Curriculum

Developmental Psychology (21 hours)

• PY 708: Developmental Psychology
• PY 710: Seminar in Contemporary Issues in Developmental Psychology (x3)
• PY 729: Seminar in Adolescent Development
• PY 785: Psychology of Aging

In addition, choose three courses from:

Research Design and Statistics (15 hours)

• PY 716: Introduction to Statistics and Measurement
• PY 716L: Lab for Introduction to Statistics and Measurement in Catalog
• PY 717: Applied Statistical Methods
• PY 717L: Lab for Statistical Methods
• PY 719: Multivariate Statistical Methods
• PY 719L: Lab for Multivariate Statistical Methods

In addition, choose one from:

• PY 718: Research Design
• PY 727: Longitudinal Data Analysis Laboratory
• BST 795: Advanced Special Topics in Biostatistics

General Psychology and Related Disciplines (9 hours)

• PY 753: Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience

In addition, choose two from:

Teaching (6 hours)

• PY 796: Practicum (Teaching Assistant)
• PY 796: Practicum (Teacher)

Research (at least 30 hours)

Note: Please double check the most recent student handbook in order to make sure the correct research hours are taken.

• PY 698: Premaster's Degree Graduate Research
• PY 699: Master's Level Thesis Research (must be admitted to candidacy before registering for hours)
• PY 798: Predoctoral Degree Graduate Research
• PY 799: Doctoral Dissertation Research (must be admitted to candidacy before registering for hours)

NOTE: Other courses may apply with written permission of the program director. However, a copy of the written permission must be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..