54 credits (18 classes)
14 required classes
4 electives (1 must be an advanced stats or methods course)

Pro-seminar
Required
PY 920 Proseminar on Current Issues in Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology

Conceptual, Theoretical and Empirical Foundations
Required
PY 615 Social and Emotional Processes of Development
PY 917 Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior
PY 919 Advanced Topics in Applied Cognitive Psychology (offered every other year)
PY 813 Sociocultural Contexts of Development (offered every other year)

Methodology and Data Analysis
5 courses must be taken as a BC doctoral student:
Required
PY 469 Intermediate Statistics
PY 667 General Linear Models
PY 841 Quantitative Research Design in Counseling & Developmental Psychology
PY 851 Design of Qualitative Research or PY 912 Participatory Action Research
One additional statistics or methods class of choosing e.g., PY 668, PY664 or other

If students feel they have had the content of one or more of the above five courses, they can petition to place-out of the course(s) and substitute with another, higher-level course. The procedure:
1 obtain a course substitution form from the office of the Associate Dean
2 obtain a copy of the syllabus from the class already taken
3 must have received a grade of A- or higher in that course
4 receive approval from advisor
5 submit completed and approved form to department chair for signature and processing

Possible courses that can serve as substitutes:
• PY/ED 664 Design of Experiments
• SC 710 Survey of Research Methods
• PY/ED 669 Psychometrics
• PY/ED 861 Construction of Attitude and Opinion Questionnaires
• Advanced Sociology or Economics Stats courses (e.g., SC 704-Topics in Multivariate Stats I; SC 705- Topics in Multivariate Stats II)
• Advanced course in Consortium (advisor approval): one possibility here is Dr. Richard Lerner’s course CD243 - “Advanced Research Methods in Applied Developmental Science” at Tufts.
• Additional advanced Qualitative course

Research
Required
PY 714 Advanced Research in Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology
(taken in fall and spring semesters of second year; 3 credits each semester)
PY 941 Dissertation Seminar in Counseling/Developmental Psychology
PY 988 Dissertation Direction

Standard Schedule of Classes

Year 1—18 credits

Year 2—18 credits

Year 3—9 credits

Year 4—9 credits

Suggested Clusters of Electives

There are numerous possibilities for electives within Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology, Counseling Psychology, other departments of the Lynch School, other departments within the University, or at other universities within the Boston area.

Some examples from the Lynch School, clustered according to possible sub-specialization, are listed below.Students are encouraged to identify an area of sub-specialization upon entry into the program and to cluster their electives accordingly.

Social Policy
PS 552 Children, Families and Social Policy
PS 565 Human Development and Social Policy
ED 619 Ethics and Equity in Education
ED 705 Education Law and Public Policy
PY 620 Educational and Social Issues and Social Policy
ED 808 Public Policy, Politics, and Higher Education
PY 910 Readings and Research in Counseling and Developmental Psychology [Note: independent study can be used for research or a field placement]

Education and Teaching
ED 674 Teaching Mathematical Problemsolving…
ED 675 Consultation and Collaboration in Education
ED 771 Historical and Political Contexts of Curriculum
ED 729 Controversies in Curriculum & Instruction
ED 773 Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
PY 778 College Student Development
PY 910 Readings and Research in Counseling and Developmental Psychology [Note: independent study can be used for research or a field placement]

Theory and Applications of Psychology
PS 545 Emotion: Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective
PS 550 Advanced Topics in Cultural Psychology
PY 611 Learning and Development: The Special Needs of Early Learners
PY 685 Developmental Disabilities: Evaluation, Assessment, Family and Systems
PY 740 Psychology of Women
PY 741 Advanced Seminar in Psychopathology
PY 744 Psychology of Aging
PY 745 Biological Bases of Behavior
PY 817 Applied Adolescent and Adult Development: Theories and Research
PY 910 Readings and Research in Counseling and Developmental Psychology [Note: independent study can be used for research or a field placement]
PY 915 Critical Perspectives on the Psychology of Race, Class, and Gender
PY 910 Readings and Research in Counseling and Developmental Psychology [Note: independent study can be used for research or a field placement]