Campuses:
Twin Cities campus
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Twin Cities Campus
Education Sciences MinorEducational Psychology
College of Education and Human Development
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Educational Psychology, 250 Educational Science Building, 56 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-6083; fax: 612-624-8241)
Email:
mlif@umn.edu
The education sciences minor reflects an interdisciplinary effort that combines research in education with research in the basic arts and sciences to address problems of education. The minor draws on coursework from education, educational psychology, cognitive neuroscience, child development, psychology, and public policy. Coursework includes professional socialization courses presenting a general introduction to educational research and experimental methods; two advanced courses in research methods and statistics; and two advanced courses in cognition and learning.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
Coursework includes: a) two professional socialization courses presenting a general introduction to schools and educational research (3 cr each); b) two advanced courses in research methods and statistics (experimental research design, measurement, and statistical methods, 3 cr each); and c) two advanced courses in cognition and learning (addressing cognitive approaches to learning, 3 cr each), for a total of 18 credits.
Note: Students may not use course credits to satisfy requirements for both a graduate major and for the education sciences minor.
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