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 | Advanced Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDPS 601 | Research in Educational Psychology | 1 TO 6 |
| EDPS 606 | Human Learning and Achievement Motivation | 3 |
| EDPS 641 | Introduction to Statistical Methods | 3 |
| EDPS 642 | Analysis of Variance | 3 |
| EDPS 643 | Research Design | 3 |
| EDPS 649 | Fundamentals of Neuropsychology | 3 |
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| EDPS 652 | Introduction to Neuropsychology | 3 |
| EDPS 720 | Developmental Theories and Research Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| EDPS 741 | Applied Regression Analysis | 3 |
| EDPS 742 | Multivariate Statistics and Data Mining | 3 |
| EDPS 746 | Theory of Measurement | 3 |
| EDPS 765 | Theories of Learning | 3 |
| EDPS 768 | Theories of Cognitive Development | 3 |
| EDPS 769 | Motivation and Self-Regulated Learning | 3 |
| EDPS 790 | Practicum in Teaching Educational Psychology | 3 TO 6 |
| EDST 650 | Introduction to Qualitative Research | 3 |
| ID 705 | Research Colloquium | 1 TO 3 |
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| EDEL 644 | Education in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| EDFO 651 | Educational Sociology | 3 |
| EDMU 660 | Multicultural and Multiethnic Education in American Schools | 3 |
| EDMU 670 | Social and Cultural Minorities in American Education | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 66 |
Cognate
Dissertation
| DISS 799 | Doctoral Dissertation | 1 TO 24 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
Total Credit Hours: 91