Ph.D. Program

Ph.D. Program

Ph.D. Program

Students interested in pursuing a dissertation focused on engineering education research can apply for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Engineering program.  The Ph.D. in Engineering requires 72 semester hours of graduate-level work if you possess a bachelor’s degree or a minimum of 42 semester hours of graduate-level work beyond your master’s degree if all of your master’s degree coursework is transferable.  The requirements for the program include:

  • Graduate Seminar (0 credits)
  • Effective Teaching in Academic & Corporate Environments (3 credits)
  • Strategic Technical Writing & Winning Grant Proposals (2 credits)
  • Graduate-level math class (3 credits)
  • PhD Dissertation Research (at least 12 credits)
  • Other specialized course work (within engineering and education)

Students will discuss their course selection with their thesis advisor to ensure the courses build adequate technical competency within a specific engineering discipline while giving them the skillset necessary to complete their dissertation work.  Examples of approved graduate level courses within Engineering and Education can be found in the graduate catalog (https://sites.rowan.edu/catalogs/_docs/2018_2019_graduate_catalog.pdf).  If interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering with an Experiential Engineering Education faculty member please contact Dr. Rocio Chavela Guerra (chavelaguerra@rowan.edu), ExEEd Graduate Program Coordinator.

Engineering Education Concentration

This is an 18 s.h. Concentration.  Students are required to take four specific courses (12 s.h.) from a required/core/foundational course bank, and then they also are obligated to take two additional courses (6 s.h.) of their choosing, that they pick from a separate electives course bank. The following lists of courses are subject to change as the entire Ph.D. in Engineering program expands and evolves.

Concentration in Engineering Education Required Coursework (12 s.h.)
  • ENGR 01660: Research Design in Engineering Education (3 Cr)
  • ENGR 01650: Engineering Education Fundamentals (3 Cr)
  • CASE 90810 Quantitative Research Methods in Education (3 Cr)
  • CASE 90812 Qualitative Research Methods in Education (3 Cr)
Concentration Electives (6 s.h. total required)

College of Education:
  • CASE 90710 - Power & Privilege: The Social Construction of Difference (3 Cr)
  • CASE 90800 - Current Issues & Research in Access, Success, & Equity in Education (3 Cr)
  • CASE 90811 - Multivariate Research Methods in Education (3 Cr)
  • CASE 90814 Advanced Qualitative Research Methods in Education (3 Cr)
  • CASE 90816 Mixed Methods Research in Education (3 Cr)
  • CASE 90833 - Public Policy & Analysis in Postsecondary Education (3 Cr)
  • CASE 90835 - Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks in Higher Education (3 Cr)
  • EDAM 27623 - Diversity In Higher Education (3 Cr)
  • EDST 24501 Procedures and Evaluation in Research (3 Cr)
  • EDST 24504 - Action Research In Education (3 Cr)
  • EDTC 33550 - Learning Through Gamification (3 Cr)
  • EDTC 33580 Intro to Educational Technology (3 Cr)