NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Educational Psychology

Location: 3145 EPASW; Phone: (312) 996-5641.

EPSY            255
         Child Development and Elementary Education
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Open only to pre-elementary education standing. Restricted to Elementary Education, and Pre-Elementary Education. Departmental Approval Required 

EPSY            446
         Characteristics of Early Adolescence
       3 hours.  Same as PSCH 423. Prerequisite(s): ED 210 or ED 421 or ED 422 or PSCH 422 or the equivalent, and approval of the College of Education; or admission to the Ph.D. in Psychology program; or consent of the instructor.  

EPSY            449
         History and Philosophy of Early Childhood Education
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ED 210 or the equivalent.  

EPSY            500
         Proseminar in Educational Psychology
       2 hours.  Same as PSCH 550. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Education program or the Ph.D. in Psychology program, or consent of the instructor.  

EPSY            503
         Essentials of Quantitative Inquiry in Education
       4 hours.  Same as ED 503. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Education program or consent of the instructor. Instructor Approval Required 

EPSY            509
         Introduction to Research Design in Education
       3 hours.    

EPSY            514
         Non-Parametric Statistics and Regression
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ED 501 and EPSY 503 or the equivalent; and appropriate score on the department placement test.  

EPSY            519
         Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in Early Primary Grades
       5 hours.  Prerequisite(s): EPSY 429 and EPSY 520; and consent of the instructor.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice.

EPSY            525
         Advanced Adolescent Development
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): EPSY 446 or EPSY 502 or ED 421 or ED 422 or ED 445; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Coursework in Educational Psychology or Psychology.  

EPSY            546
         Educational Measurement
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ED 501, and ED 503 or EPSY 503 or the equivalent or consent of the instructor.  

EPSY            561
         Assessment for Measurement Professionals
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): ED 421 and ED 422; or consent of the instructor.  

EPSY            563
         Advanced Analysis of Variance in Educational Research
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): EPSY 503.  

EPSY            582
         Forging Collaborations with Family and Community
       3 hours.  Same as SPED 582. Prerequisite(s): ED 461 or SPED 461 or the equivalent or consent of the instructor.  

EPSY            588
         Current and Specialized Topics in Psychometrics
       2 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in EPSY 546 or credit or concurrent registration in EPSY 550; and credit or concurrent registration in EPSY 503; or consent of the instructor.  

EPSY            593
         Ph.D. Research Project
       1 TO 8 hours.  May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ph.D. in Education program.  

EPSY            594
         Special Topics in Educational Psychology
       1 TO 4 hours.  May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Prerequisite(s): ED 421 and ED 422, or consent of the instructor.  

EPSY            596
         Independent Study
       1 TO 4 hours.  May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): ED 490 or the equivalent, and consent of the advisor and instructor. Instructor Approval Required 

EPSY            599
         Thesis Research
       0 TO 16 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the dissertation advisor.