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Program Overview

Designed to prepare exceptional and highly qualified researchers and teachers for academic positions, industry and other education settings, methodology consultants for state and private organizations, and evaluators for various grant organizations. Ph.D. students in REM are involved in research projects with faculty from the first year, and are expected to propose and lead the implementation of research projects, present results at conferences, and publish academic papers.

The Ph.D. program is open to students who hold only a bachelor’s degree and to students who have already completed a graduate degree. Students who hold only a bachelor’s degree will be admitted to a M.A.E./Ph.D. combination program, which requires a master’s thesis and a doctoral dissertation. Students who have completed a master’s degree and are admitted directly to the doctoral program must complete a research project that is the equivalent of a master’s thesis.

Subject to the approval of the Research and Evaluation Methodology faculty on the student’s doctoral supervisory committee, a master’s thesis completed at another university can meet the requirement.

The doctoral candidate in Research and Evaluation Methodology is expected to complete a minimum of 90 hours of classes, including a minimum of 20 hours of EDF7980 – Doctoral Research.

The REM Ph.D. program is considered a STEM program. Therefore, international students are allowed three years of optional practical training to obtain research experience once they graduate.

The REM program provides support to Ph.D. students in the form of fellowships, research assistantships, and teacher assistantships. Financial support opportunities are allocated to Ph.D. applicants after they have received their admission letters.

More information about this degree program can be obtained by emailing the program coordinator.

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    Quantitative Methods Specialization

    The On-Campus Ph.D. program with a quantitative methods specialization consists of:

    • Core courses
    • Two graduate College of Education graduate-level courses
    • Desired Electives
    • Minor (optional)
    • Qualifying Exams
    • Dissertation

    Core Courses

    The doctoral candidate in Research and Evaluation Methodology is expected to complete a minimum of 90 hours of classes, including a minimum of 20 hours of EDF7980 – Doctoral Research.

    Each student must complete the following requirements:

    • EDF 6403 – Quantitative Foundations of Educational Research
      or
      EDF 6400 – Quantitative Foundations of Educational Research: Overview
      AND
    • EDF 6402 – Quantitative Found in Educational Research: Inferential Statistics
      or
      EDF 6400 – Quantitative Found of Educational Research: Overview
      AND
    • EDF 6481 – Quantitative Research Methods in Education
      AND
    • EDF 6436 – Theory of Measurement
    • EDF 6471 – Survey Design and Analysis in Educational Research
    • EDF 6475 – Qualitative Foundations of Educational Research
    • EDF 7405 – Advanced Quantitative Foundations of Educational Research
    • EDF 7412 – Structural Equation Modeling
    • EDF 7439 – Item Response Theory
    • EDF 7474 – Multilevel Models
    • EDF 7932 – Multivariate Analysis in Educational Research
    • EDF 7941 – Evaluation of Educational Products and Systems

    Graduate School Rules for Credits that Will Count Toward Final Degree:

    • EDF 6905 – Maximum of 12 credits throughout degree (only 1 to 3 credits can count per semester)
    • EDF 6910 – Maximum of 5 credits throughout degree (only 1 to 5 credits can count per semester)
    • EDF 6940 – Maximum of 5 credits throughout degree (only 1 to 5 can count per semester)
    • EDF 6941 – Maximum of 9 credits throughout the degree (only 2 to 9 can count per semester)

    Graduate-Level Courses

    Each student must complete six hours in two of the following courses:

    • EDF 6905 – Independent Study
    • EDF 6910 – Supervised Research
    • EDF 6941 – Practicum in Educational Research

    Electives

    Elective courses may be taken in Research and Evaluation Methodology, other departments in the College of Education and/or areas outside the College of Education. In addition, all students are encouraged to develop a working knowledge of at least one computer language through formal course work or independent study. Some courses students may want to consider as electives include:

