The Mathematics and Science Education Doctoral Program (MSED) is administered jointly by the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and San Diego State University (SDSU). In this program, students with a baccalaureate and master's degree in mathematics, biology, chemistry, or physics complement their discipline knowledge with studies of how people learn mathematics and science. MSED offers a supportive environment where students pursue their own research interests while working closely with faculty on both campuses. MSED graduates have secured faculty positions at institutions, including the University of Colorado, Brigham Young University, and the University of Wisconsin.

Program Goal

The goal of this program is to educate individuals who will:

• Address issues of what students learn and how they learn it when studying mathematical and scientific subjects;
• Be well-versed both in a subject area (biology, chemistry, mathematics, or physics) and in the cognitive issues related to learning and teaching that subject;
• Contribute to the growing body of knowledge about cognitive processes in scientific and mathematical understanding;
• Apply knowledge gained from research and scholarly inquiry to instructional and curricular development; and
• Influence educational policy and discourse in formal and informal settings through their work as scholars of mathematics and science education.

For more information, including information on admissions, please visit the MSED web site. 

MSED Graduates at the 2020 Annual AMTE Conference, held Feb. 6-8 in Phoenix. 

Giving to MSED

To make a donation directly to MSED, you may click on the link below:

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• Enter the Donation Amount. One hundred percent of your money will go to the CRMSE General Fund. 
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• Fill out the rest of the form.

MSED Students

MSED Graduates Spring 2022: Kevin Pelaez, Antonio Martinez, Nicole Suarez 

MSED Graduates Spring 2021: Dan, Amelia, Regis, Adriana, Lauren, Meredith 
 

MSED Graduates Spring 2019: Katie Bjorkman and Lynda Wynn 

MSED Graduates Spring 2018 with faculty advisors (FA): (front row) Lisa (FA), Naneh, Hayley, Susan (FA); (back row) Chris (FA), Ray, Randy (CRMSE Director) 

Lisa Lamb (in Ariz. State shirt, after losing a bet) with MSED 830 students: Katie, Hayley, Naneh, Carren, Raymond, Lynda (2/17)

MSED Summer 2016 Graduates (plus Stanley Maloy, Dean of COS)