Program Requirements for Ph.D. in Engineering Education
Engineering Education Core (16 Credits)
| EED 6090 | Developing an Engineering Education Curriculum | 3 cr |
| EED 6150 | Teaching, Learning & Assessment in Engineering Education | 3 cr |
| EED 7010 | The Role of Cognition in Engineering Education | 3 cr |
| EED 7230 | Foundations of Engineering Education | 3 cr |
| EED 7460 | Finance & Grant Writing | 3 cr |
| EED 7810* | Research Seminar | 1 cr |
Elective – Area of Specialization (Minimum 5 Credits)
| EDUC 7610 | Regression Analysis | 3 cr |
| EED 6250 | Academic Writing | 2 cr |
| EED 6910 | Special Topics in Engineering Education | 3 cr |
| PSY 7070 | Advanced Measurement Theories and Practice | 3 cr |
| PSY 7650 | Multilevel and Marginal Models for the Social Sciences | 3 cr |
| SPED 7700 | Single-Subject Research Methods and Designs | 3 cr |
| TEAL 6150 | Foundations of Curriculum | 3 cr |
| TEAL 6410 | Social Foundations of Education | 3 cr |
| TEAL 7300 | Historical, Social, and Cultural Foundations of Education | 3 cr |
Other alternative elective courses (including 5000-level courses) must be approved by your Faculty Advisor.
Research Theory Core (9 Credits)
| EDUC 6570 or PSY 6560 |
Introduction to Educational & Psychological Research | 3 cr |
| EDUC/PSY 6600 or STAT 5200 |
Statistical Foundations Analysis of Designed Experiments |
3 cr 3 cr |
| EED 7040 | Qualitative Methods in Engineering Education | 3 cr |
Dissertation (Minimum 12 Credits)
Ph.D. Dissertation: Students must take an appropriate number of research credit hours to complement their graduate program and be consistent with the Graduate School requirements.
Additional Degree Requirements by the Program
- Successful Comprehensive exam
- Successful Dissertation Research Proposal Defense
- Successful Final Dissertation Defense
- One peer-reviewed, first-author journal paper submission or a conference presentation with a peer-reviewed, first-author paper per 12 dissertation credits. The publication should be generated from the research under the supervision of the student's Faculty Advisor during graduate study at USU.
- EED 7810* - Research Seminar (1 credit): This course is offered each spring semester. Attendance is required throughout the entire Ph.D. program. However, students must register for this course only once while in the Ph.D. program.
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Teaching experience including one or more of the following:
- Two semesters of guided teaching experience
- Experience as a K-12 teacher
- Experience as university/college/community college faculty
- Other equivalent experience approved by the program director and the student's graduate committee.
Additional Degree Requirements by the School of Graduate Studies
- Must maintain a minimum of 3.0 term GPA for each semester.
- A minimum of 3.0 cumulative GPA is required for graduation.
- Grades of C- or lower are not permitted on the program of study.
- A doctorate must be completed within eight years of entering the degree program.
- Coursework over eight years old at the time of degree completion may not be used for a graduate degree unless it is revalidated.
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Approval of academic forms required for doctoral students by the School of Graduate Studies.
- Supervisory Committee
- Program of Study
- Application for Candidacy
- Appointment for Examination
- Record of Examination
- SGS and library review and approval