Educational Psychology/Human Learning and Development (M.Ed., M.S.Ed., C.A.S.)
Program Description:
The NLU Master’s programs and Certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Psychology/Human Learning and Development examine the relationship between practice, theory and research and help you apply that knowledge to your classroom teaching.
How You Will Learn:
Educational Psychology/Human Learning and Development program is taught in the traditional model, where students register each term for courses and can take as few or as many as they wish— with faculty advising on the appropriate courses to take at that time.
What You Will Learn:
- How to build and strengthen family-school relationships.
- How to understand the impact of differences in culturally diverse educational environments.
- How to develop and use problem-solving skills.
- How to connect theory and research to instructional and assessment practices.
- How to analyze cognitive learning.
- How to apply measurement and assessment techniques to educational psychology practices.
- A broad understanding of how the history and philosophy of education relate to current practices.
- An in-depth knowledge of cognition and learning as a social practice.
Where You Can Take the Program:
At NLU’s campus in Skokie (North Shore).
