Graduate Program in Research Psychology
Course Work (30 s.h.)
| PSYC 6421 | Social Psychology | 3 hours |
| PSYC 6430 | Statistics and Research Design | 3 hours |
| PSYC 6450 | Psychopathology | 3 hours |
| Or PSYC 6475 | Personality | |
| PSYC 7412 | Advanced Behavioral Neuroscience | 3 hours |
| PSYC 7427 | Learning | 3 hours |
| Or PSYC 6428 | Cognition | |
| PSYC 7431 | Design and Analysis | 3 hours |
| | Electives in Psychology | 6 hours |
| PSYC 7000 | Thesis | 6 hours |
Course Descriptions
6421. Social Psychology (3) Current research and theory in selected topics such as attitudes, dehumanization, and conformity, aggression, and effective group functioning and change.
6428. Cognitive Psychology (3) P: Consent of chair. Research and theory in cognition. Research and theory in cognition. Attention, memory, imagery, language, conceptual behavior, and problem solving.
6430 Statistics and Research Design (3) 2 classroom and 3 lab hours per week. P: Consent of chair. Inferential statistical application and research methodologies.
6450. Advanced Psychopathology (3) P: Consent of chair. Diagnosis, etiology from several theoretical viewpoints, and implications for interventions. Broad biopsychosocial framework.
6475. Personality Theory (3) In-depth evaluation of major theories of personality, past and present.
7000. Thesis (3) May be repeated. May count maximum of 6 s.h.
7412. Advanced Behavioral Neuroscience (3) P: Consent of chair. Advanced study of research and theories on neural mediation of behavior and cognitive functions.
7427. Advanced Principles of Learning (3) P: Consent of chair. Intensive review of principles of learning and advanced study of the field of learning.
7431. Advanced Research Design (3) Formerly 6431 P: Consent of chair and PYSC 6430 or equivalent (inferential) statistics course. Introduces multivariate analysis and research design. to students preparing to engage in research.
