Training Program Details:
Program Requirements: Students in the training program must complete a set of coursework requirements (or their equivalents, with approval from one of the Program Directors) in education policy, a social science discipline, and quantitative methods (see below). Students may substitute equivalent methods courses for the methodology elective requirements or for one or more of the required methods courses. Because the Training Program is not a separate degree program, all courses taken as part of the training program may also be counted toward a student’s PhD program.
Summary of Training Program Coursework Requirements
| 4-year fellowships | 2-year fellowships | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Year Taken | Credits | Year Taken | Credits |
| Courses in Education Policy | ||||
| Education Policy in the U.S. (Educ 271X) | Year 1 | 5 | Year 2 | 3 |
| Electives in Education Policy | Year 1-2 | 10 | Year 2-3 | 3 |
| Total | 15 | 6 | ||
| Courses in a Social Science Discipline | ||||
| Sufficient to Fulfill Minor/M.A. Requirements | Year 1-3 | 20-45 | n/a* | n/a* |
| Methodological Courses | ||||
| Methods of Applied Education Policy Research (EDUC 255A/B/C) | Year 2 | 15 | Year 2 | 9 |
| Workshop in Quantitative Education Policy Analysis (EDUC 339) | Year 1-5 | 10 | Year 2-4 | 0-6** |
| Educational Psychometrics and Measurement (EDUC 252) | Year 1 or 2 | 5 | Year 2 or 3 | 3 |
| Electives | Year 1-3 | 10 | n/a | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 15 | ||
| Education Research Practicum | ||||
| Practicum in Education Research Partnerships | Year 3 or 4 | 5 | n/a | 0-6** |
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*PhD students receiving 2-year fellowships will either receive the equivalent of an MA in their own discipline (if they are PhD students in a social science disciplinary department) or will receive a Minor in a discipline (as per the standard GSE PhD requirement). **PhD students receiving 2-year fellowships take 6 credits total of either the Workshop and/or the Practicum. |
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In addition, students in the training program are expected to fulfill the following additional requirements: i) a research apprenticeship(s) for three years (2 Years for 2-year Fellows and non-GSE students) with one or more of the Core Faculty members of the training program; ii) participation in an annual Summer Workshop or mini-conference run by the Program; iii) participation in a weekly Education Policy Research Seminar.