The Department of Educational Psychology offers graduate programs
of study leading to a variety of credentials and to the master of
education degree in the following programs:
Educational Statistics, Measurement, and Evaluation
Special Education
Learning, Cognition, and Development
Counseling Psychology
Additionally the department offers a doctor of education in special
education and a doctor of philosophy in educational psychology.
Programs of study vary widely and are described below within degree
categories. In general, emphasis at the master`s level is placed on the
preparation of educators capable of relating a foundational background
in psychology to their professional functions. At the doctoral level,
preparation is intended to produce educator-psychologists who
contribute to education in a variety of ways. Research training is a
component of all graduate programs.
