FPE at a glance

In this page you may find a brief overview of the main facts about the FPE, helping you view the Faculty at a glance.

History

Initially established in 1984 as "Faculty of Psychology and Education";
Started to enrol students in Bachelors Degrees in Education, Psychology, and Counselling since 1984;
Started to enrol students in Masters Degree in Educational Administration and General Psychology since 1988;
Started to enrol students in Masters Degree in Educational Psychology since 1989;
Started to enrol students in Bachelors Degree in Knowledge and Information Science, and Masters Degrees in Psychometrics and the Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, and the PhD Degree in Psychology since 1990;
Started to enrol students in PhD Degree in Counselling since 1991;
Started to enrol students in PhD Degree in Educational Psychology since 1998;
Started to enrol students in PhD Degree in Educational Technology since 2000;
Started to enrol students in Masters Degrees in Rehabilitation Counselling, School Counselling, Career Counselling, Family Counselling, Curriculum Development, Preschool Education, and Elementary Education since 2001;
Started to enrol students in Masters Degree in History and Philosophy of Education since 2002;
Started to enrol students in Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology since 2005;
Moved to ATU's new campus in 2006;
Started to enrol students in PhD Degrees in "Educational Measurement" and "Curriculum Development", and Masters Degrees in "Information Management" and "Management of Digital Libraries" since 2007;
Started to enrol students in PhD Degree in "Educational Administration" since 2009;
Started to enrol students in PhD Degree in "Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children" since 2010;
Started to enrol students in PhD Degree in "Philosophy of Education" since 2012;
Started to enrol students in Masters Degrees in "Educational Research", "Industrial-Organizational Psychology", and "Human Resource Development and Training" since 2016;
Started to enrol students in Masters Degree in "Cognitive Psychology" and PhD Degree in "Clinical Psychology" since 2019;

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Academics

The FPE Faculty has 11 departments, namely the Departments of

To date, 38 degree programmes are offered in the Faculty. The programme names are briefly available in the following table.

Degree Programmes Offered in the FPE

Programmes	Bachelors	Masters	PhD
Psychology	✔		✔
Clinical Psychology		✔	✔
General Psychology		✔	✔
Industrial-Organisational Psychology		✔
Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children		✔	✔
Curriculum Development		✔	✔
Preschool Education		✔
Elementary Education		✔
History and Philosophy of Education		✔
Philosophy of Education			✔
Philosophy of Islamic Education			✔
Knowledge and Information Science	✔
Knowledge and Information Science (Information Management)		✔
Knowledge and Information Science (Management of Digital Libraries)		✔
Educational Technology		✔
Educational Measurement (Psychometrics)		✔
Educational Research		✔
Educational Measurement			✔
Educational Administration		✔	✔
Human Resource Development and Training		✔
Higher Education: HE Administration			✔
Educational Psychology		✔	✔
Cognitive Science: Cognitive Psychology		✔
Counselling	✔		✔
Rehabilitation Counselling		✔
Family Counselling		✔
Career Counselling		✔
School Counselling		✔
Education	✔

Faculty Members

To date, 69 full-time faculty members are providing educational and research services to students at Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD levels. As of November 2020, about 120 visiting lecturers are also providing part-time support to the teaching activities in the Faculty.

The graphics below provide a summary of the faculty members by their ranks and Departments; moreover, ratios of students are also offered by gendre and degree levels.

Distribution of Faculty Members at FPE Departments

Distribution of Faculty Members According to Their Academic Ranks

Distribution of Students in FPE Faculty According to Degree Levels

Distribution of Students in FPE Faculty According to Gendres

Number of Students in Each FPE Department

Research

FPE is currently publishing 11 journals. The journals are listed below. You can read more about the journals on our Peer-Reviewed Journals page or click on the link provided below to visit the journal websites.

>> Journal of Clinical Psychology Studies <<

>> Journal of Counselling Culture and Psychology <<

>> International Journal of Digital Content Management <<

>> Journal of Educational Psychology <<

>> Journal of Educational Measurement <<

>> Journal of Knowledge Studies <<

>> Journal of Preschool and Elementary School Studies <<

>> Journal of Psychology of Exceptional Individuals <<

>> Journal of Qualitative Research in Curriculum <<

>> Journal of Research on Educational Leadership and Management <<

>> Journal of Technology of Instruction and Learning <<

Library

There is a library in FPE, keeping a catalogue of more than 110,615 volumes in English and Persian.

There are also hundreds of Masters dissertations and PhD theses in the library, and users may enjoy free online access to all theses and dissertations at ATU's Digital Library portal.