College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Master of Arts in Educational Psychology

 

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Dr. Dennis Finger
Hutchinson (J) 330
(908) 737- 4024/4000
dfinger@kean.edu

OVERVIEW

The Master of Arts in Educational Psychology Program is designed to provide advanced training for students who wish to study the application of psychological principles in applied settings such as schools. It also provides an excellent foundation for students who plan to pursue more advanced graduate study in the future. A wide range of elective courses allow each student’s program to be individually designed for their personal needs.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Application deadline - March 15 (this program admits in the Fall semester only)

In addition to the University’s admission requirements:

· The following prerequisite courses: Theories of Personality, Abnormal Psychology, Tests and Measurements, and Experimental Psychology

  • GRE (Graduate Record Exam) test scores taken within the last five years
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Departmental interview

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

  • 33 credits including: Research seminar, Thesis
  • Comprehensive examination

REQUIRED COURSES 15 credits

  • MATH 5500 Statistical Methods 3
  • PSY 5230 Tests and Measurements 3
  • PSY 5320 Learning Theory and Applications 3
  • PSY 5910 Research Methods: Seminar 3
  • PSY 5920 Thesis Seminar and Completion of Thesis 3

ELECTIVE COURSES 18 credits

  • PSY 5110 Developmental Study of Children* 3
  • PSY 5420 Behavior Modification 3
  • PSY 5430 Psychological Dimensions of Human Resource Development 3
  • PSY 5515 Advanced Psychology of Personality 3
  • PSY 5530 Advanced Abnormal Psychology 3
  • PSY 5540 Problems of Individual Behavior 3
  • PSY 5550 Psychopathology of Childhood* 3
  • PSY 5720 Advanced Psychological Counseling* 3
  • PSY 5880 Treatment of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders of Childhood 3
  • SPED 5321 Nature and Needs of the Emotionally Disturbed 3
  • IEL 5320 Computers in the School Curriculum 3
  • IEL 5380 Comparative Educational Systems 3
  • IEL 5381 Seminar in International Education 3
  • EL 5502 Public School Administration I* 3
  • EL 5613 Curriculum Development and Evaluation: Theory and Practice* 3

(Other Electives by Advisement and Permission of the Coordinator)

*Students who intend to complete the School Psychology Program must complete these courses.

Total 33 Credits