Educational Psychology is the study of how humans learn and retain knowledge, primarily in educational settings such as classrooms or other academic environments. Educational Psychology includes studying the emotional, social and cognitive learning processes making each student unique. This course covers the basic theories of learning and teaching and the application of theory to educational environments.

Course content includes the adaptation of the concepts of behavior, cognitive and constructivist learning theories to teaching and managing an effective learning environment. Units of the study also include the principles of motivation, classroom management and assessment of student performance.