Lynch School of Education
Program of Study / 2014
M.A. / Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology
CLASS ENTERING 2014
TO BE SUBMITTED DURING THE SECOND TERM OF ENROLLMENT IN THE PROGRAM,
PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF REGISTRATION FOR THE THIRD TERM OF ENROLLMENT
NAME
ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE
SEMESTER/YEAR
BC ID
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS DATE
MONTH/YEAR
Please choose one of the following areas of focus:
Education Focus Prevention & Promotion Focus Community Psychology/Social Justice Focus
Research Focus Early Childhood Focus
Individualized Focus
Course Number and Title
Credits
Summer
Fall
Spring
Core Course Requirements
Students in the community psychology focus are required to take one of
these courses, depending on their specific age-level interests. Students
in the early childhood focus are required to take only
APSY 7418. Students in all other focus areas are required to take both
APSY 7418 and APSY 7419.
3
APSY 7418 Applied Child Development
3
APSY 7419 Applied Adolescent Development
3
One of the following:
APSY 7460 Interpretation and Evaluation of Educational Research
APSY 7468 Introductory Statistics
3
APSY 8115 Social and Affective Processes
3
APSY 7617 Learning and Cognition
3
APSY 8100 Master’s Comprehensive Exam
All students, except those in the research focus, will complete a Critical
Literature Review as part of the university’s comprehensive exam
requirement. Students in the research focus will complete an empirical
study in lieu of the Critical Literature Review to fulfill the university’s
comprehensive exam requirement.
3
Please print the first page of this document and the specific page corresponding to your focus area.
T/W*
Requirements for Education Focus
Course Number and Title
Credits
Educational Context/Policy Courses:
One of the following:
EDUC 7435 Social Contexts of Education
APSY 7561 Evaluation and Public Policy
APSY 8620 Educational and Social Issues and Social Policy
Assessment Courses:
One of the following:
APSY 7465 Psychological Testing
EDUC 7579 Educational Assessment of Learning Problems
EDUC 6595 Assessment and Instruction for Students with Reading Difficulty
ERME 7466 Program Evaluation I
ERME 7467 Program Evaluation II (ED 466-pre-requisite)
Electives: Choose two graduate-level courses.
Spring
T/W*
3
3
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3
Total credits
Fall
3
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Educational/ Developmental Practice Course:
Choose one graduate-level course with appropriate disciplinary and
developmental focus.
EDUC 7436 Curriculum Theories and Practice
APSY 7611 Learning and Development among Early Learners
EDUC 7666 Developmental Disabilities: Values, Policy, & Change
EDUC 6628 Computer Applications for Educators
EDUC 9729 Controversies in Curriculum and Instruction
EDUC 9737 Contemporary Issues: Curriculum and Instruction
EDUC 9819 Educational Change
Summer
3
30
* Insert a T (transfer) or W (waiver) as appropriate. If seeking a transfer of credits, you must also fill out a “transfer request
form” available online. If requesting a waiver, you must attach an official transcript to this form.
STUDENT SIGNATURE
APPROVAL
ADVISOR
ASSOCIATE
DEAN OF
GRADUATE
STUDIES
YES
YES
DATE
NO
NAME
SIGNATURE
NAME
SIGNATURE
NO
Requirements for Prevention and Promotion Focus
Course Number and Title
Credits
Mental Health Promotion Course:
One of the following:
APSY 7465 Psychological Testing
APSY 7518 Issues in Life-Span Development
APSY 7446 Child Psychopathology
APSY 7638 Issues in Short-Term Counseling
APSY 7448 Career Development
APSY 7549 Psychology of Trauma: Cross-Cultural and Social Justice
Community Outreach/Evaluation Courses:
One of the following:
APSY 8620 Educational and Social Issues and Social Policy
APSY 7633 Impact of Psychosocial Issues on Learning
Internship Course:
One of the following:
APSY 7470 Advanced Practicum: Human Development
APSY 8912 Participatory Action Research: Gender, Race, and Power
Electives: Choose two graduate-level courses.
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Total credits
Summer
Fall
Spring
T/W*
3
3
3
3
3
30
* Insert a T (transfer) or W (waiver) as appropriate. If seeking a transfer of credits, you must also fill out a “transfer request
form” available online. If requesting a waiver, you must attach an official transcript to this form.
