Sheri Bauman Jerry D'Agostino Stan Maliszewski Department of Educational Psychology graduate programs prepare students for assuming productive roles in research, teaching, school counseling, and many other areas in which educational psychology is applied. Student programs in each area are individualized with a wide range of courses, internships, and research offerings. An effort is made by the Department to recruit and select for admission students who represent a diversity of ethnic, cultural, and linguistic groups and national origins for our master's and doctoral degree programs. The master's degree program provides a foundational understanding of the concepts, methods, and theories related to the profession of educational psychology.
Students hold undergraduate degrees from diverse academic fields.
For other students, master's work provides a level of entry into a doctoral program in Educational Psychology. All are learning how psychology is relevant to educational issues. The master's program offers specialized courses in the areas of the psychology of teaching and learning, human cognition and problem solving, human development, measurement, and research methodology. The master of education program in School Counseling and Guidance prepares graduates who excel in designing, implementing, and evaluating research-based school guidance programs that prepare all children for productive, successful lives. Designed with the input of an advisory board of school counselors from the community, the program responds particularly to the needs of Arizona schools by preparing graduates skillful in comprehensive, competency based school guidance, emphasizing collaboration with teachers, parents, and the larger educational community.