Psychology (PhD): Lifespan Developmental Psychology Concentration

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Degree Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses		12
PSY 820	Special Topics In Psychology (Ethics)
Select three of the following courses:
PSY 502	Physiological Psychology
PSY 508	Cognitive Processes
PSY 511	Advanced Social Psychology
PSY 584	Advanced Developmental Psychology
Quantitative Methods Courses		6
PSY 880	Directed Study In Psychology (Quantitative Methods I )
PSY 880	Directed Study In Psychology (Quantitative Methods II)
Additional Statistics or Research Methods Course		3
Select one of the following courses:
PSY 880	Directed Study In Psychology (Quantitative Methods III)
PSY 752	Action Research In Psychology
PSY 760	Psychometrics
PSY 785	Methodological Issues In Developmental Psychology
Concentration Requirements		28
See "Concentration Requirements" listed below
Elective Courses		23
PSY 710	Special Topics In Psychology
PSY 893	Doctoral Supervised Research
PSY 895	Doctoral Dissertation Research
PSY 899	Doctoral Dissertation Preparation
Total Hours		72

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses		22
PSY 584	Advanced Developmental Psychology
PSY 785	Methodological Issues In Developmental Psychology
PSY 786	Cognitive Development
PSY 787	Social Development
PSY 788	Adulthood and Aging: Cognitive and Intellectual Change
PSY 789	Socio-Emotional Processes In Adulthood and Aging
PSY 820	Special Topics In Psychology (Area Seminar) ¹
Lifespan Developmental Psychology Elective Course		6
PSY 502	Physiological Psychology
PSY 880	Directed Study In Psychology (Repurposing Cognition) ²
Total Hours		28

PSY 820 must be repeated four times to reach the required 4 total hours for the course.

PSY 880 section 103 is strongly encouraged.