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2024 September Semester
Apr 25, 2024 |
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| PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology I |
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This course provides an introduction to the science of psychology. Topics may include the following: scientific thinking and research methods; biological psychology; sensation and perception; consciousness; the unconscious; learning; memory; language; and evolutionary psychology.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 102 - Introduction to Psychology II |
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This course provides a further introduction to the science of psychology. Topics may include the following: intelligence; human development; emotion and motivation; stress; coping; health; social psychology; personality; and psychological disorders and interventions.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 207 - Social Psychology |
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This course introduces the impact of social and situational factors on human thinking and behaviour. Topics may include the following: self-esteem; prejudice and discrimination; conformity; interpersonal attraction; and prosocial behaviour.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 211 - Lifespan Development |
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This course examines the introductory theories and research in the field
of developmental psychology. Emphasis is on the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of development from conception to death.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 212 - The Psychology of Learning |
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This course provides an introduction to the study of learning.Topics may include the following: classical conditioning; operant conditioning; and cognitive and observational models of learning.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 215 - Research Design and Methodology in Psychology |
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This course examines the quantitative, empirical and research methods used by psychologists. Students have hands-on experience in designing, collecting data and writing and critically evaluating research reports. Please note: You must register separately in lecture and lab components if applicable. Credits: 0.000 OR 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam, Lec/Lab/Tut Combination, Laboratory |
| PSYC 221 - Biopsychology |
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This course introduces the study of the biological roots of behavior, and examines the structure and function of the nervous system and its role in psychological process including perception, emotion, motivation, cognition, memory, and behavior.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 303 - Introduction to Abnormal Psychology |
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This course introduces the study of abnormal behavior. Topics may include the following: the history of psychopathology; definitions of abnormality; classification and assessment; models of psychopathology; and an introduction to the specific syndromes of abnormal behaviour.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 306 - Theories of Personality |
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This course introduces the study of influential personality theories and theorists. Topics may include the following: individual differences in personality; how much of personality is inherited and how much is learned; and how the mind and the body interact.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam, Audio/Video |
| PSYC 309 - Introduction to Health Psychology |
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This course introduces the field of health psychology. Topics may include the following: theories of health and health behaviour; social and environmental determinants of health; health protecting and damaging behaviours; health communication and promotion; stress and coping; and pain and psychoimmunology.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 314 - Emotion and Motivation |
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This course introduces theories regarding the nature, structure, and mechanisms of emotion and motivated behaviours.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 315 - Analysis of Psychological Research I |
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This course examines analysis of psychological research. Topics may include the following: displaying data; central tendency and variability; z-scores and normal distributions; hypothesis testing; statistical significance; single sample t-tests; dependent sample t-tests; and independent sample t-tests. Please note: You must register separately in lecture and lab components. Credits: 0.000 OR 4.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam, Lec/Lab/Tut Combination, Laboratory |
| PSYC 316 - Analysis of Psychological Research II |
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This course is a continuation of Psychology 315-4. Topics may include the following: one-way between-subjects and within-subjects analysis of variance; factorial analysis of variance; correlation; regression and multiple regression; chi-square tests and rank order tests. Please note: You must register separately in lecture and lab components. Credits: 0.000 OR 4.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Self-Directed, Final Exam, Lec/Lab/Tut Combination, Laboratory |
| PSYC 318 - Sensation and Perception |
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This course examines the psychology and neuroscience of human perception and action. Topics may include the following: vision; audition; taste; olfaction; and somatic senses. These topics are taught within the context of the physiological methods that give rise to knowledge in this field.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam, World Wide Web |
| PSYC 319 - Philosophy of Mind |
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This course introduces fundamental issues in the philosophy of mind including the nature of the mind, the relationship between the mind and the body, and the nature of our thoughts and perceptions, with an introduction to the works of some of the leading philosophers in the field.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 322 - Positive Psychology |
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This course provides an introduction to the field of positive psychology, or the study of human potential, human strengths, and well-being. Emphasis is on the history, theories, and research findings of “first-wave positive psychology,” which focused on positive emotions, motivation, and character strengths leading to happiness.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 332 - Cognition |
