Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Education
School of EducationTraining and Performance Improvement Specialization
Gain increased credibility as a leader in training and performance improvement through this PhD specialization that also includes valuable certification in ROI MethodologyTM from the ROI InstituteTM. Based on the American Society for Training & Development's (ASTD) Human Performance Improvement model, the specialization is designed to deepen your understanding of strategic and tactical issues that are critical to the success of performance improvement interventions, and provide you opportunity to advance the field through your own doctoral research. People who choose this specialization are often pursuing chief learning officer, director-level, consulting, or higher education faculty positions in training, performance improvement, instructional design, or career counseling.
The residential colloquia experience
As a doctoral learner, you will attend three one-week colloquia at specific stages in your program, in addition to your online courses. These energizing residencies provide you with insights and knowledge that will be valuable during your doctoral studies and beyond. Learn more about residential colloquia:
Total Program:
120
quarter credits
Next Start Date: February 9, 2009
Cost Per Quarter:
$4,335.00
78% of our learners receive aid.
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Core Courses
- ED8002 - Foundations of Theory and Practice in Doctoral Studies - 4 quarter credits
- ED8113 - Advanced Study in Research Methods - 4 quarter credits
- ED8119 - Advanced Practicum in Research Design* - 4 quarter credits
Specialization Courses
- ED7631 - Introduction to Training and Performance Systems - 4 quarter credits
- ED7641 - Needs Assessment: Models and Procedures - 4 quarter credits
- ED7662 - Designing Training and Performance Solutions - 4 quarter credits
- ED7672 - Delivery Systems for Training and Performance Improvement - 4 quarter credits
- ED7652 - Evaluating Training and Performance Improvement Systems - 4 quarter credits
- ED7675 - Return on Investment in Training and Performance Improvement - 4 quarter credits
- ED7679 - Survey of Human Resource Development Research - 4 quarter credits
- ED9919 - Doctoral Comprehensive Examination* - 4 quarter credits
- ED9920 - Dissertation Courseroom* - non-credit
- ED9921 - Dissertation Research 1* - 5 quarter credits
- ED9922 - Dissertation Research 2* - 5 quarter credits
- ED9923 - Dissertation Research 3* - 5 quarter credits
- ED9924 - Dissertation Research 4* - 5 quarter credits
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- Choose three from the following courses
- ED7830 - Coaching for High Performance - 4 quarter credits
- ED7391 - International Aspects of Adult Education - 4 quarter credits
- ED5802 - Principles of Instructional Design - 4 quarter credits
- ED5804 - The Delivery of Distance Education - 4 quarter credits
- ED7673 - The Future of Corporate and Technical Training: Issues and Trends - 4 quarter credits
- ED8111 - The Historical and Social Foundations of Education - 4 quarter credits
Eleven Elective Courses
- Recommended elective courses
- ED8115 - Advanced Quantitative Research Methods* - 4 quarter credits
- ED8117 - Advanced Qualitative Research Methods* - 4 quarter credits
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- Choose any graduate courses
* This course has a prerequisite. Contact an enrollment counselor for more information.
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