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College of Engineering

Ph.D. in Engineering Education

General Admission Requirements

  • B.​​​​​S. in STEM-related field or B.S. and related experience; or Master’s in an engineering or CS discipline
  • GPA requirements as defined by the Graduate School,with  no GRE requirement

Degree Requirements

At least 90 credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree are required. These hours include EED master’s degree work taken at the University of Florida or, if approved, up to 30 hours of master’s degree work earned at another approved university outside UF. Course substitutions must be petitioned and are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Requirements include completion of the following:

  • EED Core Courses: 15 credit hours
  • Experiential Learning: 5 credit hours
  • Elective Requirement: 6 credit hours
  • Disciplinary Concentration: 15 credits of graduate work in computer science or a single engineering discipline outside of EED. This requirement is waived if a student is admitted with a master’s degree in an engineering or computer science discipline.
  • Research for Doctoral Dissertation: up to 49 credits in EGS 7979 & EGS 7980
  • Additional requirements are the successful presentation, documentation, and defense of

    • Qualifying Exam
    • Proposal Exam
    • Dissertation Exam

   *Limited to 2 attempts, in core areas of engineering education

  • Ph.D. students must submit one journal article as first author to a peer-reviewed journal, and have one published and presented peer-reviewed conference proceedings paper related to a research topic, aligned with one of the projects of their current Ph.D. faculty advisor/committee chair.
  • One semester of a research-to-practice experience, such as a teaching experience, a practical internship (e.g., educational policy internship, educational industry partner), or curriculum development/creation/transformation (e.g., a single module for a course, multiple modules, an entire course, or multiple courses, as appropriate).

Graduate Handbook

EEd Graduate Program Handbook (2025-2026)

EEd Graduate Handbook (2024-2025)

EEd Graduate Handbook (2023-2024)

*Please note that for admitted Ph.D. students, the version of the handbook in the year you were admitted applies to you unless agreed upon with your faculty advisor.

Approved Modifications

Courses

Course descriptions are available in the Graduate Catalog. Please refer to the Ph.D. requirements for additional details.

EEd Core Courses (15 cr)

  1. EGS 6050: Foundations in Engineering Education (3 cr)
  2. EGS 6054: Cognition, Learning, and Pedagogy in Engineering Education (3 cr)
  3. EGS 6051: Instructional Design in Engineering Education (3 cr)
  4. EGS 6020: Research Design in Engineering Education (3 cr)
  5. EGS 6012: Research Methods in Engineering Education (3 cr)

EEd Experience Courses (5 cr)

  1. EGS 6940: Preparation for Engineering Education Research to Practice Experience (1 cr)
  2. EGS 6949: Research to Practice Experience in Engineering Education (3 cr)
  3. EGS 6930: Engineering Education Seminar – required registration for one semester, attendance required for entire program (1 cr)

EEd Elective Requirement (6 cr)

Students must take 6 credits of graduate courses related to their dissertation research topic and/or career goals. The courses must be approved by the student’s advisor.

Disciplinary Concentration (15 cr)

Students must take 15 credits of graduate courses in a single engineering or computer science discipline. At least 9 credits must be at the 6000 level. This requirement is waived if a student is admitted with a master’s in an engineering discipline or computer science.