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RESEARCH AND EVALUATION METHODOLOGY Prospective Students Minor

Research Evaluation Methods Graduate Minor

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Are you a master’s or doctoral student at the University of Florida looking to strengthen your research and data analysis skills? The research evaluation methods (REM) graduate minor welcomes grad students from across UF and College of Education programs that are not part of the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education (HDOSE). 

This minor allows you to customize your studies to meaningfully complement your main academic focus. You can choose to focus on either quantitative or qualitative methods, building your expertise in assessment, research and evaluation. 

Program Overview

Our students receive hands-on mentorship to learn how to apply classroom concepts. You will collaborate directly with a REM faculty member on a research project—such as co-authoring an academic paper for publication—and have that faculty member serve on your thesis or doctoral committee. Your REM faculty mentor will also help you select the best sequence of courses to match your unique research interests and career goals.

This graduate minor is highly customizable. We recommend that you contact the REM program coordinator for more information and to discuss your research interests.

Graduate Research Minor: Quantitative Methods Focus

This track provides a strong, rigorous foundation in the science of psychological and educational measurement, research methods and educational statistics.

Requirements

To take the advanced classes required for this minor, you must first complete our foundational courses: either EDF 6403 alone or the combination of EDF 6400 and EDF 6402. While these foundational courses are mandatory prerequisites, they do not count toward the total credits required to earn the minor. If you have taken similar foundational classes outside the College of Education, you may request a course substitution, which we evaluate on a case-by-case basis.

  • Doctoral Students: Complete at least five advanced REM courses, selected with the guidance of your REM faculty mentor. 
  • Master’s Students: Complete 9 credit hours of advanced REM coursework, selected with the guidance of your REM faculty mentor.

Please note: Your REM committee member may also recommend additional courses based on your specific research needs.

A list of our assessment, research and evaluation course offerings is available on the REM courses page.

Graduate Research Minor: Qualitative Methods Focus

This track builds a strong foundation in research approaches, ethnographic interview and observation skills, and the data collection and analysis of non-numerical data. 

Requirements

To take the advanced classes required for this minor, you must first complete our foundational course, EDF 6475. While the course is a mandatory prerequisite, it does not count toward the total credits required to earn the minor. If you have taken similar foundational classes outside the College of Education, you may request a course substitution, which we evaluate on a case-by-case basis.

  • Doctoral Students: Complete EDF 7479 and EDF 7483, plus at least two additional qualitative research courses.
  • Master’s Students: Complete 9 credit hours of coursework related to qualitative research traditions and practices.

Please note: All specific course selections must be approved by the REM faculty member on your committee.

A list of our assessment, research and evaluation course offerings is available on the REM courses page.

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