Proposed Program of Study
Core Course (Required Course)
EDUC 800 Ways of Knowing (Spring 2015 Semester) 3 credits
Research Methods (Required Courses)
EDRS 810 Problems and Methods in Educational Research (Spring 2015 Semester) 3 credits
EDRS 811 Quantitative Methods in Educational Research (Summer 2016 Semester) 3 credits
EDRS 812 Qualitative Methods in Educational Research (Fall 2015 Semester) 3 credits
Research Methods (Proposed Courses)
EDRS 821 Advanced Applications of Quantitative Methods 3 credits (Summer 2017 Semester) 3 credits
EDRS 823 Advanced Research Single Subject/Case (Fall 2017 Semester) 3 credits
Early Childhood Education Courses (Major Area of Specialization)
ECED 702 Early Writing: Cognition, Language and Literacy (Fall 2015 Semester) 3 credits
ECED 801 Current Research and Trends in Early Childhood Education (Spring 2016 Semester) 3 credits
ECED 803 Teacher Preparation and Professional Development (Spring 2016 Semester) 3 credits
ECED 804 Family Research and Practice in Early Childhood Education (Spring 2015 Semester) 3 credits
Early Childhood Education (Elective Courses)
EDRD 830 Theory, Research and Practice in Literacy: Birth through Middle School (Spring 2017 Semester) 3 credits
EDUC 896 Digital and New Media Literacy (Summer 2017 Semester) 3 credits
EDUC 897 Independent Study (Spring 2017 Semester) 3 credits
EDUC 897 Independent Study (Fall 2017 Semester) 3 credits
EDUC 994 Advanced Internship (Fall 2016 Semester) 3 credits
Special Education Courses (Minor Area- Secondary Emphasis)
EDSE 885 Grant Writing (Fall 2016 Semester) 3 credits
EDSE 841 Intervention Research in Special Education (Fall 2015 Semester) 3 credits
EDSE 842 Application of Research methodology in Special Education (Spring 2016 Semester) 3 credits
EDSE 845 Personnel Preparation in Special Education (Spring 2017 Semester) 3 credits
Dissertation
EDUC 998 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal 3 credits
EDUC 999 Doctoral Dissertation Research 9 credits