    • EDF7412 – Advanced Topics in Structural Equation Modeling
    • EDF7435 – Rating Scale Design and Analysis in Educational Research
    • EDF7482 – Quasi-Experimental Design and Analysis in Educational Research
    • EDF7483 – Qualitative data collection
    • EDF7979 – Qualitative data analysis
    • EDF6938 – Theories and qualitative research
    • STA5503 – Categorical Data Methods
    • STA5507 – Applied Nonparametric Methods
    • STA5325 – Fundamentals of Probability
    • STA5328 – Fundamentals of Statistical Theory
    • STA6207 – Regression Analysis
    • STA6208 – Basic Design and Analysis of Experiments
    • STA6176 – Survey of Biostatistics
    • STA6177 – Applied Survival Analysis
    • GEO6938 – Spatial Networks
    • GEO6938 – Applied Geostatistics
    • PHC6055 – Biostatistical Computing Using R
    • PHC6080 – SAS for Public Health – Data
    • PHC6081 – SAS for Public Health – Analysis
    • PHC6050 – Statistical Methods for Health Sciences 1
    • PHC6011 – Epidemiology Methods II
    • PHC6937 – Bias in Observational Research
    • PHC6937 – Spatial Epidemiology
    • PHC6051 – Biostat Methods II
    • POS6933 – Maximum Likelihood
    • CPO6096 – Qualitative and Mixed Methods
    • ANG6930 – Social Network Analysis
    • ANG6801  – Ethnographic Field Methods
    • SYA7933 – Research Design
    • SYA6513 – Advanced Qualitative Methods
    • AEB7571 – Econometric Methods I
    • AEB7572 – Econometric Methods II
    • AEB 6933 – Advanced Econometrics
    • ECO7408 – Math Methods of Applied Economics
    • FOR6934 – Introduction to Bayesian Statistics in Life Sciences

    Minor

    With committee approval, the REM doctoral student may complete a minor outside of the Program in Research and Evaluation Methodology. Requirements for minors vary according to the program offering the minor. Suggested areas include Statistics, Psychology, Sociology, Mathematics, Computer Science and Business Administration.

    Qualifying Exams

    All REM Ph.D. students must pass comprehensive qualifying exams. The student is allowed to take the qualifying exams after all required classes have been completed. At the request of the student, the advisor is responsible for scheduling and coordinating the qualifying exams. The comprehensive qualifying exams has written and oral parts. The written exam lasts 12 hours over two days (6 hours each day in two blocks of 3 hours).

    The student is expected to answer questions about all the domain areas of the Research and Evaluation Methodology program. After the student has completed the written exams, the doctoral committee will review the student’s responses. If the committee judges the responses satisfactory, they will authorize the student to schedule an oral exam. The oral exam is expected to last two hours. Passing the qualifying exams is required for the student to advance to candidacy, at which point the student can register for dissertation hours and star work on the dissertation proposal.

    Dissertation

    The dissertation is the final product required from a student to obtain a Ph.D. degree. It consists of a document describing an original research project executed by the student. The main role of a student’s adviser is to guide him/her through the process of producing the dissertation. The dissertation process includes the defense of the dissertation proposal and the dissertation defense.

    Dissertation Information

    Qualitative Methods Specialization

    The specialization in qualitative methods is designed to prepare exceptional and highly qualified researchers and teachers for academic positions and other educational settings, methodology consultants for state and private organizations, and evaluators for various grant organizations.

    Individuals with qualitative research specialty area are in high demand, for example, in education, nursing, psychology, information management, and human studies to name a few. Nationally only a handful of programs train students in a qualitative methodology program.

    The On-Campus Ph.D. program with a qualitative methods specialization consists of:

    • Core courses
    • Two graduate College of Education graduate-level courses
    • Desired Electives
    • Minor (optional)
    • Qualifying Exams
    • Dissertation

    Core Courses

    The doctoral candidate in Research and Evaluation Methodology is expected to complete a minimum of 90 hours of classes, including a minimum of 20 hours of EDF7980 – Doctoral Research.

    Each student must complete the following requirements:

    • EDF 6403 – Quantitative Foundations of Educational Research
      or
    • EDF 6400 – Quantitative Foundations of Educational Research: Overview
      AND
    • EDF 6402 – Quantitative Found in Educational Research: Inferential Statistics
      or
      EDF 6400 – Quantitative Found of Educational Research: Overview
      AND
    • EDF 6481 – Quantitative Research Methods in Education
      AND
    • EDF 6436 – Theory of Measurement
      EDF 6471 – Survey Design and Analysis in Educational Research
      EDF 6475 – Qualitative Foundations of Educational Research
      EDF 6938 – Writing and representation in qualitative research
      EDF 7405 – Advanced Quantitative Foundations of Educational Research
      EDF 7483 – Qualitative Data Collection
      EDF 7479 – Qualitative Data Analysis
      EDF 7941 – Evaluation of Educational Products and Systems

    Graduate School Rules for Credits that Will Count Toward Final Degree:

