Program Location
Education Building
Start Term
Fall Semesters
Program Type
Thesis
Schedule
Full-Time
Credits
45 Credits
Average Duration
2 Years
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Educational Psychology (Thesis) (M.A.): Human Development (45 credits)
Offered by: Educational & Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)
Degree: Master of Arts
Program credit weight: 45
Program Description
The Master of Arts (M.A.) Educational Psychology (Thesis): Human Development concentration focuses on core areas of human development such as cognitive, language, social, personality, and gender development among children and adolescents with diverse trajectories and from various family, educational and community contexts. The program is unique in examining developmental trajectories from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives. The student’s thesis should focus on an issue in the field of human development related to educational psychology.
Thesis Courses (24 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDPE 604 | Thesis 1. | 3 |
Thesis 1. Terms offered: Winter 2026 Literature survey and thesis planning. | ||
| EDPE 607 | Thesis 2. | 3 |
Thesis 2. Terms offered: Winter 2026 Preparation of a thesis proposal. | ||
| EDPE 693 | Thesis 3. | 3 |
Thesis 3. Terms offered: Winter 2026 Thesis research under supervision of a research director. | ||
| EDPE 694 | Thesis 4. | 3 |
Thesis 4. Terms offered: Winter 2026 Thesis research under supervision of a research director. | ||
| EDPE 695 | Thesis 5. | 6 |
Thesis 5. Terms offered: Winter 2026 Thesis research under supervision of a research director. | ||
| EDPE 696 | Thesis 6. | 6 |
Thesis 6. Terms offered: Winter 2026 Thesis research under supervision of a research director. | ||
Required Courses (15 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDPE 502 | Theories of Human Development. | 3 |
Theories of Human Development. Terms offered: Fall 2025 Life course developmental theories to form a foundation for policy and for empirical and applied work with diverse groups, including disability and other equity-seeking groups. | ||
| EDPE 605 | Research Methods. | 3 |
Research Methods. Terms offered: Winter 2026 Research methods and designs, planning and evaluating research, relations between research and statistical designs, interdisciplinary and nonquantitative approaches, meta-analysis, and the use of computers beyond computation. Ethics, scholarly writing. | ||
| EDPE 632D1 | Research Seminar. | 0 |
Research Seminar. Terms offered: Fall 2025 A bi-weekly seminar course given by staff, invited speakers and senior graduate students in different areas of research related to Human Development. Students are expected to participate by reading pertinent literature prior to seminars and asking questions at each seminar. Attendance is compulsory, and the course is graded pass/fail based on participation. | ||
| EDPE 632D2 | Research Seminar. | 0 |
Research Seminar. Terms offered: Winter 2026 For description see EDPE 632D1. | ||
| EDPE 672 | Human Development Seminar 1. | 3 |
Human Development Seminar 1. Terms offered: Fall 2025 Theories and developments in the science of human development within the context of research and practice and the evolution of the field at large. | ||
| EDPE 673 | Human Development Seminar 2. | 3 |
Human Development Seminar 2. Terms offered: Winter 2026 Continuation of theories and developments in the science of human development within the context of research and practice and evolution of the field at large. | ||
| EDPE 676 | Intermediate Statistics. | 3 |
Intermediate Statistics. Terms offered: Fall 2025 Concepts and procedures of conducting basic descriptive and inferential statistics, including analysis of variance, correlation, and regression models. Provides experience with data-analysis tools. | ||
Complementary Courses (6 credits)
3 credits from the following:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDPE 682 | Univariate/Multivariate Analysis. | 3 |
Univariate/Multivariate Analysis. Terms offered: Winter 2026 General linear model as a unified data analytic system for estimation and hypothesis testing that subsumes regression, analysis of variance, and analysis of covariance for single dependent variables. Introduction to generalizations involving multiple dependent (criterion) variables. Applications oriented toward education, educational psychology and counselling psychology. Experience with data-analysis tools. | ||
| EDPE 687 | Qualitative Methods in Educational Psychology. | 3 |
Qualitative Methods in Educational Psychology. Terms offered: Winter 2026 The logics of design and selection of phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, case study and mixed design methods with emphasis on data analysis in light of issues of research purpose, epistemology, reliability and validity. | ||
3 credits from the following:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDPE 515 | Gender Identity Development. | 3 |
Gender Identity Development. Terms offered: Fall 2025 Theoretical models and empirical findings relevant to the development of gender identity. Special attention is given to the influence of peers in school settings. Psychological, physiological, parental, peer and cultural influences on gender identity. | ||
| EDPE 616 | Cognitive Development. | 3 |
Cognitive Development. Terms offered: Winter 2026 Assessment of theories of cognitive development including Piagetian, neo-Piagetian, and information-processing approaches. Theoretical models and empirical findings, and their application to educational and other settings. | ||
| EDPE 623 | Social-Emotional Development. | 3 |
Social-Emotional Development. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Social-emotional development including temperament, attachment, gender identity, and peer relations. Biological and environmental influences, continuity and change, and qualitative versus quantitative variables. | ||
| EDPI 642 | Inclusion: Past, Present and Future. | 3 |
Inclusion: Past, Present and Future. Terms offered: Fall 2025 Provides a critical analysis of the concept of inclusion with a particular focus on disability within historical, political, and educational contexts and equity seeking groups. | ||
or other 500-, 600-, or 700-level courses offered by the Department and with the approval of the supervisor and the Program Director.
Graduate Supervision
(Note that individual supervisors may list further details, such as when they are taking new students and application instructions in the Graduate Supervision section at the bottom of their individual profile pages.)
Application Deadlines
- Fall Admission: December 1
