Overview

The Learning Sciences track will expose students to key components of research on learning with additional training on using big data for research on learning analytics and data science for focus on learning for both humans and machines.

Careers

The Education - Learning Sciences program at the University of Central Florida will provide learning opportunities across disciplines (i.e., cognitive science, computer science, data science, education, psychology, statistics) for graduate students at UCF who seek careers in both academia and industry.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Issues and Research in Education
Analysis of Survey, Record, and Other Qualitative Data
Case Studies in Research Design
Multivariate Statistics in Education
Research on Advanced Learning Technologies
Metacognition

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-12-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

54 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Orlando, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A master’s degree in a closely related field.
Official, competitive GRE (Verbal, Quantitative, and Written) score taken within the last five years.
Three letters of recommendation.
Goal statement.
Résumé.
Writing sample of a ten to twenty-page original paper on any topic.

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Tuition Fee

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International

21508 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 21508 USD per year during 84 months.
National

21508 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 21508 USD per year during 84 months.
In-State

6664 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 6664 USD per year during 84 months.

Living costs for Orlando

1111 - 1939 USD /month

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