Graduate Psychology Courses
PSYC 651. Developmental Psychology. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 203S. This course covers topics related to the physical, cognitive, social and emotional aspects of growth, from conception to death. It focuses on human growth and development, but other organisms are also considered.
PSYC 653. Personality Psychology: Theory and Research. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 408. The course deals with basic issues and contemporary topics in personality research. The basic issues covered include personality measurement, heredity, biological approaches, personality development, and motives. Current topics in personality research that are covered include the unconscious, personal efficacy, sex and gender, control, self-concept, stress and illness, sexuality, and disorders of personality.
PSYC 661. Psychopathology. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 405. The course provides a conceptual basis for the study of abnormal behavior. Students conduct an in-depth review of the literature related to neuroses, personality disorders, and psychophysiological disorders.
PSYC 662. Human-Computer Interface Design. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: graduate standing and permission of the instructor. Course introduces students to the fundamental principles of human-computer interaction. Exposes students to basic psychological concepts and shows how they are used to create effective interface designs. Covers both theoretical and practical aspects of interface design.
PSYC 663. Intellectual Assessment. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 412 or equivalent or permission of the neuroses, personality disorders, and pychophysiological disorders.
PSYC 662. Human-Computer Interface Design. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: graduate standing and permission of the instructor. Course introduces students to the fundamental principles of human-computer interaction. Exposes students to basic psychological concepts and shows how they are used to create effective interface designs. Covers both theoretical and practical aspects of interface design.
PSYC 663. Intellectual Assessment. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 412 or equivalent or permission of the instructor. Primary focus is on intellectual assessment for children and adults. Basic instruction in administration and interpretation of standard tests of intelligence will be provided. Additional topics include tests of achievement and memory function.
PSYC 664. Personality Assessment. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 412 or equivalent or permission of the instructor. Course covers major methods of personality assessment including objective and projective instruments. Emphasis is on current theory and applications of personality assessment.
PSYC 667. Practicum in Psychology. 2-5 credits. Prerequisites: 15 graduate course hours (including PSYC 663) and permission of the instructor. Students will receive supervised training in an applied setting in the area of clinical or industrial psychology.
PSYC 672. Advanced Physiological Psychology. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. This course examines the complex physiological structures and processes related to the organism’s interaction with its environment; neuronal physiology, sensory and motor systems, as well as motivational, emotional, and learning mechanisms.
PSYC 696. Topics in Psychology. 3 credits.
PSYC 697. Selected Topics in Psychology. 1-3 credits. Prerequisites: permission of the instructor and graduate program director. This course provides opportunities for advanced investigations of selected topics in psychology. May be taken by students beyond the first year of graduate study who wish to pursue topics not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
PSYC 698. Research in Psychology. 3 credits. Individual project under guidance of a research advisor. Required for students choosing thesis option. Limited to a total of 3 hours of credit.
PSYC 699. Thesis. 1-3 credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 698. Individual project under guidance of a research advisor. Required for students choosing thesis option.
PSYC 712/812. History and Systems of Psychology. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. A survey of the historical roots of modern psychology.
PSYC 713/813. Research Project I. Lecture 1 hour; 1 credit. Students design a research project, completing the background literature review and methods sections for the project. A formal, oral presentation of the research project is required.
PSYC 714/814. Research Project II. Lecture 2 hours; 2 credits. Students collect data, conduct data analyses and complete the results and discussion sections of a research report. A formal, oral presentation of the research project and its results is required.
PSYC 727/827. Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design. 4 credits; 3 Lecture hours; 2 Lab hours. Prerequisite: admission into the psychology M.S. or Ph.D. program or permission of the instructor. Review of the basic descriptive and inferential statistical procedures with a heavy emphasis on fundamental and advanced analysis of variance techniques. Topics include contrasts, factorial designs, within-subject and mixed designs, and analysis of covariance. Course materials are covered in the context of classical experimental and quasi-experimental design.
PSYC 728/828. Regressional and Correlational Design. Lecture 3 hours; Lab 2 hours; 4 credits. Prerequisite: admission into the psychology M.S. or Ph.D. program or permission of the instructor and PSYC 727/827 or equivalent. Course covers correlation with heavy emphasis on regression analysis in the context of the general linear model. Topics include partial correlations, categorical and continuous interactions, non-linear regression, and multivariate statistics. Course materials are covered in the context of correlational designs and survey research.
