Department of Technology and Cognition

The Department of Technology and Cognition offers course work in applied technology, training and development; computer education, instructional technology, cognitive systems; research design and measurement, applied statistics program evaluation; and the education of special populations and gifted learners.

Certification and degree programs in the department focus on such areas as technological solutions in education, non-traditional education, research and evaluation design, applied technology, special education and gifted education.

The undergraduate program of study prepares students for careers in education, business, industry and government and leads to a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree with a major in applied technology and performance improvement.

Further specialization at the master’s level is offered in applied technology and performance improvement for cognitive systems, educational media, health science technology, marketing education, office education, trade and industrial education, training and development. Specializations in special education include educational diagnostician, emotional and behavioral disorders, early childhood, generic, gifted and talented, and learning disabilities. Specializations in educational psychology include educational diagnostician, gifted and talented, research and statistics, and computer education.

The department also supports an interdisciplinary master’s degree in corporate training and development and an interdisciplinary doctorate with a major in information science. Additional information on these programs is available from the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies and from the School of Library and Information Sciences respectively. The doctoral program in special education is offered as part of the Federation of North Texas Area Universities.

Depending on the degree attained, graduates of these programs normally seek employment in business, education, industry, military, as teachers, trainers, program administrators, supervisory personnel, guidance counselors, training technologists, curriculum development specialists, research and evaluation specialists, and community college and university faculty members.