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Ed.D. in Mathematics Pedagogy

Graduate Program Coordinator
Dr. Ken Wolff

I. Core (15 semester hours)

Required Core Courses (12 semester hours)
EDCO 801, Democracy and Education, 3 credits
EDCO 802, Access to Knowledge, 3 credits
EDCO 803, Pedagogy: The Art and Science of Teaching and Learning, 3 credits
EDCO 804, Organizational Change, Policy, and Leadership, 3 credits

Elective Core Courses (3 semester hours)
EDCO 710, Access to Knowledge Through Multiple Literacies, 3 credits
EDCO 711, Classroom Community of Inquiry, 3 credits
EDCO 712, Implications of Race and Ethnicity in Schools in the U.S., 3 credits
EDCO 713, Educational Renewal and Education Policy, 3 credits

II.  Specialization (21 semester hours)

Required Courses (15 semester hours)
MATH 811, Mathematics Education Leadership, 3 credits
MATH 812, Mathematical Modeling for Middle Level and High School Grades, 3 credits
MATH 813, Geometry for Middle Level and High School Grades, 3 credits
MATH 814, Algebra and Analysis for Middle Level and High School Grades, 3 credits
MATH 815, Critical Thinking and Cognitive Development in Mathematics, 3 credits

Elective Courses (6 semester hours)
MATH 740, Accessing and Processing Information Through Technology, 3 credits
MATH 741, Historical and Multicultural Foundations of Mathematical Thought, 3 credits
MATH 742, Connecting Mathematics and Science, 3 credits
MATH 743, The Structure of the Real and Complex Number Systems, 3 credits
MATH 744, Selected Topics in Number Theory for Mathematics Educators, 3 credits

III. Research Requirement

Required Courses (12 semester hours)
EDCO 820, Qualitative Research Methods for Educational Research, 3 credits
EDCO 821, Quantitative Research Methods for Educational Research, 3 credits
EDFD 825, Research in Philosophy for Children, 3 credits
               or 
MATH 825, Research in Mathematics Education, 3 credits
EDFD 830, Dissertation Seminar, 3 credits
               or
MATH 830, Dissertation Seminar, 3 credits

IV. Dissertation (12 semester hours - minimum)

EDCO 900, Dissertation Advisement, 3 credits
               or
EDFD 900, Dissertation Advisement, 3 credits
               or
MATH 900, Dissertation Advisement, 3 credits


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