PhD Handbook: Program Planning and Requirements
The Advising Form is a record
used to document student progress. The form allows space to list
the prerequisite coursework, the methodology course requirements,
and the core foundation requirements. Additional space is provided
on the form for recording the emphasis program. A record is also
kept of the preliminary review, the dissertation proposal, the
qualifying examination, and the dissertation. This form will be
a key advising document.
1. Schooling Foundation Core Courses (6 units)
All students are required to take a two quarter introductory seminar which emphasizes the interdisciplinary study of educational issues and problems. (EDU 291, Proseminar in Education, 2 quarters - 6 units). Students will meet a number of program faculty through this course which is offered in the Fall and Winter quarters.
2. Methodological Core Courses
All students are required to take a minimum of four methodology courses, two of which are explicitly required:
- EDU 201, Survey of Qualitative Methods
- EDU 203, Educational Testing and Evaluation
3. After Completion of Three Courses
After these courses have been completed, the student and his or her faculty adviser select a two-course sequence which will prepare the student to complete the dissertation.
Students preparing to do quantitative research should take a quantitative sequence. One available sequence is:
- EDU 204A, Quantitative Methods in Educational Research: Analysis of Correlation and Design and
- EDU 204B, Quantitative Methods in Educational Research: Experimental Designs
An example of a two-quarter sequence for individuals preparing to do qualitative research is:
- EDU 205A and 205B, Ethnographic Research in Schools
Other two-course sequences may be selected in consultation with the faculty adviser.
Program Emphasis Areas Requirments
- School Organization & Educational Policy
- Language, Literacy and Culture
- Mathematics Education
- Science & Agricultural Education
- Learning and Mind Sciences
Dissertation Proposal Review and Meeting
Advancement to Candidacy & Filing Fee