Research Methodology, MEd

Core Curriculum

Degree Requirements: The MA degree requires 39 credits of coursework and completion of a thesis option.

• EFOP 2018 - STATISTICS 1: DESCRIPTIVE AND INFERENTIAL STATISTICS
• EFOP 2019 - STATISTICS 2: ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
• EFOP 2030 - EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
• EFOP 2072 - EDUCATIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT
• EFOP 2001 - INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Additional Research Methods Courses

Choose 9.0 credits from the following 4 courses

Other courses may be approved by the student’s advisor.

• EFOP 2410 - APPLIED REGRESSION ANALYSIS
• EFOP 2416 - APPLIED MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
• EFOP 3471 - CONSTRUCTING QUESTIONNAIRES AND CONDUCTING SURVEYS
• EFOP 2422 - DATA ANALYSIS USING COMPUTER PACKAGES

Psychological Perpectives on Education

Choose 3.0 credits from the following courses.

• EDUC 2007 - HUMAN LEARNING
• EDUC 2008 - CONCEPTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD
• EDUC 2009 - DEVELOPMENT: MIDDLE CHILDHOOD/ADOLESCENCE
• HHD 2504 - DVLP: MIDDLE CHLHD/ADOLESCENCE
• EFOP 2503 - DEVELOPMENT: CONCEPTION THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD
• HHD 2127 - HUMAN LEARNING

Social and Cultural Perpectives on Education

Choose 3 credits from the following courses.

• EFOP 2050 - RACE AND RACISM IN EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
• EFOP 2133 - GENDER AND EDUCATION
• EFOP 2305 - SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
• EFOP 2306 - HISTORY OF EDUCATION
• EFOP 2307 - POLITICS AND HISTORY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
• EFOP 2310 - CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
• EFOP 2352 - ANTHROPOLOGY OF EDUCATION
• EDUC 2112 - POLITICS AND HISTORY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
• EDUC 2102 - HISTORY OF EDUCATION
• EDUC 2103 - RACE AND RACISM IN EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
• EDUC 2105 - SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
• EDUC 2106 - EDUCATION AND CULTURE
• EDUC 2107 - EVIDENCE BASED HEALTH PROGRAM PLANNING
• EDUC 2109 - GENDER IN EDUCATION
• EDUC 2110 - GENDER AND EDUCATION
• EDUC 2100 - EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
• HHD 2322 - EVIDENCE BASED HEALTH PROGRAM PLANNING

Research Requirements

• EFOP 2491 - SUPERVISED RESEARCH IN RES METH

• The student participates in a supervised research activity that involves data collection. Usually, students register for three credits of PSYED 2491 in each of two terms. A report that describes the activities completed eah term is written by the student. The written report prepared for the supervised research experience does not satisfy the pre-dissertation research project requirement in the doctoral program.

  Credits/Units: 6.0

Master’s Comprehensive Examination

Master’s Comprehensive Examination consists of three 100-item multiple-choice tests, one each in the areas of measurement, research design, and statistics.

For the Master’s Comprehensive Examination, a student must attain a score of 60% on each of the three area tests. The students must take each of the three area tests until a score of 60% is attained. Before retaking a test, however, the advisor and the students should make plans for removal of any knowledge deficiency identified from the results of the previous administration. The advisor’s approval for retaking any part of the examination should be obtained. There is no limit on the number of times a master’s student may take the comprehensive examination in order to obtain a passing score at the master’s level. Students cannot retake an examination for at least a month unless the advisor agrees.