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MA in Psychology - Experimental Specialization

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MA in Psychology - Experimental Specialization

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MA in Psychology - Experimental Specialization

Required Core Courses:

PSY	602	Proseminar in Personality and Social Psychology
PSY	603	Experimental Research Methods in Cognition
PSY	605	Advanced Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology
PSY	607	Professional Issues and Ethics in Psychology
PSY	622	Advanced Life-Span Development
Total 15 credits

Required Thesis or Literature Review Seminar:
A minimum of 30 credits must be completed before departmental permission is granted to choose one of the following:

PSY	681	Thesis Supervision
Or
PSY	683	Literature Review Paper Seminar
Total 3 Credits

Required Experimental Specialization Courses:

PSY	608	Quasi-Experimental and Non-Experimental Research
PSY	610	Psychological Applications of Multivariate Statistics
PSY	611	Physiological Basis of Behavior
PSY	612	Advanced Experimental Research Methods in Sensation and Perception
Total 12 Credits

Required Experimental Specialization Elective Courses:
Choose five courses (15 credits) from the following:

PSY	613	Psychopathology
PSY	615	Basic Interviewing and Counseling Practices
PSY	623	Stress: Affective, Cognitive, and Behavioral Components
PSY	626	Community Psychology and Traumatology
PSY	627	Behavioral Assessment and Intervention
PSY	629	Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice
PSY	634	Cognition and Learning
PSY	636	Intellectual Assessment
PSY	637	Intellectual and Educational Assessment
Total 15 Credits

Total credits for Experimental Specialization = 45.

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