Degree Information & Requirements
Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Arts-32 points (Code: COGN)
Core Courses (9 points):
- HUDK 4029 Human cognition and learning (3)
- HUDK 4080 Educational psychology (3)
- HUDK 5023 Cognitive development (3)
Statistics/Research Design (3 points):
At least one of the following:
- HUD 4120 Methods of empirical research (3)
- HUDM 4120 Basic concepts in statistics (3)
- HUDM 4122 Probability and statistical inference (3)
- HUDM 5122 Applied regression analysis (3)
- HUDM 5123 Linear models and experimental design (3)
Research Practicum (3 points):
- HUDK 5324 Research work practicum (2-3)
or by permission
- HUDK 6539 Research practicum in educational psychology, cognition and learning (1-3)
Breadth Requirement (6-9 points):(each course must be for at least 2 points)
A minimum of three Teachers College courses outside of HUDK are selected in consultation with an adviser.
- A&HF 4090 Philosophies of education (3)
- A&HL 4000 Introduction to linguistics (3)
- BBS 5068-5069 Brain and behavior I and II (1-2 each)
- BBSQ 4040 Speech and language disorders (2-3)
- ITSF 4010 Cultural and social bases of education (3-4)
- MSTU 4036 Hypermedia and education (2-3)
- MSTU 4133 Cognition and computers (3)
- ORLJ 4005 Organizational psychology (3)
Specialized Courses (8-11 points):
Selected in consultation with an adviser, and focusing on one of the following concentrations:
Cognition and Learning:
- HUDK 4015 Psychology of thinking (3)
- HUDK 4027 Development of mathematical thinking (3)
- HUDK 5024 Language development (2-3)
- HUDK 5025 Spatial thinking (3)
- HUDK 5030 Visual explanations (3)
- HUDK 5034 Cognitive research methods and applications (3)
- HUDK 6095 Critical review of current journals in psychology (3)
- HUDM 5058 Choice and decision making (3)
- HBSK 5096 The psychology of memory (3)
Intelligent Technologies:
- HUDK 4015 Psychology of thinking (3)
- HUDK 4035 Technology and human development (3)
- HUDK 5025 Spatial thinking (3)
- HUDK 5030 Visual explanations (3)
- HUDK 5034 Cognitive research methods and applications (3)
- HUDK 5035 Psychology of media (3)
- HUDK 5039 Design of intelligent learning environments (3)
- HUDK 5198 Psychology of instructional systems design (2-3)
- MSTU 4031 Programming I (4)
- MSTU 4083 Instructional design of educational technology (3)
- MSTU 4133 Cognition and computers (3)
- MSTU 4134 Cognition and computers lab (1-3)
Reading Research:
- HUDK 5024 Language development (2-3)
- HUDK 5080 Experimental psychology: Schooling and reading (2-3)
- HUDK 5090 Psychology of language and reading (2-3)
- HUDK 6095 Critical review of current journals in psychology (3)
- HBSK 4074 Development of reading comprehension strategies and study skills (3)
- MSTU 4086 Text understanding and design (3)
Cognitive Studies of Educational Practice:
- HUDF 4021 Sociology of education (3)
- HUDK 4035 Technology and human development (3)
- HUDK 6620 Special topics in developmental psychology (1-3)
- HBSK 4074 Development of reading comprehension strategies and study skills (3)
- ORL 5522 Evaluation methods I (3)
Creativity and Cognition:
- HUDK 5020 Development of creativity (3)
- HUDK 5025 Spatial thinking (3)
- HUDK 5029 Personality development and socialization across the lifespan (3)
- HUDK 5030 Visual explanations (3)
- HUDK 5120 Development of creativity: The case study method (3)
- HUDK 5124 Cross-cultural developmental psychology (3)
Note: At least 2 courses (minimum of 4 points) must be taken outside the department.
Integrative Project:
Varies according to selected concentration: Cognition and Learning—an empirical cognitive research study; Intelligent Technologies— creation and evaluation of an educational technology program; Reading Research—an empirical reading research paper; Cognitive Studies of Educational Practice—an empirical study of cognition in a classroom setting; Creativity and Cognition—an essay or project related to creativity.
