PSY 492 - Psychology Research Thesis

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 2

A two-semester senior level capstone research project. In the first semester, students will develop and implement an independent research project. Students will gain skills in searching data sources, research ethics, reviewing and analyzing empirical research to drive study design, creation and programming of research materials, preparation for data collection, as well as writing the introduction and methods of a research manuscript. This may be the third stage of a developmental research process and can fulfill the internship requirement. In the second semester, students will continue to develop research skills in the form of data collection, data coding and analysis, public research presentation as well as the writing of the results and discussion section of a research manuscript. This may be the fourth stage of a developmental research process and can fulfill the internship requirement when taken concurrently with 1 credit of PSY 497 3.

Offered Fall, Spring

Prerequisite(s): PSY 101, PSY 375, and consent of instructor.