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This course examines research and theories of human mental processes and the psychological and neuroscientific methods used to study them. Topics may include the following: attention; memory; concepts; language; reasoning; judgement and choice; and consciousness.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Self-Directed, Final Exam |
| PSYC 403 - Patterns of Psychopathology and Their Treatment |
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This course examines major syndromes of abnormal behaviour, introduces students to the major biological and experiential theories of their origins, and explores approaches to their treatment.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 405 - Clinical Psychology |
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This course examines the contemporary practice of clinical psychology. Topics may include the following: the role of the clinical psychologist; psychological assessment; the conduct of psychological therapies; and ethical issues.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 407 - Advanced Social Psychology |
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This course examines advanced issues in human behaviour in its social context.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 408 - Environmental Problems and Human Behaviour |
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Many environmental problems have their origin in human behaviour. As such, this course examines factors that give rise to unsustainable lifestyles, and examines approaches to environmental conservation that take human psychology and well-being into consideration.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Final Exam, Seminar |
| PSYC 409 - Advanced Health Psychology |
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This course examines advanced issues in the field of health psychology such as the intricate relationships between psychological and physical health, and their determinants, including cognitive processes, lifestyle, and health-related behaviour. Note: BHSc students can use HHSC 351-3 as a pre-requisite in lieu of PSYC 215-3.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 411 - Advanced Developmental Psychology |
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This course examines advanced topics in developmental psychology. Topics may include the following: development of self-identity and gender identity; emotional development across the lifespan; marital and family relationships; and successful aging.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 417 - Behaviour Modification |
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This course examines the application of behavioural and social learning concepts to modify problematic human behaviour.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 418 - Advanced Issues in Sensation and Perception |
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This course examines advanced questions in the study of perception and action. Building on an understanding of fundamental neural mechanisms, this course provides further exploration of the mechanisms of perception and the manner in which perceptual processes are integrated with other psychological processes such as memory and problem solving.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 421 - Advanced Biopsychology |
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This course examines advanced issues in biological psychology. Topics may include the following: neural plasticity; behavioral epigenetics; neuroendocrinology; neuroimmunology; and the gut-brain connection.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 422 - Advanced Positive Psychology |
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This course deals with contemporary issues in the field of psychology. Emphasis is on the research under the umbrella of “second-wave positive psychology”, which focuses on how individuals flourish and make meaning through desirable and undesirable experiences.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 427 - Cross-Cultural Psychology |
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This course examines psychology through the study of people's beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours in cross-cultural contexts, cultivates cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity, and prepares students for multicultural working and living environments.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 432 - Advanced Cognition |
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This course examines advanced issues in research and theories of human mental processes and the psychological and neuroscientific methods used to study them. Topics may include the following: attention; memory; concepts; language; reasoning; judgement and choice; and consciousness.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Self-Directed, Final Exam |
| PSYC 436 - Psycholinguistics |
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This course deals with contemporary issues in the field of psycholinguistics, a branch of cognitive science. Emphasis is on the theories and research related to the structure of language, language acquisition, speech perception and production, sentence processing, reading, language and the brain, language disorders, bilingualism, and language and culture/technology. The course applies psycholinguistic theory and research to practical examples.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 475 - The Evaluation of Social Programs |
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This course examines the methods and processes of program evaluation. Topics may include the following: needs assessment; formative and summative evaluation; and ethical issues regarding evaluation and reporting of evaluation results.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Self-Directed, Final Exam, World Wide Web |
| PSYC 485 - Current Methods in Psychological Research |
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This course examines advanced theories and behavioural and neuroscientific methods applied to areas of emerging interest in psychology.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Self-Directed, Final Exam Course Attributes: Upper Division Course |
| PSYC 490 - Honours Thesis I |
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In this course, students pursue an independent research project. This course is designed to allow students to develop the introduction and proposed methodology for their project.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Undergrad Thesis |
| PSYC 495 - Honours Thesis II |
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In this course, students pursue an independent research project. This course is designed to allow students to report the results and implications of the project.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Undergrad Thesis |
| PSYC 498 - Special Topics in Psychology |
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A course focuses on a special topic delivered in a lecture or seminar format. With permission of the chair, this course may be repeated to a maximum of 6 credit hours if the material is substantially different.
