The Master of Science in Education is within the Educational and Psychological Studies Division. Facutly The faculty of the Educational and Psychological studies program are recognized in their field for professional excellence and academic achievement. Their professional specialties include psychological testing, research design, attitude scaling, research methodology, research and evaluation, cognitive learning theories, and appraisal procedures. Many international students apply to and are accepted in this program. This has permitted students to maintain a part-time job while pursuing the degree.
Many electives are available at late afternoon or evening times.
Special Features in order to supplement the program aims, field work experience is available, although not required. Examples of field work experience are involvement in research projects, designing evaluation procedures, working with various student personnel officers in higher education, developing assessment instruments for private industry, and interview and data analyses for research firms. The number of field work assignments and the placement will vary with students' interests and professional goals. In addition to completing the Division's required course of study, students are reviewed prior to advancement to candidacy by the programs' faculty. The review involves both the student's academic progress and appropriate professional behavior.