Doctoral Program in Science Education

(PhD)

 

DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN SCIENCE EDUCATION (PhD)

The program is based on a minimum of 90 semester hours of graduate work beyond the bachelor's degree, approximately 40 semester hours in science and 50 semester hours in science education and education (including dissertation credit). Persons whose backgrounds in the areas of science, research, mathematics and/or education are deficient may have to complete more than 90 semester hours of work before receiving the degree. At least nine hours of graduate credit in science and/or history of science and nine hours in education must be taken at the University of Oklahoma. The advisory committee assigned to each student will be made up of a chair from science education and faculty members from the appropriate sciences and education. This committee will determine the final course pattern for the student. A typical distribution follows.
 
 

	Minimum Credit Hours
SCIENCE EDUCATION	8-12
EDSC 5513 Teaching Science in Secondary Schools (3)  EDSC 5543 The Elementary School Science Curriculum (3)  Electives (2-6)
SCIENCE AND HISTORY OF SCIENCE	36-40
Natural Sciences (30-34)  History and/or Philosophy of Science (6)
CORE	23-24
ILAC 6013 Proseminar (3)  ILAC 6023 Theoretical Issues (3)  EDSC 5523 The Science of Learning Theory (3)  EDSC 6532 Paradigms for Scientific Investigations (2)  Research Methodology (10)  Studies in Cultural Diversity (2-3)
DISSERTATION	9-14
TOTAL HOURS	90