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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Psychology

Harold Abel School of Psychology

Educational Psychology specialization

Deepen your knowledge of educational development and psychological research with this PhD in Educational Psychology specialization that can be tailored to meet your professional needs and research interests. Through your choice of electives, you can focus your study in such areas as instructional design science, teaching science, or developmental science, or choose a broader field of study. People who choose this specialization often plan to pursue careers as professors, educational psychologists, researchers, program administrators, or consultants.

Residential colloquia

As a PhD learner, you will attend three five-day residential colloquia at specific stages in your program. Learn about the residential colloquia experience.

Total Program: 120 quarter credits
Up to 50 quarter credits may be transferred into this program
Next Start Date: December 7, 2009
Credit: $460
Quarter - Comps/Diss: $2,495

78% of our learners receive aid.

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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 - Practicum in Online Teaching in Psychology*
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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 20 quarter credits 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
  • 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 - Practicum in Online Teaching in Psychology*
  • 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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