Program Overview

Family Policy and Program Administration Education Psychology Master's

Program Overview

The Educational Psychology Master of Science with a concentration in Family Policy and Program Administration is designed to prepare students for a career in administering/directing programs that serve individuals, children, and families. This program takes a Family Science approach and considers the 10 content areas of NCFR’s Family Life Education with the option of becoming a Certified Family Life Educator.

Marketable Skills

• Critique and apply research
• Employ appropriate assessment/statistical analyses
• Provide technical assistance to agencies
• Oral and written communication
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve outcomes

Program Highlights

• Earn a master’s degree in as little as 15 months or go at a slower pace, with five different starting points throughout the year.
• The College of Education is one of Texas' top producers of teachers, administrators, counselors, and other school professionals.
• Courses are offered on a rotation schedule via two 8-week terms during the fall and spring semesters and 3-week, 5-week, and 10-week terms during the summer.
• The College of Education is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, which means we meet or exceed strict academic standards for excellence in education.
• The Department of Educational Psychology, which oversees this degree program, is affiliated with various research and intervention centers that provide research and development opportunities for faculty and students.
• Our programs have been recognized by the National Council on Family Relations and U.S. News and World Report.

Career Opportunities

Top 3 Careers

• Family and Child Program Administrator
• Family Intervention Specialist
• Family Education Advocate

Program Courses

• Foundations of Educational Research Methodology (3 hrs)
  • Overview of the process of conducting research, from formulating research questions to sampling, data collection, analysis, and drawing inferences.
• Introduction to Program Evaluation (3 hrs)
  • Introduction to program evaluation and practice as an essential component in designing and sustaining effective programs.
• Grant Proposal Writing Techniques (3 hrs)
  • Investigation of state and federal grant funding sources. Introduction to and application of grant proposal writing techniques.
• Family Relationships (3 hrs)
  • Analysis of the influences that affect modern family life; consideration of variant family forms.
• Family Law and Policy (3 hrs)
  • Laws and policies affecting families. Attention is paid to the major child and family policy domains, the current major research developments in each domain, and the relevant policy debate from a family science perspective.
• Introduction to Educational Psychology (3 hrs)
  • Review of theories and applications of educational psychology; basic concepts in learning, cognition, development, and their applications to teaching and learning context.

Program Details

• Program type: Master of Science (M.S.)
• Major: Family Policy and Program Administration Education Psychology
• Format: Online
• Estimated time to complete: 1-3 years
• Credit Hours: 33