Doctoral programs are offered in clinical, experimental, and industrial/organizational psychology. The clinical program is fully approved by the American Psychological Association. All doctoral programs offer the master's degree as a step toward the Ph.D. and require a research thesis for the master's degree. For the Ph.D., you must satisfactorily complete a comprehensive examination, a scholarly tool, and a research dissertation. A one-year internship at an APA-approved facility is also required for the clinical Ph.D. All doctoral candidates are required to do teaching, professional, or clinical work under supervision, the specific amount to be determined by past experience and needs, but not less than the equivalent of three academic quarters of work.
If you are interested in a master's degree but not in a Ph.D. degree, a specialized master's degree is offered in experimental psychology. It requires a minimum of 60 quarter hours and a research thesis. No terminal master's degree is offered in clinical or industrial psychology.
When you apply for graduate study, you are expected to have completed a minimum of 27 quarter hours of undergraduate psychology, including a course in statistics and one in experimental psychology. You must submit scores on the Graduate Record Examination (including the general test and the subject test in psychology), transcripts of all academic work, three letters of recommendation from psychologists, and a statement of your personal goals and interests. You also must have a minimum overall undergraduate average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale). If you apply for the doctoral program with a master's degree from another university, you must have a minimum graduate average of 3.4.
The Department of Psychology strongly encourages you to begin your graduate program in the fall quarter. Application materials must be received by February 1.
520 Elementary Statistics (5)
First statistics course for graduate students who have not had such
an undergraduate course. (Does not carry degree credit. Not open to
students who have had PSY 121.)
525 Elementary Experimental Psychology (5)
First course in designing experiments for graduate students who did
not have such an undergraduate course. (Does not carry degree credit.
Not open to students who have had PSY 226.) 2 lec, 4 lab.
541 Behavioral Measurement (4)
Prereq: 520 or EDRE 720 or equiv. Testing and measurement; basic
criteria including objectivity, reliability, validity. Methods of
test construction and validation for students who have not had such
an undergraduate course. (Does not carry degree credit. Not open to
those who have had PSY 241.)
559 Field Work in Psychology (1-15)
Applied supervised psychological practice in fieldwork agency
approved by department. (Does not count toward degree credit.) May be
repeated. 1-15 lab.
590 Readings in Psychology (1-5, max 20)
To broaden training of master's or doctoral students in areas in
which they need further work, which cannot be obtained through
specific courses yet.
592 Preparing Psychology Papers (2)
Preparation of professional papers in psychology: application of
technical style principles to experimental papers, psychological
evaluations, and psychological reports; identifying writing problems.
Tasks include writing and rewriting psychological information aimed
at an informed reader and reviewing psychological writings that
illustrate both correct and incorrect psychological style.
618 Systems of Psychology (5)
Philosophy of science in psychology: nature of observation, theory
construction, and explanation, with historical review of important
systematic positions in psychology.
621 Intermediate Statistics for Behavioral Sciences (5)
Statistical inference and most commonly used tests of hypotheses
involving normal curves, t test, chi-square, and F distributions;
introduction to probabilistic classification and Bayesian statistics.
4 lec, 1 lab.
622 Intermediate Correlation and Regression (4)
Prereq: 621. Two-variable correlation and regression, partial and
multiple correlation, and nonlinear relationships.
623 Design and Analysis of Experiments (5)
Prereq: 622 or EDRE 721. Independent groups, repeated measures, and
mixed analysis of variance designs. Matching statistical analyses to
experimental procedures.
626 Advanced Experimental Psychology (3)
Prereq: 621. Experimental design and techniques. Individual
experiments.
633 Psychology of Personality (3)
Development and organization of personality; evaluation of major
theoretical viewpoints; review of research on personality structure,
dynamics, and change.
674 Psychological Aspects of Aging (4)
Current theory and research on the changes and consistencies in
behavior related to aging including learning, memory, personality,
motivation, interpersonal perception, and adaptation to change;
implications of research findings for the daily functioning of the
older person.
695 Thesis (1-10)
701 Experimental Sensory Psychology (5)
Prereq: 712. Analysis of classical sensory systems (vision, audition,
olfaction, somatic, regulatory, etc.) and their contributions to
various behaviors. 4 lec, l lab.
703 Advanced Learning (5)
Lectures and readings covering theoretical works in field of
learning.
704 Cognitive Processes (5)
Theory and research in human cognitive processes such as learning,
memory, concept formation, problem solving, mental operations,
consciousness, motor skills, and language within
information-processing point of view.
706 Psychology of Communication (4)
Application of communication theory, psycholinguistic principles and
readability measurement to process of communication, with emphasis on
written communication.
707 Psycholinguistics (4)
How people produce, understand, and acquire language within framework
of major psychological and linguistic theories of language. Emphasis
on user of language rather than on language.
