EDCI Doctoral Course Requirements
(minimum 18 credits)
Core for Research (minimum 9 credits)
All EDCI doctoral students should have a foundational preparation in research methodology appropriate for their degree program. Students are expected to enter their programs with at least a background in introductory statistics at the EDMS 645 level or equivalent. If they have not fulfilled this requirement prior to entering, they must satisfactorily complete EDMS 645 or its equivalent before beginning the research methodology core (i.e., an introductory statistics course does not count in the doctoral plan of studies). EDCI requires all doctoral students to complete EDCI 790, Epistemological Bases of Education Research (3 credits), plus a coherent sequence of advanced courses (6 credits) in quantitative methods or qualitative methods. (For Ed.D. candidates only, the sequence of advanced courses may be program evaluation and assessment courses.)
Core for Teaching and Learning (minimum 6 credits)
All EDCI doctoral students should have a solid foundation in the scholarly literature on teaching and learning. This instruction should introduce students to various theories of teaching and learning, provide an overview of relevant research literature, and encourage exploration of these issues from perspectives outside their own specialization. In their first fall semester of enrollment in the doctoral program, all doctoral students are required to enroll in EDCI 780, Theory and Research in Teaching (3 credits). The second course to fulfill this requirement may be selected from among a department-approved menu of advanced courses on teaching, learning, curriculum, and teacher education.
Core for Diversity (minimum 3 credits)
All EDCI doctoral students should have formal instruction in issues relevant to gender, race, and class. This requirement complements priorities across the University to address diversity issues, especially in urban contexts, from different perspectives. EDCI students are required to complete satisfactorily EDCI 776, Urban Education (3 credits), OR a relevant substitute approved by the student’s advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies.
The following courses meet the core requirements for the department
of Curriculum and Instruction.
All EDCI doctoral students enroll in at least two courses that
provide a foundational preparation in research methodology plus
one advanced research methods course.
Core research courses in this department include: EDCI 685, 684,
692. Also acceptable are courses in other departments: EDMS 646,
651; EDPL 700, 737; Anthro 606, 607.
Note: This assumes students have had an introductory course in
statistics at the level of EDMS 645 (Quantitative Research Methods
I) in their Master's program.
EDCI 685 Research Methods (3) The interpretation and conduct
of research in curriculum and instruction.
EDCI 684 Introduction to Field Methods in School and Community
(3) Application of selected field research methods to problems
of professional practice. Students plan and conduct field study
utilizing qualitative field techniques.
EDCI 692: Conducting Interpretative Inquiry in Classroom Contexts
(3) Advanced course in qualitative research methods in educational
settings.
Quantitative research courses are offered in the Department of
Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation.
Core for Teaching and Learning: (minimum
6 credits)
All C&I doctoral students should have formal instruction that
introduces them to the scholarly literature on teaching and learning
(minimum 6 credits). This instruction should introduce students
to various theories of teaching and learning, provide an overview
of relevant research literature, and encourage exploration of these
issues from perspectives outside their own specialization.
All EDCI doctoral students enroll in courses that present theories
of teaching and learning, provide an overview of relevant research
literature, and encourage exploration of these issues from perspectives
outside their own specializations.
Core teaching and learning courses in this department include:
EDCI 780 (Theory and Research on Teaching) (recommended as the
first course in this area)
EDCI 780 Theory and Research on Teaching (3) A seminar in the
theoretical traditions that have influenced research related to
teaching practice. The course relies upon a variety of examples
of research related to teaching in both current and historical
forms. Future directions of research are also considered.
