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The main focus of the PhD program is research. During the first year, in addition to coursework, doctoral students begin to participate in collaborations with one or more faculty members on a research project. Specific activities are tailored to students' interests in consultation with their faculty advisers. During the second year, students continue coursework and spend an increasing proportion of their time on their own research. Also during the second year, each LS student will give a 20-minute Brown Bag presentation during the Spring Quarter. Admission to candidacy requires a written qualifying exam (at the end of the second year), and the submission and oral defense of a dissertation proposal (typically in the third year). Once the dissertation research is completed and written, students orally defend their dissertation.
The following are the course requirements for LS students entering in the fall of 2004 or later. Substitutions may be made, and specific requirements may be waived by permission of the Program Coordinator and the student’s advisor.
Cognition
LRN_SCI 401: Knowledge Representation for the Learning Sciences
Social Context
LRN_SCI 402: Social Dimensions of Teaching and Learning
Foundations
LRN_SCI 403: Cognitive Science Foundations of the Learning Sciences
Design
LRN_SCI 425: Introduction to Design for the Learning Sciences
and 2 of the following:
LRN_SCI 426: Constructionist Approaches to Designing Learning Environments
LRN_SCI 429: Design of Learning Environments
COMP_SCI 360: Projects with NetLogo
COMP_SCI 430: Design of Interactive Learning Environments
Other courses by approval of advisor and coordinator
Methods
Introduction to Research Design
Field Methods
Qualitative Data Analysis
Stats 330-1
Regression Analysis for Educational Research (preferred) or Stats 330-2
Seminars and other non-required courses
Five seminars are required across years 2 & 3. Any non-required LS course and any
graduate-level course in other departments can be used to fulfill the seminar requirement.
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