Ph.D. in Education Concentration in Educational Psychology

Virginia Commonwealth University

The educational psychology concentration is designed to train research-oriented doctoral students who want to promote the success of students in educational environments. Doctoral students will integrate theory and research in the areas of developmental psychology, cognition, social psychology, motivation, assessment and diversity to better study learning in schools or school-like settings. This doctoral program is ideal for students who want to specialize in scholarship related to cognitive, motivational, social and environmental factors that shape teaching and students’ learning.

School of Education