ST. THOMAS MORE COLLEGE Sections of some courses in this department are taught by faculty in the corresponding department of St. Thomas More College. These course sections are designated in the Registration Guide by section numbers prefixed with the letter "M."
PSY 110 is the prerequisite for all Psychology courses.
GRADUATE COURSES
Department of Psychology, College of Graduate Studies & Research
PSY 800.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session»
Graduate Seminar in Psychology
1/2(3S)
An advanced survey of theory and research in basic areas of psychology: learning and motivation, perception and cognition, physiological and comparative, personality and social, and developmental psychology.
PSY 801.3
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Culture, Mental Health and Illness
This advanced seminar examines the role of culture in understanding mental health and illness. Adopting a critical perspective, the course explores the meaning of culture, how disorders are constructed within the culture of biomedicine, how mental health and illness is configured cross-culturally, and how issues of culture are handled in research and treatment.
PSY 805.3
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Statistics I
1/2(3L)
Selected topics in inferential statistics, including an introduction to analysis of variance. Required of all graduate students.
PSY 806.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session»
Statistics II
1/2(3L)
Continuation of 805 with focus on more advanced analysis of variance designs. Required of all Ph.D. students.
PSY 807.3
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Statistics III
1/2(3L)
Continuation of 806. Focus on multivariate methods, correlation and regression, and factor analysis. Introduction to computer techniques for statistical analysis.
PSY 808.3
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Advanced Psychometric Methods
1/2(3L)
Measurement theory and some of its applications, e.g., test construction, in-depth treatment of reliability and validity. Theoretical considerations involved in the measurement of abilities, intelligence and personality.
PSY 810.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session»
Methods of Applied Social Research
1&2(3S)
An advanced coverage of the theory and practice of social research in applied settings. A practicum component involving supervised field research projects will be the major focus of the course.
PSY 811.3
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Program Evaluation
1&2(3S)
An intensive analysis of the processes of developing and evaluating human service programs. Major topics will include the articulation of program goals, the development of measures, evaluation designs, and statistical techniques.
PSY 815.6
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session»
Psychological Assessment
1&2(2L-2S-3P)
A basic course in techniques for assessment of ability and personality, including interviewing skills, general intelligence testing, special ability testing, and personality appraisal.
PSY 816.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session»
Topics in Psychological Assessment
1/2(3S)
A brief but intensive seminar on selected topics in psychological assessment. Topics may include: neuropsychological assessment, forensic assessment, projective personality assessment, vocational assessment, assessment of psychological components of physical illnesses, behavioral assessment.