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Doctor of Philosophy: Psychology: Experimental Health Psychology Track - The following represents the program’s core cur...

The following represents the program’s core curriculum. 

Sem-Year Course Number and Title Credits
 FS-1 PSYCH 5516   Quantitative Analysis I: Regression & Analysis of   Variance 3
 FS-1 PSYCH 0000   Psychology Core Course 3
 FS-1 PSYCH 5590   Directed Research 3 3
WS-1 PSYCH 5517  Quantitative Analysis II: Advanced Topics in Regression & Multivariate Data Analysis 3
WS-1 PSYCH 5601   Experimental Methods in Design 3
WS-1 PSYCH 5590   Directed Research 3
FS-2 PSYCH 5631   Theoretical Foundations of Health Psychology 3
FS-2 PSYCH 5538   Development & Evaluation of Assessment Tools 3
FS-2 PSYCH 5599  Thesis
WS-2 PSYCH 5580   Structural Equation Modeling/Hierarchical Modeling 3
WS-2 PSYCH 0000   Psychology Core Course 3
WS-2 PSYCH 5599   Thesis  
  At completion of master's degree: 36 total credits
12 research credits
 
 FS-3  
PSYCH 0000   Psychology Core Course
3
 FS-3 PSYCH 0000    Elective
3
 FS-3 PSYCH 5696   Pre-disertation  3
3
 WS-3 PSYCH 5601 Experimental Methods in Design
 WS-3 PSYCH 5696   Pre-disertation 3
 SUM-3 Comprehensive Exam to advance to candidacy
 
 FS-4 PSYCH 5699   Research and Dissertation
 
  If students do not defend their dissertation by the end of the 4th year, they must enroll in 1 credit of Dissertation in each succeeding semester until it is completed.  
   Post-master's degree: 24 total credits
12 research credits
 
     
   Program: 60 total credits  

  

Psychology Core Courses
Students must take four of the following courses:

PSYCH 5521 Advanced Social Psychology
PSYCH 5507 Cognitive Psychology
PSYCH 5505 Motivation
PSYCH 5518 Advanced Biopsychology
PSYCH 5515 Advanced Systems and HIstory of Psychology
PSYCH 5540 Psychology of Aging or 5543 Adult Development and Aging














Possible electives:
PSYCH 5533 Psychopathology
PSYCH 5632 Health Psychology Interventions
PSYCH 5580 Special Topics in Health Psychology:  Community Based Participatory Research
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