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 5605 - Quantitative Methods in Research I
EPSY 5607 - Quantitative Methods in Research II
EPSY 5510 - Learning: Its Implications for Education
EPSY 5602 - Educational Tests and Measurement
EPSY 5220 - Introduction to Educational Technology
EPSY 5621 - Construction of Evaluation Instruments
EPSY 5613 - Multivariate Analysis in Educational Research
EPSY 5515 - Professional Seminar in Cognition & Instruction (2 credits)
EPSY 5530 - Theories of Learning, Cognition, and Instruction
EPSY 5520 - Instructional Design
EPSY 6601 - Methods and Techniques of Educational Research
EPSY 6560 - Instructional Psychology
GRAD 6950 - Dissertation Preparation (15 credits)
Recommended Courses: EPSY 5230 - Web-based Learning
EPSY 5195 - Distance Learning
EPSY 5240 - Interactive Learning Environments
EPSY 6230 - Advanced Educational Technology
PSYC 5615 - Human Factors
PSYC 5621 - Simulation and Training
EPSY 6621 - Program Evaluation
EDLR 5302 - Program Evaluation for School Improvement
EPSY 6626 - Sampling and Survey Research Methods
EPSY 6636 - Measurement Theory and Application
EPSY 6637 - Item Response Theory 5
EPSY 6635 - Measurement in Cognitive Psychology
EPSY 6611 - Logistic and Hierarchical Linear Models
EPSY 6194 - Doctoral Seminar: Motivation
EPSY 6550 - Situated Cognition
EPSY 5408 - Ethics in Educational and Professional Psychology
PSYC 5420 - Cognitive Development
PSYC 5567 - Cognition
PSYC 5572 - Sensation and Perception II
PSYC 5575 - Introduction to Cognitive Systems
EDLR 5203 - Adult and Experiential Learning
EDLR 5201 - Influences on Adult Learning
STAT 5105 - Quantitative Methods in the Behavioral Sciences
STAT 5525 - Sampling Theory
PSYC 5332 - Research Design and Test Construction
PSYC 5702 - Field Research Methods
PSYC 5130 - Causal Modeling in Social Psychology
SOC 5201 - Social Research I
SOC 5210- Applied Survey Design and Analysis
SOC 5231 - Qualitative Methodology
SOC 5753 - 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 5605 - Quantitative Methods in Research I
EPSY 5607 - Quantitative Methods in Research II
EPSY 5510 - Learning: Its Implications for Education
EPSY 5601 - Principles and Methods in Educational Research
EPSY 5602 - Educational Tests and Measurement
EPSY 5220 - Introduction to Educational Technology
EPSY 5515 - Professional Seminar in Cognition & Instruction (6 credits))
EPSY 5530 - Theories of Learning, Cognition, and Instruction
EPSY 5520 - Instructional Design
PSYC 5420 - Cognitive Development
Below are examples of two typical plans of study for the Masters degree (Plan A and Plan B).
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