Educational Psychology (EDPS)

EDPS97
College Major Forum

Description: This is an eight week seminar course for first semester students in the General Studies Learning Community. Students will complete activities to identify interests, research majors that match their interests and complete a "Guided Professional Shadowing" experience to gain first-hand knowledge about a career of their choice. EDPS 97 is Pass/No Pass only.

Course details
Credit Hours:0
Max credits per semester:
Max credits per degree:
Grading Option:Pass No Pass

Credit Hours:0

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EDPS150
Career Development Seminar

Description: Understanding and applying individual strengths, interests, values and personality type, as they apply to an individual's choosing a college major(s) and career option(s). Active participation in self-assessment activities, exploration of majors/careers, experiential activities, utilization of the decision-making process and conducting occupational research as considered through several career development theories.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-2
Max credits per semester:2
Max credits per degree:2
Grading Option:Pass No Pass

Credit Hours:1-2

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EDPS189H
Honors: How to Learn and Develop Talent

Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation.

Description: Ideas from cognitive psychology, educational psychology, and various other disciplines (i.e., art, music, and chess) presented to help students understand learning and talent development, improve academic learning skills, and improve personal talents.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
ACE Outcomes: ACE 6 Social Science

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 6 Social Science

EDPS209
Strategies for Academic Success

Description: Comprehensive examination of learning theory and practice of learning strategies related to motivation, time management, memory, lecture note taking, text processing, knowledge representation, test review, test taking, and error analysis in academic settings.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 6 Social Science

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 6 Social Science

EDPS250
Fundamentals of Child Development for Education

Description: Fundamental concepts and principles of human development with reference to cognitive and social/emotional development from infancy to early adolescence. Biosocial forces which affect behavior and development in children in relation to educational practice.

This course is a prerequisite for: EDPS 362; EDPS 386; EDPS 457

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 6 Social Science

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 6 Social Science

EDPS251
Fundamentals of Adolescent Development for Education

Description: Fundamental concepts and principles of human development with reference to cognitive and social/emotional development from late childhood to early adulthood. Biosocial forces which affect behavior and development in adolescents as they relate to educational practice.

This course is a prerequisite for: EDPS 362; EDPS 386; EDPS 457

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 6 Social Science

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 6 Social Science

EDPS292
Positive Psychology Special Topics

Three 1-credit, special topics courses are offered each spring semester. Each course is 5 weeks and offered one after another throughout the semester, allowing students to enroll in one, two, or three special topics courses.

Description: Various special topics pertaining to positive psychology such as talent development, motivation, and neuro-psychology.

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Pass No Pass
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:1

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EDPS297
Professional Practicum Experiences II

Recommended concurrent enrollment with EDPS 251. Assignments assume knowledge of content from EDPS 251 or equivalent course.

Description: Guided participation in schools/agencies offering programs for youth. Participating students are provided with introductory experiences working with youth in educational contexts, opportunities for one-on-one instruction and support, and prepared for subsequent advanced practicum experiences. Placements range from after-school academic programs to middle school and high school classrooms.

This course is a prerequisite for: SPED 454

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Graded
Experiential Learning:Student Teaching/Education Practicum

Credit Hours:1

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EDPS320
Happiness and Well-Being through Positive Psychology

Description: Introduction to positive psychology. Learn to identify personal strengths and assets that lead to flourishing as human beings; Explore major topics of positive psychology that lead to happiness and well-being.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
ACE Outcomes: ACE 6 Social Science

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 6 Social Science

EDPS330
Statistics and Measurement in Nutrition, Fitness and Health Promotion

Description: Procedures for describing data. Concepts related to selecting psychomotor tests; constructing and evaluating cognitive paper and pencil examinations; utilizing computer technology in delivering, collecting, and evaluating information.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 3 Math/Stat/Reasoning

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 3 Math/Stat/Reasoning

EDPS350
Basic Helping Skills

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or above.

Description: Introduction to developing basic helping skills that can help emerging professionals working in human services. Develop an understanding of communication processes, develop helping skills, and gain an awareness of self in relation to acting as a helper. Learn about theories, techniques, and research regarding effective helping skills and human behavior, develop and refine helping skills in practice with peers, and explore how culture and sociocultural factors play a role in helping others.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:FALL/SPR
ACE Outcomes: ACE 6 Social Science

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 6 Social Science

EDPS362
Learning in the Classroom

Prerequisites: EDPS 250, EDPS 251, CYAF 160, or PSYC 289

Description: Training in theories and research-based practice in learning, motivation, and assessment that supports teaching and learning within diverse elementary educational settings. Topics include human cognition, theories of motivation, classroom management, and classroom-based assessment.

This course is a prerequisite for: TEAC 304

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 6 Social Science

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 6 Social Science

EDPS386
Children's Mental Health and Mental Illness

Prerequisites: At least one of the following: PSYC 181 OR PSYC 289, OR EDPS 250 OR EDPS 251,OR CYAF 160

Description: An introduction to children's mental health as a framework for understanding both psychological disorders and well-being across childhood and adolescence. Gain a broad understanding of developmental psychopathology and positive psychological development of children and the skills to critically evaluate popular notions of psychopathology and positive psychology, as well as how to frame these notions within the context developmental research.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:FALL
ACE Outcomes: ACE 6 Social Science

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 6 Social Science

EDPS397
Professional Practicum Experience IIICrosslisted with TEAC 397

Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education Program.

