The department offers Master of Arts in Educational Psychology, Master of Education in School Counseling, and Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Educational Psychology.

Student programs in each area are individualized with a wide range of courses, internships, and research offerings.

The department tries to recruit and select students who represent a diversity of ethnic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds and national origins.

The Nature of Graduate Study

A graduate program consists of more than coursework. Although coursework is important, the Department of Educational Psychology expects that students will avail themselves of other opportunities to become scholars in their chosen fields. Coursework will provide some background for this scholarship, but students must go beyond course requirements to adequately prepare for productive roles in educational psychology.

Students are expected to seek opportunities for research experience and other individualized studies to augment their coursework. In particular, the department recommends that all graduate students engage in research as part of their graduate studies. We believe that students should be encouraged to formulate their own research questions, as well as to learn the canons of the field. We strongly believe that all students need to develop talent for conceptualizing, conducting, and disseminating original research. Faculty should be active and committed educators who help students refine and publish their research.

Many opportunities exist within the department for gaining valuable teaching, research, assessment, and evaluation skills. The university provides support and opportunities, but the main responsibility for taking advantage of the opportunities belongs to the student.

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