in the Department of Psychology and Special Education at Texas A & M - Commerce

Overview

The Department of Psychology and Special Education offers a Ph.D. program in Cognition & Instruction . Current students come from almost every major school in Texas ( Baylor, Houston, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech ) as well as from such institutions as Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona State, LSU, and UCLA. The program has a cognitive science perspective with a strong foundation in methodology. Interdisciplinary activities are promoted, especially those related to current technology and instructional design. These emphases are intended to prepare students to apply, integrate, and construct knowledge across a variety of occupational, educational, and content matter domains that involve research or evaluation. Graduates of the program will be educated to: Understand human cognition; conduct research; and employ technology to promote effective learning and training. Specifically, recent graduates have found employment in such areas as corporate learning, human-computer interaction, and higher education. Coursework is offered each semester, including summers. A limited number of courses are available online. The program is not available as "distance education," but the combination of online and summer courses may make it viable for non-traditional doctoral students. Inquiries should be made to Dr. Shulan Lu (Shulan_Lu@tamu-commerce.edu).

Admissions and Funding

Admission begins with an application to the Graduate School. Departmental requirements can be provided through discussions with Dr. Shulan Lu as listed above. Funding is available, but highly competitive. For more information regarding the program, please check out http://shulanlu.com/?page_id=15