Credits: 3.000 OR 6.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Self-Directed, Final Exam, Laboratory, World Wide Web Course Attributes: Upper Division Course |
| PSYC 499 - Independent Study |
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The course format and requirements are based on a formal contract with the instructor. No more than 6 credits may be applied toward a major in Psychology.
Credits: 3.000 OR 6.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Self-Directed, World Wide Web Course Attributes: Upper Division Course |
| PSYC 600 - Univariate Statistics |
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The course emphasizes linear statistical models involving one dependent variable. The laboratory component of the course focuses on the use of a statistical package to analyze data.
Credits: 0.000 OR 4.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam, Lec/Lab/Tut Combination, Laboratory |
| PSYC 605 - Multivariate Statistics |
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The course emphasizes statistical models involving multiple dependent variables. The laboratory component of the course focuses on the use of a statistical package to analyze data.
Credits: 0.000 OR 4.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam, Lec/Lab/Tut Combination, Laboratory |
| PSYC 607 - Social Psychology |
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This course examines advanced issues and current research in the study of social behaviour. If the undergraduate equivalent of this course has been successfully completed, this course may only be taken for credit at the graduate level with permission of the Chair.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 608 - Psychology and Environmental Conservation |
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This course examines factors within and outside the individual that give rise to unsustainable lifestyles and examine approaches to environmental conservation that take human psychology and well-being into consideration. If the undergraduate equivalent of this course has been successfully completed, this course may only be taken for credit at the graduate level with permission of the Chair.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 609 - Health Psychology |
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This course examines advanced issues in the field of health psychology. Topics may include the following: the intricate relationship between psychological and physical health; and their determinants; such as cognitive processes; life-style; and health-related behaviours. If the undergraduate equivalent of this course has been successfully completed, this course may only be taken for credit at the graduate level with permission of the Chair.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Self-Directed, World Wide Web |
| PSYC 611 - Developmental Psychology |
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This course examines advanced issues and current research in human development from infancy through adulthood. If the undergraduate equivalent of this course has been successfully completed, this course may only be taken for credit at the graduate level with permission of the Chair.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Self-Directed, Final Exam |
| PSYC 618 - Sensation and Perception |
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This course examines advanced issues in the study of perception and action. Building on an understanding of fundamental neural science, topics may include the mechanisms of perception and the manner in which perceptual processes are integrated with other psychological processes, such as memory and problem solving. If the undergraduate equivalent of this course has been successfully completed, this course may only be taken for credit at the graduate level with permission of the Chair.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 621 - Biopsychology |
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This course provides a research oriented examination of contemporary topics in biological psychology. Topics may include neural plasticity, behavioral epigenetics, neuroendocrinology, neuroimmunology and the gut-brain connection. If the undergraduate equivalent of this course has been successfully completed, this course may only be taken for credit at the graduate level with permission of the Chair.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Seminar |
| PSYC 622 - Positive Psychology |
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This course provides advanced study of topics and issues in positive psychology, with an emphasis on how individuals flourish and make meaning through desirable and undesirable experiences. If the undergraduate equivalent of this course has been successfully completed, this course may only be taken for credit at the graduate level with permission of the Chair.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 627 - Cross-cultural Psychology |
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This course examines cross-cultural psychology through the study of people’s beliefs, attitudes and behaviours in cross-cultural contexts. Representative research on major theories in the field are studied. If the undergraduate equivalent of this course has been successfully completed, this course may only be taken for credit at the graduate level with permission of the Chair.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 631 - Psychopathology |
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This course examines historical and current approaches to the study of behaviour disorders and problems of life adjustment, including critical evaluation of empirical findings in selected areas. Classification systems, including the current revision of the APA Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, are critically reviewed.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture |
| PSYC 632 - Cognition |
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This course examines advanced issues in research and theories of human mental processes and the psychological and neuroscientific methods used to study them. If the undergraduate equivalent of this course has been successfully completed, this course may only be taken for credit at the graduate level with permission of the Chair.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 685 - Current Methods in Psychological Research |
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This course examines advanced theories and behavioural and neuroscientific methods applied to areas of emerging interest in psychology. If the undergraduate equivalent of this course has been successfully completed, this course may only be taken for credit at the graduate level with permission of the Chair.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam |
| PSYC 690 - Master's Thesis |
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An original, empirical research project. This is a PASS/FAIL course.
