been recommended by a graduate admissions committee of the
Psychology Department.
Required Courses
PSYC 546 Cognitive Process 3 cr
PSYC 627 Advanced Statistics in Psychology 3 cr
PSYC 632 Advanced Experimental Design 3 cr
PSYC 650 Thesis 6 cr
Other requirements include: 11 additional graduate credits in
psychology and 6 credits in a related field approved by the
student's graduate advisor.
First-year students must take PSYC 627 in the fall and PSYC 632
in the spring of their first year. Normal credit load is 9-12
hours and first year students must take a minimum of six credits
a semester to maintain classified status.
Master of
Science in
Psychology (General
Clinical
Psychology
Emphasis)
All admission requirements are as stated above. Required courses
are:
PSYC 511 Advanced Psychopathology 3 cr
PSYC 512 Ethical & Professional Issues
in Psychology 2 cr
PSYC 527 Advanced Psychometric Methods 3 cr
PSYC 545 Psychology of Learning 3 cr
PSYC 551 Clinical Psychology 3 cr
PSYC 552 Theory & Techniques of Psychotherapy 4 cr
PSYC 555 Behavioral Assessment 3 cr
PSYC 556 Behavioral Assessment Laboratory 1 cr
PSYC 560 Behavior Therapy 3 cr
PSYC 620 Psychodiagnostic Methods 3 cr
PSYC 621 Applied Psychodiagnostics 3 cr
PSYC 624/625 Practicum 6 cr
PSYC 627 Advanced Statistics in Psychology 3 cr
PSYC 632 Advanced Experimental Design 3 cr
PSYC 649 Clinical Project 3 cr
Other requirements include a comprehensive written examination
and a clinical project. The comprehensive examination will be
designed to assess a student's capacity to integrate theory,
principles, and empirical findings across the core courses. The
clinical project will evaluate a student's ability to function
effectively in a clinical setting.
Psychology Graduate Courses
g401 Theories of Personality 3 credits. Detailed study of the
leading theories of personality with emphasis on the Freudian,
Neo-Freudian, humanistic and existential theories. PREREQ: PSYC
225 or 301.
g402 Study of Personality 3 credits. Critical study of some of
the leading traits and situational determinants in the area of
personality with emphasis on the empirical research supporting
the validity of those constructs and determinants. PREREQ: PSYC
401 or permission of the instructor.
g404 Sensation and Perception 4 credits. The anatomical and
physiological basis of sensation will be reviewed. Moreover,
traditional and contemporary theories of perception will be
critically considered. Students will be expected to do laboratory
work illustrating basic concepts of sensory and perceptual
functions. PREREQ: PSYC 303.
g411 Advanced Psychopathology 3 credits. The study of various
forms of behavior pathology, primarily neuroses, psychoses, and
affective disorders, including mental deficiency and antisocial
behavior. Alternative theories of etiology and treatment will be
examined by careful analyses of current empirical literature.
PREREQ: PSYC 301.
412 Ethical and Professional Issues in Psychology 2 credits.
Topics include informed consent, confidentiality, deception, duty
to protect, competency, malpractice, dual and collegial
relationships, and impaired professionals in research and
practice. PREREQ: 24 credits in psychology or permission of
instructor.
g417 Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team 1 credit. Introduction to
the principles and techniques of interdisciplinary evaluations
and treatment planning for youth with special needs. Disciplines
emphasized: Social Work, Psychology, Speech Pathology, Audiology,
Nursing, Special Education, Physical Therapy. PREREQ: Permission
of instructor.
g423 Community Practicum 1-6 credits. Students work in state and
local agencies and involve themselves in professional activities
including research, testing, and counseling. Four hours per week
on site are required per credit hour. PREREQ: 24 credits in PSYC.
g425 Psychology Clinic Practicum 1-6 credits. Students are
supervised by faculty in the evaluation and treatment of the
Psychology Department Clinic clients. Four hours per week in the
clinic are required per credit. PREREQ: 24 credits in psychology.
g426 Psychology of the Problem Child 3 credits. Causes, common
symptoms, the therapeutic procedures, and preventive measures of
maladjustment in children. PREREQ: Either PSYC 225 or EDUC 201.
g427 Advanced Psychometric Methods 3 credits. Critical review of
the major approaches to psychological assessment of individuals
and groups with emphasis on administration and interpretation of
paper and pencil personality tests. PREREQ: PSYC 227-228.
g428 Personality Assessment 3 credits. Survey of psychometric
instruments and techniques used in research and in applied
settings. Includes approaches to evaluation of instruments and
topics related to interpreting and applying data obtained from
their use. PREREQ: PSYC 228 or permission of the instructor.
g431 Physiological Psychology I 3 credits. Introduction to
neuropsychology with an emphasis on methods, basic neuroanatomy,
and neurophysiology. PREREQ: PSYC 303.
g432 Physiological Psychology II 3 credits. Survey of the
physiological bases of psychological processes, including
learning, emotion, motivation, sensation, and perception.
