Doctor of Education (EdD) in Science Education

90 credits

This degree prepares graduates to assume positions as science education specialists in a variety of settings. Concentration 1 is for individuals who will work at the university level as K-12 science teacher preparation experts. Concentration 2 is for individuals who will work as science content faculty in 2 or 4-year colleges and universities where high priority is placed on teaching. The major consists of course work in science content, science education, and research methodologies. A dissertation is written in either science or science education in the student’s major science field. A teaching internship, a required part of the program for both concentrations, allows candidates to acquire experience in the techniques of conventional as well as technology-oriented systems instruction. The program requires a minimum of 90 credits of approved graduate work beyond the bachelor’s degree. Science fields include: biology, chemistry, geological sciences, natural resources and environmental management, and physics and astronomy.

Degree requirements

Concentration 1:

For Graduate and Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Institutions Science Education Faculty

Science Content (2 or more fields)

Total Credits:

Science Education

SCI 690	Workshop in Science Education	1 TO 12
SCI 692	Top in Hist and Nature of Sci	3
SCI 695	Adv Teach Meth in Sci	3 TO 6
SCI 696	Curr Iss in Sci Ed	3 TO 6
SCI 790	Intern in Sci Ed	1 TO 4
Total Credits:		18

Research Methodologies

EDPS 641	Intro Statistical Methods	3
EDST 650	Intro to Qual Res	3
ID 705	Research Colloquium	1 TO 3
SCI 699	Res Meth in Sci Ed	3

6 credits from

EDPS 640	Research Methods	3
EDPS 642	Analysis of Variance	3
EDPS 741	Applied Regression Analysis	3
EDPS 742	Multivariate Stats Data Mining	3
EDPS 743	Factor Analysis	3
EDST 660	Ethno Res in Ed	3
EDST 735	Seminar in Educational Studies	3
Total Credits:		17

Education

EDCU 601	Princ and Proc of Curr Dev	3
EDFO 631	Philosophy of Education	3
EDFO 641	History of American Education	3

6 credits from

EDCU 610	Elem Schl Curriculum	3
	or
EDCU 620	Se School Curriculum	3
	or
EDCU 630	Jr Hi and Mid School Curr	3

EDFO 621	Education and Ethics	3
EDPS 600	Adv Educational Psych	3
EDPS 606	Learn Achievement Motivation	3
EDPS 628	Adolescent Development	3
PSYS 616	Perception and Cognition	3
PSYS 618	Advanced Cognitive Processes	3
Total Credits:		15

Dissertation/Record of Study

DISS 799	Doctoral Dissertation	1 TO 24
Total Credits:		10

Total Credits: 90

Concentration 2:

For College (Community College/Junior College/Small Liberal Arts College) Science Faculty

Science Content (at least 24 credits in one field)