ELRT
Evaluation, Measurement & Research
Doctor of Philosophy
The
Ph.D. program is designed to prepare you as an evaluator, assessment
specialists, or researcher for leadership and teaching positions
in schools, non-school organizations, institutions of higher
education, and government. The following requirements will lead
to a doctoral degree in Evaluation, Measurement, and Research
Design:
- Must possess an earned baccalaureate degree.
- Must satisfy all Department and Graduate College requirement for admission and graduation.
- Residence--continuous enrollment of at least six hours for all fall and spring semesters.
- Must pass doctoral exams written by EMR program faculty covering all of the pre-doctoral core content. Exams are offered twice a year.
- Concentration portfolio must be submitted to EMR program faculty for review prior to enrollment in advanced seminar.
Career Opportunities
The Ph.D program prepares you for leadership positions in evaluation in diverse settings. Some careers settings, and job titles for you as an EMR graduate are: Educational Evaluation, Cluster, Multi-site and Multi-lever Evaluation, Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation, Computer Use in Evaluation, Crime and Justice Evaluation, Distance Education and Other Educational Technologies, Environmental Program Evaluation, Evaluation Managers and Supervisors, Evaluation of Services for Special Needs Populations, Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Evaluation, Extension Education Evaluation, Health Evaluation, Human Services Evaluation, Independent Consulting, International and Cross Cultural Evaluation, Business and Industry, Minority Issues in Evaluation, Needs Assessment, Nonprofit and Foundation Evaluation, Qualitative Method: Theory and Design, Research, Technology, and Development Evaluation, State and Local Government.
Admission
Admission Information
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| PRE-DOCTORAL CORE | ||
| EMR 6400 | Fundamentals of Evaluation, Measurement & Research | 3 |
| EMR 6410 | Introduction to Measurement in the Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| EMR 6420 | Program Evaluation | 3 |
| EMR 6430 | Personnel Evaluation | 3 |
| EMR 6450 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| EMR 6480 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
| EMR 6490 | Philosophy of Science and Scientific Inquiry | 3 |
| EMR 6500 | Survey Research | 3 |
| Total | 24 hrs | |
| DOCTORAL CORE | ||
| EMR 6510 | Advanced Application of Measurement Methods | 3 |
| EMR 6520 | Evaluation Practicum | 3 |
| EMR 6550 | Research Design | 3 |
| EMR 6580 | Qualitative Research Practicum | 3 |
| EMR 6650 | General Linear Models | 3 |
| Total | 15 hrs | |
| Advanced Seminar in Concentration Area (select one course) | ||
| EMR 6600 | Advanced Seminar in Research | 3 |
| EMR 6610 | Advanced Seminar in Measurement | 3 |
| EMR 6620 | Advanced Seminar in Evaluation | 3 |
| Total | 3 hrs | |
| Professional Field Experience (Must register for a 3 hr and a 6 hr block) | ||
| EMR 7120 | Professional Field Experience | 3 |
| EMR 7120 | Professional Field Experience | 6 |
| Total | 9 hrs | |
| Dissertation Research | ||
| EMR 7300 | Doctoral Dissertation | Minimum of 15 hours |
| Total | 15 hrs | |
| ELECTIVES | ||
| EMR 6750 | Applied Multivariate Statistics | 3 |
| EMR 6790 | Special Topics (Topics change each term) | 3 |
| Nine hours of evaluation, measurement and or research electives approved by the advisor | ||
| Total | 9 hrs | |
| COGNATE | ||
| 18 hours of coursework approved by advisor | ||
| Total | 18 hrs | |
| Total Hours to Complete Ph. D Degree | 93 hrs | |