Ed.D. in Mathematics Education

The Doctor of Education in Education with a concentration in Mathematics Education (EMAT) program requires students to successfully complete 81 credit hours. Applicants must already have a master's degree and three years of teaching experience. All classes in this program are delivered online and in person with a required on semester on-campus residency.

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Required Courses (81 credit hours)

Program Knowledge Base 

PRST 5610 – Intro to Doc Studies (required course) Fall (3 credit hours)(Course currently suspended)

Select 2 courses from the list below. Course selection is subject doctoral committee approval.

 

• EMAT 5150 - Elem & MS Math from an Advanced Perspective (3 credit hours)
• EMAT 5160 - HS Math from an Advanced Perspective (3 credit hours)
• PRST 5070 - Intro to College Teaching (3 credit hours)
• EDCI 5350 - Introduction to Second Language Acquisition (3 credit hours)
• EDCI 5450 - Issues in Multicultural Education (3 credit hours)
• EDCI 5500 - Classroom Assessment (3 credit hours)
• EDCI 5600 - Diversity in Education (3 credit hours)
• EDCI 5665 - History and Philosophy of American Education (3 credit hours)
• EDCI 5730 - Learning and Cognition (3 credit hours)
• EDCI 5800 - Curriculum Development (3 credit hours)
• EDCI 5810 - Writing for Professional Publications (3 credit hours)
• EDAD 5720 - Educational Leader as Change Agent (3 credit hours)
• PRST 5900 - Practicum in College Teaching (3 credit hours)
• EDRE 5660 - Dissertation/Thesis Proposal Writing (3 credit hours)

Advanced Research Courses
Select 9 credit hours from the below list. Coursework in both qualitative and quantitative research is required and courses can be taken outside the College of Education. Course selection is subject doctoral committee approval.

• EDRE 5600 - Ed Research 1: Descriptive (3 credit hours)
• EDRE 5610 - Ed Research 2: Group Comparison (3 credit hours)
• EDRE 5620 - Ed Research 3: Correlational (3 credit hours)
• EDRE 5630 - Ed Research 4: Multivariate (3 credit hours)
• EDRE 5550 - Action Research (3 credit hours)
• EDRE 5640 - Intro to Qualitative Research (3 credit hours)
• EDRE 5645 - Phenomenology, Case Study, and Grounded Theory in Qualitative Research (3 credit hours)
• EDRE 5655 - Ethnography & Narrative Inquiry in Qualitative Research (3 credit hours)
• EDRE 5670 - Mixed Methods Research (3 credit hours)

Practicum/Internship
Two credit hours. Must be determined with doctoral committee.

• EDCI 5580 - Internship (2 credit hours)

Mathematics Education Specialization
Select with advisor at least six of the following courses:

• EMAT 5100 - Theory & Research in Learning & Development (3 credit hours)
• EMAT 5150 - Elem & MS from an Advanced Perspective (3 credit hours)
• EMAT 5160 - HS Math from an Advanced Perspective (3 credit hours)
• EMAT 5200 - Advanced Math Curriculum, Assessment & Evaluation (3 credit hours)
• EMAT 5300 - Theory & Practice in Mathematics Teaching & Teacher Education (3 credit hours)
• EMAT 5400 - Analysis & Critique of Research in Mathematics Education (3 credit hours)
• EMAT 5600 - Quantitative Reasoning & Modeling in Mathematics & Science Education (3 credit hours)
• EMAT 5800 - Culture, Power & Identity in Mathematics Education (3 credit hours)

Dissertation in Practice
Students must take a minimum of 6 credit hours.

• EDCI 5980 - Dissertation Research (6 credit hours)