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The Department of Educational Psychology (Department) is situated administratively within the College of Education. As a graduate student, you were admitted to both the Department and to the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin: you are enrolled in the Graduate School, and your field of study within the Graduate School is Educational Psychology (EDP). Within your field of study (EDP), you have an area of specialization: Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology, HDCLS, Quantitative MethodsQuantitative Methods, or School/Clinical Child Psychology. Your specialization is on record in our office and at the Graduate School, but will not appear on your diploma. The general structure is:
University of Texas at Austin > College of Education > Department of Educational Psychology > Specialization (Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology, HDCLS, Quantitative Methods, or School/Clinical Child Psychology)
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Counseling Psychology / Counselor Education
Our doctoral program in Counseling Psychology is scientist-practitioner based, preparing Ph.D. psychologists to work with problems of human behavior in a range of social processes and systems. The master's program in Counselor Education prepares counselors to work in academic settings, including schools (K-12) and post-secondary educational institutions (community colleges, colleges, and universities).
Counseling Psychology doctoral program overview and goals >
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Human Development, Culture and Learning Sciences
The master's and doctoral programs in Human Development, Culture, and Learning Science (HDCLS) train graduate students in theories of human cognition, culture, development, language, learning, motivation, social, and personality psychology. Graduates are prepared for teaching and research careers in these areas.
HDCLS doctoral and master's program overview and goals >
Quantitative Methods
The master's and doctoral Quantitative Methods specializations offer training in modern statistical and psychometric methods to prepare graduates to advance methodological research and to apply those methods to address educational and social science research questions. Our graduates are employed in academia, professional testing organizations, educational research and development agencies, industrial psychology agencies, governing agencies of higher education, state departments of education, and research and program evaluation divisions of large school districts.
QM doctoral and master's program overview and goals >
School/Clinical Child Psychology
The School/Clinical Child Psychology doctoral program uses a scientist-practitioner model to prepare psychologists to understand and enhance the development of children and adolescents in context. The master's program is designed for students who are interested in a future doctoral training, but first wish to gain experience as a researcher or as a Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (LSSP). Our graduates are employed in colleges and universities, school systems, mental health and child guidance centers, medical centers, and independent clinical practice.