Online Graduate Certificate in Applied Educational Psychology
Applied Educational Psychology
Program Overview
The graduate certificate in Applied Educational Psychology is designed for current and former graduate students seeking to acquire knowledge and develop skills to enhance their professional work in educational contexts, such as schools, colleges, universities, healthcare, business, and government. All courses for this certificate are offered online, including Zoom meetings and asynchronous learning activities.
Why Choose Applied Educational Psychology?
Understanding the psychology of how and why learners learn is crucial to fostering safe and inclusive learning environments. Through this certificate’s coursework, you will enhance your knowledge and skills, enabling you to facilitate high-impact teaching and learning at the individual, group, and organizational levels.
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Practical issues of group change. Analyses of group and individual experiences in all types of educational settings in relation to systems theory and collaborative learning theory. Needs of individuals and groups involved in change and roles of inside and outside change agents.
This course provides an introduction to the goals of multicultural education, strategies of culturally responsive teaching, and the habits of mind needed to become effective multicultural scholars. Students will gain an understanding of how culture impacts and informs teaching, learning, and classroom climate. Includes current educational psychology theory and research, as well as effective strategies to promote learning, intercultural relations, and self-esteem among learners, primarily within PK-12 environments.
This course provides graduate-level knowledge and skills regarding key constructs and research findings related to motivation in learning over the lifespan and their application to practice in formal and informal educational contexts.
