Current Courses Offered
Here is a partial list of courses that are planned to be offered for the mathematics education doctoral program.
Courses in bold-face type are required program courses. Consult with your Advisor and Guidance Committee for recommended courses and additional course offerings.
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Core Sequence
- MTHE 926 Proseminar in Mathematics Education I, Fall Semesters
- MTHE 927 Proseminar in Mathematics Education II, Spring Semesters
- TE 950 Mathematical Ways of Knowing, Spring Semester of odd years
- MTHE 954 Design and Methods in Mathematics Education Research, Fall Semesters
Research Methods
Commonly used courses for the minimum of 3 research methods courses (at least one qualitative and one quantitative course) are:
- TE 931 Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Educational Research, Semesters: Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
- TE 934 Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Educational Research, Fall and Spring Semesters
- TE 939 Advanced Qualitative Methods (varies, based on topic)
- CEP 933 Quantitative Methods in Educational Research II, Fall and Spring Semesters (Prerequisite of CEP 932 Quantitative Methods in Educational Research I)
See the MSU Schedule of Courses for many additional 900-level research methods courses in the College of Education.
Research Practicum
MTHE 995 Research Practicum, Spring Semesters
Mathematics and Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching
Some options are:
- MTHE 840 Critical Content of School Mathematics: Numbers and Operations
- MTHE 841 Critical Content of School Mathematics: Algebra
- MTHE 842 Critical Content of School Mathematics: Geometry
- (The Critical Content courses are typically rotated and one of these is offered every year in the Spring.)
- MTHE 879 Teaching College Mathematics, Fall Semester of even years
- CEP 913 Psychology and Pedagogy of Mathematics, Typically Fall Semester of odd years, although next offering is SS26.
- MTHE 997 Special Topics courses will be listed as courses are planned.
- See MTH and STT schedules for more courses.
Area of Concentration
Courses will vary depending on student's unique interests.