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This culminating course familiarizes students with the principles and practice of applied psychology in educational and community settings. Through supervised fieldwork experiences in either research or practice settings, students will develop an understanding of ethical considerations in educational psychology and explore how psychological research can be used to advance the practice of psychology in applied settings. This course is designed for undergraduate students completing an Educational Psychology undergraduate minor or the Special Education major. The course meets for 120 minutes weekly, and students complete 90 hours of fieldwork (approximately 8-10 hours/week). Honors students will be involved in Directed Faculty Research conducted with an approved Educational Psychology faculty member. The research project will be used to direct the honors thesis. In addition, honors students will present their research at the Undergraduate Research Symposium Note: students in the special education major must complete fieldwork related to disabilities and/or special education.