Post-Baccalaureate
Certificate in Program Evaluation
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Program
Description
The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Program Evaluation
offers intensive study of applied methods of evaluating programs
and services in school, health, government, nonprofit agency and
market research settings. This interdisciplinary program surveys
program evaluation techniques and processes, and examines the social
and political contexts of the studies.
Demand for trained professionals in program evaluation has increased
steadily to meet the reporting needs of funding agencies, policy
makers, and program managers in the public and private sectors.
Graduates of evaluation studies programs have found employment in
county governments, social service agencies, state departments,
and research consulting firms and businesses.
The program allows working professionals from a variety of disciplines
to formalize their training in program evaluation by earning a certificate
in this area. The program is offered by the Department of Educational
Policy and Administration (EdPA) in the College of Education and
Human Development (CEHD).
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Delivery
Format
To accommodate the busy schedules of educators, many courses are
offered evenings, Saturdays, and during the summer.
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Program
Curriculum
Students must complete at least 12 semester credits (8-9 credits
of required coursework and 3-4 credits of elective coursework).
Core Requirements (8-9 credits):
- Foundations of Evaluation
Students complete one of the following courses:
- EdPA 5501/EPsy 5243: Principles and Methods of Evaluation
(3 credits)
- PA 5311: Program Evaluation (3 credits)
- PubH 5852: Program Evaluation in Health and Mental Health
Settings (3 credits)
- SW8603: Program Evaluation (2 credits)
- Evaluation Theory
- EdPA 8502: Program evaluation Theory and Models: Qualitative
and Quantitative Alternates (3 credits)
- Internship in Evaluation
- EdPA 8596/EPsy 8296: Evaluation Internship (3 credits)
Electives (3-4 credits):
Students may choose elective coursework from the following:
- CI 8115: Curriculum and Achievement Outcomes in a Diverse Society
(3 credits)
- CI 8148: Conducting Qualitative Studies in Educational Contexts
(3 credits)
- EdPA 5056: Case Studies for Policy Research (3 credits)
- EdPA 5061: Ethnographic Research Methods (3 credits)
- EdPA 5524/EPsy 5246: Evaluation Colloquium (1 credit)
Sample topics are listed below:
- Use and Evaluation of Technology in Program Evaluation
- Multi-Method Evaluation and Community BAsed Programs
- Exploring Essential Evaluator Competencies
- Cultural/Multicultural Issues in Evaluation
- Ethics in the Field of Program Evaluation
- EdPA 5895: Program Evaluation (3 credits)
- EPsy 5221: Principles of Educational and Psychological Measurement
(4 credits)
- EPsy 5244: Survey Design, Sampling, and Implementation (3 credits)
- FSoS 8013: Qualitative Family Research Methods (3 credits)
- PubH 5345: Epi Methods: Data Collection (2 credits)
- PubH 5708: Analysis of Administrative Data (3 credits)
- PubH 5724: The Health Care System and Public Health (3 credits)
- SW 8602: Direct Practice Evaluation (2 credits)
- WCFE 5141: Evaluation of WCFE (3 credits)
- WCFE 8914: Critical Science Research (3 credits)
Additional courses may be approved by the Coordinator of Evaluation
Studies.
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Admission
Requirements
Admission requirements for the certificate program are:
- A completed graduate-level degree (master of education [M.Ed.]
or master of arts [M.A.]) in an appropriate content area, including
education, social work, public health, or public policy
- Admission to the certificate will be through application to
the program's coordinator of evaluation studies. Students must
demonstrate relevant academic background, including research methodology
and experience in a field in which program evaluation is practiced
(e.g., public health, social work, or education). Admission will
be based on an assessment of the applicant's advanced knowledge
and level of professional experience in the field of program evaluation.
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Program
Admission
STEP 1
Meet with University of Minnesota Rochester advisor Joseph
Marchesani, Program Director for Education and Human Resource
Development. To schedule an appointment, contact him at 507-280-2819
or 507-280-2829; e-mail march027@umn.edu.
STEP 2
Determine certificate requirements—the application process
is different according to the individual student description:
- All students pursuing a degree in adult education will complete
the requirements for a certificate in adult education. Students
from other programs need only to complete the certificate courses
noted in the coursework section.
- Students not already admitted to the University and who do
not wish to apply for a degree program will register as "non-degree"
for day classes.
- All students with a bachelor's degree, and those without
a bachelor's degree who are seeking a university certificate,
may register as a non-degree seeking student through the College
of Education and Human Development. Note that this information
is located on the Twin Cities website at http://cehd.umn.edu/SPS/programs/non-degree.html.
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STEP 3
Application forms for the program evaluation certificate program
are available from:
Educational Policy and Administration
330 Wulling Hall
86 Pleasant Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Telephone: 612-624-1006
Fax: 612-624-3377
Note: Enrollment in the certificate program will be limited
to a maximum of 30 students per calendar year.
First-Time Registration for Non-Degree-Seeking Students:
Students who want to begin certificate coursework before admission
to the University of Minnesota must complete a First-Time Registration
for Non-Degree-Seeking Students packet. This form is located on
the Twin Cities website at http://cehd.umn.edu/SPS/programs/non-degree.html.
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Contact
Information
Joseph Marchesani
Program Director
University of Minnesota Rochester
111 South Broadway
Rochester, MN 55904
Telephone: 507-280-2819 or 1-800-947-0117
E-mail: march027@umn.edu
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