Program Requirements (Ph.D. and M.A.)
PH.D. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
72 hours of graduate credit including the following:
Developmental Foundations (3 hours)
Lifespan Development (PSYC 704)
Psychology Foundations (6 hours total from two of the following categories)
Cognitive Core (PSYC 701, 766, or 768)
Biological Core (PSYC 702, 558, or 559)
Social Core (PSYC 703 or 667)
Historical/Philosophical Core (PSYC 705)
Quantitative Methods (8 hours)
PSYC 611 Advanced Statistic Research Methods/Psyc I
PSYC 612 Advanced Statistic Research Methods/Psyc II
Advanced Quantitative and Specialized Methods (9 hours, 3 from each subcategory)
Quantitative Methods (at least 3 hours)
PSYC 652 Quantitative Methods II: Analysis of Variance
PSYC 754 Quantitative Methods III: Multiple Regression
PSYC 755 Statistical Packages for Psychology
PSYC 756 Quantitative Methods IV. Multivariate Statistics
PSYC 892 Meta Analysis / SEM
Research Methods (at least 3 hours)
PSYC 646 Issues and Methods in Developmental Psychology
PSYC 654 Naturalistic Methods
Specialized Methods
PSYC 619 Applied Behavior Analysis
PSYC 673 Consultation and Behavior Modification*
PSYC 684 Psychological Counseling Techniques
PSYC 709 Measurement of Intelligence*
PSYC 710 Personality Assessment*
PSYC 722 Advanced Child Assessment*
PSYC 786 Assessment and Treatment in Gerontology
EDSE courses in Psychoeducational assessment or program evaluation
*Courses open only to students also in the School Psychology program
Specialized Content (15 hours)
PSYC 666 Cognitive Development (Required)
PSYC 669 Socioemotional Development (Required)
PSYC 614 Psychology of Aging OR PSYC 615 Language Development OR PSYC 892 Special Topics (if developmental, i.e., Developmental Psychopathology)
Applications (at least 3)
PSYC 617 Child Psychopathology
PSYC 630 Developmental Disabilities
PSYC 780 Applied Developmental Psychology (Required)
EDSE 649 Early Childhood Assessment/Developmental Assessment
EDRS 631 (Program Evaluation)
PSYC 592 (Early Childhood Education,Childcare, and the Transition to School
Applications: PSYC, 648 Developmental Psychopathology
Dissertation (12 hours)
Directed Readings and Research (8 hours)
Professional Seminar/Professional Ethics (3 hours - 2 fall and 1 spring of first year)
Practicum (up to 6 hours) and/or Elective courses (up to 8 hours)
Second year research project
M.A. Program Requirements
32 hours of graduate credit including the following:
6 hours of foundations in cognitive, biological and/or social psychology (Choose one from two of the areas below)
Cognitive Core – PSYC 701, 766, or 768
Biological Core – PSYC 702, 558, or 559
Social Core – PSYC 703, 667, or 592 (Personality Theory)
8 hour of quantitative methods (PSYC 611, 612 in the first year)
9 hours of specialized content (three courses from the following)
PSYC 592 – Special Topics (if Developmental Content - e.g., Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Psychobiology)
PSYC 615 – Language Development
PSYC 648 – Developmental Psychopathology
PSYC 666 – Cognitive and Perceptual Development
PSYC 669 – Social/Emotional Development
PSYC 704 – Life-Span Development
PSYC 780 – Applied Developmental Psychology
PSYC 617 -- Child Psychopathology
4 hours of research OR practicum (research thesis: PSYC 798 & 799; OR practicum: 3 credits of PSYC 792 and 1 credit of PSYC 597)
2 hours of professional seminar (PSYC 591) in the Fall semester of first year
3 hours of electives (Any relevant course as approved by your advisor and program director from inside or outside of Psychology)