Graduate Students

Graduate students in any discipline

can take elective courses taught by IRLI faculty on learning & instruction or education research, such as CEE 193 Equitable Engineering (Pérez), ED 191 Qualitative Research in STEM Education (Caspari-Gnann), ME 193 Quantitative Research for STEM Education (Henderson), ED 214 Resource-Based Models of Learning in STEM Disciplines (Hammer).

Graduate students in the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Chemical Engineering

can pursue MS thesis or PhD dissertation research on learning and instruction in their discipline, under the supervision of an IRLI faculty members such as Trevion Henderson (ME), Chris Rogers (ME), Kristen Wendell (ME), Greses Pérez (CEE), Milo Koretsky (ChBE), David Hammer (PHY), Julia Gouvea (BIO), or Ira Caspari-Gnann (CHEM). Graduate students pursuing an education-related thesis through one of these departments must obtain the approval of their faculty advisor and must complete that department’s own requirements for qualifying exams, coursework, and thesis work in addition to core courses in Education (ED 130 and ED 111). Requirements for qualifying exams, courses, and thesis vary by department. Contact one of the faculty members listed above for more information.

Graduate students in the department of Education

can pursue a STEM Education MS or PhD degree with thesis/dissertation research on learning and instruction in an academic discipline under the supervision of any of the faculty members of the STEM Education graduate program. Graduate students pursuing an IRLI-related thesis through STEM Education must complete the STEM Education program requirements for qualifying papers, coursework, and thesis work. Contact a STEM Education faculty member for more information.