Educational Psychology Minor
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- 12/9/2024: Educational Psychology Virtual Information Session — Virtual — 5:00pm - 6:00pm
- 1/9/2025: Educational Psychology Virtual Information Session — — 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- 2/6/2025: Educational Psychology Virtual Information Session — — 4:30pm - 5:30pm
- 3/3/2025: Educational Psychology Virtual Information Session — — 7:30pm - 8:30pm
- 4/8/2025: Educational Psychology Virtual Information Session — — 1:30pm - 2:30pm
- 5/7/2025: Educational Psychology Virtual Information Session — — 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- 6/17/2025: Educational Psychology Virtual Information Session — — 5:30pm - 6:30pm
This 19-credit minor is available to all Mason undergraduates and provides students a grounding in topics related to human growth and development, cognition, learning and instruction, motivation, measurement, and research methods.
Required Courses
- EDEP 350: Perspectives on Achievement Motivation (3 credits)
- EDUC 302: Human Growth and Development (3 credits)
- PSYC 312: Educational Psychology (3 credits)
- PSYC 320: Psychological Tests and Measurements (4 credits)
Electives
Select two of the following:
- ECED 401: Developmental Pathways of Diverse Learners, Birth-Adolescence (3 credits)
- PSYC 211: Lifespan Development (3 credits)
- PSYC 313: Child Development (3 credits)
- PSYC 314: Adolescent Development (3 credits)
- PSYC 322: Behavior Modification (3 credits)
- PSYC 335: Psychology of Creativity and Innovation (3 credits)
Total credits: 19