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RESEARCH AND EVALUATION METHODOLOGY Prospective Students Online M.A.E.

Online M.A.E.

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Program Overview

An online master of arts program that provides effective theory-based practices for delivering evaluation support in education social work, public health and medicine, non-profit organizations and business. 

The two-year online master’s program prepares professionals to meet the high demand for well-trained specialists in program evaluation, particularly in educational settings. Program evaluation is a rapidly growing field, both nationally and internationally. Jobs are available in public and private sectors, including federal and state agencies, school districts, community-based institutions, hospitals, and research consulting firms.

Program Evaluation in Educational Environments provides opportunities to learn and apply evaluation theory and tools; make professional connections, and work collaboratively in developing and assessing the impact of social science programs.

More information about this degree program can be obtained by emailing Anne Seraphine, Ph.D. 

Program Requirements

Fall Semester

Fall Semester Year 1
  • EDF 7491 Evaluation of Educational Products and Systems (3 credits)
    Provides a twofold emphasis: one on strategies for communicating and reporting evaluation processes and findings, and another on the understandings and applications of ethics to evaluation research.
  • EDF 6400 Quantitative Foundations of Education Research Overview (3 credits)
    Overview of quantitative methods: validity, reliability, research design, and inferential statistics.
Fall Semester Year 2
  • EDF 6464 Reading and Designing Qualitative Research (3 Credits)Introduces students to basic concepts and theories in qualitative research to enable them to design and conduct qualitative studies. Examples of different types of qualitative research designs and approaches are analyzed in relation to specific evaluative criteria.
  • EDF 6468 Evaluation Management for Grants in Educational Environments (3 Credits)
    Coverage of the theory and tools applicable to the planning, implementing, and completing a grant-funded evaluation.

Spring Semester

Spring Semester Year 1
  • EDF 6402 Quantitative Foundations in Educational Research: Inferential Statistics (3 credits)
  • EDF 6492 Evaluation Communication and Ethics in Educational Environments (3 credits)
    Provides a twofold emphasis: one on strategies for communicating and reporting evaluation processes and findings, and another on the understandings and applications of ethics to evaluation research.
Spring Semester Year 2
  • EDF 7931 Seminar in Educational Research (Survey in Evaluations) (3 Credits, Max 6 Credits)
    In-depth examination of specific methodological approaches to educational research.
  • EDF 6973 Project in Lieu of Thesis1-6 Credits (3-Credits)
    Develop a comprehensive evaluation plan for a program in an educational environment. Provide strong theoretical and practical rationale for the plan and approach. Implement and conduct the evaluation and provide a final report.

Summer Semester

Summer Year 1
  • EDF 6416 Quantitative Methods for Evaluation in Educational Environments (3 credits)
    Advanced quantitative methods with an emphasis on educational data. Integrated coverage of advanced quantitative methods for evaluation research in education. A conceptual approach with an emphasis on reading and writing research results sections. Topics include data management and specific applications of univariate and multivariate statistical procedures to educational data.

  • An Approved Elective or
    • EDF 6905 Independent Study 1-3 Credits, Max 12 Credits
      For advanced students who wish to study individual problems in psychological, social, or philosophical foundations of education, or research and measurement under faculty guidance. Prerequisite: consent of department chair.
Summer Year 2
  • EDF 6973 Project in Lieu of Thesis 1-6 credits (3 credits)
    Develop a comprehensive evaluation plan for a program in an educational environment. Provide strong theoretical and practical rationale for the plan and approach. Implement and conduct the evaluation and provide a final report.
  • An Approved Elective or
    • EDF 6905 Study 1-3 Credits, Max 12 Credits
      For advanced students who wish to study individual problems in psychological, social, or philosophical foundations of education, or research and measurement under faculty guidance. Prerequisite: consent of department chair.
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    Program Requirements

    • A bachelor’s, master’s, or terminal degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a degree deemed equivalent by the University Of Florida Office Of Admission.
    • A minimum grade point average of 3.0 upper-division (last 60 credits) undergraduate work.
    • An acceptable graduate grade point average for previous graduate work.

    Program Overview

    Entry: Fall
    Typical Course Load: 6 credits per semester
    Full-Time/Part-Time:Full-time or Part-time
    Average Class Size:12 Students
    Application Deadline: May 15 (Fall) 
    Program Completion: ~2 years