Educational Psychology is a diverse field that spans a variety of areas including human motivation, human development, learning theories, and teaching practices and pedagogy. Students’ research areas include development, learning, individual learner differences, and more.
Our graduates work for colleges and universities, state and federal agencies, business and industry, private research and development organizations, and school systems. Most of our graduates work as researchers, faculty, or in institutional research and evaluation.
Programs of Study
Our program is not a clinical program, and does not include training in school psychology, administration of diagnostic tests, diagnosis or treatment of mental health conditions, diagnosis or treatment of learning or development disorders, or any other clinical service. The program does not lead to licensure as a psychologist, counselor, school psychologist, psychometrist, or any other professional license.
Our certificate offers you applied courses in methods for evaluating programs and services. You can serve as an evaluator in schools, health, government, and/or nonprofit agencies.
This program is offered on campus only.
Are you interested in learning more about the teaching and learning process so that you can become the best possible teacher, graduate teaching assistant, instructor and/or professor/faculty member one day?
Our Psychology of Learning Graduate Minor is centered around understanding the teaching-learning process inclusive of learning, development and motivation in a variety of educational contexts. The minor will . . .
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Encompass both classic and contemporary approaches to teaching and learning,
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Offer wide appeal to learners from all majors and colleges both across Auburn University and globally,
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Provide an excellent foundation for you as a current or future teacher at all levels, K-Adulthood, and
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Offer a variety or courses in both face-to-face and distance formats.
The majority of our courses have both in-person (on campus) and distance learning (off campus) options.
State-wide and nationally, school systems, community colleges, and universities employ assessment and evaluation specialists, institutional researchers, program evaluators, and accreditation specialists.
Educational Research, Methods, and Evaluation faculty and courses are part of the Educational Psychology Program. In addition to teaching courses within the Educational Psychology doctoral program and the Educational Research, Methods, and Evaluation master's degree, faculty provide service courses to students across campus.
This program is offered on campus and online.
Application Deadlines:
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Spring 2025 admission: October 1
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Summer 2025 admission: February 1
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Fall 2025 admission: April 1
Our educational psychology program will prepare you for careers in research and education. You can work for colleges and universities in faculty or research careers, school systems in evaluation or research roles, state and federal agencies, business and industry, private research and development organizations, as well as other educational and developmental settings.
Our students conduct original research in educational psychology areas including human development, learning theories, identity development, and more.
This program is offered on campus only.
Application Deadlines:
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Summer 2025 admission: February 1
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Fall 2025 admission: April 1
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