Tuition Fee
Start Date
Not Available
Medium of studying
Not Available
Duration
48 months
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
PhD
Major
Computer Science | Education Studies | Secondary Education
Discipline
Computer Science & IT | Education
Minor
Mathematics Teacher Education | Mathematics and Computer Science | STEM Education
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
About Program
Program Overview
This doctoral program in Mathematics Education focuses on developing advanced research skills, pedagogical expertise, and mathematical proficiency. Students complete core courses in teaching and learning, research, and mathematics education, along with a dissertation that contributes to the field. The program prepares graduates for careers in academia, research, and educational leadership.
Program Outline
Outline:
Required Courses (Minimum Total Credits: 76 semester credit hours including the dissertation)
- Foundations Core: (minimum 5 semester hours)
- EDTE 8900 First-Year Doctoral Seminar (1 credit)
- A graduate-level course (5000 level or above) focused on critical studies chosen in consultation with a doctoral committee.
- Teaching & Learning Core: (minimum 15 semester hours)
- EDTE 7150 Theories of Curriculum Change (3 credits)
- EDTE 7160 Theories of Instructional Change (3 credits)
- EDTE 7920 Curriculum and Instruction Practicum (6 credits)
- EDTE 8000 Advanced Dynamics of Human Learning (3 credits)
- Research Core: (minimum 22 semester hours)
- EDRE 7200 Educational Statistics (4 credits)
- EDRE 7210 Regression Analysis in Education (4 credits)
- EDRE 7330 Research Design in Education (4 credits)
- EDRE 7500 Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Education (4 credits)
- EDTE 8040 Writing for Professional Publication in Education (3 credits)
- One additional graduate-level research course chosen in consultation with the student's doctoral committee.
- Mathematics Education Specialization: (minimum 24 semester hours)
- Mathematics: (minimum 9 semester hours)
- At least 9 semester hours of graduate-level mathematics courses are chosen in consultation with the doctoral committee to extend the depth and breadth of prior mathematical proficiency.
- Mathematics Education: (minimum 12 semester hours)
- EDTE 7300 Curriculum in Mathematics Education (3 credits)
- EDTE 8900 Research in Teacher Education: Assessments in Educational Contexts (3 credits)
- EDTE 8940 Mathematics Education Through the Lens of Technology (3 credits)
- One additional graduate-level mathematics education course chosen in consultation with the doctoral committee.
- Other: (minimum 3 semester hours)
- At least one additional graduate-level mathematics or mathematics education course chosen in consultation with the doctoral committee.
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