M.S.Ed. in Learning and Development Sciences – Inquiry Methodology Track
Degree Requirements (36 cr.)
Major Requirements (21 cr.)
Inquiry (12 cr.)
Select from the following courses in consultation with your academic advisor:
- EDUC-P 501 Statistical Methods Applied to Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-Y 502 Intermediate Statistics Applied to Education (3 cr.)*
- EDUC-Y 510 Action Research I (3 cr.)
- EDUC-Y 520 Strategies for Educational Inquiry (3 cr.)
- EDUC-Y 527 Educational Assessment and Psychological Measurement (3 cr.)
- EDUC-Y 535 Evaluation Models and Techniques (3 cr.)
- EDUC-Y 590 Independent Study or Research in Inquiry Methodology (1-3 cr.)
- EDUC-Y 603 Statistical Design of Educational Research (3 cr.)*
- EDUC-Y 604 Multivariate Analysis in Educational Research (3 cr.)*
- EDUC-Y 611 Qualitative Inquiry in Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-Y 515 Foundations of Educational Inquiry (3 cr)
- EDUC-Y 617 Psychometric Theory (3 cr.)*
- EDUC-Y 635 Methodology of Educational Evaluation (3 cr.)
- EDUC-Y 650 Topics in Inquiry Methodology: Research Design and Analysis (3 cr.)
*Must be taken concurrently with EDUC-Y 500
Educational Psychology (9 cr.)
Select from the following courses in consultation with your academic advisor:
- EDUC-P 513 Gerontology: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (3 cr.)
- EDUC-P 514 Life Span Development: Birth to Death (3 cr.)
- EDUC-P 515 Child Development (3 cr.)
- EDUC-P 516 Adolescent Development (3 cr.)
- EDUC-P 517 Adult Development and Aging (3 cr.)
- EDUC-P 540 Learning and Cognition in Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-P 544 Applied Cognition and Learning Strategies (3 cr.)
- EDUC-P 545 Educational Motivation (3 cr.)
- EDUC-P 566 Social Psychology in Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-P 590 Independent Study or Research in Educational Psychology (3 cr.)
- EDUC-P 600 Topical Seminar in Learning, Cognition & Instruction (3 cr.)
- EDUC-P 623 Child Development (3 cr.)
- EDUC-P 640 Thinking and Learning in Social Contexts (3 cr.)
- EDUC-P 650 Topical Seminar in Educational Psychology (3 cr.)
Philosophy, Sociology, History or Anthropology of Education Requirement (3 cr.)
An H-prefixed education course or anthropology/sociology course selected in consultation with your academic advisor.
Curriculum Theory or Methods Requirement (3 cr.)
A 500 or 600 level J-prefixed education course selected in consultation with your academic advisor. This requirement may be waived for students with undergraduate coursework in education and for students who do not plan to work in a school setting.
Elective Requirements (9-12 cr.)
Electives may be from fields inside or outside the School of Education that are outside the Learning and Developmental Sciences. Students may take electives in any area of interest to complement their program of study. Elective courses must bring the total to 36 credit hours and must contribute to the integrity of the student’s program.