Courses at the 500-level

The design and analysis of descriptive and nonexperimental research designs are covered. Included are correlational, nonparametric, and single-subject designs and their corresponding statistical tests for data analysis.
3 credit hours

• graduate status and undergraduate courses in research methods and statistics
• or consent of the department chair

The design and analysis of experimental and quasi-experimental research designs are covered. Included are between- and within-subjects approaches to single-factor and factoral designs and their corresponding statistical tests for data analysis.
3 credit hours

• PSYC 500
• graduate status
• or consent of the department chair

The psychological aspects of group task performance, role behavior, and social dynamics in working situations are covered. Emphasis is on analytic techniques, institutional climates, leadership methods, and human values.
3 credit hours

• Graduate status
• 6 credit hours of psychology courses
• or consent of the department chair

Contemporary issues relating to drugs and behavior are introduced. Topics include classification and identification of various drugs, mental and physical effects of the drugs, characteristics of the drug addict, and rehabilitation of drug addicts.
3 credit hours

• Graduate status
• 6 credit hours of psychology courses

Emphasis is on the measurement of human abilities and the understanding of psychological principles in decision making, planning, industrial training, and group interaction.
3 credit hours

• Graduate status
• 6 credit hours of psychology courses

Emphasis is on the identification, description, and diagnosis of types of childhood psychopathology and the social, psychological, and physical factors involved in the development of these disorders.
3 credit hours

• Graduate status
• or consent of the department chair

Milestones in physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language development from conception through adolescence are examined, with an emphasis on theory and research. (Formerly Seminar in Personality and Social Development.)
3 credit hours

• Graduate status
• or consent of the department chair

Study includes the principles and procedures of statistical analyses and interpretation of data in the behavioral sciences. Content is beyond the level of an introductory course in statistics.
3 credit hours

• Graduate status
• PSYC 320
• or consent of the department chair

Descriptive, correlational, and experimental methods used in psychology are surveyed. Included are program evaluation, computer usage, and a supervised research project.
3 credit hours

• Graduate status
• PSYC 540
• or consent of the department chair

Cognition is studied from a contemporary information-processing point of view. Included are historical antecedents, relationships to alternative theoretical perspectives, and applications to learning, development, and problem solving.
3 credit hours

• Graduate status
• or consent of the department chair

Personality theories are considered in the context of the philosophical and sociocultural environments in which they evolved. Relationships between behavioral development and theoretical predictions are examined. (Formerly Psychology 566.)
3 credit hours

• Graduate status
• or consent of the department chair

An overview is given of the field of social psychology organized around major research areas. Each of the areas is critically examined using primary sources and representative empirical research.
3 credit hours

• Graduate status
• or consent of the department chair

Psychopathology with adult onset is examined. Topics covered are DSM classification, etiology, major theoretical approaches, and various categories of disordered behavior. (Formerly Seminar in Psychopathology.)
3 credit hours

• Graduate status
• or consent of the department chair

Contemporary issues and developments in the field of psychology are explored at the graduate level. Recent research and theoretical literature are considered. Topics vary. This course may be repeated for credit with a change in content.
3 credit hours

• Graduate status
• 6 credit hours of psychology courses
• or consent of the department chair

The student selects a topic and undertakes concentrated research under the supervision of a faculty advisor.
3 credit hours

• Graduate status
• Six semesters of psychology courses
• PSYC 320
• Consent of department chair
• Consent of dean

Under the supervision of a faculty member, the student engages in intensive readings on a specific topic in psychology.
3 credit hours

• graduate status
• consent of department chair and dean
• or equivalent
• or equivalent
• good standing (see Graduate Manual)

Students select a topic and undertake concentrated research under the supervision of a faculty advisor. (Formerly Psychology 590.)
3 credit hours

• or equivalent
• or equivalent
• graduate status
• good standing (see Graduate Manual)
• consent of department chair and dean