**Review** Graduate Catalog 2025-2026

PSY 600 Graduate Research Methodology

Introduction to basic concepts in psychology research, including experimental design, non-experimental methods, statistical analysis and researchers' ethical responsibilities.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Psychology (and) Educational Psychology Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

PSY 622 Directed Studies

Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)
1- 3

Special Notes

Maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations

PSY 630 Advanced Child and Adolescent Psychology

Physical, social and emotional development of children from conception through puberty, stressing normal development and major development theories.
3

Prerequisites

PSY 530 with a minimum grade of C

Level Restriction

Include GR

PSY 640 Cultural Issues in Education Psychology

This course covers research and theory on culture and its relationships with and applications to areas of educational psychology including development, cognition, assessment and school achievement, motivation, and individual differences.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

Level Restriction

Include GR

PSY 644 Motivation in Education

Students will investigate what it means to be properly motivated, why individuals often develop problematic motivational patterns, and how proper motivation can be fostered.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

PSY 654 Seminar in College Teaching

Practices, issues and research in college teaching. Instructional models and methods, course planning, cognition, testing and grading, student-teacher interaction and ethics.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

PSY 661 Trends and Issues in Educational Psychology

Examines professional, philosophical, theoretical issues and trends across the discipline. Students practice and receive feedback regarding written and oral communication skills.

3

Offered

Generally offered Spring Even Years

Level Restriction

Include GR

PSY 663 Apprenticeship

Work with faculty member on professional endeavors such as research, writing, course planning or public service. Requires 3 hours per week for each credit. S/U graded.
1- 3

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 9 credit hours

PSY 664 Advanced Social Psychology

Examine major areas of social psychology e.g., aggression, altruism, cooperation, attitude change, and impression management; learn about observation and other data-collection techniques. Possible laboratory observations.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

PSY 674 Measurement I: Classical Test Theory

Classical measurement theory and methods. Topics include instrument development and analysis, derivations of reliability and validity formulae, test fairness, standards, and norming.
3

Prerequisites

SRM 600 with a minimum grade of C

Level Restriction

Include GR

PSY 675 Measurement II: Contemporary Test Theory

Item response theory and methods. Topics include item analysis, logistic models, and individual prediction and classification.
3

Prerequisites

(PSY 674 and SRM 603 with a minimum grade of C)

Level Restriction

Include GR

PSY 681 Learning and Instruction

An applied perspective on learning sciences and instruction, including behavioral, information-processing, cognitive load, situated, meaningful, motivational, constructivist, and social cognitive learning views and their relation to instructional design.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

PSY 682 Cognition and Instruction II

Assumes basic knowledge of cognitive and instructional theory. Focuses on research in development, cognition and instruction, subject matter, and social and cultural contexts of learning.
3

Prerequisites

(PSY 681 or PSY 540 with a minimum grade of C)

Level Restriction

Include GR

PSY 692 Internship in Educational Psychology

Full-or part-time assignment in a field-based setting under supervision. Students work a minimum of 3 hours per week for each hour of credit. S/U graded.
1- 9

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 18 credit hours

PSY 693 Research Practicum

Each student will collaborate in research with a psychology professor. The research topic and nature of involvement are determined by consultation between student and professor. S/U graded.
1- 3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Educational Psychology Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours

PSY 694 Practicum

Supervised experience in diagnostics of neuropsychological deficits. Individual and group supervision emphasizing behavioral interview and psychometric data. S/U graded.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Psychology (and) Educational Psychology Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

PSY 695 Special Topics in Educational Psychology

Specialized topics or contemporary issues. Topics vary.
1- 3

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

Course may be repeated 1 time

PSY 697 Master's Project in Psychology

For Master's students in psychology as an approved alternative to the written comprehensive examination. Students will enroll with major advisor to develop research proposal, conduct project and report results. S/U graded.
3- 6

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Psychology (and) Educational Psychology Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours

PSY 699 Thesis

Recommended in place of M.A. project, especially for students applying to doctoral programs. S/U graded.
1- 6

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Psychology Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations