Graduate Psychology Courses

PSYC 800

History, Theory, and Systems of Psychology

An advanced examination of the history, origins, theoretical approaches, and methodologies of psychology.
***Clinical MA students must receive permission of the Director of Clinical Training to register.***

PSYC 801

Research Design & Methodology

A critical examination of issues involved in the planning, conducting, and evaluation of research with emphasis on areas of relevance to clinical and experimental/applied psychology.

PSYC 802

Applied Multivariate Statistics

A survey of multivariate research methods in psychology. Topics may include: Multiple regression, ANOVA, and ANCOVA using MR, discriminant analysis, MANOVA, profile analysis, principal components and factor analysis, structural equation modelling, path analysis, and time series.

PSYC 803

Psychological Measurement

Psychometric theory and quantitative aspects of psychological testing. Topics may include scaling and norms, classical test theory, reliability, validity, factor analysis, extraneous response components, item response theory, subject operating characteristics curves, suppresser and moderator variables, modal profile analysis.
***Clinical MA students must receive permission of the Director of Clinical Training to register.***

PSYC 806

Ethics in Professional Practice

This course will provide an intensive examination of philosophical, legal and particularly ethical issues of these affect the practising psychologist.

PSYC 807

Research and Applied Ethics

This course will provide an intensive examination of ethical issues in research, teaching, and applied fields of psychological study.

PSYC 810

Advanced Developmental Psychology

An examination of selected topics in developmental psychology with reference to recent theoretical and experimental advances.
***Clinical MA students must receive permission of the Director of Clinical Training to register.***

PSYC 820

Advanced Social Psychology

An examination of selected topics in social psychology including a review of theories and constructs.
***Clinical MA students must receive permission of the Director of Clinical Training to register.***

PSYC 823

Program Development & Evaluation

An advanced seminar on approaches and techniques relevant to program development and evaluation.

PSYC 832

Advanced Psychopathology

An examination of current theories and research concerning psychological diagnoses.

PSYC 847

Selected Topics in Behavioural Neuroscience

An advanced seminar course dealing with current theories and research concerning neural organization and behavior.

PSYC 850

Psychological Assessment I

Training in clinical psychological assessment with an emphasis on cognitive testing with adults and children.

PSYC 851

Psychological Assessment II

Training in clinical psychological assessment with an emphasis on clinical interviewing and personality testing in adults and children.

PSYC 860

Psychological Interventions I

An introduction to theory, research, and practice in the areas of individual adult, child and group psychotherapies.

PSYC 861

Psychological Interventions II

An in-depth examination of selected methods of psychological interventions.
***Prerequisite: PSYC 860 with a minimum grade of 70%.***

PSYC 865CL

Comprehensive Exam in Clinical Psychology

Students are comprehensively examined in areas related to research, ethics, and professional clinical practice. This course is restricted to Clinical Psychology Doctoral students. The examinations are conducted by graduate program faculty and can take an oral or written format or a combination of both.
***Prerequisite: Completion of 18 credit hours and permission of the Director of Clinical Training.***
*Note: This course is to be taken after the completion of all required course work.*

PSYC 865EA

Comprehensive Examination in Experimental and Applied Psychology

This course is intended to expand the breadth of knowledge and skills of Experimental and Applied Psychology Doctoral students under the guidance of a supervisory committee of psychology faculty members. The examinations are conducted by graduate program faculty and can take an oral or written format or a combination of both.
***Prerequisite: Completion of 18 credit hours and permission of the Experimental and Applied Psychology Graduate Program Chair.***
*Note: This course is to be taken after the completion of all required course work.*

PSYC 870

Practicum Clinical Psychology

First practicum for Clinical Psychology PhD students. Supervised clinical training in a variety of clinical settings.
***Permission of the Director of Clinical Training and Department Head is required for registration.***

PSYC 871

Practicum Clinical Psychology

Second practicum for Clinical Psychology PhD students. Supervised clinical training in a variety of clinical settings.
***Permission of the Director of Clinical Training and Department Head is required for registration.***

PSYC 872

Practicum Clinical Psychology

Third practicum for Clinical Psychology PhD students. Supervised clinical training in a variety of clinical settings.
***Permission of the Director of Clinical Training and Department Head is required for registration.***

PSYC 873

Practicum Clinical Psychology

Fourth practicum for Clinical Psychology PhD students. Supervised clinical training in a variety of clinical settings.
***Permission of the Director of Clinical Training and Department Head is required for registration.***

PSYC 874

Practicum Clinical Psychology

Fifth practicum for Clinical Psychology PhD students. Supervised clinical training in a variety of clinical settings.
***Permission of the Director of Clinical Training and Department Head is required for registration.***

