the Guidance Committee. The descriptions and lists below are intended as an aid for both the student and the Guidance Committee. The Guidance Committee is charged with the development and approval of the course of study. Consequently, doctoral students must work closely with their Guidance Committee to ensure that the courses they take will be considered part of their course of study.
Course of Study
Upon acceptance to the program, students are assigned an advisor. During the first year of study, students identify (either in consultation with their advisor or with the Director of Doctoral Studies) three faculty members, including their advisor, to serve as their Guidance Committee. Doctoral students work with their Advisors and Guidance Committees to develop their course of study.
The Course of Study consists of three major elements:
- Core courses
- Courses appropriate to an individual’s area of inquiry
- Two integrative courses from outside one’s own area of inquiry and/or from Advanced Inquiry Courses.
The Course of Study typically consists of 56 credits, but may require more courses. .
Core courses required of all students:
EDUC 902 Proseminar in Doctoral Studies
EDUC 905 Critical Inquiry in Education
EDUC 903 Normative Inquiry in Education
EDUC 904 Qualitative Inquiry in Education
EDUC 981 Quantitative Inquiry, Methods and Techniques of Educational Research
Note: Prerequisites to EDUC 981 include:
EDUC 881 Introduction to Statistics: Inquiry, Analysis, and Decision Making
EDUC 897A & 897B Applied Regression Analysis for Educational Research.
Advanced Inquiry Courses
EDUC 982 Issues and Methods in Ethnographic Research in Education
EDUC 993 Epistemology and Education
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