Ph.D. in Education, Concentration in Educational Psychology
Richmond, USA
DURATION
2 up to 4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* in-state Virginia resident, full-time fees (9-15 credits)
Introduction
Designed for research-oriented doctoral students who want to promote the success of students in educational environments, the Ph.D. in Education, Concentration in Educational Psychology degree is ideal for students who want to specialize in achievement motivation and other related social processes.
Students in the program integrate theory and research in the areas of cognition, social psychology and motivation, assessment, educational policy and diversity to better study learning in schools or other educational settings. Graduates are well prepared to teach in educational psychology and related programs at the university level; as well as take leadership positions in state and local research and policy environments.
Doctoral students may be admitted with only a bachelor’s degree. It is expected that these students will have coursework related to educational psychology, research experience and/or academic writing experience.
Regardless of whether the student has a master’s degree or not, prerequisites will be determined by an analysis of the student’s transcript. All students who are admitted need to show competence in research methods in education and introductory social statistics. Students without the competencies will take up to two prerequisite classes for credit either at VCU, another institution or online.
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Curriculum
The Ph.D. in education, concentration in educational psychology requires a minimum of 60 total graduate credit hours:
Foundation
- Foundations of Educational Research and Doctoral Scholarship I
- Foundations of Educational Research and Doctoral Scholarship II
Research
- Educational Statistics
- Quantitative Research Design
- Qualitative Methods and Analysis
Collaborative Research
- Collaborative Scholarship
- Directed Research
Research Elective
Externship
- Externship
Dissertation
- Dissertation Research (minimum of six credit hours)
- Dissertation Seminar
Concentration Courses
- Human Development in Education
- Motivation in Education
- Educational Measurement and Evaluation
- Academic Writing and Publishing
- Seminar in Cognition and School Learning
- Advanced Seminar in Social Processes in Education
Methods electives selected in consultation with adviser
Elective selected in consultation with adviser
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