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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Psychology
Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Educational Psychology specialization
Deepen your knowledge of educational development and psychological research with this online PhD specialization in Educational Psychology. Through your choice of electives, you can tailor your degree program to meet your professional needs and research interests. People who choose this specialization often plan to pursue careers as professors, educational psychologists, researchers, program administrators, or consultants.
This specialization is not designed to meet licensing requirements for psychology or the counseling professions. If you are seeking information on professional licensure, please see our licensure FAQ.
Concentration options: As part of this specialization, you can choose to earn a concentration in the following areas:
- Child and Adolescent Development
- Program Evaluation and Measurement
- Psychology Teaching and Instruction
Contact an enrollment counselor for details.
Residency Requirements: Three three-day colloquia (PSY-R8921, PSY-R8922, PSY-R8923).
- Learn about the residential colloquia experience.
- As a PhD learner, you will attend three three-day residential colloquia at specific stages in your program, in addition to your online courses. These energizing residencies provide you with insights and knowledge that will be valuable during your PhD studies and beyond. Learn more about residential colloquia:
Total Program:
120
quarter credits
Up to 50 quarter credits may be transferred into this specialization
Next Start Date: September 13, 2010
Credit:
$470
Quarter - Comps/Diss:
$3,945
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Core Courses (each course 5 quarter credits unless noted)
- PSY8002 - Orientation to Doctoral Learning in Psychology
- PSY7110 - History and Systems of Psychology
- PSY7210 - Lifespan Development
- PSY7411 - Learning Theories in Psychology
- PSY7543 - Ethics and Multicultural Issues in Psychology*
- PSY7615 - Data analysis with SPSS
- PSY7625 - Advanced Inferential Statistics*
- PSY7656 - Advanced Research Methods*
Specialization Courses (each course 5 quarter credits unless noted)
- PSY7421 - Cognitive/Affective Psychology
- PSY7626 - Multivariate Statistics: Theory and Application*
- PSY7630 - Qualitative Analysis
- PSY7635 - Advanced Qualitative Analysis*
- PSY8100 - Principles of Educational Psychology*
- PSY9919 - Doctoral Comprehensive Examination*
- PSY9920 - Dissertation Courseroom* - non-credit
- PSY9921 - Dissertation Research 1*
- PSY9922 - Dissertation Research 2*
- PSY9923 - Dissertation Research 3*
- PSY9924 - Dissertation Research 4*
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- In addition, choose one of the following recommended Educational Psychology concentrations:
- For a program evaluation and measurement concentration:
- PSY7610 - Tests and Measurements
- PSY7660 - Survey Construction and Administration*
- PSY8763 - Program Evaluation*
- PSY8765 - Testing and Assessment in the Workplace*
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- For a psychology teaching and instruction concentration:
- PSY8110 - Teaching Psychology
- PSY8120 - Computer-Mediated Instructional Learning OR
- PSY8170 - Principles of Instructional Design
- PSY8130 - Adult Learner in the Classroom
- PSY8361 - Online Teaching in Psychology Practicum*
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- For a child and adolescent development concentration:
- PSY6010 - Human Prenatal Development
- PSY6020 - Topics in Child and Adolescent Development*
- PSY7220 - Child Psychology
- PSY7230 - Adolescent Psychology OR
- Choose four from the following courses:
- PSY6010 - Human Prenatal Development
- PSY6020 - Topics in Child and Adolescent Development*
- PSY7220 - Child Psychology
- PSY7230 - Adolescent Psychology
- PSY7610 - Tests and Measurements
- PSY7660 - Survey Construction and Administration*
- PSY8110 - Teaching Psychology
- PSY8120 - Computer-Mediated Instructional Learning
- PSY8130 - Adult Learner in the Classroom
- PSY8170 - Principles of Instructional Design
- PSY8361 - Online Teaching in Psychology Practicum*
- PSY8763 - Program Evaluation*
- PSY8765 - Testing and Assessment in the Workplace*
Two Elective Courses
- Choose any graduate courses
Courses without a PSY designation may be worth fewer than five quarter credits. Learners must carefully plan their elective courses to ensure that total credit requirements for the degree are met. Special topics courses in the Harold Abel School of Psychology can be used as an option to complete he total required credits needed for graduation.
* This course has a prerequisite. Contact an enrollment counselor for more information.
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