Courses

    Enrolled graduate students in the behavioral neuroscience program will be asked to prepare, present and receive feedback on scientific presentations of their own research or from review of a current research project.

    Covers a range of topics important for professional development in clinical psychology, including preparation and delivery of research presentations, preparation of grant proposals/manuscripts and practicum experience (i.e., interviewing and assessment, treatment planning, intervention and documentation). Intended to prepare students for careers as research scientists and clinicians. May be repeated up to 10 total credit hours. Instructor consent required. Prerequisites: Restricted to Psychology (PSYC) graduate students only.
    Provides summaries of current research by graduate students and faculty members in the Cognitive Psychology program in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. Professional Development issues relevant to cognitive psychologists will also be discussed. Graduate students in all programs and advanced undergraduates welcome with instructor consent. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to Psychology (PSYC) and Neuroscience (NRSC) PhD Students only.
    Covers a range of topics important for professional development in social psychology, including preparation and delivery of research presentations, preparation of grant proposals and manuscripts, and peer review of manuscripts. Intended to prepare students for careers as research scientists. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing.

    May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours.

    May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours.

    Individual research projects. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Advanced seminar dealing with different specialized topics in neuroscience. Prereq., NRSC 5110 or instructor consent required. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.

    Intensive study of selected topics in behavioral genetics. Emphasizes recent research. Attention to both human and animal studies. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours. Prereq., instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Advanced seminar dealing with several different specialized topics in Neuroscience. Prereq., NRSC 5110 or instructor consent required. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.

    Advanced seminar dealing with several different specialized topics in Neuroscience. Prereq., NRSC 5110 or instructor consent required. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.

    Advanced seminar dealing with several different specialized topics in Neuroscience. Prereq., NRSC 5110 or instructor consent required. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.

    Advanced seminar dealing with several different specialized topics in Neuroscience. Prereq., NRSC 5110 or instructor consent required. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.

    Advanced seminar dealing with several different specialized topics in Neuroscience. Prereq., NRSC 5110 or instructor consent required. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.

    Advanced seminar dealing with different specialized topics, at the discretion of the instructor, in different years. Topics chosen are within the broad range of experimental psychology. Instructor consent required. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Familiarizes students with scientific concepts, matrix theory, and computer techniques of multivariate analyses for psychological research. Topics include cluster and factor analysis, multiple regression, and discriminant functions. Emphasizes research technology rather than mathematical theory. Instructor consent required.

    Addresses topics in the experimental psychology of human memory. Specific content varies from semester to semester. Both theoretical issues and contemporary empirical work will be reviewed. Each student will be required to engage in laboratory work outside of class, which will include an original experiment. Graduate students in all programs and advanced undergraduates welcome with instructor consent.

    Independent, interdisciplinary research project in cognitive science for advanced graduate students pursuing a joint PhD in an approved core discipline and cognitive science. Research projects integrate at least two areas within the cognitive sciences: psychology, computer science, linguistics, education, philosophy. Students need commitments from two mentors for their project. Prereq., CSCI 6402 or EDUC 6504 or LING 6200 or PHIL 6310 or PSYC 6200. Recommended prereq., CSCI 7762 or EDUC 6505 or LING 7762 or PHIL 7310 or PSYC 7762. Same as LING 7415, CSCI 7412, PHIL 7415, and EDUC 6506. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Independent, interdisciplinary research project in cognitive science for advanced graduate students pursuing a joint PhD in an approved core discipline and cognitive science. Research projects integrate at least two areas within the cognitive sciences: psychology, computer science, linguistics, education, philosophy. Students need commitments from two mentors for their project. Prereq., LING 7415 or PSCY 7415 or CSCI 7412 or EDUC 6506. Same as LING 7425, CSCI 7422, PHIL 7425, and EDUC 6516. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Selected topics in the area of social-personality psychology. Students may register for more than one section of this course within the term and/or within their graduate career. These seminars may be on one of the following topics: stereotyping and prejudice, social neuroscience, person perception, social psychology and the self, health and social psychology, race and ethnic identity, or social cognition. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Practice administration of common intellectual and neuropsychological tests. Coreq., PSYC 7683. Prerequisites: Restricted to Psychology (PSYC) graduate students only.

    Provides an intensive introduction to the science and practice of psychological treatments for adult psychopathology. Will focus on selected treatments and address the relevant theoretical and empirical base for each approach and the specific principles and procedures utilized. Aim of course is for students to acquire both a scientific and applied knowledge of evidence-based practice in clinical psychology, with a focus on intervention for adult mental disorders. Instructor consent required.

    Focuses on administering and interpreting objective test commonly used in clinical psychology practice. Includes case study approach and direct clinical experience. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours. Instructor consent required. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

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