This culminating course for the Ed.S. program will usher students through the process of designing and completing a final project that pulls together program course-work, personal context and professional goals. Students will have the opportunity reflect on the content learned throughout the program and apply leadership principles in the design of the final project. This course should be taken during the final semester of the program.

Course permits students to work, under close faculty guidance, on an individual research project. Research done in this course may not be considered a part of thesis or dissertation work. Enrollment in this course should be limited to two three-credit registrations (six credits) at the doctorate level. Exceptions to this regulation should have the approval of the advisory committee and the dean of the School of Education.

This advanced assessment seminar is designed to enable students to build on existing strengths and to provide an opportunity for further in-depth study in the area of educational assessment. The course is intended to facilitate the development of students' learning focusing on experiences typically not provided in coursework, such as planning learning experiences for professionals.

Presents methods for systematically integrating research literature, including searching extant studies, categorizing studies on the basis of their relevant characteristics, analyzing the resulting data, and preparing reports of reviews. Includes methods for both narrative reviews and meta-analyses.

This doctoral level seminar is designed to help students learn how to write proposals for research funding. The major course assignment is writing a mock research proposal using either the guidelines of the DoED's Institute of Education Sciences, the National Science Foundation, or the National Institutes of Health.

In this student-driven, field-based course, students perform work at a school, district, or other educational setting to investigate and address a specific question, challenge, need, or interest of the partner organization. Students make informed analyses of the educational issues and present findings.

Practicum: Curriculum & Instruction

Practicum: Reading Diagnostic Clinic

Masters Internship: Gifted

For master's research, taken under the supervision of a thesis director.