Doctor of Philosophy
Evaluation, Measurement and Research
Evaluation, Measurement and Research
Doctor of Philosophy
The Ph.D. program is designed for highly qualified students to prepare them as evaluators, assessment specialists, or researchers for leadership and teaching positions in schools, non-school organizations, institutions of higher education, and government. The following requirements will lead to a doctoral degree in Evaluation, Measurement, and Research Design:
- Must possess an earned baccalaureate degree.
- Must satisfy all Department and Graduate College requirement for admission and graduation.
- Residence--continuous enrollment of at least six hours for all fall and spring semesters.
- Must pass doctoral exams written by EMR program faculty covering all of the pre-doctoral core content. Exams are offered twice a year.
- Concentration portfolio must be submitted to EMR program faculty for review prior to enrollment in advanced seminar.
Core Comprehensive Exam Information
Dates to be announced.
Career Opportunities
- Research Analyst
- Internal Evaluator
- External Evaluator
- Evaluation Coordinator
- Measurement Consultant
- Policy Associate
- Statistical Programmer
- Project Manager
- Monitoring Specialist
- Data Analyst
- Quality Assurance Manager
- Program Officer
- Assessment Specialist
Admission
Admission Information
Doctor of Philosophy Flowchart 
Courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| PRE-DOCTORAL CORE | ||
| EMR 5400 | Fundamentals of Evaluation, Measurement & Research | 3 |
| EMR 6410 | Introduction to Measurement in the Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| EMR 6420 | Program Evaluation | 3 |
| EMR 6430 | Personnel Evaluation | 3 |
| EMR 6450 | Data Analytics I: Design Studies | 3 |
| EMR 6480 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
| EMR 6490 | Philosophy of Science and Scientific Inquiry | 3 |
| EMR 6500 | Survey Research | 3 |
| Total | 24 hrs | |
| DOCTORAL CORE | ||
| EMR 6510 | Advanced Application of Measurement Methods | 3 |
| EMR 6520 | Evaluation Practicum | 3 |
| EMR 6550 | Experimental & Quasi-Experimental Design for Applied Research & Evaluation | 3 |
| EMR 6580 | Qualitative Research Practicum | 3 |
| EMR 6650 | General Linear Models | 3 |
| Total | 15 hrs | |
| Advanced Seminar in Concentration Area (select one course) | ||
| EMR 6600 | Advanced Seminar in Research | 3 |
| EMR 6610 | Advanced Seminar in Measurement | 3 |
| EMR 6620 | Advanced Seminar in Evaluation | 3 |
| Total | 3 hrs | |
| Professional Field Experience (Must register for a 3 hr and a 6 hr block) | ||
| EMR 7120 | Professional Field Experience | 3 |
| EMR 7120 | Professional Field Experience | 6 |
| Total | 9 hrs | |
| Dissertation Research | ||
| EMR 7300 | Doctoral Dissertation | Minimum of 15 hours |
| Total | 15 hrs | |
| ELECTIVES | ||
| EMR 6750 | Applied Multivariate Statistics | 3 |
| EMR 6970 | Special Topics (Topics change each term) | 3 |
| Nine hours of evaluation, measurement and or research electives approved by the advisor | ||
| Total | 9 hrs | |
| COGNATE | ||
| 18 hours of coursework approved by advisor | ||
| Total | 18 hrs | |
| Total Hours to Complete Ph. D Degree | 93 hrs | |