PSYC 875

Practicum Clinical Psychology

Sixth practicum for Clinical Psychology PhD students. Supervised clinical training in a variety of clinical settings.
***Permission of the Director of Clinical Training and Department Head is required for registration.***

PSYC 876

Internship in Clinical Psychology

A combination of instruction and supervised psychological experience in an applied/clinical setting conducted over a four-month period.
***Permission of the Director of Clinical Training and Department Head is required for registration.***

PSYC 880AA

Predoctoral Residency in Clinical Psychology (Preparation)

A twelve-month internship placement in an applied/clinical setting. Students in the initial stages of research, preparation, application and interview may register in section AA.
***Prerequisite: Permission of the Director of Clinical Training is required for registration.***

PSYC 880AB

Predoctoral Residency in Clinical Psychology

A twelve-month internship placement in an applied/clinical setting. Students actually commencing a twelve-month internship will register in AB.
***Prerequisite: Permission of the Director of Clinical Training is required for registration.***

PSYC 881

Advanced Human Information Processing

The objective of this course is to examine selected topics in the study of cognitive processes.
***Clinical MA students must receive permission of the Director of Clinical Training to register.***

PSYC 890BD

Qualitative Research in Psychology

The course objective is for students to gain an understanding of the commonly used methods for generating and analyzing qualitative data in the field of psychology. The course will cover the most common epistemological foundations and methodologies of qualitative research as well as logistical issues in data generation and analysis.

PSYC 890BK

Child Development

A review of current theories, methodologies, and findings in child developmental psychology. Course readings will focus on 2 or more areas of special interest, of the students' choosing, within the domain of child development.

PSYC 890BM

Directed Readings in Psychology: Special Topics in Law and Psychology

This course applies basic social and cognitive psychology to the law, to the aim of understanding how various legal actors might exhibit biased decision-making. The content is broken into three units (witnesses, victims, and juries), including such topics as eyewitness memory, the insanity defence, and emotion in the courtroom.

PSYC 890BQ

Environmental Psychology

Climate change and biodiversity loss may be the central problems of our era, and are central factors underlying many global human problems. Human behaviour is both a cause and an important solution to these issues, so this course will examine how psychological knowledge can contribute to solving environmental problems.

PSYC 890BR

Adult Offenders

This course is designed primarily to familiarize students with the most recent literature on adult offenders. This will involve readings on key topics and a review of the research methodology commonly used in research on adult offender, including: the development of risk assessment tools; typologies of adult offenders; as well as assessment, treatment, and management of adult offenders.

PSYC 890BS

Research in Face Perception

This course will include a comprehensive review of the literature in face perception, drawing from research in psychology, neuroscience, and computer vision as appropriate. Students will complete a course project on an approved topic of their choosing.

PSYC 890BT

Individuals, Coalitions, and Conflict

This course will allow for the exploration of the psychology of conflict. Readings will be directed at gaining an understanding of who joins coalitions, under what circumstances, and with what consequences. Contemporary issues in political psychology, international relations, and intergroup violence will be emphasized.

PSYC 890BU

Women's Reproductive Mood Disorders

In this course, students will gain an in-depth understanding of the most up-to-date literature examining the biopsychosocial basis of women's reproductive mood disorders: premenstrual dysphoric disorder, postpartum depression and perimenopausal depression.

PSYC 890BW

Using R for Data Analysis

This course will cover implementing R software for data science, visualization, analysis, and management. The general focus will be on experimental methods for this purpose.

PSYC 890BX

Social Identity and Categorization

This directed readings course will feature a selection of articles from classic psychological experiments pertaining to social identity and psychological essentialism. By the end of the course, the student should be able to identify likely mechanisms of social categorization, explain the limitations of current research paradigms in understanding group-related phenomena, describe the role of social identity in categorizing others, and critically evaluate the consequences of these phenomena in the real world. Topics will include: social complexity theory, intersectionality, the VUCA Challenge, and racial essentialism.

PSYC 890BY

Persuasion, Propaganda, and Perpetrators

This course examines the relations between propaganda, persuasion, and perpetrators.

PSYC 890BZ

Current Topics in Visual Cognition

An exploration of current topics in the area of visual cognition, including scene gist, attention capture, visual search, and visual working memory.

PSYC 900AA

M.A. Seminar in Psychology

A Seminar for M.A. students in psychology devoted to the study of special topics, professionals issues, and reports on research projects by graduate students, faculty, and associates of the department.

PSYC 900AB

Ph.D. Seminar in Clinical Psychology

A seminar offered to Ph.D. students in clinical psychology covering special topics and professional issues with a focus on supervision.

PSYC 901

Thesis Research

Thesis research.