Education Sciences Minor Educational Psychology College of Education and Human Development

Twin Cities Campus Education Sciences Minor Educational Psychology College of Education and Human Development

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Contact Information: Department of Educational Psychology, 250 Educational Science Building, 56 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624- 6083; fax: 612-624-8241). Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.cehd.umn.edu/MITER/default.html

•Program Type: Graduate free-standing minor •Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2016 •Length of program in credits (Masters): 19 •Length of program in credits (Doctorate): 19 •This program does not require summer semesters for timely completion.

Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the General Information section of the catalog website for requirements that apply to all major fields.

The education sciences minor reflects an interdisciplinary effort that combines research in education with research in the basic arts and sciences to address problems of education. The minor draws on coursework from education, educational psychology, cognitive neuroscience, child development, psychology, and public policy. Coursework includes professional socialization courses presenting a general introduction to educational research and experimental methods; two advanced courses in research methods and statistics; and two advanced courses in cognition and learning.

Program Delivery This program is available: •via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)

Prerequisites for Admission For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the General Information section of the catalog website.

Program Requirements Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.

Program Sub-plans Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans. Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.

Doctoral Coursework includes a total of 19 credits: four courses of required coursework (13 credits), a 3-credit cognition & learning elective, and a 3-credit research methods and statistics elective.

Note: Students may not use course credits to satisfy requirements for both a graduate major and for the education sciences minor.

Required Coursework EPSY 8311 must be taken 3 semesters for a total of 3 credits. Take 13 or more credit(s) from the following: •EPSY 8117 - Writing Empirical Paper and Research/Grant Proposals in Education and Psychology (3.0 cr) •EPSY 8311 {Inactive}(1.0 cr) •EPSY 8116 - Reading for Meaning: Cognitive Processes in the Comprehension of Texts (3.0 cr) •EPSY 8222 - Advanced Measurement: Theory and Application (4.0 cr) Cognition & Learning Elective

© 2005 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. Information current as of September 24, 2021 Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following: •CPSY 8301 - Developmental Psychology: Cognitive Processes (4.0 cr) •PSY 5014 - Psychology of Human Learning and Memory (3.0 cr) •PSY 5015 - Cognition, Computation, and Brain (3.0 cr) •PSY 5054 - Psychology of Language (3.0 cr) •PSY 8056 - Seminar: Psychology of Language (3.0 cr) Research Methods and Statistics Elective Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following: •EPSY 8215 - Advanced Research Methodologies in Education (3.0 cr) •PSY 5065 - Functional Imaging: Hands-on Training (3.0 cr) •PSY 5960 - Topics in Psychology (1.0 - 4.0 cr) •SOC 8801 - Sociological Research Methods (4.0 cr)

Masters Coursework includes a total of 19 credits: four courses of required coursework (13 credits), a 3-credit cognition and learning elective, and a 3-credit research methods and statistics elective.

Note: Students may not use course credits to satisfy requirements for both a graduate major and for the education sciences minor.

Required coursework EPSY 8311 must be taken 3 semesters for a total of 3 credits. Take 13 or more credit(s) from the following: •EPSY 8117 - Writing Empirical Paper and Research/Grant Proposals in Education and Psychology (3.0 cr) •EPSY 8311 {Inactive}(1.0 cr) •EPSY 8116 - Reading for Meaning: Cognitive Processes in the Comprehension of Texts (3.0 cr) •EPSY 8222 - Advanced Measurement: Theory and Application (4.0 cr) Cognition and Learning Elective Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following: •CPSY 8301 - Developmental Psychology: Cognitive Processes (4.0 cr) •PSY 5014 - Psychology of Human Learning and Memory (3.0 cr) •PSY 5015 - Cognition, Computation, and Brain (3.0 cr) •PSY 5054 - Psychology of Language (3.0 cr) •PSY 8056 - Seminar: Psychology of Language (3.0 cr) Research Methods and Statistics Elective Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following: •EPSY 8215 - Advanced Research Methodologies in Education (3.0 cr) •PSY 5065 - Functional Imaging: Hands-on Training (3.0 cr) •PSY 5960 - Topics in Psychology (1.0 - 4.0 cr) •SOC 8801 - Sociological Research Methods (4.0 cr)