PSYC 730/830. Teaching Statistics and Research Practicum. 1 or 3 credits. Prerequisites: PSYC 727 or 824 or 827 and PSYC 728 or 825 or 828. Advanced graduate students inPsychology will have the opportunity to direct statistics and research methods labs for graduate statistics courses. Students’ main role will be acting as peer mentors for the new graduate students. Other possible responsibilities may include grading, creating lab activities and assignments, and supervising students' research projects. Students will be evaluated on their teaching effectiveness and performance.
PSYC 731/831. Human Cognition. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: admission into the psychology M.S. or Ph.D. program or permission of the instructor. An investigation of the ways in which people process and retain information, make decisions, and solve problems. Current models of structures and processes of human memory and cognition are discussed with particular emphasis on neurocognitive evidence of the brain mechanisms involved in cognition.
PSYC 734/834. Proseminar in Applied Experimental Psychology. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: admission into the graduate program in psychology or permission of the instructor. This course introduces students to the breadth of problem areas to which applied experimental (AE) psychology is applicable. Research methods and ethics employed by AE psychologists are discussed. Examples of AE research are reviewed, and students have opportunities to apply techniques to actual or simulated problems.
PSYC 735/835. Health Psychology. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. This course focuses on contemporary theory and research topics in health psychology. The course examines psychological and behavioral issues affecting health maintenance, coping with life-threatening illnesses and chronic diseases, and health promotion. The course uses the biopsychosocial (mind-body) model as an organizing framework, emphasizing the dynamic interactions among biological, social, personality, and behavioral factors jointly in influencing people's health. The course is conducted as a seminar.
PSYC 736/836. Multilevel Models: HLM. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite PSYC 728/828 or equivalent. Social science data frequently have a hierarchical or multilevel structure as a consequence of sampling designs or repeated measures. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the basic principles and applications of hierarchical linear modeling in social science research. Topics covered include an introduction to multilevel analyses, random intercept models, random slope models, hypotheses testing, hierarchical models for limited dependent variables, model fitting, three-level models, and repeated-measures applications.
PSYC 741/841. Sensation and Perception. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. A survey of human sensation and perception emphasizing historical contributions, theoretical and methodological developments, and empirical findings.
PSYC 744/844. Program Evaluation. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: 727/827 and 728/828 (or current enrollment). This course is designed to introduce students to the field of program evaluation as well as to give students practical experience conducting a program evaluation. Students will get experience creating and conducting qualitative and quantitative assessments. A course goal is to work in small groups to conduct a program evaluation.
PSYC 745/845. Psychometric Theory. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 728/828 or equivalent. This course surveys classical and modern test theory, correlational methods, meta-analysis, reliability and validity theory, test development, and change measurement.
PSYC 746/846. Structural Equation Modeling. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 745/845 or equivalent. This course covers the topics of linear structural equation modeling and focuses on estimation, measurement models, confirmatory and hierarchical factor analysis, structural equations, longitudinal models, multisample analyses, and mean structures.
PSYC 747-847. Multivariate Methods for the Social/Behavioral Sciences. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 728/828 or equivalent. The course is focused on methods and techniques for analyzing multivariate data. Emphasis includes both conceptual and computational aspects of the most commonly used analytical tools when experimental units have multiple measures. A goal of the course is to avoid the extremes of “plug n chug” analyses on the one hand and theorems and proofs on the other to provide generalizable working knowledge of multivariate statistics. Featured techniques are MANOVA, MANCOVA, profile analysis, discriminant analysis, canonical correlation, principal components analysis, and exploratory factor analysis.
PSYC 749/849. Advanced Social Psychology. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. This course discusses the behavior of the human as a member of a group. Topics include attitude theory and change, interpersonal attraction, group dynamics, and related theory and applied research techniques.
PSYC 750/850. Organizational Psychology. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 317 or equivalent. This course provides an overview of organizational behavior and theory. Topics include leadership, motivation, teams, social processes at work, workplace relationships, organization structure and environments, and organizational development and change.
PSYC 763/863. Personnel Psychology. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 727/827 or equivalent. This course provides an overview of personnel psychology. Topics include reliability and validity, job analysis, performance criteria, performance appraisal, employee recruitment, employee selection, and training and development.
PSYC 770/870. Human Factors Psychology. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: PSYC 731/831 and 741/841 or equivalents or permission of the instructor. The application and evaluation of psychological principles and research relating human behavior to the design of tools, technology, and the work environment. Theory, methods, and application are emphasized.
