The Ph.D. degree program in Educational Psychology and Research is designed to prepare advanced educational leaders for university teaching, applied research, or other professional roles in the areas of human development (infant, child and adolescent development; adult development and aging), learning (motivation and cognitive processes applied to education), educational research methods and statistics, measurement and program evaluation.

Since the purpose of doctoral-level training is to prepare students to conduct research in a specialized area, individuals with no interest in research should not apply to this major. Applicants to the Ph.D. program are evaluated three times a year.

• Human Development: Theory, research, and practice in the domains of infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and aging. Biocultural processes in child development and human development in the dynamic changing contexts.
• Learning, Cognition, and Motivation: Learning, motivation, critical thinking, self-regulated learning, individual differences.

Read the official Graduate Bulletin for current requirements for the degree.