PSY 200AB. Professional Seminar for First-Year Ph.D.
Graduate Students (4)
A two semester sequence required of and limited to
first-year Ph.D. students in Psychology. Survey of major
issues in contemporary psychology with their historical backgrounds.
PSY 201A. Advanced Psychological
Statistics (4)
Review of fundamental concepts. Basic statistical techniques as applied to
design and interpretation of experimental and observational research.
PSY 201B.
Advanced Psychological Statistics (4)
Advanced experimental design and planning of investigations.
PSY 202.
Research Design and Methodology (4)
The nature of causal inference; experimental and quasi-experimental designs including randomized experiments, nonrandomized control group studies, time series, regression discontinuity; generalizing from experiments; ethical issues and ethical principles of research conduct; practical problems in experiments.
PSY 203. Measurement Theory and
Psychometrics (4)
Classical test theory, factor analysis, generalizability theory, item response theory, inter-rater reliability, fundamental measurement theory.
PSY 204. Quantitative Methods for
Reviewing Research (4)
Quantitative procedures (meta-analysis) for reviewing research findings; techniques for locating and coding research studies, calculating effect sizes, and analyzing study findings.
PSY 205. Linear Structural Modeling
(4)
Path models, path analysis, cross-lagged panel studies, confirmatory factor analysis, and complete latent variable causal models, applications to experimental and non-experimental data.
PSY 206A. Methods
for Program Evaluation (4)
Introduction to program evaluation. Survey
of the many methods used in program evaluation, including needs assessment,
surveys, experiments, and qualitative methods. Discussion
of policy and strategy issues, and of utilization of findings.
PSY 206B.
Theory of Program Evaluation (4)
History and nature of program evaluation, review of different approaches taken to evaluation by variety of major theorists in the field; practice in evaluation.
PSY 207. Multivariate
Analysis (4)
Introduction to analysis of data having multiple dependent variables.
Topics include continuous multivariate distributions, multiple regression,
multivariate analysis of variance, discriminant analysis, classification, canonical
correlation, principal component analysis. Applications from
clinical, cognitive, physiological, and social psychology. Computer methods.
PSY 208. Computer
Programming for the Social Sciences (4)
An introduction to specialty computer programs that are useful in the social
sciences, such as Matlab, GAUSS, specialty programs
in meta-analysis, and basic languages.
PSY 209. Special Problems in Psychological Statistics (4)
Special problems in psychological
statistics and data analysis.
PSY 220.
Social Psychology (4)
Designed for graduate psychology students. Intensive
consideration of concepts, theories, and major problems in social psychology.
PSY 240. Developmental Psychology (4)
Consideration of variables influencing cognitive, social and emotional
development of the human organism from conception through adolescence.
Emphasis on research methodology and research base for
current theories of development.
PSY 260. Foundations of Cognitive Science (4)
Consideration of foundational questions in cognitive science, including: What is a representational system? How do representations interact? What kind of formal structure, if any, is appropriate in characterizing human mental processing? What constitute valid means of testing for intelligence?
PSY
261. Neural Networks (4)
Overview of classical neural network architectures, algorithms, and applications to psychology will be followed by the development of a student project. Prerequisites: Some ability in computer programming.
PSY
262. Cognitive Modeling (4)
Projects-based seminar in cognitive modeling. Students will be required to a complete a project applying some form of computer model (neural network, symbolic, statistical, genetic algorithm) to the study of cognitive phenomena.
PSY
263. Language And Communication In Everyday Life (4)
Conversational language, metaphor, idioms,
ambiguity, spatial language, gesture, sign language, propaganda, dialects,
cross-cultural variation, semantic change.
PSY 264. Language, Mind, And
Brain (4)
Language and linguistic representation
from various angles and disciplines, including psychology, linguistics,
philosophy, and neuroscience. Possible topics: sentence processing, word
meaning, neurolinguistic deficits, language learning, artificial intelligence
(natural language processing), and the interaction of language with other
cognitive processes.
PSY 269. Seminar in Cognitive Science (4)
Seminar on a specific topic in cognitive science. May be repeated for credit on a different topic.
PSY 229. Psychology Colloquium (1)
Course may be repeated for credit.
One and one-half hours of colloquium per week. Must be taken for
S/U grading. Reports and discussions of original research in psychology.
Not all participants must report in any given semester, but all are expected to
attend and to enter into the discussions. Prerequisites: Graduate standing
or consent of instructor.
PSY 296.
Research Topics in Psychology. (1)
Research group meeting, one hour. Limited to graduate
students. Discussion of current literature, new ideas,
methodological issues, and preliminary findings. Research presentations
and opportunities for feedback on current and proposed research activity to
encourage, support, and facilitate student research expertise. Assigned
readings included. S/U grading.
PSY 402. Psychological Research
Practicum (1-4)
Faculty and graduate students who share interests discuss current literature,
new ideas, methodological issues, and preliminary findings. Meetings include
research presentations and opportunities for feedback on current and proposed
research activity to encourage, support, and facilitate student research
expertise. Assigned reading included. S/U grading.
PSY 403.
Special Topics Study Course (1-4)
Under faculty supervision, group of students meets
each week for a semester in a student-led study group to pursue a specific
topic of their choice that is not covered in other department courses. S/U grading.
PSY 495.
Presentation of Psychological Materials (4)
Supervised practicum in undergraduate teaching. Students serve as discussion
section leaders in selected undergraduate courses, and give guest lectures in
courses where appropriate. S/U grading.
PSY 596.
Directed Individual Research and Study in Psychology (2-12)
One 596 course is required during second semester of the first year of graduate
study, and both semesters of the second year of graduate study. S/U grading.
PSY 597.
Individual Studies (2-12)
Designed primarily as preparation for qualifying examinations. May be required by some area committees as a requisite for taking
examinations. S/U grading.
PSY 599.
Research for Ph.D. Dissertation (2-12)
Preparation: successful completion of qualifying examinations. At least one 599
course is required during each year following completion of qualifying
examinations. S/U grading.