COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
PSYCHOLOGY
(PSY)

5113 Contemporary Research Paradigms in Psychology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor or admission to the psychology program.
An introduction to the research questions and the theoretical and methodological assumptions that characterize different subfields in psychology.

5213 Design Considerations in Behavioral Research
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor or admission to the psychology program.
An examination of criteria and procedures for translating questions of theory and application into effective and relevant research plans.

5303 Research Seminar in Developmental Psychology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in PSY 5213 or consent of the instructor.
A critical analysis of the theories and empirical evidence that form the basis for understanding developmental change. Special emphasis is given to the issue of measurement of age-related change.

5313 Research Seminar in Psychopathology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in PSY 5213 or consent of the instructor.
A critical analysis of the theories, research methodology, and empirical evidence that form the basis for understanding and treating mental disorders.

5323 Research Seminar in Individual Differences and Personality Assessment
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in PSY 5213 or consent of the instructor.
A critical analysis of the theories and empirical data regarding the psychological processes that underlie individual differences in personality.

5333 Research Seminar in Social Psychological Research
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in PSY 5213 or consent of the instructor.
A critical analysis of the theories and empirical findings regarding the psychological processes that underlie human social behavior.

5343 Research Seminar in Human Cognition
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in PSY 5213 or consent of the instructor.
A critical analysis of the ways that humans select, organize, store, retrieve, modify, and apply information as they cope in adapting to the world. The seminar focuses on selected topics of significance in the contemporary information-processing literature.

5353 Research Seminar in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in PSY 5213 or consent of the instructor.
A critical analysis of the theories, research methodology, and empirical findings that form the basis for understanding work behavior. Additional focus on methods used to assess and evaluate behavior and jobs.

5363 Research Seminar in Psychology and Health
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in PSY 5213 or consent of the instructor.
A critical analysis of the role of psychological factors in physical health. Topics may include the mind-body relationship, pain, stress, chronic illness, interpersonal relationships in health care, personality and illness, and death and dying.

5373 Research Seminar in Program Evaluation
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: PSY 5213 and PSY 5413 or instructor permission.
Application of psychological theory, methodology, and analyses to the systematic design and evaluation of social problems, programs, and policies. Topics may include needs assessment, goals analysis, ethical and design considerations, quasi-experimental designs, data collection challenges, relative merits of quantitative and qualitative measures, formative assessment, impact assessment, and decision making with fragmentary or flawed data.

5413 Inferential Statistics
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 5213.
Application of selected parametric and nonparametric procedures to the analysis and interpretation of empirical data.

6113 Perspectives in Measurement of Behavior
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 5213 or consent of the instructor.
An examination of criteria and procedures for the development of valid and reliable measures of behavior.

6213 Correlation and Regression Analyses
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 5213 or consent of the instructor.
Application of selected multivariate procedures to the analysis and interpretation of empirical data.

6513 Psychology Research Internship
3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and student’s graduate advisor.
Students assist in conducting supervised research in a local organization. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 hours.

6523 Psychology Research Apprenticeship
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and student’s Graduate Advisor.
Under faculty supervision, students will be responsible for developing experimental procedures, conducting experimental sessions, analyzing data, and preparing reports in an active research setting. The area of research will be determined by consensus of the student, the instructor, and the student’s Graduate Advisor. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 hours.

6951-3 Independent Study
1 to 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission in writing (form available) of the instructor and the student’s Graduate Advisor of Record.
Independent reading, research, discussion, and/or writing under the direction of a faculty member. For students needing specialized work not normally or not often available as part of the regular course offerings. May be repeated for credit, but not more than 6 hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to the Master’s degree.

6961 Comprehensive Examination
1 hour credit. Prerequisite: Approval of the Graduate Program Committee to take the Comprehensive Examination.
Independent study course for the purpose of taking the Comprehensive Examination. Enrollment is required each term in which the Comprehensive Examination is taken if no other courses are being taken that term. The grade report for the course is either “CR” (satisfactory performance on the Comprehensive Examination) or “NC” (unsatisfactory performance on the Comprehensive Examination).

6973 Special Problems
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and student’s graduate advisor.
An organized course offering the opportunity for specialized study not normally or not often available as part of the regular course offerings. The course may be repeated for credit when the topics vary, but no more than 3 hours, regardless of discipline, may be applied to the Master’s degree.

6983, 6 Master’s Thesis
3 or 6 hours credit. Prerequisites: Written thesis proposal must be approved by the Graduate Program Committee prior to enrollment.
Supervised thesis research and preparation. May be repeated for credit, but no more than 6 hours will apply to the Master’s degree. Credit will be awarded upon completion of the thesis. Enrollment is required each term in which the thesis is in progress.