Degree Requirements (for students admitted Fall 2008 and after)
All classes three credits except where indicated.
Methodology Core (9 credits)
PSY501 - Analysis of Variance
PSY503 - Correlation & Multiple Regression
PSY507 - Research Methods
Content Core (9 credits)
Developmental Requirement
Choose one:
PSY528 - Infancy & Early Childhood
PSY529 - Adulthood
PSY531 - Middle Childhood & Adolescence
Cognitive Requirement
Choose one:
PSY560 - Cognitive Processes
PSY570 - Cognitive Neuroscience
Social/Organizational Requirement
Choose one:
PSY556 - Contemporary Social Psychology
PSY516 - Organizational Psychology
Experimental Specialization (12 credits)
PSY558 - Seminar in Contemporary Research
PSY500 - Research Practicum (1 credit class to be taken 3 times)
Option 1:
PSY590 - Thesis [empirical] (6 credits)
Option 2:
PSY590 - Thesis [literature review] (3 credits)
PSY595 - Independent Study [empirical] (3 credits)
Comprehensive Exam
Oral Defense of Thesis
Electives (6 credits)
Chosen under advisement; ANY graduate psychology class taken that is NOT applied towards the methodology, content, or experimental specialization requirements can be counted as an elective.
Degree Requirements (for students admitted before Fall 2008)
Foundation Courses (6 credits)
PSY501 - Analysis of Variance
PSY507 - Research Methods
Core Courses (9 credits)
PSY528 - Infancy and Early Childhood
PSY556 - Contemporary Issues in Social Psychology
PSY560 - Cognitive Processes
PSY570 - Cognitive Neuroscience
COU525 - Multicultural Counseling
COU540 - Psychopathology
Thesis (3-6 credits)
PSY590 - Thesis in Psychology (3 or 6 credits)
Electives (15-18 credits)
ANY graduate psychology class taken that is NOT applied towards the foundation, core, specialization, or capstone requirements can be counted as an elective.
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