Domain Courses

In order to complete the required domains of doctoral study through coursework, students must elect a minimum of two courses (including at least on primary course) in Domains 1, 2 and 5, and one primary course each in Domains 3 and 4. Courses selected to meet the doctoral domain requirements must be passed with a grade no lower than B. The list of approved domain courses appears below.

Type EDP # Course Name
Domain 1: Research Methods & Data Analysis
Primary* 482K Experimental Design & Statistical Inference**
Secondary 382K Correlation & Regression Methods
Secondary 384 Educational Research Methodology
Secondary 1 or 2 380P Evaluation Models & Techniques
Secondary 1 or 2 382K Factor Analysis
Secondary 1 or 2 384 Introduction to Survey Research
Secondary 384 Qualitative Research Methods
Secondary 382K Survey of Multivariate Methods
Domain 2: Psychometric Theory & Methods
Primary* 380P Theory and Methods**
Secondary   Applied Psychometrics
Secondary 1 or 2 380P Evaluation Models & Techniques
Secondary 1 or 2 382K Factor Analysis
Secondary 1 or 2 384 Introduction to Survey Research
Secondary 380P Item Response Theory
Secondary 380P Multidimensional Scaling
Secondary 380P Test and Scale Construction
Domain 3: Developmental Psychology
Primary 385 Child & Adolescent Social & Cognitive Development
Primary 385 Individual Through the Life Cycle
Domain 4: Social-Personality Psychology
Primary 381M Individual in Society
Primary 386N Seminar: Personality Psychology
Primary 381M Seminar: Social Psychology
Domain 5: Learning & Cognition
Primary* 382L Cognition & Behavior
Primary* 382L Instructional Psychology
Primary* 382L Motivation & Emotion
Primary* 382L Psychology of Learning
Primary* 382L Psycholinguistics
Secondary 382L Cognitive Foundations of Psychotherapy
Secondary 382L Communication & Language
Secondary 382L Contemporary Theories of Discourse Comprehension
Secondary 382L Current Topics in Cognition
Secondary 382L Current Topics in Motivation
Secondary 382L Learning School-Based Cognitive Skills
Secondary 382L Psychology of Computers in Education
Secondary 382 Psychology of Teachers & Teaching
Secondary 382L Theory and Practice of Writing

* At least one Primary domain course must be taken before the Secondary course(s) in that domain.

** Before the Primary domain courses can be taken in Domains 1 and 2, students must have completed the vestibule courses or passed the proficiency exams.

Domain 1 Vestibule Course - Fundamental Statistics (offered in fall semesters only)

Domain 2 Vestibule Courses - Measurement & Evaluation (offered in fall and spring semesters)

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Last updated on October 23, 2007


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