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Plan of Study – Advanced Research

Note: A Semester Hour (s.h.) is a unit of academic credit representing an hour of class (such as lecture class) or three hours of laboratory work each week for an academic semester. Most courses are two, three or four semester hours.

Advanced Research: Cert Comp

Advanced Research: Certificate of Completion

Certificate Courses (Minimum of 9 semester hours required.)
     PSY 2760 Psychological Testing and Measurement (3 s.h.)
Focus on the key concepts of psychological testing and measurement, including standardization, normative samples, types of reliability and validity, and item analysis. Coverage of psychometric considerations in test construction, different types of tests and their applications, the meaning and limitations of test scores, historical background for the uses and misuses of testing. Ethical, professional, and social considerations in testing are also considered. Prerequisite: PSY 1010.
     PSY 4850 Advanced Research and Quantitative Methods I (3 s.h.)
In preparation for graduate studies, students develop advanced knowledge and skills in conducting scientific research in psychology. Emphasis placed on critical review and analysis of the scientific method, research ethics, research design, and measurement. Descriptive and inferential statistics are reviewed, and multivariate statistical techniques are introduced. Application and synthesis for each student involving the development of a research proposal that qualifies as original research. Prerequisite: PSY 3840.
     PSY 4860 Advanced Research and Quantitative Methods II (3 s.h.)
In preparation for graduate studies, students develop advanced knowledge and skills in conducting scientific research in psychology. Emphasis placed on critical review and analysis of the scientific method, research ethics, research design, and measurement. Descriptive and inferential statistics are reviewed, and multivariate statistical techniques are introduced. Application and synthesis for each student involving the development of a research proposal that qualifies as original research. Prerequisite: PSY 3840.