Course Requirements

First-year students work closely with faculty advisors to plan and conduct research, as well as begin their coursework. First-year students take:

  • PSY 500: Proseminar in Basic Problems in Psychology: Social Psychology
  • PSY 501: Proseminar in Basic Problems in Psychology: Cognitive Psychology
  • PSY 503: Foundations of Statistical Methods for Psychological Science
  • PSY 504: Advanced Statistical Methods for Psychological Science

Every semester throughout graduate school, all students are required to enroll in either:

  • PSY 543: Research Seminar in Cognitive Psychology, or
  • PSY 551: Design and Interpretation of Social Psychological Research

Every now and then throughout graduate school, all students are encouraged to enroll in:

  • PSY 505: Current Issues in Statistical Methods and Research Practices for Psychological Science