Coursework for M.A. measurement and accountability concentration
It is assumed that M.A. students will generally begin their
studies in the Fall semester and follow the sequence of courses below.
Semester 1 (10 credits)
- EPSY 5221—Principles of Educational and Psychological Measurement
(4 cr.)
- EPSY 5243—Principles and Methods of Evaluation (3 cr.)
- EPSY 8261—Statistical Methods I: Probability and Inference (3
cr.)+
Semester 2 (9 credits)
- EPSY 8262—Statistical Methods II: Regression and the General
Linear Model (3 cr.)
- Psy 5014—Psychology of Human Learning and Memory (3 cr.)++*
- Psy 5202—Attitudes and Social Behavior (3 cr.)++*
Semester 3 (13 credits)
- EPSY 5222—Measurement & Analysis/K-12 Education Accountability (4
cr.)
- EPSY 5244—Survey Design, Sampling, and Implementation (3 cr.)
- EPSY 5247—Qualitative Methods in Educational Research (3 cr.)
- EPSY 5991—Independent Study in Educational Psychology (3 cr.)
for Internship
Semester 4 (minimum of 7 credits)
- EPSY 8221—Psychological Scaling (3 cr.)
- EPSY 8777—Thesis Credits: Master's (10 cr.) for Plan A
OR
EPSY 5991—Independent Study or EPSY8994 Research Problems (3
cr.) for Plan B
Total credits 38 - 45
+ Students must have had an introductory statistics course prior to
registering for EPSY 8261
++Satisfy the EPSY learning and/or social psychology core
requirements
* Other courses that can be substituted are listed in the
Educational Psychology Graduate Program Handbook
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