Credits: 12.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Masters Thesis |
| PSYC 800 - Graduate Seminar |
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The graduate seminar is geared toward developing critical thinking skills and aims to help students evaluate a broad spectrum of topics. The seminar functions to generate debate on key issues, promote interaction with faculty members and other students in the program, and act as a context for presentations by the students. Each student is expected to give, in a manner acceptable for a national or international conference presentation, one presentation in each semester of enrolment.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Self-Directed, Final Exam, Seminar |
| PSYC 810 - Cognitive Neuroscience |
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This course provides exposure to major and emergent issues in the study of brain and behaviour relationships. The focus of the course is on the theoretical and physiological basis of neuropsychological processes.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Final Exam, Seminar |
| PSYC 812 - Independent Research |
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Allows a PhD student to conduct research under the supervision of a faculty member.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Self-Directed |
| PSYC 815 - Social Psychology |
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This course offers an advanced study of social psychology and social cognition. The course provides exposure to major current issues in the study of social behaviour. Topics of special relevance to the social problems of the north are considered.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Self-Directed, Final Exam, Seminar |
| PSYC 820 - Health Psychology |
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This is an advanced seminar in health psychology dealing with such areas as psychosocial epidemiology, stress and its management, social factors and health, behavioural risk factors for chronic disease and disability, and intervention programs based on behavioural change.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Seminar, World Wide Web |
| PSYC 825 - Cognitive Neuropsychological Assessment |
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This course provides exposure to the assessment of cognitive neuropsychological functioning. Emphasis is placed on providing practical hands-on experience in the administration and scoring of commonly used tests of mental status, depression, achievement, memory, and/or intelligence. Also included is an introduction to fundamental measurement concepts and ethics.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Seminar |
| PSYC 826 - Personality Assessment |
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This course provides exposure to standardized procedures for the evaluation of personality. Emphasis is placed on administration, scoring, and interpretation of objective tests of personality. Also included is an overview of the history and theories of personality assessment, psychometrics, responsible test use, and current controversies.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Seminar |
| PSYC 830 - Psychological Interventions |
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This is an advanced seminar on the application of psychological procedures to the change of human social, emotional, behavioural and personality functioning.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Seminar |
| PSYC 835 - Cognition and Learning |
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This course provides an advanced study of cognition and cognitive processes.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Self-Directed, Final Exam, Seminar |
| PSYC 845 - Developmental Psychology |
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This course provides an advanced study of human development from infancy through adulthood.
Credits: 3.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Seminar |
| PSYC 850 - Special Topics in Advanced Psychology |
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This course provides an advanced study in specific substantive areas. Topics may include aging, communication theory, cross-cultural issues, emotion, gender, and health promotion, history and systems. The topic area is noted on the transcript.
Credits: 3.000 TO 6.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Self-Directed, Seminar |
| PSYC 860 - Research Practicum |
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The research practicum focuses on the acquisition of technical skills and practical research experience. PhD students are expected to demonstrate the use of experimental methods consistent with their career goals. They have the opportunity to develop and demonstrate their skills in individual research laboratories in psychology.
Credits: 3.000 TO 6.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Practicum |
| PSYC 870 - Fieldwork Practicum |
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This course provides supervised exposure to applied psychology practice. It includes observation of applied psychology, supervised practice of assessment and/or intervention techniques, participation in case supervision, and attendance at case conferences.
Credits: 3.000 TO 6.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Seminar |
| PSYC 890 - PhD Dissertation |
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An original, empirical research project. This is a PASS/FAIL course.
Credits: 12.000 Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Doctoral Thesis |
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