2022-2023 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2022-2023 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PSY 490 - CUE: Advanced Research in Psychology

Course unit(s): 1
Prerequisite(s): PSY 103 - Psychological Statistics , PSY 104 - Research Methods in Psychology , and at least one course in each of the 4 content areas.
CUE: Advanced Research in Psychology is designed to be a culminating undergraduate experience in which students apply and integrate skills and knowledge from the previous psychology courses they have taken.  Each course includes an inquiry-driven project requiring students to engage in a substantive literature review; explore novel hypotheses or theories; collect and analyze relevant evidence; synthesize and reflect upon the information gathered; and generate an integrative paper and oral presentation about their work.  The course emphasizes mastery of critical thinking, interpersonal, writing, and presentation skills and may have a focal topic that varies by instructor.  Past topics have included Stigma of Mental Illness, Stereotyping & Prejudice, Superstition, Family Engagement with Middle School Education, and Memory.  Focal topics will be announced prior to registration each semester. Five hours per week, lecture/discussion and lab.
Junior/senior standing.



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