    • EDF 6905 – Maximum of 12 credits throughout degree (only 1 to 3 credits can count per semester)
    • EDF 6910 – Maximum of 5 credits throughout degree (only 1 to 5 credits can count per semester)
    • EDF 6940 – Maximum of 5 credits throughout degree (only 1 to 5 can count per semester)
    • EDF 6941 – Maximum of 9 credits throughout the degree (only 2 to 9 can count per semester)

    Graduate-Level Courses

    Each student must complete six hours in two of the following courses:

    • EDF 6905 – Independent Study
    • EDF 6910 – Supervised Research
    • EDF 6941 – Practicum in Educational Research

    Electives

    Elective courses may be taken in Research and Evaluation Methodology, other departments in the College of Education and/or areas outside the College of Education. In addition, all students are encouraged to develop a working knowledge of at least one computer language through formal course work or independent study. Some courses students may want to consider as electives include:

    • EDF7412 – Advanced Topics in Structural Equation Modeling
    • EDF7435 – Rating Scale Design and Analysis in Educational Research
    • EDF7482 – Quasi-Experimental Design and Analysis in Educational Research
    • EDF7483 – Qualitative data collection
    • EDF7979 – Qualitative data analysis
    • EDF6938 – Theories and qualitative research

     

    • STA5503 – Categorical Data Methods
    • STA5507 – Applied Nonparametric Methods
    • STA5325 – Fundamentals of Probability
    • STA5328 – Fundamentals of Statistical Theory
    • STA6207 – Regression Analysis
    • STA6208 – Basic Design and Analysis of Experiments
    • STA6176 – Survey of Biostatistics
    • STA6177 – Applied Survival Analysis
    • GEO6938 – Spatial Networks
      GEO6938 – Applied Geostatistics
    • PHC6055 – Biostatistical Computing Using R
    • PHC6080 – SAS for Public Health – Data
    • PHC6081 – SAS for Public Health – Analysis
    • PHC6050 – Statistical Methods for Health Sciences 1
    • PHC6011 – Epidemiology Methods II
    • PHC6937 – Bias in Observational Research
    • PHC6937 – Spatial Epidemiology
    • PHC6051 – Biostat Methods II
    • POS6933 – Maximum Likelihood
    • CPO6096 – Qualitative and Mixed Methods
    • ANG6930 – Social Network Analysis
    • ANG6801  – Ethnographic Field Methods
    • SYA7933 – Research Design
    • SYA6513 – Advanced Qualitative Methods
    • AEB7571 – Econometric Methods I
    • AEB7572 – Econometric Methods II
    • AEB 6933 – Advanced Econometrics
    • ECO7408 – Math Methods of Applied Economics
    • FOR6934 – Introduction to Bayesian Statistics in Life Sciences

    Minor

    With committee approval, the REM doctoral student may complete a minor outside of the Program in Research and Evaluation Methodology. Requirements for minors vary according to the program offering the minor. Suggested areas include Statistics, Psychology, Sociology, Mathematics, Computer Science and Business Administration.

    Qualifying Exams

    All REM Ph.D. students must pass comprehensive qualifying exams. The student is allowed to take the qualifying exams after all required classes have been completed. At the request of the student, the advisor is responsible for scheduling and coordinating the qualifying exams. The comprehensive qualifying exams has written and oral parts. The written exam lasts 12 hours over two days (6 hours each day in two blocks of 3 hours).

    The student is expected to answer questions about all the domain areas of the Research and Evaluation Methodology program. After the student has completed the written exams, the doctoral committee will review the student’s responses. If the committee judges the responses satisfactory, they will authorize the student to schedule an oral exam. The oral exam is expected to last two hours. Passing the qualifying exams is required for the student to advance to candidacy, at which point the student can register for dissertation hours and star work on the dissertation proposal.

    Dissertation

    The dissertation is the final product required from a student to obtain a Ph.D. degree. It consists of a document describing an original research project executed by the student. The main role of a student’s adviser is to guide him/her through the process of producing the dissertation. The dissertation process includes the defense of the dissertation proposal and the dissertation defense.

    Dissertation Information

    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.
    • An official GRE score. When using electronic delivery, select school code 5812 (University of Florida).
    • All applicants from countries in which the official language is not English are required to submit official evidence of English language proficiency and meet the minimum score requirements. Details on acceptable tests and scores can be found on the UF International Center Website.

    Program Overview

    Entry: Fall, Spring
    Typical Course Load: 6-9 credits per semester
    Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-time or Part-time
    Average Class Size:10-15 Students
    Application Deadline: December 1 (Fall) / August 1 (Spring)
    Program Completion: ~4 years