MED 6030 - Advanced Educational Psychology

Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [2nd Blk]

The fields of philosophy and psychology have greatly contributed to our understanding of how individuals learn and possible reasons for success and failure in schooling. MED 6030 is a foundations course designed to familiarize participants with some of the more important theories of learning and development that come from these two disciplines. It is a required core class that contains knowledge that will have application throughout the Master’s of Education program. Emphasis will be placed on classical philosophical perspectives and their implications for modern schooling; behavioral and cognitive learning theories; and developmental and social learning theories. Prerequisite: (Recommended) MED 6080.