Psychology Minors
Educational Psychology Minor
To complete a psychology minor, students are required to take a minimum of 20 credits of psychology. Twelve of these 20 credits must be taken at Metropolitan State and 12 credits must be upper division. According to university general education policy, 12 credits of the minor may overlap with general education/liberal studies credits.
The educational psychology minor is designed for those students who are interested in the theory and application of psychology in education. Such students might be interested in working with early childhood development programming, education, prevention/early intervention work or in areas of training and education within an organizational setting. The minor fits well with other majors including social work, human services and human resources.
Requirements (20 credits)
Required Courses (8 credits)
Guided Electives (4 credits)
- PSYC 330 Psychology of Learning: Contemporary Theories and Applications
- PSYC 327 Psychological Testing
- PSYC 384 Educational Futures
- PSYC 324 Practical Behavior Analysis and Modification
Additional Electives (8 credits)
- PSYC 339 Working with Children in the Middle Years
- PSYC 392 Psychology and Education of the Gifted
- PSYC 305 Behavior Disorders in Children
- PSYC 390 Mental Retardation: Issues, Assessment and Intervention
- PSYC 393 Special Education Overview
- PSYC 301 Adolescent Psychology
- PSYC 212 Introduction to Diversity and Ethics in Psychology
- PSYC 313 Family Systems
- PSYC 357 Observing and Assessing Young Children: Birth through Age Five
- PSYC 415 Principles of Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood
- PSYC 360 Friday Forum Topics relevant to educational psychology (.5 credits per forum)
