Announcement
This program is under an admissions moratorium until 2023 and is not taking applications. If there are questions in the meantime, please refer to the faculty contact below.
Prerequisites
Applicants for direct admission with only a completed bachelor's degree must also have a minimum 15 semester hours of coursework in psychology with grades of B+ or better. These applicants should preferably have graduated with a psychology major, but majors in closely related fields will be considered. The applicants should also have an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale. Applicants with one to two years of completed graduate work in an educational psychology, psychology or related master's program must have a minimum GPA of 3.50 on a 4.0 scale and be in good standing in their program.
Course Requirements
The Learning and Instruction Sciences Ph.D. requires at least 84 graduate semester hours in addition to the dissertation, following the baccalaureate degree for the Ph.D. Included in the Plan of Work is the 10-hour credit cognate requirement in the liberal arts psychology program. An additional 30 semester hours are required for the dissertation. The 30 dissertation hours must be taken at the rate of 7.5 credits per semester, over four consecutive semesters (spring/summer optional). While taking the dissertation hours, the student has full-time graduate student status. Students will find that a program of study consistent with their professional goals may require an amount of graduate credit beyond the minimum requirement.
Curriculum
Ph.D. in Educational Psychology Learning and Instruction Sciences Concentration
Psychological Foundations (30 hours required)
Courses - Individual Differences/Development (18 hours required) | Cr. Hrs. |
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EDP 5450 Child Psychology | 3 |
EDP 5480 Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
EDP 8230 Fundamental Studies in EDP II: Growth and Development | 3 |
EDP 7370 Adult Psychopathology | 3 |
EDP 6210 Foundations of Educational Psychology | 3 |
EDP 8250 Fundundamental Studies in EDP IV: Topical Seminar | 3 |
Biological Bases of Behavior (3 hours required)
Courses | Cr. Hrs. |
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PSY 7120 Biological Bases of Behavior | 3 |
Cognitive Affective Bases of Behavior (11 hours required)
Courses | Cr. Hrs. |
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EDP 7350 The Learning Process (doctoral section) | 3 |
EDP 7420 Introduction to Behavior Psychology | 4 |
EDP 7430 Applications I: Behavior Psychology and Social Learning | 3 |
Social Bases of Behavior (3 hours required)
Courses | Cr. Hrs. |
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EDP 7400 Foundations of Social Psychology | 3 |
Statistics and Research Design (21 hours required)
Courses - Individual Differences/Development (14 hours required) | Cr. Hrs. |
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ED 7999 Terminal Masters Project/Essay | 3 |
EER 7630 Fundamentals of Statistics | 3 |
EER 8800 Variance Covariance | 4 |
EER 8820 Multivariate Analysis | 4 |
EER 8992 Research and Expt. Design | 4 |
EER 8760 Advanced Measurement I | 3 |
Instructional Sciences and/or Educational Evaluation & Research (12 hours required)
Courses | Cr. Hrs. |
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LDT 6110 Foundations of Instructional System Design | 4* |
LDT 7115 Understanding the Adult Learner | 3 |
LDT 7210 Foundations of Distance Education | 3* |
LDT 7130 Facilitation of Online and Face to Face Learning | 3* |
LDT 7140 Web-based Courseware Development | 3* |
LDT 7240 Apps. Of New Technologies | 3 |
LDT 7220 Multimedia for Instruction | 3* |
LDT 8120 Practicum in Instructional Technology | 3* |
EER 8720 Advanced Quantitative Program Evaluation: Theory and Research | 3 |
EER 7870 Fundamentals of Qualitative Research | 3 |
EER 8700 Advanced Qualitative Research | 4 |
EER 8900 Qualitative Design for School Research | 4 |
EER 8840 Structural Equation Modeling | 3 |
* Required for certificate in online teaching
Professional Ethics (3 hours required)
Courses | Cr. Hrs. |
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EDP 7300 Ethics, Standards & The Practice of Psychology | 4 |
EDP 7520 Professional Ethics and Standards for Psychology | 3 |
Cognate (10 hours required)
Courses | Cr. Hrs. |
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PSY 7000 or above Electives including PSY 7120; students planning to teach at the college/university level should also take: PSY 78991 (1 credit) Preparing the Future Professional: Teaching Methods in Psychology | 10 |
Dissertation (30 hours required)
Courses | Cr. Hrs. |
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ED 9991 Doctoral Candidate Status I: Dissertation Research and Direction | 7.5 |
ED 9992 Doctoral Candidate Status I: Dissertation Research and Direction | 7.5 |
ED 9993 Doctoral Candidate Status I: Dissertation Research and Direction | 7.5 |
ED 9994 Doctoral Candidate Status I: Dissertation Research and Direction | 7.5 |
Program Handbook
Contact
Cheryl Somers, Ph.D.
Professor
313-577-1670
c.somers@wayne.edu
Theoretical & Behavioral Foundations
Phone: 313-577-1613