M.S. Concentration in Learning and Development

The learning and development program provides students with expertise in the psychological foundations of education. The program emphasizes the perspective of the learner and concentrates on the following psychological content areas: cognition, development, motivation and social. Students in the program get an M.S. in Learning and Development. This degree focuses on research skills as they apply to education and training, throughout the lifespan, in a broad range of settings (e.g., public education, informal learning environments like museums, training in business and industry). Students gain expertise in development, learning, and research skills in preparation for seeking a Ph.D and for other positions that demand proficiency in these areas.

John Surber, Ph.D.Associate Professor and Area Chair




Courses in Learning and Development

631: Cognition: Learning, Problem Solving and Thinking

640: Human Development: Theory and Research

734: Contextual Determinants of Motivation

735: Social Cognition

742: Personality Theories and the Educational Process

743: Human Development: Infancy and Early Childhood

746: Human Development: Adolescence

747: Human Development: Study of the Adult

801: Urban Education: Doctoral Seminar in Educational        Psychology

833: Psychology of Race and Ethnicity

834: The Psychology of Achievement Motivation

844: The Multicultural Family

845: Immigrant Children in Developmental Perspective