708 Psychology of Judgment and Prediction (5)
Examines normative and descriptive models of human judgment with
emphasis on clinical judgment and prediction. Bias, diagnosis,
selective information usage, and intuition also included.
710 Motivation (5)
Dynamics of motivation including treatment of traditional theories,
as well as achievement and cognitive motivational theories.
712 Physiological Psychology (5)
Biological basis of behaviors with emphasis on central nervous system
and neurological disorders.
714 Comparative Psychology (5)
Behavior of lower and higher organisms leading up to humans.
715 Psychology of Human Differences (5)
Methodology, basic principles, and general findings in individual
differences in intelligence, personality, interests, and perception;
group differences by sex, age, race, and socioeconomic class.
727 Psychophysiology (4)
Human psychophysiology.
728 Applied Psychophysiology (4)
Prereq: 727. Theory and research on the application of
psychophysiological procedures to assessment and intervention in
behavior therapy and behavioral medicine.
735 Experimental Social Psychology (5)
Major theoretical and research trends with emphasis on attitudes,
social perception, and small-group behavior.
736 Advanced Social Psychology (5)
Major research and theoretical trends in social psychology;
observational learning and social motivation.
737A Psychopathology, Clinical (3)
Theoretical and empirical literature on definitions and systems of
classifying deviant behavior patterns. Coverage of situational
reactions, neuroses, character disorders, psychoses, organic brain
damage, and mental retardation.
737C Psychopathology of Childhood (3)
Definitions and models of deviant childhood behavior. Comparison of
child and adult patterns of clinical psychopathology. Attention to
physical, learned, and social bases of deviant behavior.
740 Practicum in Clinical Skills (4)
Provides the introductory student with supervised practice in
clinical skills relevant to the mental status examination, intake
interviewing, and psychotherapy. Students also have an opportunity to
observe the instructor interviewing psychiatric patients.
741 Individual Intelligence Testing (4)
Prereq: 737A or concurrent. Overview of theories of intelligence and
issues in the assessment of intellectual functioning. Practice in
administering, scoring, and interpreting the WAIS-R, WISC-R,
Stanford-Binet, and other selected individual tests of intelligence
for both adult and child clientele.
742 Objective Personality Assessment (4)
Prereq: 633 or concurrent, 737A. Overview of objective personality
assessment. Focuses on the administration and interpretation of
widely used clinical assessment tools including the MMPI, the CPI,
and behavioral assessment techniques.
743 Projective Personality Assessment (1-5)
Prereq: 633, 737A, 740. Provides an overview of projective
personality assessment. Focuses on the administration and
interpretation of widely used clinical assessment tools including the
Rorschach Test, the Thematic Apperception Test, and incomplete
sentence blank tests.
744 Behavioral Assessment (1-5)
Prereq: 737A. Acquaints students with the theory and practice
associated with behavioral assessment. The use of direct observation
methods and self-report scaling highlighted. Integrates behavioral
assessment methods with clinical practice.
745 Clinical Assessment of Children and Adolescents (4)
Prereq: 737C and 741. Administering, scoring, and interpreting major
intellectual and personality tests used with children and
adolescents; diagnostic interviewing techniques with children;
assessment of special problems; report writing skills.
747 Assessment Practicum (1-5)
Supervised clinical experience in selected aspects of psychological
assessment such as intelligence testing and personality assessment.
748A,B,C,D Neuropsychology (1-5)
Prereq: 737A. Didactic training in structure of central nervous
system, types of organic disorders, and diagnosis of neurological
disorders. Topics include neuroanatomy and functional approaches to
spinal cord, brain stem, cerebral hemispheres, cortex, subcortex,
limbic system, and cerebellar hemispheres. Brain-behavior and
endocrine relationships are also reviewed. Clinical case material is
presented.
759 Fieldwork in Psychology (1-15)
Applied supervised psychological practice in fieldwork approved by
department. May be repeated. 1-15 lab.
761 Survey of Industrial and Organizational Psychology
(5)
Application of psychological theories and research to topics in
organizational behavior and personnel psychology.
762A-B Organizational Psychology (4)
Prereq: 761. Study of behavior in organizations: (A) organizational
behavior: motivation, social influence and groups, and leadership;
(B) organizational theory: classical and contemporary perspectives on
the process and structure of organizations.
764A-B Personnel Psychology (4)
Prereq: 622 and 761. Topics in personnel psychology: (A) criterion
development and performance evaluation: theoretical and practical
aspects of criterion development and performance evaluation; (B)
selection and placement: psychological, measurement, and legal
perspectives on selection and placement.
765 Practicum in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (1-5,
max 15)
Prereq: 761, 762A or B, 764A or B. Supervised field experience in
organizational settings.
