Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology (GENERAL)

91 credits

The doctoral program in educational psychology trains research scholars who will contribute to the understanding of teaching, learning and development; educational accountability and program evaluation; and individual differences in learning and adjustment in educational settings. The core program features areas of study such as learning, human development, statistics, measurement and research methods.

Graduates will be skilled researchers with substantive knowledge of measurement, research design, and analysis of data. Graduates will be qualified for academic positions in higher education and research positions in public and private institutions such as professional evaluation firms and testing companies.

Educational psychology core

EDPS 600	Adv Educational Psych	3
EDPS 601	Research in Educational Psyc	1 TO 6
EDPS 606	Learn Achievement Motivation	3
EDPS 641	Intro Statistical Methods	3
EDPS 642	Analysis of Variance	3
EDPS 643	Research Design	3
EDPS 649	Fund Neuropsych	3
	or
EDPS 652	Intro Neuropsychology	3
EDPS 720	Development Theories Research	3
EDPS 741	Applied Regression Analysis	3
EDPS 742	Multivariate Stats Data Mining	3
EDPS 746	Theory of Measurement	3
EDPS 765	Theories of Learning	3
EDPS 768	Theories Cognitive Development	3
EDPS 769	Motivation Learning	3
EDPS 790	Practicum Teaching Edpsy	3 TO 6
EDST 650	Intro to Qual Res	3
ID 705	Research Colloquium	1 TO 3

6 credits from

EDPS 627	Child Development	3
EDPS 628	Adolescent Development	3
EDPS 629	Adult Development	3

3 credits from

EDPS 744	Structural Equation Modeling	3
EDPS 785	Multilevel Statistical Model	3

3 credits from

EDEL 644	Education in a Diverse Society	3
EDFO 651	Educational Sociology	3
EDMU 660	Multcl Multieth Ed in Amer Sch	3
EDMU 670	Soc and Cultl Min in Amer Ed	3
Total Credit Hours:		66

Cognate

Total Credit Hours:

15

Dissertation

DISS 799	Doctoral Dissertation	1 TO 24
Total Credit Hours:		10

Total Credit Hours: 91