Curriculum for Ph.D. statistics education concentration
Ph.D. minor in educational psychology
with an emphasis in statistics
education (see below)
Job Posting
The Department of Educational Psychology at the University of
Minnesota seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in
Quantitative Methods in Education with an emphasis in
measurement and psychometrics, particularly focusing on
measurement models and item response theory. For the
full job description and to apply online, go to the UM
Employment Page Review of applications will begin December
1, 2009.
Core EPSY courses
- EPSY 8905—History and Systems of Psychology: Landmark Issues
in Educational Psychology
- 3 semester credits in EPSY learning
- 3 semester credits in EPSY social psychology or personality
- 9 semester credits in research methods (plus a
pre-dissertation project)
- EPSY 8215—Advanced Research Methodologies in Education
- EPsy 5244—Survey Design, Sampling, and Implementation
- EPsy 5247—Qualitative Methods in Educational Psychology
Core research methodology courses
- EPSY 5221—Principles of Educational and Psychological
Measurement
- EPSY 5243—Principles and Methods of Evaluation
- EPSY 8222—Advanced Measurement: Theory and Application
- EPSY 8261—Statistical Methods I: Probability and Inference
- EPSY 8262—Statistical Methods II: Regression and the General
Linear Model
- EPSY 8264—Advanced Multiple Regression Analysis
Internship (3 credits – check with adviser)
Teaching internship might include a current position in a high
school or college, a graduate teaching assistantship position at the
University of Minnesota, or other arrangements.
• EPSY 5272—Statistics Teaching Internship
Additional courses (minimum 12 credits – check with adviser)
Partial list of courses to select from:
- Statistics education courses
- EPSY 5271—Becoming a Teacher of Statistics (required)
- EPSY 8271—Statistics Education Research Seminar: Studies
on Teaching and Learning Statistics (required)
- Mathematics education course (3 credits required)
- Students must take one course in mathematics education,
such as MTHE 5171—Teaching Problem Solving or MTHE
8571—Research in Mathematics Education.
- Grad 8101—Teaching in Higher Education U of M Preparing
Future Faculty program (recommended)
- Grad 8102—Practicum for Future Faculty U of M Preparing
Future Faculty program (recommended)
Graduate School requirements
Minor or supporting/related fields (minimum 12 credits – check
with your adviser for consultation/permission concerning this
requirement):
You must complete a minimum of 12 credits of coursework outside
the Educational Psychology department (if selecting a minor, check
with intended minor department for credit and course requirements).
Dissertation
EPSY 8888—Thesis Credits: Doctoral, 24 credits (check with
adviser)
Must be taken after successful completion of prelim oral.
Ph.D. minor in educational
psychology with an emphasis in
statistics education
A doctoral minor in educational psychology requires at least 15
credits of graduate-level courses in EPSY: all credits in
psychological foundations, of which at least 9 credits must be
8000-level.
Required
EPSY 8261 and EPSY 8262 (3 credits each)
Two courses in statistics education: EPSY 5271 and EPSY 8271 (3
credits each)
One course in learning/cognition (3 credits)
Optional
EPSY 5272—Statistics Teaching Internship (3 cr.)
Listing of all Department of Educational Psychology
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