Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Consider Taking An Educational Psychology Online Degree And You Can Soon Be Working As An Educational Psychologist

By Natalie Stewart


Do you want to help young people to learn? If so, then you might be interested in taking one of the many educational psychology online programs that are available. They can be taken at the bachelor level, but are often taken at master's and doctoral levels, especially by people already qualified as teachers. Because the programs are taken online, there is no real need for attendance at a campus, and so you can carry on working.

If you are considering a career related to helping people to learn, then an educational psychology qualification would be very useful. This area is clearly of relevance to those desiring to work as school psychologists. But people wanting to work in educational positions in schools or schools, or in consulting positions in education, training, testing, or research, would also find this useful.

What is included in educational psychology online programs? Typically a bachelors educational psychology program would include: psychological foundations of education, the stages of development, theories of learning, instructional strategies, psychological testing, statistics, and research methods.

A typical educational psychology masters program may include: biological basis of behavior, statistics, human motivation, research design, the cognitive approach, culture and psychology, and instructional design. A thesis might also be required.

A doctorate educational psychology program will usually allow you to focus on your professional interests, e.g, learning difficulties, instructional design, or teaching science. You might need to attend some residential workshops during your program and possibly be expected to present the results of your project work.

What jobs do graduates get? Graduates of educational psychology online degrees are found in positions in education, management, training, testing, or research. As a school therapist with a degree educational psychology, you might expect a salary of over US$52,000. With an educational psychology masters you can find a job in guidance counseling, education, or social work.

With a doctorate in educational psychology you may be able to obtain faculty positions at universities and community colleges. University positions are particularly hard to get. The remuneration is good - in America, as an assistant professor you would earn about US$54,000, as a associate professor about US$67,000, and as a full professor you would earn about US$85,000.




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