Psychological Science M.A. Concentration Course Requirements

Core Courses – All courses are required.

Course title	Course number	Credit hours
Advanced Research Methods in Psychology	PSY 504	3
Seminar in Experimental Design	PSY 512	3
Advanced Statistical Analysis	PSY 513	3
Statistics and Psychometric Theory	PSY 563	3
Professional Issues and Ethics in Psychology	PSY 541	3
Thesis Research and Writing	PSY 599	6
Practicum in Psychology	PSY 662	3
Science of Behavior – One course required.
Course title	Course number	Credit hours
Psychology of Learning	PSY 511	3
Advanced Child Psychology	PSY 521	3
Advanced Topics in Cognition	PSY 523	3
Advanced Social Psychology	PSY 552	3
Advanced Physiological Psychology	PSY 580	3
Cognitive Focus Area Requirements – 9 hrs.
Course title	Course number	Credit hours
Trends and Scientific Approaches in Psychological Thinking	PSY 500	3
Advanced Topics in Cognition	PSY 523	3
Advanced Social Psychology, OR	PSY 552	3
Advanced Physiological Psychology, OR	PSY 580	3
Motivation	PSY 412G	3
Developmental Focus Area – 9 hrs.  (only one 400G course permitted)
Course title	Course number	Credit hours
Advanced Child Psychology, OR	PSY 521	3
Topics in Developmental Psychology,  OR	PSY 424G	3
Psychology of Adult Life and Aging	PSY 423G	3
Advanced Topics in Cognition, OR	PSY 523	3
Advanced Social Psychology, OR	PSY 552	3
Behavioral Problems of Childhood and Adolescence, OR	PSY 540	3
Child Clinical Psychology: Theory and Practice	PSY 545	3
Biobehavioral Focus Area – 9 hours  (Only one 400G course permitted)
Course title	Course number	Credit hours
Trends and Scientific Approaches in Psychological Thinking	PSY 500	3
Advanced Physiological Psychology	PSY 580	3
Psychology of Learning, OR	PSY 511	3
Sensation and Perception, OR	PSY 411G	3
Evolutionary Psychology	PSY 482G	3
Student/Mentor Designed Focus Area – 9 hours
Students may design a focus area that best fits their interests. An individual focus area is subject to approval by the student's academic advisor and the program coordinator.