773 Developmental Psychology (5)
Principles and research covering development of human abilities and
behavior with emphasis on lifespan approach. Topics include
developmental research methodology; variables influencing
development; basic processes in development; and physical, motor,
perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, motivational, emotional, social,
and personality development.
775 Psychology of Exceptional Individuals (5)
Characteristics and problems of exceptional individuals: mentally
retarded, mentally superior, sensory handicapped, emotionally
disturbed, and culturally disadvantaged.
780 Health Psychology (4)
Overview of theory and research in health psychology; psychological
factors in such disorders as hypertension, coronary artery disease,
headache, chronic pain, asthma, and immune disorders; applications
and effectiveness of psychological interventions.
781 Pediatric Psychology (4)
Theory and research on the relationship between the psychological and
physical well-being of children, behavioral and emotional
concomitants of disease and illness as they affect children and their
families, applications and effectiveness of psychological
interventions.
788 Issues in Professional Psychology (3)
Prereq: grad in psychology. Examines educational, ethical, and
professional issues associated with the field of clinical psychology.
790 Readings in Psychology (1-5, max 20)
To broaden training of master's or doctoral students in areas in
which they need further work, which cannot be obtained through
specific courses at present.
791 Research (1-5)
May be repeated.
793 Seminar in Teaching of Psychology (2)
825 Causal Modeling (4)
Prereq: 623. Linear models, path analysis, and causal modeling with
emphasis on using the LISREL computer program.
826 Advanced Testing Principles (4)
Prereq: 623. Test theory and statistical considerations in
construction, use, and interpretation of psychological measures.
827 Multivariate Statistics I (5)
Prereq: 623. Introduction to multivariate statistics. Topics covered
are matrix algebra, multiple regression, canonical correlation,
discriminant analysis and classification, and factor analysis.
Variety of commercial computer programs used.
828 Multivariate Statistics II (4)
Prereq: 827. Advanced topics in multivariate statistics, including
multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), confirmatory factor
analysis and causal analysis (LISREL), and log-linear models. Variety
of commercially available computer programs used.
833 Advanced Theories of Personality (5)
Prereq: 633. In-depth analysis of selected modern theories and
related research, taken from ego psychology, cognitive-perceptual,
dimensional, developmental, or social viewpoints.
850A,B, P Individual Psychotherapy (1-5)
Prereq: 737A. Survey of theory, research, and practice of individual
approaches to psychotherapy and behavior change with adults.
Practicum involves supervised psychotherapy work with a client.
851A, B, P Behavior Therapy (1-5)
Prereq: 737A. The course is an integrated treatment sequence in
behavior therapy. The initial course acquaints the student with the
theoretical, empirical, and clinical basis for practice. Practicum
gives supervised experience applying behavioral principles to
clinical problems.
852A, P Cognitive Therapy (1-5)
Prereq: 737A. Didactic instruction and supervised clinical experience
in cognitive-behavior therapy. Readings in clinical literature,
instruction, and supervised clinical cases emphasizing the techniques
and methods of cognitive-behavior therapy.
854A, B, P Community Psychology (1-5)
Prereq: 737A. Survey of interventions and research in community
psychology, including such topics as consultation, mental health
education, prevention of mental disorders, program evaluation, and
services for underserved clinical populations. Practicum involves
supervision of pertinent clinical experiences.
855A, B, P Counseling Psychology (1-5)
Prereq: 737A or 737C or concurrent. Survey of theory, research, and
practice on topics in counseling psychology. The practicum includes
supervised work with counseling clients.
856A, B, P Group Therapy (4)
Prereq: 737A. Didactic instruction and supervised clinical experience
in the techniques and methods of group psychotherapy. Typically one
quarter of didactic instruction and readings in the clinical
literature and two quarters of supervised experience as a group
therapist.
857A, B, P Child Therapy (1-5)
Prereq: 737C. Didactic and practicum training in intervention into
child and adolescent psychological disorders.
858A,B, P Family Therapy (1-5)
Prereq: 737A, 737C or concurrent. Survey of behaviorally-oriented
family therapy approaches followed by an in-depth presentation of
functional family therapy, a behavioral systems approach. Role
playing, discussion, and supervised interventions with families are
methods used to teach this model. Low-income, multiproblem families
are typical clients in this sequence.
859A, P Interventions with the Aging (1-5)
Prereq: 737A. Review of psychological approaches to the
understanding, assessment, and treatment of problems of the elderly.
Practical, supervised experiences with an aging population are
included.
860A, B, P Interventions in Health Psychology (1-5)
Prereq: 780. Application of psychological assessment and
interventions to health psychology problems including chronic pain,
headache, adaptation to chronic disease, psychological problems
complicating medical treatment and compliance, stress-related
disorders.
891 Research in Psychology (1-6)
894A-Z Advanced Seminar in Psychology (1-5, max 18)
895 Dissertation (1-15)
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