Educational Psychology
Educational Psychology, MS
Concentration in Learning, Cognition & Motivation (EDPL) (30 Credit Hours)
Educational Psychology Core Courses (9 Hours)
All students are required to take a set of core educational psychology courses that will provide grounding in learning, motivation, and development.
- EDEP 550: Theories of Learning and Cognition (3 credit hours)
- EDEP 551: Principles of Learner Motivation (3 credit hours) (Prerequisite: EDEP 550 )
- EDEP 632: Human Development (3 credit hours)
Research Methodology Core Courses (9 Hours)
All students are required to take courses, which will enable them to conduct research intended to answer a question within an educational or organizational setting.
- EDRS 531: Educational and Psychological Measurement (3 credit hours)
- EDRS 620: Quantitative Inquiry in Education (3 credit hours) (Prerequisite of EDRS 590 (Educational Research) or appropriate prior experience or coursework)
- EDRS 621: Qualitative Inquiry in Education (3 credit hours) (Prerequisite of EDRS 590 (Educational Research) or appropriate prior experience or coursework)
Concentration Courses: Learning, Cognition and Motivation (12 Hours)
- EDEP 652: Process of Learning and Development (3 credit hours) (Required)
- EDEP 798: Directed Reading, Research, and Individual Projects in Educational Psychology (1-3 credit hours) (Please check these forms: Guidelines, Proposal, Pre-Proposal Rubric, & Directed Inquiry Evaluation Rubric for more information. OR)
- EDEP 799: Thesis in Educational Psychology (1-3 credit hours) (Please check these forms: Guidelines, Proposal, Pre-Proposal Rubric, & Rubric for more information.)
- And two of the following:
- EDEP 653: Culture and Intelligence (3 credit hours)
- EDEP 654: Learning, Motivation, and Self-Regulation (3 credit hours)
- EDEP 655: The Neuroscience of Learning and Cognition (3 credit hours)
- EDUC 597: Special Topics in Education (1-6 credit hours) (Focus on learning, cognition and/or motivation)


