Educational Psychology is designed to give students a broad and critical perspective on the psychological factors affecting individuals in schools, other educational settings and other learning situations throughout the life span.

The program faculty is committed to help students develop the ability to apply this knowledge and these skills to the understanding, development, and evaluation of learning and instructional practices in a variety of contexts. Throughout its offerings, our goal is to help students develop an understanding of the role of individual and group differences as they affect learning and instruction.
The program in Educational Psychology provides:

• A research-based curriculum covering basic concepts and theories in psychology as they relate to learning and instruction. Included are cognition, evaluation, and applications to education policy and practice.
• An integrated sequence of courses and other learning experiences that will insure the development of a clear basis for understanding the links among teaching, learning, and assessment, including the role of various individual differences and group factors on these processes.
• A rigorous training sequence in educational statistics and research methodologies that will allow graduates to evaluate and conduct educational research in a variety of contexts.
• A variety of opportunities, such as teaching assistantships and internships that will prepare doctoral students for their future professional endeavors.