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Oct 01, 2024
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2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Educational Psychology and Research Major, PhD
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The Applied Educational Psychology (AEP) concentration represents all major areas of traditional Educational Psychology, including learning, development, measurement, instructional strategies, and academic assessment.
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Concentrations (Required)
Applied Educational Psychology
Campus Code
Knoxville Campus
Admissions Standards/Procedures
- Admission to the Concentration will be based on
- successful completion of a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology or a related field such as teacher education,
- GRE scores,
- grade point average at all collegiate levels,
- statement of career goals, and
- professional references.
- Other prior graduate coursework will be examined on a case-by-case basis to determine if it can be used to satisfy some course requirements for the PhD concentration.
- Entering students must have completed graduate coursework in life-span human development, learning theory, and introductory research.
Credit Hours Required
72 graduate credit hours beyond a master’s degree
Professional Development Core (6 credit hours)
Advanced Core Courses (21 credit hours)
Research Methods (15 credit hours)
Cognate (6 credit hours)
- Students choose at least two courses from one of the following areas for a cognate: Gifted/Talented Learners, Instructional Strategies in Special Education, Educational Technology or Instructional Technology, Higher Education Administration, or Cultural Studies in Education. Other cognates may be negotiated with the Applied Educational Psychology faculty.
- Note: Students planning to work toward BCBA certification - In order to satisfy the Cognate requirement for the AEP PhD or in addition to another Cognate, students will need to complete the following:
Dissertation (24 credit hours)
Non-Course Requirements
- Doctoral candidates work closely with their advisor to complete a dissertation proposal. A candidate will present the proposal to the dissertation committee, and once approved by all committee members, will begin work on the dissertation research. With the advisor’s approval, the candidate will schedule an oral defense for the dissertation. During the dissertation defense, the candidate will present the work completed for the dissertation, which will be reviewed by the dissertation committee.
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