the FPES at a glance
In this page you may find a brief overview of the main facts about the FPES, helping you view the faculty at a glance.
History
- Initially established in 1984 as "Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences";
- Started to enroll students in Bachelor’s Degrees in Education, Psychology, and Counselling since 1984;
- Started to enroll students in Master’s Degree in Educational Administration and General Psychology since 1988;
- Started to enroll students in Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology since 1989;
- Started to enroll students in Bachelor’s Degree in Knowledge and Information Science, and Master’s Degrees in Psychometrics and the Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, and the PhD Degree in Psychology since 1990;
- Started to enroll students in PhD Degree in Counselling since 1991;
- Started to enroll students in PhD Degree in Educational Psychology since 1998;
- Started to enroll students in PhD Degree in Educational Technology since 2000;
- Started to enroll students in Master’s Degrees in Rehabilitation Counselling, School Counselling, Career Counselling, Family Counselling, Curriculum Development, Preschool Education, and Elementary Education since 2001;
- Started to enroll students in Master’s Degree in History and Philosophy of Education since 2002;
- Started to enroll students in Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology since 2005;
- Moved to ATU's new campus in 2006;
- Started to enroll students in PhD Degrees in "Educational Measurement and Assessment" and "Curriculum Development", and Masters Degrees in "Information Management" and "Management of Digital Libraries" since 2007;
- Started to enroll students in PhD Degree in "Educational Administration" since 2009;
- Started to enroll students in PhD Degree in "Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children" since 2010;
- Started to enroll students in PhD Degree in "Philosophy of Education" since 2012;
- Started to enroll students in Master’s Degrees in "Educational Research", "Industrial-Organizational Psychology", and "Human Resource Development and Training" since 2016;
- Started to enroll students in Master’s Degree in "Cognitive Psychology" and PhD Degree in "Clinical Psychology" since 2019;
Academics
The FPES has 11 departments, namely the Departments of
- Counselling
- Curriculum Studies
- Education
- Educational Administration and Planning
- Educational Measurement and Assessment
- Educational Psychology
- Educational Technology
- General and Clinical Psychology
- Knowledge and Information Science
- Philosophy and Islamic Education
- Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children
To date, 38 degree programs are offered in the Faculty. The program names are briefly available in the following table.
Degree Programs Offered in the FPES
| Programs | Bachelor's | Master's | PhD |
| Psychology | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Clinical Psychology | ✔ | ✔ | |
| General Psychology | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Industrial-Organizational 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 and Assessment (Psychometrics) |
✔ | ||
| Educational Research | ✔ | ||
| Educational Measurement and Assessment | ✔ | ||
| 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, 73 full-time faculty members are providing educational and research services to students at Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD levels.
More detailed information about all ATU faculty members, including their full CVs, is available in ATUs Research Management System, known as the ARIS Portal, Faculty Members and Departments.
Research
The FPES 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 and Assessment <<
>> 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 the FPES, keeping a catalogue of more than 120,000 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.
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