PSYC 771/871. Ergonomics. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Basic overview and application of anthropometry, biomechanics, functional anatomy, mechanics, and human physiology for the design of industrial tools, equipment, and workstations.
PSYC 795/895. Topics in Psychology I. 1-4 credits.
PSYC 796/896. Topics in Psychology II. 1-4 credits.
PSYC 810. Seminar in Professional Aspects of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: admission into the I/O Ph.D. program. Topics covered include standards of professional behavior of I/O psychologists, the governance of psychology, I/O psychology professional associations, and professional opportunities for I/O psychologists.
PSYC 815. Teaching Psychology. Lecture and discussion 1 hour; 1 credit. The teaching of psychology.
PSYC 824. ODU Research Methods I: Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design. Lecture 3 hours; Lab 2 hours; 4 credits. Prerequisite: admission into Virginia Consortium PSYD program or permission of the instructor. Review of basic descriptive and inferential statistical procedures with a heavy emphasis on fundamental and advanced analysis of variance techniques. Topics include contrasts, factorial designs, within-subject and mixed designs, and analysis of covariance. Course materials are covered in the context of classical experimental and quasi-experimental design.
PSYC 825. ODU Research Methods II: Regression and Correlational Design. Lecture 3 hours; Lab 2 hours; 4 credits. Prerequisite: admission into Virginia Consortium PSYD program or permission of the instructor. Course covers correlation with heavy emphasis on regression analysis in the context of the general linear model. Topics include partial correlations, categorical and continuous interactions, non-linear regression, and multivariate statistics. Course materials are covered in the context of correlational designs and survey research.
PSYC 833. Grant and Manuscript Writing. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: Admission to the doctoral program in psychology and completion of master’s thesis, or permission of instructor. The course is designed: (1) to teach students to write article-length scholarly manuscripts in APA format of publishable quality, and (2) to teach students the critical components of grant applications. By the end of this course, each student will have prepared a manuscript that is ready for submission to a peer-reviewed journal and have completed sections of a federal grant application.
PSYC 851. Micro Organizational Psychology. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 750/850 or permission of the instructor. The study of individual and group behavior in organizations. Emphasis is placed on classic and contemporary leadership and motivation theory and research.
PSYC 853. Macro Organizational Psychology. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. This class uses a multilevel perspective to provide a foundation in organization theory. Students develop a theory of organizing that incorporates variables at the individual, dyad group, unit organization, and organization network levels of analysis.
PSYC 854. Organizational Development and Change. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: PSYC 851 and 853 or permission of or permission of the instructor. Review of the basic descriptive and inferential statistical procedures with a heavy emphasis on fundamental and advanced analysis of variance techniques. Topics include contrasts, factorial designs, within-subject and mixed designs, and analysis of covariance. Course materials are covered in the context of classical experimental and quasi-experimental design. the instructor. This seminar discusses models and theories of organizational change and interventions that are commonly used to foster organizational development and effectiveness. Students participate in an organizational consulting project to apply lessons learned in the classroom.
PSYC 855. Field Research Methods in Organizational Psychology. Lecture, discussion, and field research project; 3 credits. Prerequisite: admission into the I/O Ph.D. program or permission of the instructor. This seminar discusses the design and analysis of surveys, quasiexperiments, questionnaires, interviews and other methods for studying organizational processes. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods are discussed.
PSYC 858. ODU Clinical and Ethical Issues. Lecture 1 hour; 1 credit. Weekly seminars address professional and ethical issues in the practice of clinical psychology.
PSYC 859. ODU-Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Covers theory and techniques of cognitive and behavioral approaches. Applications for the assessment and treatment of adults, children, couples, and families are discussed. Students gain practical experience in these techniques as well as case conceptualizational skills.
PSYC 860. ODU Practicum in Clinical Psychology. 3 hours.
PSYC 861. ODU Advanced Practicum in Clinical Psychology. 3-6 hours.
PSYC 864. Human Resource Development. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 763/863 or permission of the instructor. This course covers research findings, methodologies, and evaluation designs for the training and development of personnel in organizations. Specific topics include needs assessment, learning principles and system design.
PSYC 865. Advanced Personnel Psychology I. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 763/863 or permission of the instructor. This course covers the topics of job analysis, psychological assessment, criterion development, selection interviewing, performance appraisal, validation, legal issues, and human resource planning.
