Current Courses
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Requirements
Successful completion of eight courses is required for the degree, including:
| PSYC 210a & PSYC 210b | Advanced Psychological Statistics (two semesters) |
| PSYC 211a | Graduate Research Methods in Psychology |
| PSYC 250b* | Master’s Project Readings (Readings and research for master's thesis. Offered only in the spring semester.) |
* PSYC 215a Multivariate Statistics I: Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) may be taken in place of PSYC 250b with permission of advisor and instructor
Students are also required to choose four courses in consultation with their faculty advisor to develop a broad foundation in psychology (Cross-listed courses count toward your requirements with your advisor's approval).
| NPSY 120b | Man in Space |
| NPSY 125a | Advanced Topics in Perception and Adaptation |
| NPSY 128b | Motor Control, Orientation, and Adaptation |
| PSYC 130b | Life Span Development: Adulthood and Old Age |
| PSYC 131a | Cross Cultural Seminar |
| PSYC 133a | Seminar in Nonverbal Communication |
| PSYC 134a | Emotions and Well-Being |
| PSYC 135b | Seminar in Social Cognition |
| PSYC 136b | Advanced Topics in Developmental Psychology |
| NPSY 137b | Cognitive Modeling |
| NPSY 141a | Stress, Physiology & Health |
| PSYC 145b | Aging in a Changing World |
| PSYC 150b | Organizational Behavior |
| NPSY 154a | Human Memory |
| PSYC 155a | Perceptual Development |
| NPSY 159a | Advanced Topics in Episodic Memory |
| PSYC 160b | Seminar on Sex Differences |
| PSYC 167b | Schools of Psychotherapy |
| NPSY 168b | Electrophysiology of Human Memory |
| PSYC 169b | Disorders of Childhood |
| NPSY 174b | Visual Cognition |
| NPSY 175b | The Neuroscience of Vision |
| PSYC 180a | Social Neuroscience and Culture |
| PSYC 193b | Tests and Measurements |
| PSYC 195a | History of Psychology |
| NPSY 196b | Advanced Topics in Cognition |
| NPSY 197a | Advanced Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience |
| NPSY 199a | Human Neuropsychology |
| NPSY 207b | Seminar in Perception |
Students are encouraged to register and attend PSYC 316a Psychology Research Seminar, which is a Brown Bag Lunch held every Thursday from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm.
Thesis
The master's thesis may be conducted either as an empirical research project, or a comprehensive literature review. In consultation with their advisor, students must choose a second reader for their thesis, and must submit a written thesis proposal. The final written thesis must be completed and approved by advisor and second reader before graduation. Please refer to the academic calendar for dates thesis must be deposited in the Graduate School. Full time students along with their advisor may choose to complete the program in as early as nine months or up to two years.