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Jan 13, 2025
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2020-2021 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Applied Developmental Psychology, PhD
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PhD Applied Developmental Psychology Curriculum
The PhD degree requires 90 credits distributed as follows: 27 credits in core developmental course work, 6 credits of writing workshop, 3 credits of first year seminar, 18 credits in research methodology, and 9 credits in a supporting field of study. The program also requires two terms of supervised research, a research project, a practicum in college teaching, and a dissertation.
Development in Context
12 Credits - Select at least 4 from the following (other options available with advisor consent):
Years 2-3
Select at least 4 from the following (any sequence):
Area of Concentration
9 Credits
With you advisor, develop a coherent set of courses for your scholarly development.
Courses may be drawn from outside the School of Education or University of Pittsburgh.
Research, Teaching Practicum, and Dissertation Courses
All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise specified.
PhD Core Curriculum
Methods Courses Credits / Units: 15
Preparing students to tackle problems of practice and policy, and create innovative research agendas, requires intentionality in the mentods coursework that supports students’ development of independent projects, meaningful contributions to advisors’ research, and critical analysis of past research. To help ensure that students develop the necessary analytic competencies, students across the areas of concentration (ARCOs) for the PhD in the School of Education are required to complete a minimum of 5 methods courses: Quantitative 1 (EDUC 2100) and 2 (EDUC 3100); Qualitative 1 (EDUC 3104); and 2 seminars in advanced quantitative or qualitative methods, determined by the student and their advisor.
- EDUC 3100 - INTRODUCTION TO QUAN METHODS: DESCRIPTIVE AND INFERENTIAL STATISTICS
- EDUC 3103 - QUANTITATIVE METHODS 2
- EDUC 3104 - INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE METHODS
First Year Seminar Credits / Units: 3
To further support students’ research competencies, PhD students also participate in a school wide first year seminar (EDUC 3102) and EDUC 3105). This seminar meets every other week (1 credit in fall and 2 credits in spring, taken over and above the typical 9 credit course load) and focuses on familiarizing students with practical and ethical issues in research (e.g., necessary clearances for working in schools, resolving questions of authorship and authorship order, human subjects guidelines), and supporting students work on their pre-dissertation proposal (e.g., developing innovative research questions, conducting a literaature review).
- EDUC 3102 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR 1
- EDUC 3105 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR 2
Additionally, PhD students enroll in writing seminar courses taken over and above the typical 9-credit course load beginning in the second year of study. These credits are above and beyond the 90 credits required for graduation.
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