Learning Sciences PhD
Degree Requirements
The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.
PhD
Total Units Required: 15
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Required courses: | |
| LRN_SCI 401-0 | Knowledge Representation for the Learning Sciences |
| LRN_SCI 402-0 | Social Dimensions of Teaching & Learning |
| LRN_SCI 403-0 | Foundations of the Learning Science |
| LRN_SCI 405-2 | What's the System in Educational Systems |
| LRN_SCI 425-0 | Introduction to Design for the Learning Sciences |
| LRN_SCI 451-0 | Topics in Learning Sciences (Field Methods) |
| LRN_SCI 451-0 | Topics in Learning Sciences (Advanced Qualitative Methods) |
| LRN_SCI 451-0 | Topics in Learning Sciences (Quantitative Methods 1) |
| LRN_SCI 451-0 | Topics in Learning Sciences (Quantitative Methods 2) |
| Two of the following courses: | |
| LRN_SCI 426-0 | Design of Technological Tools for Thinking and Learning |
| LRN_SCI 429-0 | Design of Learning Environments |
| COMP_SCI 430-0 | Design of Interactive Learning Environments |
| COMP_SCI 472-0 | Designing & Constructing Models with Multi-Agent Language |
| Program seminars or University graduate-level courses (5) | |
Other PhD Degree Requirements
- Examinations: written qualifying exam taken during summer after second year
- Research/Projects: research presentation and paper after second year; pre-dissertation research project
- Teaching: serve as teaching assistant for at least two courses
- PhD Dissertation: based upon independent research
- Final Evaluations: oral defense of dissertation research