Variant of CIP 2000 - NGS University-level Historical Groupings

2 - Social Sciences, Psychology and Law

26 - Psychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Sciences

42. - Psychology

This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the scientific study of the behaviour of individuals, independently or collectively, and the physical and environmental bases of mental, emotional, and neurological activity.

42.18 - Educational Psychology

This subseries comprises instructional program class 42.1801.

42.1801 - Educational Psychology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the application of psychology to the study of the behaviour of individuals in the roles of teacher and learner, the nature and effects of learning environments, and the psychological effects of methods, resources, organization and non-school experience on the educational process. These programs include courses in learning theory, human growth and development, research methods, and psychological evaluation.

• Example Program Names:

  • Educational psychology
  • Psychoeducation
  • Psychopedagogy

• Exclusion

  • Education(13.0101)
  • Guidance counselling(13.1101)
  • Psychology teacher(13.1335)
  • School psychology(42.1701)