Cognition and Instruction: Course Requirements
Required and Recommended Courses for the Ph.D. Program
The list below presents courses often included in a plan of study for the Ph.D. degree program. Links to a few course syllabi are provided as examples of the material typically covered in each course. Students interested in taking a specific course should contact the course instructor to obtain an updated syllabus.
Required Courses: EPSY 309 - Quantitative Methods in Research I
EPSY 313 - Quantitative Methods in Research II
EPSY 335 - Learning: Its Implications for Education
EPSY 342 - Educational Tests and Measurement
EPSY 343 - Introduction to Educational Technology
EPSY 344 - Construction of Evaluation Instruments
EPSY 346 - Multivariate Analysis in Educational Research
EPSY 355 - Professional Seminar in Cognition & Instruction (2 credits)
EPSY 359 - Theories of Learning, Cognition, and Instruction
EPSY 356 - Instructional Design
EPSY 441 - Methods and Techniques of Educational Research
EPSY 438 - Instructional Psychology
GRAD 495 - Dissertation Preparation (15 credits)
Recommended Courses: EPSY 375 - Web-based Learning
EPSY 311 - Distance Learning
EPSY 317 - Interactive Learning Environments
EPSY 434 - Advanced Educational Technology
PSYC 388 - Human Factors
PSYC 397 - Simulation and Training
EPSY 405 - Program Evaluation
EDLR 365 - Program Evaluation for School Improvement
EPSY 406 - Sampling and Survey Research Methods
EPSY 436 - Measurement Theory and Application
EPSY 437 - Item Response Theory 5
EPSY 439 - Measurement in Cognitive Psychology
EPSY 440 - Logistic and Hierarchical Linear Models
EPSY 410 - Doctoral Seminar: Motivation
EPSY 418 - Situated Cognition
EPSY 395 - Ethics in Educational and Professional Psychology
PSYC 333 - Cognitive Development
PSYC 367 - Cognition
PSYC 370 - Sensation and Perception II
PSYC 375 - Introduction to Cognitive Systems
EDLR 304 - Adult and Experiential Learning
EDLR 309 - Influences on Adult Learning
STAT 379 - Quantitative Methods in the Behavioral Sciences
STAT 352 - Sampling Theory
PSYC 321 - Research Design and Test Construction
PSYC 348 - Field Research Methods
PSYC 349 - Causal Modeling in Social Psychology
SOC 321 - Social Research I
SOC 322 - Social Research II
SOC 323 - Applied Survey Design and Analysis
SOC 324 - Qualitative Methodology
SOC 353 - Methods of Population Analyses
Below are two "typical" plans of study for the Ph.D. program. Keep in mind, however, that all Ph.D. students in Cognition and Instruction work closely with their advisors to develop their own personalize roadmap to successful completion of their doctoral program.
Common Courses for the Masters Degree
The list below presents courses often included in a plan of study for the Masters degree
program. Links to a few course syllabi are provided as examples of the material typically covered in each course. Students interested in taking a specific course should contact the course instructor to obtain an updated syllabus.
EPSY 309 - Quantitative Methods in Research I
EPSY 313 - Quantitative Methods in Research II
EPSY 335 - Learning: Its Implications for Education
EPSY 341 - Principles and Methods in Educational Research
EPSY 342 - Educational Tests and Measurement
EPSY 343 - Introduction to Educational Technology
EPSY 355 - Professional Seminar in Cognition & Instruction (6 credits))
EPSY 359 - Theories of Learning, Cognition, and Instruction
EPSY 356 - Instructional Design
PSYC 333 - Cognitive Development
Below are examples of two typical plans of study for the Masters degree (Plan A and Plan B).
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