Learning and cognition – M.A. curriculum

1. Learning and cognition core requirements (min. 3 credits)
   You must take one of the following courses:
   
   EPSY 5114—Psychology of Student Learning, 3 cr.
   
   EPSY 5115—Psychology of Adult Learning, 3 cr.
    
2. Required learning and cognition courses (min. 9 credits)
   You must take at least two of the following courses:
   
   EPSY 5101 – Intelligence and Creativity, 3cr.
   
   EPSY 5112 – Knowing, Learning, and Thinking, 4cr.
   
   EPSY 5113 – Psychology of Instruction and Technology, 3cr.
   
   EPSY 5117 – Problem Solving and Decision Making, 3cr.
   
   EPSY 5118 – Language: Psycholinguistic Research and Educational Application, 3 cr.
   
   EPSY 5191 – Education of the Gifted and Talented, 3cr.
    
3. Specialization courses in learning and cognition (min. 3 credits)
   You must take at least one of the following courses:
   
   EPSY 8111 – Seminar: Human Expertise and its Development, 3cr.
   
   EPSY 8114 – Seminar: Cognition and Learning, 3cr.
   
   EPSY 8115 – Psychology of Instruction and Technology, 3cr.
   
   EPSY 8116 – Reading for Meaning: Cognitive Processes in the Comprehension of Texts, 3cr.
   
   EPSY 8117 – Writing Empirical Papers and Research/Grant Proposals in Education and Psychology, 3cr.
    
4. Departmental core requirements
   
   3 credits of social psychology/personality courses:
   You must take one of the following courses:
   
   EPSY 5151—Cooperative Learning, 3 cr.
   EPSY 5155—Group Dynamics and Social Influence, 3 cr.
   
   6 credits of statistics AND measurement courses:
   You must take at least two of the following courses (1 statistic and 1 measurement):
   
   Statistics:
   EPSY 8261—Statistical Methods I: Probability and Inference, 3 cr.
   EPSY 8262—Statistical Methods II: Regression and the General Linear Model, 3 cr.
   
   Measurement:
   EPSY 5221—Basic Principles of Educational Measurement, 4 cr.
   PSY 5862—Psychological Measurement: Theory and Methods, 3 cr.
    
5. Graduate School requirements
   
   Minor or related fields (minimum 6 credits – check with your adviser for consultation/permission concerning this requirement):
   You must complete a minimum of 6 credits of coursework outside the Educational Psychology deptartment (if selecting a minor, check with intended minor department for credit and course requirements).

IN ADDITION:

6. Master's thesis/Plan B paper
   EPSY 8777 Thesis Credits: Master's (10 cr.) for Plan A
   OR
   EPSY 5991 Independent Study or EPSY8994 Research Problems (6 cr.) for Plan B paper
    

Total minimum credits required for M.A.: 36 - 40 credits

Revised April 2008