EDCI courses on curriculum outside the specialty (EDCI 620, 621,
630, 640, 641, 642, 650, 661, 670, 671, 672, 680, 681) are recommended
for the second course in this area:
EDCI 620 (Trends in Secondary School Curriculum: Social Studies)
EDCI 621 (Trends in Secondary School Curriculum: Geography)
EDCI 630 (Trends and Issues in Second Language Teaching, Learning,
and Assessment
EDCI 640 (Trends in Secondary School Curriculum: English)
EDCI 641 (Trends in Secondary School Curriculum: Speech)
EDCI 642: Communications and the School Curriculum)
EDCI 650 (Trends in Mathematics Education)
EDCI 661 (Content Area Reading)
EDCI 670 (Trends in Secondary School Curriculum: Science)
EDCI 671 (Teaching Science in Elementary Schools)
EDCI 672 (Curriculum Innovations in Early Childhood-Elementary
Science Education
EDCI 680 (Trends in Secondary School Curriculum)
EDCI 681 (Trends in Elementary School Curriculum)
EDCI courses on theory and research outside the specialty (EDCI
663, 673, 720, 730, 732, 740, 741, 745, 750, 763, 764, 769, 770,
771, 783) also are recommended:
EDCI 663 (Issues in Reading Education)
EDCI 673 (Assessing, Diagnosing, and Teaching Writing)
EDCI 720 (Theory and Research in Social Studies Education)
EDCI 730 (Theory and Research in Second Language Teaching, Learning
and Assessment)
EDCI 732 (Psycholinguistic Theory in Second Language Acquisition)
EDCI 740 (Theory and Research in English Education)
EDCI 741 (Theory and Research in Speech Education)
EDCI 745 (Theory and Research in Written Communication)
EDCI 750 (Theory and Research in Mathematics Education)
EDCI 763 (Reading, Cognition, and Instruction: Reading in the
Content Areas)
EDCI 764 (Writing Across the Curriculum)
EDCI 769 (Theory and Research in Reading)
EDCI 770 (Foundations of Science Education)
EDCI 771 (Theory and Research in Science Education)
EDCI 783 (Theory and Research in Computer Education)
EDCI 788 (Theory and Research on Learning Styles and Strategies).
Also approved are several courses in the Department of Human
Development: EDHD 692 (Cognitive Basis of Instruction), EDHD 721
(Cognitive Development and Learning), EDHD 722 (Learning Theory
and the Educative Process), and EDHD 760 (Advanced Educational
Psychology).
Also approved are several courses in the Department of Educational
Policy and Leadership: EDPL 634 (The School Curriculum), EDPL
635 (Principles of Curriculum Development), EDPL732 (History of
Curriculum Theory and Development), EDPL 756 (Curriculum in Higher
Education), EDPL 757 (College Teaching).
Also approved are several courses in the Department of Psychology:
Psych 607 (Advanced Topics in Human-Learning and Cognitive Psychology),
Psych 611 (Advanced Developmental Psychology), Psych 678 (Seminar
in Psycholinguistics), Psych 679 (Seminar in Cognitive Development).
Core for Diversity: (minimum 3 credits)
All C&I doctoral students should have formal instruction in
issues relevant to gender, race, and class (minimum 3 credits).
This emphasis complements strengths across the University in efforts
to address diversity issues. Such instruction should help students
to understand issues faced by local school districts in which they
may be conducting their research. Such a requirement also recognizes
the importance of contributing to issues addressed by the new Maryland
Institute for Minority Achievement and Urban Education. In addition,
such instruction should help students explore issues of difference,
in many different contexts and from many different perspectives.
All EDCI doctoral students enroll in at least one course that
addresses issues relevant to gender, race, and social class.
Several core diversity courses are under development, including
EDCI 776: Urban Education. Also acceptable are courses in other
departments such as EDPL 751 (Law, Equity, and Diversity in Education).
EDCI 776 (Urban Education) This course seeks to enhance graduate
students' ability to conduct research in urban schools by providing
them with a broad overview of urban education as a field of inquiry.
The seminar explores three key issues: 1) the link between schooling
and the social order; 2) urban pedagogy and praxis; and 3) urban
school reform.
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OLD Doctoral Core Requirements (minimum 15 credits)
Students admitted prior to Spring 2003
EDCI DOCTORAL RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS (As of Spring 1998)
CORE (15 credit hours)
EDCI 685: Introduction to Research Methods (3)
EDMS 646: Quantitative Research Methods II (3)
EDCI 684: Introduction to Field Methods in School & Community
(3)
EDCI 780: Theory and Research on Teaching (3)
EDCI 880: Doctoral Proposal Seminar (3)
Choose a specialization
VARIABLE-CREDIT SPECIALIZATIONS (At least 6 credit hours)
Quantitative
Required for this specialization
EDMS 651 (3)
Elective Examples: (At least 3 cr.)
(to be determined with advisor)
EDMS 626
EDMS647
EDMS 771
EDMS722
Qualitative
Required for this specialization
EDCI 692 Interpretive Inquiry (3)
Elective Examples: (At least 3 cr.)
(to be determined with advisor)
HIST 601
EDPL 700
EDPL 737
ANTH 606
For a detailed list of the doctoral requirements for your specific
major, please go to the EDCI Graduate Programs
Page and select your major.
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