PSYC 866. Advanced Personnel Psychology II. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 763/863 or permission of the instructor. This course in advanced personnel psychology covers the topics of recruitment, classification, utility analysis, training, compensation, organization, assessment and development, career development and consulting strategies.
PSYC 867. Human Performance Assessment. Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: PSYC 770/870 or permission of the instructor. This course covers the job analysis and performance appraisal/management (PA/MA). Specific topics include job analysis methods; use of job analysis results for various HR functions; performance assessment/appraisal methods; multi-source feedback; employee reactions to and use of PA/MA information; rater cognitive processes and affect; rater goals, bias, and accuracy; and organizational practical and legal issues surrounding job analysis and PA/PM.
PSYC 872. Methods, Measures, Techniques, and Tools in Human Factors. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Experiential survey of methods, measures, techniques, and prototyping tools available for human factors investigations in laboratory and field settings. The design and execution of experimental investigations utilizing the measures and tools are emphasized.
PSYC 873. ODU Biological Bases I: Physiological Psychology. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Examines the physiological mechanisms for motivation, learning, memory and behavior disorders. Also included are such topics as the neurophysiological bases of drug action, psychophysiology, language disorders, developmental neurobiology.
PSYC 874. ODU Biological Bases III: Drugs and Behavior. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. This course deals with substance abuse disorders, identification/diagnosis, etiology, treatment and recovery. It also covers the proper use of and desired effects and side effects of medications used in the treatment of psychiatric disorders.
PSYC 875. Advanced Visual Perception and Visual Displays. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Detailed review of the physiological bases of visual perception, the capabilities and limitations of the visual systems, and the metrics involved in vision research. A survey of current advanced visual displays is presented, stressing the interaction of the characteristics of these displays with the capabilities and limitations of the human visual system.
PSYC 876. Human-Computer Interaction. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Review of the physical, cognitive, and performance capabilities and limitations of humans as they interact with modern computer systems. Emphasis is placed on the tools, techniques and procedures for the assessment and effective design of computer hardware, software and displays of information.
PSYC 877. Theories, Models and Simulations in Human Factors. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Survey of the historical and philosophical bases for the use of theories, models, and simulations in human factors applications with a critical evaluation of existing theories, mathematical and cognitive models, and simulations in terms of actual and potential contributions to the field.
PSYC 878. Advanced Cognition and Information Processing. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Historical survey of human information processing literature, detailed review of recent developments in cognitive psychology, and examination of the purposes, role and scope of cognitive engineering.
PSYC 891. Industrial/Organizational Internship. 1 credit.
PSYC 897. Individual Study (Readings). 1-4 credits.
PSYC 898. Research. 3 credits.
PSYC 899. Dissertation. 1-9 credits per semester with limitation of a total of 24 credits. The following courses are Clinical Psychology Doctorate courses and require enrollment in that program or permission of the clinical director.
PSYC 824. ODU Advanced Statistics. 3 credits.
PSYC 825. ODU Research Design. 3 credits.
PSYC 832. ODU-Learning. 3 credits.
PSYC 856. ODU Consultation/Supervision. 3 credits.
PSYC 857. ODU Assessment: Projective Testing. 3 credits.
PSYC 859. ODU Psychotherapy: Behavior Therapy and Assessment. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Covers theory and techniques of cognitive and behavioral approaches. Applications for the assessment and treatment of adults, children, Clinical Psychology Doctorate courses and require enrollment in that program or permission of the clinical director.
PSYC 860. ODU Practicum in Clinical Psychology. 3 credits.
PSYC 861. ODU Advanced Practicum in Clinical Psychology. 3-6 credits.
PSYC 862. ODU Psychodynamic Therapy. 3 credits.
PSYC 873. ODU Biological Bases of Behavior. 3 credits.
PSYC 890. ODU Internship in Clinical/Community Psychology. 4 credits each semester for 3 semesters. Prerequisite: Permission of the clinical director. Must be enrolled in psychology doctorate program.
PSYC 894. ODU Clinical Dissertation. 1-6 credits each semester for variable credit.
PSYC 999. 1 credit. A one hour pass/fail registration required of all graduate students to maintain active status during the final semester prior to graduation. After successfully passing the candidacy examination, all doctoral students are required to be registered for at least one graduate credit each term until the degree is complete.
