Psychology Strongly recommended for advanced students intending to pursue a graduate degree. Guidelines for this course are available from the department secretary, the psychology faculty and on the psychology department web page. Repeatable for credit. Proposal and permission of the supervising faculty member and department chair are required prior to registration. Prerequisites: PSY 210, PSY 355/MTH 345, and PSY 356.
PSY 210, PSY 355/MTH 345, PSY 356, PSY 492 (for developing the proposal).
PSY 498 Senior Capstone Independent Study .50 to 1.00 credit Student will develop an extensive literature review on a topic in psychology of their choosing. They will then write an APA-style review paper that critiques, analyzes and synthesizes the extant literature related to their topic. A brief proposal with a reading list, permission of the supervising faculty member and department chair is required prior to registration. Prerequisites: senior standing, PSY 210, PSY 355/MTH 345, PSY 356, PSY 492 (for developing the proposal).
PSY 495 Honors Independent Research .50 credit This course gives Honors Program students the opportunity to design and implement a significant research project in the field of psychology culminating in an appropriate public dissemination of research methods and findings. This research must build upon previous coursework taken within the major or minor, facilitating faculty supervision and guidance. Repeatable for credit. Permission of the faculty supervisor and the director of the Honors Program required prior to registration. PSY 496 Senior Capstone Seminar An advanced seminar with varying topics that changes each term. The seminars are led each term by a different full-time faculty member of the department. The emphasis is on complex issues in psychology and the use of primary sources. A major requirement of the seminar is to write an APA-style review paper that critiques, analyzes and synthesizes the extant literature related to the topic of the seminar. Prerequisites: senior standing, PSY 210, PSY 355/MTH 345 and PSY 356. PSY 497 Senior Thesis Students will complete an original empirical research project under the guidance of a fulltime faculty member. Completion of an APAstyle research report is required. (Presentation at a student research conference; may require an incomplete grade for projects completed during the Fall Term) A written research proposal, permission of the supervising faculty member and department chair is required prior to registration. Prerequisites: senior standing,
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