Please check the Class Schedule or contact the program for specific course availability for each semester:
HUDK 4015 Psychology of thinking
Examines cognitive psychology theories and research about various kinds of thinking, what each kind is best suited for, and problems people have with it. Also examines the best ways of learning from each kind of thinking. Critically examines the various thinking skills curricula that have been proposed.
HUDK 4027 Development of mathematical thinking
The development of informal and formal mathematical thinking from infancy through childhood with implications for education.
HUDK 4029 Human cognition and learning
Cognitive and information-processing approaches to attention, learning, language, memory, and reasoning. Fee: $20.
HUDK 4030 Cognitive clinical interview
Introduction to the cognitive clinical interview and exploration of how it has and can be used in psychological and educational research and assessment.
HUDK 4035 Technology and human development
Examines the use and design of various educational technologies (computer software, multimedia shareware, TV, World Wide Web sites, etc.) from the perspective of basic research and theory in human cognitive and social development. Provides a framework for reasoning about the most developmentally-appropriate uses of technology for people at different ages.
HUDK 4080 Educational psychology
Examines landmark issues in educational psychology, highlighting philosophical underpinnings and empirical evidence, tracing each issue from its roots to contemporary debates and evaluating current educational practice.
HUD 4120 Methods of empirical research
An introduction to basic concepts and issues in measurement. Descriptive statistics, scales of measurement, norms, reliability, validity. Advantages and limitations of measurement techniques are discussed and illustrated.
HUDK 4902 Research and independent study
Permission required.
HUDK 5020 The development of creativity
Major theories and contemporary research in creative work, emphasizing case studies of exceptional and historically influential individuals.
HUDK 5023 Cognitive development
Theory and research on the development of cognitive processes across the life span.
HUDK 5024 Language development
Survey of research and theory in the development of language, beginning with communication and the origins of language in infancy and emphasizing acquisition of the forms of language in relation to their content and use.
HUDK 5025 Spatial thinking
Analyzes research on how people learn, mentally represent, mentally transform, describe, and act on the spaces they encounter. Mental models of and transformations of space underlie the way people think about abstract domains, so thought about space has implications for thought in general. Implications for education and HCI are considered.
HUDK 5030 Visual explanations
Surveys production and comprehension of visualizations ranging from ancient cave painting and petroglyphs to diagrams, charts, graphs, comics, picture books, photographs, gesture and film to extract and apply techniques from conveying objects actions, forces relations, and emotions, meanings that both inherently visible and non-visible. Implications for education, art, media, and HCI are drawn.
HUDK 5034 Cognitive research methods and applications
Prerequisite: HUDK 4029 or equivalent. Introduction to techniques in psychological investigations of learning, language, memory and thought, psychological analysis of instruction and other practical problems.
HUDK 5035 Psychology of media
Covers psychological theories and research that relate to various media and what people learn directly and indirectly from them. Fee: $50.
HUDK 5039 Design of intelligent learning environments
Prerequisite: MSTU 4083 or permission of instructor. Covers ideas about representation of knowledge, models of the learner, and teaching strategies that have been developed in artificial intelligence and cognitive psychology. Students have the opportunity to design and implement intelligent computer-assisted instruction materials. Special fee: $50.
HUDK 5080 Experimental Psychology: Schooling and reading
Permission required. Open only to doctoral students in psychology. Critical evaluation of experimental investigations of cognitive processes and school-related problems.
HUDK 5090 Psychology of language and reading
Basic theories, empirical findings, and educational applications in the psychology of language and reading: the cognitive processes involved in the perception and production of oral and written language.
HUDK 5120 Development of creativity: The case study method
HUDK 5020 recommended. This course foucuses on the Case Study Method for understanding the principles and concepts underlying creative individuals and their products.
HUDK 5197 Psychology of training in e-learning and industry
The design, conduct, and evaluation of training in closed systems. A critical review of available methods for task analysis, formative development, and the creation of performance aids. Special fee: $15.
HUDK 5198 Psychology of instructional systems design
Enrollment limited. Systematic approaches to instructional design in schools and corporate settings. Theoretical and empirical bases. Analysis of case-based examples. Materials fee: $25.
HUDK 5324 Research work practicum
Students learn research skills by participating actively in an ongoing faculty research project.
HUDK 6095 Critical review of current journals in psychology
Limited to doctoral candidates in psychology; others by permission. Critical review of current journals in psychology and education, analysis of articles, discussion of general trends in current theoretical and research literature, and guidance in preparing manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
HUDK 6522 Seminar in cognitive processes
Permission required. Advanced discussion of topics in cognitive psychology and their implications for instruction.
HUDK 6523 Seminar in cognitive development
Permission required. Advanced topics in research and theory in cognitive development.
HUDK 6530 Seminar in theoretical issues in cognitive and educational psychology
Permission required. Limited to doctoral candidates in psychology.
HUDK 6539 Research practicum in educational psychology, cognition, and learning
Permission required. Limited to doctoral candidates in psychology.
HUDK 6592 Advanced research seminar: Learning and instruction
Permission required. Limited to doctoral candidates only. Review and discussion of advanced topics in learning, memory, and cognition, and their relationship to educational issues and problems. This course may be repeated.
HUDK 6630 Special topics in cognitive or educational psychology
Permission required. Topics to be announced.
HUDK 6902 Advanced research and independent study
Permission required.
HUDK 7502 Dissertation seminar
Permission required. Development of doctoral dissertation and presentation of plans for approval. Registration limited to two terms.
HUDK 8901 Dissertation advisement
Individual advisement on doctoral dissertation. Fee to equal 3 points at current tuition rate for each term. See catalog section on Continuous Registration for Ed.D./Ph.D. degrees.