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Program Requirements
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Required Courses (27 credits)
A thesis for the doctoral degree must constitute original scholarship and must be a distinct contribution to knowledge. It must show familiarity with previous work in the field and must demonstrate ability to plan and carry out research, organize results, and defend the approach and conclusions in a scholarly manner. The research presented must meet current standards of the discipline; as well, the thesis must clearly demonstrate how the research advances knowledge in the field. Finally, the thesis must be written in compliance with norms for academic and scholarly expression and for publication in the public domain.
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EDPE 502 Theories of Human Development (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Life course developmental theories to form a foundation for policy and for empirical and applied work with diverse groups, including disability and other equity-seeking groups.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: Casey, Kevin Francis (Fall)
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EDPE 605 Research Methods (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Research methods and designs, planning and evaluating research, relations between research and statistical designs, interdisciplinary and nonquantitative approaches, meta-analysis, and the use of computers beyond computation. Ethics, scholarly writing.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Sladeczek, Ingrid (Winter)
Corequisite: EDPE 676
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EDPE 672 Human Development Seminar 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Theories and developments in the science of human development within the context of research and practice and the evolution of the field at large.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: Talwar, Victoria (Fall)
Prerequisite: EDPE 502 or permission of the instructor (Minimum Grade/Test score(s) needed is B-).
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EDPE 673 Human Development Seminar 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Continuation of theories and developments in the science of human development within the context of research and practice and evolution of the field at large.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Talwar, Victoria (Winter)
Prerequisite: EDPE 672 (Minimum Grade/Test score(s) needed is B-).
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EDPE 676 Intermediate Statistics (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Analysis of variance, fixed, random and mixed effects, crossed and nested designs; regression models. Computer data processing using existing packages.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: Hoover, Michael L; Gomez-Garibello, Carlos; Thombs, Brett David (Fall)
Prerequisite: EDPE 675 or equivalent.
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EDPE 682 Univariate/Multivariate Analysis (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : General linear model as a unified data analytic system for estimation and hypothesis testing that subsumes regression, analysis of variance, and analysis of covariance for single dependent variables. Introduction to generalizations involving multiple dependent (criterion) variables. Applications oriented toward education, educational psychology and counselling psychology. Experience with data-analysis tools.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Fitzpatrick, Caroline; Milyavskaya, Marina (Winter)
Prerequisite: EDPE 676
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EDPE 683 Human Development Seminar 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Recent developments of specific topics in human development.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: Talwar, Victoria (Fall)
Prerequisite: EDPE 673 (Minimum Grade/Test score(s) needed is B-).
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EDPE 686 Human Development Seminar 4 (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Continuation of recent developments of specific topics in human development.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Talwar, Victoria (Winter)
Prerequisite: EDPE 683 (Minimum Grade/Test score(s) needed is B-).
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EDPE 708 Comprehensive Examination
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : A four-part evaluation which is normally taken at the end of the Ph.D. 2 year. A detailed description of the examination is provided to all students.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
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EDPH 689 Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Collegial) : Students will develop an understanding of teaching and learning as a process in which instruction is based on the learning to be accomplished. Students will design, develop, and evaluate a university course of their choice, and will develop facility and confidence in using teaching methods appropriate to their domains.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Saroyan, Alenoush; Bateman, Dianne (Fall) Bateman, Dianne; Kerwin-Boudreau, Susan (Winter) Bateman, Dianne (Summer)
Complementary Courses (15 credits)
12 credits from:
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EDPE 515 Gender Identity Development (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Theoretical models and empirical findings relevant to the development of gender identity. Special attention is given to the influence of peers in school settings. Psychological, physiological, parental, peer and cultural influences on gender identity.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
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EDPE 616 Cognitive Development (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Assessment of theories of cognitive development including Piagetian, neo-Piagetian, and information-processing approaches. Theoretical models and empirical findings, and their application to educational and other settings.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: Flanagan, Tara (Fall)
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EDPE 620 Developmental Psychopathology (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Theory, research, and practice in developmental processes in the study of psychopathology, including aberrant behaviour in childhood, at-risk and resilient children, and mental illness.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Faregh, Neda (Winter)
Prerequisite: EDPE 615
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EDPE 623 Social-Emotional Development (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Social-emotional development including temperament, attachment, gender identity, and peer relations. Biological and environmental influences, continuity and change, and qualitative versus quantitative variables.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Talwar, Victoria (Winter)
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EDPI 642 Inclusion: Past, Present & Future (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Inclusive) : Provides a critical analysis of the concept of inclusion with a particular focus on disability within historical, political, and educational contexts and equity seeking groups.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: Flanagan, Tara (Fall)
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EDPI 665 Teaching of Reading (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Inclusive) : Reviews contemporary research on reading acquisition and associated language development with a focus on research and theory as the basis for examining current evidence-based practices for supporting learning in diverse classrooms.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: Cohen-Gazith, Karen (Fall)
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EDPI 756 Internship/Special Needs Education (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Inclusive) : Supervised internship in special needs education in a field setting tailored to the needs and interests of individual students.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDPI 656
3 credits from from the following:
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EDPE 684 Applied Multivariate Statistics (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Principal methods, models, and hypothesis-testing procedures for the prediction and analysis of patterns, structure, and relationships in multivariate date, e.g., discriminant, principal components, canonical correlation, profile analyses, measurement models, factor and path analysis, repeated measures. Applications oriented toward education and educational and counselling psychology. Experience with data-analysis tools.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: Farsinezhad, Sepideh (Fall)
Prerequisite: EDPE 682 or equivalent.
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EDPE 687 Qualitative Methods in Educational Psychology (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : The logics of design and selection of phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, case study and mixed design methods with emphasis on data analysis in light of issues of research purpose, epistemology, reliability and validity.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Pelaez, Sandra (Winter)
Prerequisites: EDPE 605 or equivalent or permission of the instructor
Faculty of Education—2013-2014 (last updated Aug. 21, 2013) (disclaimer)
