Applied psychology in educational and community settings (APECS)
undergraduate minor
- Enrich your major degree through an applied emphasis
in working with learners across the lifespan (children, youth,
and adults).
- Boost your future career with research and/or
community service.
Students who complete the APECS minor graduate with elevated
knowledge, skill level, and actual experience working with children
and youth in a variety of settings. Students become familiarized
with the field of educational psychology, acquire domain-specific
knowledge and skills relating to research and/or service delivery
within educational and community contexts, and apply their knowledge
and skills through a practicum experience.
This 18-credit minor will allow you to apply psychological theory
(systems-ecological, developmental, behavioral,
cognitive-behavioral) to actual interpersonal, social, cultural,
institutional, or economic contexts.
This minor is a good choice for students who wish to pursue
future graduate education in educational
psychology, social work,
counseling,
college student personnel,
youth development,
teaching, or other related fields.
Service learning/research engagement
You will be required to complete at least one of the following
courses for 3 credits:
Practicum: Psychology of Multiculturalism in
Education
Students spend ninety hours working with children, youth, or adults
in ESL tutoring or after-school youth programs. Students develop
sensitivities and competencies related to multicultural issues in
U.S. society.
Educational Psychology Undergraduate Research Practicum
This course is a practicum experience that is designed to provide
supervised research experience. Students are matched with University
faculty members and their research projects.
For more course information see core
and elective courses.
For more information
For questions about APECS, contact your undergraduate adviser or
associate professor Robert C.
delMas, at 612-625-2076 or
delma001@umn.edu.
June 2009
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