Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)in Learning Technologies @ The University of Texas - Austin
Minimum Coursework Total: 63 hours
(excluding dissertation)
This comprehensive program provides knowledge and skills in areas such as instructional
systems design, learning and instructional theories, instructional materials development and
design of learning environments using various emerging technology-based systems and tools.
Graduates assume academic, administrative, and other leadership positions such as professors,
instructional technologists at school district level, managers and researchers of instructional
design and instructional evaluators.
I. Department Requirements Minimum: (21 hours)
A. Foundations (9 hours)
- EDC 380F: Sociocultural Foundations
- EDC 381F: Introduction to Teaching & Teacher Education
- EDC 383F: Curriculum Theory
Please Note:
According to department policy, students enrolled in the program prior to Fall 09 may choose to either follow the old requirements or the new requirements. If students opt for the new program they must complete the above foundation courses.
B. Research Methodology (12 hours)
- EDC 381R: Intro To Systems Of Human Inquiry
- EDC 385R: Intro To Quantitative Research
(prerequisite: EDC 382R Fundamentals of Statistics; Other course choices for this requirement include EDP 371 Intro to Statistics, EDP 380E Fundamentals of Statistics, or statistics courses brought in from another institution as approved through the appropriate GSC procedure.)
- EDC 386R: Intro To Qualitative Research
- A more advanced and specialized research methods course (either quantitative
or qualitative, such as:
C&I Advanced Quantitative Research
EDC 385G: Advanced Quantitative Analysis
EDC 385G: Statistical Inference
EDC 385G: Measurement/Assessment of Physical Activity for Student
Motivation
C&I Advanced Qualitative Research
EDC 385G: Narrative and Oral Tradition
EDC 385G: Discourse Analysis
EDC 385G: Ethnographic and Qualitative Research methods
EDC 385G: Postmodern Analytical Methods
EDC 385G: Life History
EDC 385G: Naturalistic Inquiry
EDC 385G: Feminist Participator Action Research
EDC 385G: Qualitative Research Methods: Mixed-Method
Investigations
EDC 385G: Case Study
EDP 380P: Measurement and Evaluation
EDP 380P: Evaluation Models and Techniques
EDP 380P: Test and Scale Construction
EDP 380P: Computerized Adaptive Testing
EDP 382K: Correlation and Regression Methods
EDP 382K: Factor Analysis
EDP 382K: Survey of Multivariate Methods
EDP 380P: Applied Psychometrics
EDP 384: Intro To Survey Research
EDP 382K: Structural Equation Modeling
ANT 381K: Topics in Anthropological Methodology
HIS 395: Bibliography and Methods in Historical Research
HIS 397K: Historiography
PSY 384K: Advanced Statistics
PSY 391P: Design, Measurement, and Analysis
SOC 387L: Survey Research Methods
SOC 388K: Field and Observational Methods
SOC 388L: Historical and Comparative Methods
SOC 396L: Evaluation Research
II. Directed Research Requirements (Minimum: 12 hours)
All students in the doctoral program will take the following:
- EDC 385G: Analysis of Research in Instructional Technology (3 hours)
- EDC 396: Doctoral Seminar: Instructional Technology (3 hours)
Prerequisite: At least 30 hrs. coursework completed or with the approval of IT Program Coordinator/Advisor - EDC 396T: Directed Research in Curriculum & Instruction* (6 hours)
* EDC 396T can be taken more than once for credit.
III. Instructional Technology Specialization Requirements Minimum: 30 hours
Students who have already taken courses similar to the required ones listed below and need course substitution should discuss with their assigned advisor and then seek approval from the IT Program Coordinator/Advisor.
A. Required Courses (15 hours)
- EDC 390T Instructional Systems Design
- EDC 390T: Advanced Instructional Systems Design
- EDC 385G: Interactive Multimedia Design and Production OR Multimedia Authoring
- EDC 385G: Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
- EDC 385G: Ed. Comm. Seminar: Teaching and Learning with the Internet
B. Elective Courses (9 hours)
- EDC 385G: Designs and Strategies for New Media
- EDC 385G: Constructivism and Instructional Design
- EDC 385G: Instructional Technology Planning and Management
- EDC 385G: Motivation and the Design of Instructional Technology
- EDC 385G: Technology, Teacher Learning & School Change
- EDC 385G: Technology Scaffolds for Problem-Based Learning
- EDC 385G: Current Issues in Instructional Technology
- EDC 390T: Issues and Strategies For Technology Leaders
(Not all courses are offered every year. Other courses may be added. Please check the course schedule.)
C. Special Interest/ Expertise Area (6 hours)
2 courses, selected with the assistance and approval of your advisor, that address a disciplinary or interdisciplinary interest area that relates directly to your research agenda or professional goals in Instructional Technology. These courses can be in or outside the department. EDC 397P: Graduate Internship is strongly recommended.
IV. Outside Department Requirements Minimum: 6 hours*
*This is not an additional two-course requirement.
Students are strongly encouraged to select courses outside the Curriculum and Instruction department which complement their research interests. This opportunity can lead to awareness of faculty members who might serve on the Comprehensive Exam and/or Dissertation committees.
Coursework taken outside of the department and listed under advanced research course
section or special interest section can fulfill this requirement.
V. Dissertation (Minimum: Two consecutive semesters of dissertation work)
Students in the Curriculum and Instruction department are required
to register for at least 6 hours of dissertation credit during each fall and spring
semester during the time that they are working on their dissertation research.
Dissertation credit is accrued while taking EDC 699R and EDC 699W.
EDC 699R should be scheduled first. The dissertation proposal defense should take place during the semester in which EDC 699R is taken.
Special accommodations for fewer hours of dissertation credit per semester must be arranged with the departmental graduate advisor, typically occurring only while the student is working outside the university full-time.
Download the Ph.D. degree plan (for students enrolled after Fall 2009)