On-Campus M.A.E. Program Course Requirements
Minimum Program Requirements
| Research Specialization | Approved Electives | EDF6871 Research for Master’s Thesis | |
| Required Hours | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| TOTAL DEGREE HOURS: | 30 |
| Research Specialization | Approved Electives | EDF6871 Research for Master’s Thesis | |
| Required Hours | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| TOTAL DEGREE HOURS: | 30 |
Core Courses
Candidates for the M.A.E. are required to earn 15 hours from the following courses:
EDF 6403 – Quantitative Foundations of Educational Research
OR
EDF 6400 – Quantitative Found of Educational Research: Overview
+
EDF 6402 – Quantitative Found in Educational Research: Inferential Statistics
OR
EDF 6400 – Quantitative Found of Educational Research: Overview
+
EDF 6481 – Quantitative Research Methods in Education
AND
EDF 6436 – Theory of Measurement
EDF 7405 – Advanced Quantitative Foundations of Educational Research
EDF 7491 – Evaluation of Educational Products and Systems
Electives
Elective courses may be taken in Research and Evaluation Methodology, other departments in the College of Education and departments outside the College of Education. Master’s students are required to complete at least one (3-credit hour) elective within the College of Education. Some electives may have both on-campus and online versions. There is great flexibility in the choice of electives but the choice must be approved by the student’s faculty advisor. Examples of courses students may want to consider as electives are:
EDF6471 – Survey Design and Analysis in Educational Research
EDF6475 – Qualitative Foundations of Educational Research
EDF 6463 – Culturally Responsive Evaluation in Educational Environments
EDF 6468 – Evaluation Management for Grants in Educational Environments
EDF 6492 – Evaluation Communication and Ethics in Educational Environment
EDG 6285 – Evaluation in the School Program
EME6651 – Learning Analytics Concepts and Techniques
EME6235 – Managing Educational Projects
EDH7635 – Higher Education Administration
