Graduate minors and certificates
Explore educational psychology graduate minors and certificates. We offer a graduate minor in educational psychology, a special education minor for master's students, an online certificate in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a gifted and talented education certificate, and a learning sciences post baccalaureate certificate.
Graduate minors
Graduate minor in educational psychology
The Department of Educational Psychology's graduate minor is for master's and PhD students in another program at the University of Minnesota who are interested in a minor in educational psychology.
We also offer the minor in educational psychology with an emphasis in psychological foundations of education and quantitative methods in education.
Graduate certificates
- Online autism spectrum disorder certificate
- Talent development and gifted education certificate
- Learning sciences post baccalaureate certificate
- Disability policy and services certificate
Online autism spectrum disorder certificate
Help young people with ASD and their families. As a student in the ASD certificate program, you’ll receive specialized training in assessment, intervention, and treatment evaluation. You’ll leave the program equipped with the most effective instructional and behavioral methods for working with individuals with ASD from infancy to age 21.
Additional areas of focus include: ethical issues related to treatment delivery, the need for supervision by qualified professionals, and the limits of candidates’ individual skills.
Affiliated certificate
Learning analytics graduate certificate
The learning analytics graduate certificate will allow you to effectively incorporate analytics into educational practice and research while gaining an understanding of the fundamentals of learning analytics. This certificate is offered through the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in partnership with our joint Learning Informatics Lab.