General
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The doctoral cognate
in Educational Psychology provides advanced professional development
for students already working toward the Doctor of Education in a number
of majors available within the College. The cognate prepares students
in one of three areas of educational psychology:
- Learning and
instruction
- Individual differences
in development
- Measurement and
assessment
The cognate provides
students with foundational and advanced applications of psychology by
offering alternative programs of study. It also gives students the opportunity
to work with faculty members in educational psychology, school psychology,
school counseling, mental health, and special education. A student who
completes the cognate in Educational Psychology at the doctoral level
is expected to be able to apply psychological principles to contemporary
issues in education seek ways to improve educational practice, evaluation,
and assessment. Develop innovative and facilitative teaching/learning
procedures at all developmental levels; and analyze the major psychologically
based programs for educational reform.
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Cognate in
Educational Psychology Course Requirements:
Required Core
(9 credits)
- EDP 6215 Applications
of Learning Theory to Instruction or EDP 6301 Cognitive Psychology
in Education (3)
- EDP 6505 Human
Development: Childhood and Adolescence or EDP 6506 Human Development:
Adulthood and Aging (3)
- EDF 5432 Measurement
and Evaluation in Education or EDP 7058 Behavioral Intervention Research
and Evaluation (3)
Option 1: Learning
and Instruction (9 credits) Select 3 of the following courses:
- EDP 6301 Cognitive
Psychology in Education
- EDP 6211 Educational
Psychology: Principles and Applications
- EDG 7362 Instruction:
Theory and Research
- EEX 6608 Applied
Behavior Analysis in Education
- EDP 6186 Social
Development and Learning
- EAB 5098 Proseminar
in Behavior Analysis
Option 2:
Individual Differences in Development (9 credits) Select 3 of the following
courses:
- EDP 6505 Human
Development: Childhood and Adolescence
- EDP 6506 Human
Development: Adulthood and Aging
- DEP 5608 Theoretical
Perspectives Development
- CHD 5266 Advanced
studies in Child Development
- DEP 5405 Proseminar
in Adulthood and Aging
- DEP 5056 Issues
in Life-span Developmental Psychology
- DEP 5069 Applied
life-span Developmental Psychology
- EAB 6707 Developmental
Behavior Analysis
Option 3:
Measurement and Evaluation (9 credits) Select THREE of the following
courses:
- EDF 6212 Research
Problems in Educational Psychology
- MHS 6630 Program
Evaluation in Counseling and School Psychology
- EDP 7058 Behavioral
Intervention Research and Evaluation
- MHS 6200 Measurement
and Appraisal in Counseling
- CYP 6526 Psychological
Methods of Program Evaluation
- CLP 6437 Behavioral
Assessment in Childhood
- DEP 5796 Methods
in Developmental Psychology
- EDP 7977 Candidacy
Research and Evaluation
Note: All DEP courses
have DEP 3000 Human Growth and Development as prerequisite. All EDP
courses have EDP 3004 Introduction to Educational Psychology as prerequisite.
EHB 4601 Applied Behavior Analysis (or equivalent) is a prerequisite
for EAB 6707.
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