Course Areas
Course areas are provided to help DPE MEd Students who are interested in pursuing courses around a specific focus understand what courses are available from within the Department of Applied Psychology & Human Development (and what pre-requisite courses may be required to complete first).
Each course area includes the required two courses for the DPE MEd degree (APD1200H and APD2293H) and students may choose the remaining 8 courses from a list of carefully curated options. Students in all course areas will graduate with a Master of Education in Developmental Psychology & Education.
Course Areas:
- Education & Special Education
- Mental Health & Education
- Mind, Brain, Development and Research
*Course Areas will not appear on your transcript or degree.
*MEd DPE students are not required to choose a course areas. These course areas are designed to help you choose courses around topic areas that interest you.
*MEd DPE students are not restricted to courses only within a selected course area, nor do they need to take all courses within a course area. Students are free to take courses across different course areas.
Education & Special Education
This course area is for students who want to understand how research is applied to teaching, learning, classrooms, schools, and educational policy.
If you are interested in various courses in this course area, it is strongly suggested that you complete courses APD1233H and APD1281H early in the program, as they are requisite courses for many electives listed below.
| Course code | Course title |
| APD1210HY | Research Practicum Course (full-year) |
| APD1211H | Psychological Foundations of Early Development and Education |
| APD1217H | Foundations of Proactive Behavioural and Cognitive-Behavioural Intervention in Children |
| APD1233H | Cognitive Development and Applications |
| APD1249H | Social-Emotional Development and Applications |
| APD1251H | Reading in a Second Language |
| APD1271H | Perspectives on Executive Functions in Education: From Theory to Practice |
| APD1272H | Play and Education |
| APD1285H | Psychology and Education of Children and Adolescents with Learning Disabilities |
| APD1286H | Foundations of Literacty Development for School Age Children |
| APD1294H | Technology, Psychology and Play |
| APD1296H | Assessing School-Aged Language Learners |
| APD1281H | Introduction to Special Education and Adaptive Instruction |
| APD2275H | Technology for Adaptive Instruction and Special Education |
| APD2296H | Reading and Writing Difficulties |
A range of Master's Level Special Topics courses are also offered each year.
Please note that many courses will have prerequisites that must be completed prior to enrolment. Please check the schedule online so that you can plan accordingly.
Mental Health Education
This course area is designed for students who want to understand how psychology can be applied to mental health and education.
| Course code | Course title |
| APD1210HY | Research Practicum Course (full-year) |
| APD1213H | Psychology & Education of Students with ADHD |
| APD1217H | Foundations of Proactive Behavioural and Cognitive-Behavioural Intervention in Children |
| APD1231H | Mindful Self-Compassion for Educators |
| APD1236H | Developmental Psychopathology |
| APD1249H | Social-Emotional Development and Applications |
| APD1256H | Child Abuse: Intervention and Prevention |
| APD1273H | Psychology & Education of Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| APD1279H | Preventative Interventions for Children at Risk |
| APD1285H | Psychology & Education of Children and Adolescents with Learning Disabilities |
| APD1295H | Adolescent Mental Health: An Examination of Risk and Resilience |
| APD1297H | Mental Health in the Classroom: How Educators Can Help Our Most Vulnerable Students |
| APD1281H | Introduction to Special Education and Adaptive Instruction |
A range of Master's Level Special Topics courses are also offered each year.
Please note that many courses will have prerequisites that must be completed prior to enrolment. Please check the schedule online so that you can plan accordingly.
Mind, Brain, Development & Research in Applied Psychology
This course area is for students interested in learning more about research and basic psychological and educational science.
| Course code | Course title |
| APD1206H | Mind, Brain & Instruction |
| APD1210HY | Research Practicum Course (full-year) |
| APD 1212H | Basics to Program Evaluation in Social Sciences |
| APD1233H | Cognitive Development and Applications |
| APD1235H | Technology, Play, and Social Media in Adolescence |
| APD1236H | Developmental Psychopathology |
| APD1249H | Social-Emotional Development and Applications |
| JHC1251H | Reading in a Second Language |
| APD1257H | Child Development and Personal History |
| APD1271H | Perspectives on Executive Functions in Education: From Theory to Practice |
| APD1280H | Symbolic Development and Learning |
| APD1286H | Foundations of Literacy Development for School Age Children |
| APD1298H | Imagination, Reasoning and Learning |
| APD3202H | A Foundation of Program Evaluation in Social Sciences (Research Methods) |
| APD3221H | Cross-cultural Perspectives on Children's Problems |
| JOI1287H | Introduction to Applied Statistics (Research Methods) |
| JOI1288H | Intermediate Statistics and Research Design (Research Methods) |
A range of Master's Level Special Topics courses are also offered each year.
Please note that many courses will have prerequisites that must be completed prior to enrolment. Please check the schedule online so that you can plan accordingly.
