Program Overview

Online Graduate Certificate in Applied Educational Psychology

Program Overview

The graduate certificate in Applied Educational Psychology is designed for current and former graduate students seeking to acquire knowledge and develop skills to enhance their professional work in educational contexts, such as schools, colleges, universities, healthcare, business, and government. All courses for this certificate are offered online, including Zoom meetings and asynchronous learning activities.

Why Choose Applied Educational Psychology?

Understanding the psychology of how and why learners learn is crucial to fostering safe learning environments. Through this certificate’s coursework, you will enhance your knowledge and skills, enabling you to facilitate high-impact teaching and learning at the individual, group, and organizational levels.

Admission Requirements

• Applicants must hold or currently be pursuing a graduate degree

Program Details

• Degree: Graduate Certificate
• College: College of Education, Health & Human Sciences
• Format: Mixed (Fully online, mix of asynchronous and synchronous)
• Credit Hours: 12
• Cost Per Credit: $744 (In-State), $819 (Out-of-State)
• Admission Terms: Fall, Spring, Summer

Featured Courses

• EDPY 574: Facilitating Change in Educational Environments
  • Practical issues of group change. Analyses of group and individual experiences in all types of educational settings in relation to systems theory and collaborative learning theory. Needs of individuals and groups involved in change and roles of inside and outside change agents.
• EDPY 512: Motivation in Learning
  • This course provides graduate-level knowledge and skills regarding key constructs and research findings related to motivation in learning over the lifespan and their application to practice in formal and informal educational contexts.

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