Engineering Education PhD

The Engineering Education PhD Program bridges education research, theory and practice in engineering disciplines across the university and trains engineers to provide innovative educational experiences through practices of experiential learning, inclusion and accessibility, and other best practices in education. The PhD in Engineering Education program will prepare students to successfully conduct rigorous engineering education research, disseminate the results of that research to other engineering education scholars and translate their findings into classroom practice. The PhD program will provide a thorough introduction to concepts, theories, models, frameworks and pedagogies that are central to engineering education and learning. It will equip students to use a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods and apply them in their selected area of specialization as they develop their engineering education scholarship and expertise.

Curriculum

Required Core (18 credits)

* Courses with a DEE prefix do not prepare students to become professional engineers. The PhD in Engineering Education is not a licensure-leading engineering degree program. It does not prepare its graduates for the NYS professional engineering licensure exam. The MS in Engineering Education is not a licensure-leading engineering degree program.

DEE 501SEM - Foundations of Engineering Education Credits: 3
DEE 502SEM - Equity and Inclusion in Engineering Education Credits: 3
DEE 504SEM - Intro to Research in Engineering Education Credits: 3
AND Two Methods Course required: select from the following:
CEP 510SEM - Psychometric Theory in Ed Credits: 3
CEP 522LEC - Stat Meth Ed Inference 1 Credits: 3
CEP 523LEC - Statistical Mthds Inference II Credits: 3
LAI 619SEM - Qualitative Research Design Credits: 3
LAI 626SEM - Advanced Qualitative Research Field Methods Credits: 3
LAI 627SEM - Mixed Research Methods in Education Credits: 3
LAI 657SEM - Analysis of Quantitative Research in LAI I Credits: 4
LAI 658SEM - Analysis of Quantitative Research in LAI II Credits: 4
LAI 669SEM - Qualitative Tech for Education Credits: 3
ELP 593SEM - Qualitative Research Methods Part I Credits: 3
ELP 594SEM - Qualitative Research Methods Part II Credits: 3
AND One course in learning theory, educational psychology, or sociological foundations of education:
LAI 649SEM - Learning Theories Credits: 3
CEP 560LEC - The Psychology of Learning and Instruction Credits: 3
CEP 564LEC - Cognitive Psychology Credits: 3
ELP 585SEM - Sociological Bases of Education Credits: 3
ELP 580SEM - Contemporary Social Theory & Education Credits: 3
CEP 501LEC - Psychological Foundations of Education Credits: 3

SEAS Engineering Courses (12 credits)

Any 5XX level SEAS courses in consultation with your advisor. Often these courses will be from the engineering sub-discipline of the student’s undergraduate engineering degree.

Elective Courses (12-39 credits)

DEE 500LEC - Special Topics in Engineering Education Credits: 3
DEE 503SEM - Practicum and Mentored Application of Engineering Education Credits: 1
DEE 504SEM - Intro to Research in Engineering Education Credits: 3
DEE 520SEM - Computing Education Credits: 3
DEE 595TUT - Master’s Research in Engineering Education Credits: 1 - 6
DEE 597TUT - Master’s Independent Study in Engineering Education Credits: 1 - 6
DEE 599TUT - Supervised Teaching for Engineering Education Credits: 1 - 6
DEE 697TUT - Independent Study in Engineering Education Credits: 1 - 6
ELP 513SEM - Cultural Diversity in Higher Education Credits: 3
ELP 514SEM - Student Development Credits: 3
ELP 519SEM - Case Study Research Methods Credits: 3
LAI 534LEC - Measurement and Evaluation of STEM Instruction Credits: 3
LAI 547LEC - Measurement and Evaluation of Student Performance Credits: 3
CEP 525SEM - Multivariate Statistical Techniques (4) Credits: 4
CEP 526LEC - Structural Equation Modeling Credits: 3
CEP 528LEC - Hierarchical Linear Modeling: Multilevel & Longitudinal Data Analysis Credits: 3
CEP 529LEC - Applied Regression Analysis Credits: 4

Dissertation (12-30 credits)

DEE 699TUT - Dissertation Credits: 1-12

Total Credit Hours: 72

3.0 Degree GPA required

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

1) Explain the foundations and describe the history of engineering educational practices.

2) Cite and describe research and theory that establish best practices in engineering education.

3) Identify and implement best practices for instruction and assessment in the classroom in the context of typical types of engineering courses.

4) Read, design and conduct research leading to deeper understanding and innovative utilization of existing knowledge and creation of new knowledge in the field of engineering education.

5) Describe and assess critical issues of accessibility, inclusion and diversity in engineering education from the perspectives of student learning and persistence and the overall engineering education enterprise.

6) Describe and explain graduate-level topics in an engineering content area such as biomedical, chemical and biological, civil, structural, environmental, computer, electrical, industrial, mechanical and aerospace engineering.

SED Statement

This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).