Doctoral Curricula

Departmental Core Requirements

(required of all students regardless of program)

Course Number: Title - semester credit hours

Take all of the following: 

• 7100: History of Ideas in Psychology - 3
• 7110: Ethics & Problems - 1
• 7130: Research Seminar - 1
• 7140: Learning & Conditioning - 3
• 7150: Biological Psychology - 3 

 Take 1 of the following: 

• 7160: Human Development - 3
• 7180: Social Psychology - 3
• 7190: Cognitive Psychology - 3

 Quantitative Courses: Take 3:  

• STAT 7000: Probability & Stat. Fndtns. - 4
• STAT/PSYC 7270-71 Experimental Design in Psychology - 4
• STAT 7020: Multiple Regression - 3
• PSYC 7230: Psychometric Theory - 3
• PSYC 7240: Methods of Studying Individual Behavior - 3

 Minor:  

At least 3 courses (summing no less than 9 sem. hrs) taken outside the student's major program and approved by the doctoral committee. Graduate and undergraduate courses from any department may fulfill this requirement. Note that courses taken to fulfill the child clinical track requirements may also be used to fulfill this minor requirement.

General Doctoral Exam: 

Written Exam (either Major Area Paper or Written Preliminary Examination) with oral defense.

Research (MS Thesis & PhD Dissertation with oral defense):  

• 7990  Research & Thesis - 4 hrs. 
   
• 8990  Research & Dissertation - 10 hrs. 

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Last updated on March 31, 2004