2010-2011 Academic Catalog

Jan 17, 2025

2010-2011 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSYC 297 - Honors in Psychology: Junior and Senior Year

Type of Course: Tutorial

The first semester of a three semester Psychology Honors sequence is designed to guide selected honors students through preparation for, design of, and execution of an independent honors research project. The Psychology Honors sequence is designed to be especially, but not uniquely, attractive to students interested in pursuing graduate study in Psychology or another related discipline such as medicine, teaching, and the law. In Junior Honors (spring semester), the focus of the class will be to: 1) to provide students with an overview of the historical background and philosophical underpinnings of the major schools of psychology; 2) provide an overview of the various content areas of psychology and assist students in preparing for graduate study; 3) provide students with practice in both written and oral communication about various theoretical and research issues in psychology; and 4) provide an honors-level introduction to the design and analysis of students’ individual research projects. Senior Honors is the second year of the Psychology Honors sequence. The major focus of the year will be the completion of individual research projects. Class meetings will involve discussions of research interests of the students, issues of design and methodology, careers in psychology, and information regarding graduate training in psychology. In the spring semester students will complete their individual research projects and prepare written and oral presentations. Honors students will present their projects at a departmental honors fair.

Instructor: Mr. Cordova

When Offered: Offered every semester

Faculty: James Córdova, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology