MA Course Requirements
Required N&B Courses (6 hrs)
- Psych 9010 Proseminar: Statistical Methods 1
- Psych 9020 Proseminar: Statistical Methods 2
Group 1 Proseminar (3 hrs)
- 9210 Perception
- 9230 Behavioral Neuroscience
- 9240 Evolutionary Psychology
- 9040 Learning
- 9070 Cognitive psychology
Group 2 Proseminar (3 hrs)
- 9430 Personality
- 9440 Social Psychology
- 9560 Developmental Psychology
Select 1 additional course in psychology (3 hrs)
“Breadth” requirement. Must be 8 or 9- level
- You can waive a prosem requirement (“Breath” requirement) if you have a grade of “A” in an undergraduate class equivalent to the graduate course.
- Waiving the prosem allows you to take an elective, it does not reduce the total number of hours you need to take in the program.
- You are still required to take the stats prosem(s) (both Stats courses) and one prosem from each grouping
- Waiving of a prosem can only occur during your first semester, and prior to completion of the program of study.
N&B Field Electives (6 hrs)
- PSYC, BIOL, or NEURO 8 or 9--- level Neuroscience related courses EXCEPT PSYC 8990 (Thesis) or 9960 (ROTT)
Electives (3 hrs)
To be determined in consultation with grad advisor; may be PSYC, BIOL, or NEURO 8 or 9--- level courses EXCEPT PSYC 8990 (Thesis)
N&B Exit Requirements (1-6 hrs)
- Psyc 8990 Thesis
N&B Exit Requirements (3rd year or sooner)
- Comprehensive Examination - Oral & Written thesis defense; public presentation of thesis
- Comprehensive Examination – at least 1 of the below
- Co-Author of a poster or presentation at a national conference or first author at a regional conference
- Manuscript submitted to peer-reviewed journal
- Submission of a national funding agency proposal