Emphasizes current research and theory concerning brain
mechanisms and behavior. PREREQ: PSYC 431 or permission of the
instructor.
g435 Animal Behavior 3 credits. Study of experiments in animal
learning that have thrown light upon the problem of understanding
human learning. Course is concerned with both observation and
experimental studies of habit formation, conditioning, related
endocrinology, and nerve structure as they are associated with
behavior capabilities. PREREQ: Six hours in PSYC beyond 111-112
or permission of the instructor.
g443 Advanced Social Psychology 3 credits. In-depth study of
current theory, issues, and research in the field of social
psychology. Emphasis is on newly-emerging research areas such as
non-verbal communication; human uses of space; development of
moral and ethical values; helping behavior, and
compliance-obedience research. PREREQ: PSYC 303 and 341 or
permission.
g445 Psychology of Learning 3 credits. Survey of the major
principles of learning, including the processes underlying
classical and instrumental conditioning and motor skills
behavior. PREREQ: PSYC 303-404 or permission.
g446 Cognitive Process 3 credits. Survey of current theories of
human learning and cognition, including decision-making,
information processing and an emphasis on model building and
current research. PREREQ: PSYC 445.
g451 Clinical Psychology 3 credits. Survey of the field of
clinical psychology emphasizing its past and present status in
the following areas: diagnosis, assessment, critical topics
related to intervention, the clinical psychologist's role, and
the student training. PREREQ: PSYC 301.
g452 Theory and Techniques of Psychotherapy 4 credits.
Introduction to theories and techniques of individual, group, and
marital/family therapies. Includes training in microcounseling
skills. PREREQ: PSYC 301.
g455 Behavioral Assessment 3 credits. The assessment of social
deviance through self-report, observational, and mechanical
technologies. Emphasis on the clinical utility of measurement
strategies in the description of deviant behavior, treatment
selection, and treatment evaluation. PREREQ: PSYC g445 or
permission of instructor.
g456 Behavioral Assessment Lab 1 credit. Practical application of
the principles of behavioral assessment. Focus on data collection
procedures via weekly participation in a practicum course.
PREREQ: Concurrent enrollment in PSYC g455.
g460 Behavior Therapy 3 credits. Introduction to techniques,
theories, and research in behavior therapy. Critical theoretical,
empirical, and ethical issues will be integrated within the
description and the demonstrations of behavior therapy
techniques. The practice of behavior therapy will occupy the
central focus of this course with the better part of in-class
time devoted to technical rehearsal. PREREQ: PSYC 445 or 451 or
permission of the instructor.
g464 Dilemmas of Youth 3 credits. This course surveys theory and
research concerned with dilemmas of identity formation. Personal
accounts, literature--classic and psychological--will serve to
illustrate dilemmas and explain their resolution.
g465 Behavioral Medicine 3 credits. Psychological issues of
health, disease states, and prevention. Critical evaluation of
clinical research and practice including nontraditional healing
techniques and current models used to understand health and
disease. PREREQ: PSYC 111 or permission of instructor.
g472 History of Psychology 3 credits. Modern psychology in
historical perspective. The genesis of and development of
fundamental problems and methods of psychology, with emphasis on
the more specific fields of research which constitute the chief
chapters of experimental psychology. PREREQ: Six hours in
psychology beyond 111-112 or permission of the instructor.
g483 Special Problems 1-3 credits. Research or readings in a
special area of interest to be arranged on an individual basis
with individual faculty. PREREQ: 24 hours in psychology.
597 Professional Education Development Topics. Variable credit.
May be repeated. A course for practicing professionals aimed at
the development and improvement of skills. May not be applied to
graduate degrees. May be graded S/U.
601 Family Assessment I 3 credits. Assessment strategies which
lead to the treatment of dysfunctional families.
Interdisciplinary coverage of need and purpose of family centered
therapy, basics of assessment and data collection processes.
620 Psychodiagnostic Methods 3 credits. Introduction to
conceptual and methodological bases of traditional psychological
assessment. Survey of objective and projective personality tests
and intelligence tests. Rationale for selection and use is
critically evaluated. PREREQ: PSYC 228 or permission of
instructor.
621 Applied Psychodiagnostics 3 credits. Supervised experience
in the selection, administration, scoring, and interpretation of
commonly used psychological tests including objective and
projective personality tests and intelligence tests with clinical
populations. PREREQ: PSYC 620 or permission of instructor.
624 Community Practicum 1-3 credits. Students work in state and
local agencies and involve themselves in professional activities
including research, testing, and counseling. Four hours per week
on site are required per credit hour. PREREQ: PSYC g401, g427,
g451 or by permission.
625 Psychology Clinic Practicum 1-3 credits. Students are
supervised by faculty in the evaluation and treatment of the
Psychology Department Clinic clients. Four hours per week in the
clinic are required per credit. PREREQ: g401, g427, g451, or by
permission.
627 Advanced Statistics 3 credits. Critical review of the theory
and the methods used to evaluate the outcome of empirical
research in the life and social sciences. Chi square,
correlation, regression, analysis of variance designs are
considered and related to the theoretical distributions basic to
statistical inference. PREREQ: Basic statistics, college algebra,
and/or calculus, or permission of instructor.
632 Advanced Experimental Design 3 credits. Basic assumptions in
the philosophy of scientific investigation, principles of design
and analysis of experiments, including tests of significance and
factorial designs, and reporting of research, in which the
student is required to prepare reports of his own work as if for
publication. PREREQ: PSYC 303-404 and statistics.
635 Marital and Family Therapy 4 credits. Introduction to
theories research, assessment devices, and techniques of marital
and family therapy. The focus will be the competent practice of
marital/family therapy including assessment and intervention
techniques. PREREQ: PSYC 455, 460 or permission.
641 Special Problems 1-3 credits. Individual work under staff
guidance. The student will pursue original research in some area
of psychology of particular interest to him and write a report of
his work in a form suitable for publication. PREREQ: Permission
of the instructor.
649 Clinical Project 3 credits. Demonstration of clinical skill
by application of theory and principles in applied case work.
PREREQ: 3 credits of PSYC 624.
650 Thesis 1-6 credits.
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