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Course of Study

The program requires 32 graduate-level credits for the completion of the degree. This includes a set of core courses, a set of concentration area courses from which 8 credits must be selected, electives, and a culminating Master’s thesis or seminar with a qualifying paper.

Course No.
Title Credits    Fieldwork

Core Courses


All students in the Master’s Program are
required to take 3 core courses and a Proseminar.

EDPS 700
 Proseminar in Educational Psychology
0
EDPS 701
 Statistics and Statistics Computing in Education I
4
EDPS 702
 Educational Research Methods
4
EDPS 703 Learning and Behavior Theories
4





Concentration Area Courses


Students are required to select 8 credits
in their concentration area.


Concentration I: General Educational Psychology

EDPS 711
 Metacognitive and Cognitive Processes in Education
4
EDPS 712
 Multicultural Issues in Learning and Instruction 
4
EDPS 713
 Cognition and Educational Technology
4

or


Concentration II: Assessment, Research, and Evaluation

EDPS 721
 Statistics and Statistics Computing in Education II
4
EDPS 722
 Tests and Measurement
4
EDPS 723
 Educational Program Evaluation
4

Elective Courses in Educational Psychology


Students select 8 additional credits either from a concentration
area or from the following electives:

EDPS 711
 Metacognitive and Cognitive Processes in Education*
 4
EDPS 712
 Multicultural Issues in Learning and Instruction*
 4
EDPS 713
 Cognition and Educational Technology*
 4
EDPS 721
 Statistics and Statiscis Computing in Education II*
 4
EDPS 722
 Tests and Measurement*
 4
EDPS 723
 Educational Program Evaluation*
 4
CEDF 712
 Child and Adolescent Development
 4
CEDF 717
 Independent Study in Educational Foundations
1
CEDF 718
 Independent Study in Educational Foundations
 2
CEDF 719
 Independent Study in Educational Foundations
 3
EDPS 741 Mediating Factors in Achievement
 4
EDPS 742 Special Topics in Educational Research Methods
4
EDPS 743 Special Topics in Educational Psychology
 4

*For students not using these courses to fulfill the concentration area requirement


Culminating courses 


Students elect a thesis or a non-thesis option.

EDPS 790 Educational Psychology Seminar
 4

OR

EDPS 795.01 Thesis Research 1
  2

AND

EDPS 795.02
 Thesis Research 2 2

Culminating Experience

As a culminating experience, students elect either a thesis or a non-thesis option. Students electing Thesis Research (EDPS 795.01 or EDPS 795.02) will prepare a report of a research investigation in which they design and execute an empirical study under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Students electing the non-thesis option will enroll in a seminar course (EDPS 790) in which they prepare a scholarly publishable-quality review of the research literature on a topic approved by the faculty.

Note: Students who qualify for waivers may take ECC 719.51, .52, .53 (Special Topics in Early Childhood Education), 1, 2 and 3 credits, or a course in another program with permission of the Early Childhood Program coordinator. Students may be exempted from up to 5 credits based on prior equivalent course work.