Curriculum: Ph.D. Education Research Assessment and Program Evaluation
Program Requirements
This program requires a total of 90 credits, 54 of which must be taken at Seton Hall.
Matriculation
Doctoral students will be considered for matriculation after completing 15 core course credits and by demonstrating competence in the core courses by successfully passing a qualifying written examination. The 15-credit core provides a common educational experience to doctoral students in both the Ph.D. and Ed.D. programs. The five courses include three courses with specific higher education content (Introduction to Higher Education as a Field of Study, Historical Development, and Organization and Governance of Higher Education), one course that provides a foundation for research skills (Directed Research) and a policy analysis course that provides a foundation for understanding how public policy for education is shaped. The core courses are:
| ELMP 6005 | Statistical Methods |
| ELMP 6101 | Introduction to Higher Education as a Field of Study |
| ELMP 7765 | Policy Analysis in Administration |
| ELMP 8891 | Directed Research |
| ELMP 9993 | Organization and Governance in Higher Education |
| ELMP 9997 | Historical Development of American Education |
Upon completion of the core, students must pass a qualifying examination, in which they are given the choice of one out of two writing prompts concerning selected modern issues in higher education and asked questions drawing on content from the core courses.
Research Course Requirements
The Ph.D. in Education Research, Assessment, and Program Evaluation requires a minimum of 18 credits of research courses beyond the core program requirements. The following courses offered by the ELMP department fulfill this 18 credit requirement along with a required Research Practicum.
I. Higher Education Core Courses (required for all Higher Education Doctoral Students)
| ELMP 6005 | Statistical Methods |
| ELMP 6101 | Introduction to Higher Education as a Field of Study |
| ELMP 7765 | Policy Analysis in Administration |
| ELMP 8891 | Directed Research |
| ELMP 9993 | Organization and Governance in Higher Education |
| ELMP 9997 | Historical Development of American Higher Education |
II. Advanced Content (minimum 9 credits)
| ELMP 6102 | American College Student |
| ELMP 6103 | College Student Affairs Administration |
| ELMP 7103 | Special Topics in Administration |
| ELMP 7763 | Educational Law |
| ELMP 7774 | International Comparative Study |
| ELMP 7777 | Diversity in Higher Education |
| ELMP 8984 | Leadership Institute I |
| ELMP 8985 | Leadership Institute II |
| ELMP 8995 | Institutional Research |
| ELMP 9994 | Faculty Personnel Policies |
| ELMP 9995 | Financial Administration of Higher Education |
| ELMP 9996 | Community Colleges |
| ELMP 9998 | Curriculum & Instruction |
III. Required Research (minimum 9 credits)
| ELMP 7000 | Data Analysis |
| ELMP 8986 | Qualitative Research |
| ELMP 9799 | Research Practicum |
*Required course
IV. Advanced Research (15 credits)
| ELMP 8616 | Intermediate Statistical Methods |
| ELMP 8890 | Survey Research |
| ELMP 8894 | Applied Quantitative Research |
| ELMP 8895 | Program Evaluation |
| ELMP 9962 | Advanced Qualitative Research |
V. Dissertation Seminar (3 credits)
| ELMP 9979 | Dissertation Seminar in Higher Education I |
Other Requirements:
Dissertation Proposal: Students must have a documented, successful defense of their dissertation proposal, signed and dated by dissertation committee members. A successful proposal defense is a required intermediate stage of the dissertation process. More detail is in the department dissertation handbook.
Dissertation: Students must complete a dissertation and successfully defend their work with their dissertation committee. More detail is in the department dissertation handbook.
For additional information on courses and curricula, please see the Graduate Catalogue.