STUDENT SIGNATURE
APPROVAL
ADVISOR
ASSOCIATE
DEAN OF
GRADUATE
STUDIES
YES
YES
DATE
NO
NAME
SIGNATURE
NAME
SIGNATURE
NO
Requirements for Community Psychology and Social Justice
Course Number and Title
Credits
Psychosocial Interventions, Program Evaluation or Community Outreach
Course:
One of the following:
APSY 7511 Alternative Strategies of Children Affected by Organized Violence:
Community-based Resources for Mental Health and Human Rights
APSY 7549 Psychology of Trauma: Cross-cultural and Social Justice
Perspectives
APSY 7561 Evaluation and Public Policy
APSY 8620 Educational and Social Issues and Social Policy
APSY 7633 Impact of Psychosocial Issues on Learning
Community Psychology, Social Justice, or Human Rights and International
Justice Courses:
One of the following:
APSY 6348 Culture, Community, and Change
APSY 7461 Human Rights Interdisciplinary Seminar
APSY 7471 Psychological Responses to Humanitarian Crises: Human Rights,
Gender Violence, and International Justice
SCWK 7728 Global Perspective on Gender Inequalities
APSY 7740 Topics in the Psychology of Women
SCWK 8829 Sustainable Development and Responses in Global Social Work
Internship Course:
One of the following:
APSY 7470 Advanced Practicum: Human Development
APSY 8912
Electives: Choose three graduate-level courses.
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Total credits
Summer
Fall
Spring
T/W*
3
3
3
3
3
3
30
* Insert a T (transfer) or W (waiver) as appropriate. If seeking a transfer of credits, you must also fill out a “transfer request
form” available online. If requesting a waiver, you must attach an official transcript to this form.
STUDENT SIGNATURE
APPROVAL
ADVISOR
ASSOCIATE
DEAN OF
GRADUATE
STUDIES
YES
YES
DATE
NO
NAME
SIGNATURE
NAME
SIGNATURE
NO
Requirements for Research Focus**
Course Number and Title
Credits
Advanced Developmental Seminars:
One of the following:
APSY 8813 Sociocultural Contexts of Development
APSY 8919 Advanced Topics in Cognition and Learning
Statistics/Methods Courses:
Choose APSY 7468 as a core course in addition to one of the following:
ERME 7466 Program Evaluation I
ERME 7467 Program Evaluation II (ERME 7466-pre-requisite)
APSY 7469 Intermediate Statistics
APSY 8851 Qualitative Research Methods
APSY 8912 Participatory Action Research: Gender, Race, and Power
Electives: Choose two graduate-level courses.
_______________________________________________________
Summer
Fall
Spring
T/W*
3
3
3
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3
Research Internship
APSY 8714 Advanced Research Methods in Counseling, Developmental, and
Educational Psychology
3
Total credits
30
* Insert a T (transfer) or W (waiver) as appropriate. If seeking a transfer of credits, you must also fill out a “transfer request
form” available online. If requesting a waiver, you must attach an official transcript to this form.
** Please note that admission to the Research Focus is contingent upon (a) the successful completion of 1 semester of
volunteer work as a research assistant with a faculty mentor from ADEP and (b) the faculty mentor's agreement to supervise
the student's independent research (PY 714). This focus area generally requires 3-4 semesters to complete the degree.
STUDENT SIGNATURE
APPROVAL
ADVISOR
ASSOCIATE
DEAN OF
GRADUATE
STUDIES
YES
YES
DATE
NO
NAME
SIGNATURE
NAME
SIGNATURE
NO
Requirements for Early Childhood focus
Course Number and Title
Credits
APSY 7611 Learning and Development among Early Learners
3
Social Context Course:
One of the following:
EDUC 7435 Social Context of Education
APSY 7528 Multicultural Issues (summer section)
Special Needs:
One of the following:
EDUC 7438 Instruction of Students with Special Needs and Diverse Learners
APSY 7666 Developmental Disabilities: Evaluation, Assessment, Family, &
Systems
APSY 7665 Developmental Disabilities: Values, Policy, & Change
Summer
Fall
Spring
T/W*
3
3
________________________(Special Education Elective)
Electives: Choose three graduate-level courses.
_______________________________________________________
3
_______________________________________________________
3
_______________________________________________________
3
Total credits
30
* Insert a T (transfer) or W (waiver) as appropriate. If seeking a transfer of credits, you must also fill out a “transfer request
form” available online. If requesting a waiver, you must attach an official transcript to this form.
STUDENT SIGNATURE
APPROVAL
ADVISOR
ASSOCIATE
DEAN OF
GRADUATE
STUDIES
YES
YES
DATE
NO
NAME
SIGNATURE
NAME
SIGNATURE
NO
Requirements for Individualized Focus
Course Number and Title
Credits
Summer
Fall
Spring
T/W*
Electives: Choose three electives in individually-designated area.
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3
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3
_______________________________________________________
3
Electives: Choose two open electives.
_______________________________________________________
3
_______________________________________________________
3
Total credits
30
* Insert a T (transfer) or W (waiver) as appropriate. If seeking a transfer of credits, you must also fill out a “transfer request
form” available online. If requesting a waiver, you must attach an official transcript to this form.
STUDENT SIGNATURE
APPROVAL
ADVISOR
ASSOCIATE
DEAN OF
GRADUATE
STUDIES
YES
YES
DATE
NO
NAME
SIGNATURE
NAME
SIGNATURE
NO