Engineering Education - PhD

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College of Engineering

Department of Engineering Education

The Doctorate of Philosophy in Engineering Education is a 42-credit program offered through the Engineering Education Department. The program is a face-to-face program (rather than an online program) and is delivered on the Logan campus of Utah State University. The program prepares students to be engineering instructors, engineering education researchers and specialists with solid knowledge and skills in 1) designing and assessing engineering curriculum and engineering knowledge, 2) implementing evidence-based instructional approaches in student-centered engineering learning environment, 3) identifying and synthesizing relevant theories to frame the research problem, 4) applying appropriate and creative research methods to studies in engineering education, 5) understanding engineering education foundations and the role of cognition in engineering education, and 6) developing competitive grant proposals for improving engineering education. Detailed program requirements, including courses, can be found at this weblink.

Engineering Education Core (16 Credits)

EED 6090 - Developing an Engineering Education Curriculum 3 credit(s)
EED 6150 - Teaching, Learning & Assessment in Engineering Education 3 credit(s)
EED 7010 - The Role of Cognition in Engineering Education 3 credit(s)
EED 7230 - Foundations of Engineering Education 3 credit(s)
EED 7460 - Finance and Grant Writing 3 credit(s)
EED 7810 - Research Seminar 1 credit(s) This course is offered each spring semester. Attendance is required throughout the entire Ph.D. program. However, students are required to register for this course only once while in the Ph.D. program.

Research Theory Core (9 Credits)

EDUC 6570 - Introduction to Educational and Psychological Research 3 credit(s)
or
PSY 6560 - Introduction to Educational and Psychological Research 3 credit(s)
EDUC 6600 - Statistical Foundations 3 credit(s)
or
PSY 6600 - Statistical Foundations 3 credit(s)
or
STAT 5200 - Analysis of Designed Experiments 3 credit(s)
EED 7040 - Qualitative Methods in Engineering Education 3 credit(s)

Elective-Area of Specialization (Minimum 5 Credits)

EDUC 7610 - Regression Analysis 3 credit(s)
EED 6910 - Special Topics in Engineering Education 1-3 credit(s)
LANG 7010 - Academic Writing for Graduate Students 3 credit(s)
PSY 7030 - Instrument Development 3 credit(s)
PSY 7070 - Advanced Measurement Theories and Practice 3 credit(s)
PSY 7650 - Multilevel and Marginal Models for the Social Sciences 3 credit(s)
SPED 7700 - Single-Subject Research Methods and Designs 3 credit(s)
TEAL 6150 - Foundations of Curriculum 3 credit(s)
TEAL 6410 - Social Foundations of Education 3 credit(s)
TEAL 7300 - Historical, Social, and Cultural Foundations of Education 3 credit(s)
Other alternative elective courses may be approved by your Faculty Advisor.

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

Qualifying Examination
Dissertation Research Proposal Defense
Final Dissertation Defense
One peer-reviewed, first-author journal paper submission or a conference presentation with a peer-reviewed, firstauthor paper per 12 dissertation credits. The publication should be generated from the research under supervision of the student’s Faculty Advisor during the course of 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 are required to register for this course only once while in the Ph.D. program.
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 Department Head and the student’s graduate committee