Description: Guided observations and/or clinical experiences in schools and/or agencies offering programs for children and/or youth.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-10
Max credits per semester:10
Max credits per degree:10
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Experiential Learning:Student Teaching/Education Practicum

Credit Hours:1-10

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EDPS397D
Professional Practicum Experience III: Unified Primary K-3Crosslisted with TEAC 397D

Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education Program.

Description: Guided observations and/or clinical experiences in schools and/or agencies offering programs for children and/or youth.

This course is a prerequisite for: TEAC 416A; TEAC 416B

Course details
Credit Hours:1-10
Max credits per semester:10
Max credits per degree:10
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Experiential Learning:Student Teaching/Education Practicum

Credit Hours:1-10

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EDPS450
Child PsychologyCrosslisted with EDPS 850

Description: Advanced study of the behavior and development of preschool and elementary school children.

This course is a prerequisite for: EDPS 961; EDPS 962; EDPS 963; EDPS 967

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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EDPS451
Psychology of AdolescenceCrosslisted with EDPS 851

Prior coursework in psychology or a related field is recommended.

Description: Mental, social, and emotional development of boys and girls during the adolescent period.

This course is a prerequisite for: EDPS 961; EDPS 962; EDPS 963; EDPS 967

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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EDPS454
Human Cognition and InstructionCrosslisted with EDPS 854

Description: Cognitive psychology and its applications in instruction. Memory, problem solving, cognitive process in reading, research approaches, and applications to teaching.

This course is a prerequisite for: EDPS 960; EDPS 967

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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EDPS457
Learning and Motivation Principles for Secondary Teaching

Prerequisites: ALEC 135, ALEC 135A, EDPS 250, EDPS 251, CYAF 160, PSYC 289 or instructor permission

Description: This course will provide secondary education majors with training in theories and research-based practice in learning, motivation, and assessment that supports teaching and learning within diverse secondary educational settings. Topics include human cognition, theories of motivation, classroom management, and classroom-based assessment generally and as applied to specific secondary education content areas.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 6 Social Science

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 6 Social Science

EDPS459
Statistical MethodsCrosslisted with EDPS 859

Description: Computation and interpretation of measures of central position, variability, and correlation; introduction to sampling, probability, and tests of significance.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 3 Math/Stat/Reasoning

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 3 Math/Stat/Reasoning

EDPS463
Introduction to Applied Behavior AnalysisCrosslisted with EDPS 863

Description: Research methods and findings, concepts, and principles of operant conditioning as related to the experimental analysis of human behavioral events and to the development of behavior engineering technologies.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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EDPS465
PRACT CNSLNG&PRSNNL
Course details
Credit Hours:1-8
Max credits per semester:8
Max credits per degree:8
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-8

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EDPS465B
Special Practices for Handicapped Children and Youth

Description: Basic practices and related research in counseling and helping practices in educational or other youth-serving agencies.

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1

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EDPS465D
Special Practices for Exceptionally Talented and Gifted

Description: Basic practices and related research in counseling and helping practices in educational or other youth-serving agencies.

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1

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EDPS465E
Special Practices in the Elementary School

Description: Basic practices and related research in counseling and helping practices in educational or other youth-serving agencies.

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1

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EDPS465K
Special Practices for Vocational Education/Development Programs

Description: Basic practices and related research in counseling and helping practices in educational or other youth-serving agencies.

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1

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EDPS465L
Special Practices for Community Helpers Working with Adults

Description: Basic practices and related research in counseling and helping practices in educational or other youth-serving agencies.

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1

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EDPS470
Introduction to Educational and Psychological MeasurementCrosslisted with EDPS 870

Prerequisites: EDPS 459/859

Description: Introduction to the construction, evaluation, and ethical use of measurement instruments commonly used in education and psychology. Test construction principles, item analysis, reliability, validity, ethical issues in testing, and evaluation of standardized tests.

This course is a prerequisite for: EDPS 970

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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EDPS471
Human Sexuality and SocietyCrosslisted with CYAF 471, PSYC 471, SOCI 471, CYAF 871, EDPS 871, PSYC 871, SOCI 871

Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing

Open to advanced students planning careers in the professions in which knowledge of human behavior and society is important (e.g., helping professions, medicine, law, ministry, education, etc.).

Description: Interdisciplinary approach to the study of human sexuality in terms of the psychological, social, cultural, anthropological, legal, historical, and physical characteristics of individual sexuality and sex in society.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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EDPS472
The Psychology of Professional Development and Expertise

Description: Learn evidence-based principles and practices for developing, maintaining, and expanding professional expertise. Topics will include deliberate practice, performance feedback, the pursuit of "range," the need for strategic problem-solving skills in a complex and hyper-specialized technical world, the factors affecting professional judgment and decision-making, how social context affects productivity and success, and experts in relation to the public's expectations.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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EDPS478
Pro-seminar in Latin American StudiesCrosslisted with HIST 478, POLS 478, MODL 478, HIST 878, POLS 878, MODL 878, EDPS 878, ETHN 478

Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission.

Description: An interdisciplinary analysis of topical issues in Latin American Studies.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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EDPS496
Directed Field ExperienceCrosslisted with EDPS 896

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.

Description: Complete education-based experiences in research or applied settings under faculty supervision.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-24
Max credits per semester:24
Max credits per degree:24
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-24

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EDPS497
Readings in Educational Psychology and Measurements

Prerequisites: Permission.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-6

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EDPS498
Special TopicsCrosslisted with EDPS 898

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.

Description: Seminar on current issues or topics in educational psychology. Topics vary.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Pass No Pass

Credit Hours:1-6

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EDPS499H
Honors Thesis

Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation.

Description: Conduct a scholarly research project and write a University Honors Program or undergraduate thesis.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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