Students may apply for admission to the Ph.D. in Educational Mathematics and complete their M.A. in Mathematics with either a Liberal Arts Emphasis or Teaching Emphasis on the way to completion of the doctoral program. Once admitted, the student will work closely with their academic advisor to develop a Plan of Study that meets both M.A. and Ph.D. program requirements. Students must complete all program requirements for the M.A. in addition to the hours required for the Ph.D. Students must be conferred with the M.A. degree prior to admission to doctoral candidacy.
Electives in this category can include any approved 600 or 700 level courses or any two approved additional 500 level courses. Courses taken for the two research tools may be counted for these electives. A student must complete research tool "option A" and may select any one of the remaining four options.
B. Qualitative Research Methods. Student's doctoral committee will approve a combination of coursework (including at least SRM 680 and MED 702) and experience (evaluated by the committee) to appropriately support the student’s proposed dissertation research.
C. Collateral Field. Contact the graduate coordinator for a detailed list of approved courses in cognition, instruction, measurement and evaluation, psychology and human development and curricula.
D. Computer Science. Student’s doctoral committee will approve and evaluate a combination of advanced computer experience, proficiency and/or coursework only if relevant to the proposed dissertation research.
E. Foreign Language. Student’s doctoral committee will approve and evaluate a combination of foreign language experience, proficiency and/or coursework only if relevant to the proposed dissertation research.
The comprehensive examination consists of two parts: mathematics and mathematics education. The mathematics portion of the comprehensive examination will consist of a four-hour examination over either: a) the Math 635, Math 632 sequence or b) the MATH 609, MATH 623 sequence. The mathematics education portion will consist of a four-hour examination over the material in the research core (MED 610, MED 700, MED 701 and MED 702) and a list of required readings. The oral examination will be given upon successful completion of the written examination and will cover the entire program of the candidate.
Students must receive a grade of “B” or better in both courses of the required mathematics sequence over which they do NOT take the comprehensive examination. A student who does not receive at least a “B” may, in lieu of repeating the course, elect to take an examination over that sequence.
A student in this program is required to write a scholarly dissertation. Dissertation topics may range from mathematics with pedagogical applications to topics in educational mathematics such as cognitive processes, educational reform and instructional issues.
Educational Mathematics Ph.D.