Degree Requirements
A total of 32 credit hours is required for the MA degree with an emphasis in the behavioral-neuroscience field of experimental psychology. Students will choose between a thesis and a non-thesis option.
Thesis Option
Students are required to complete a master's thesis for this program. Theses should follow the procedures in the Behavioral-Neuroscience Handbook and on the Graduate School website.
Required Coursework | ||
PSYCH 5001 | Neuropsychological Assessment | 3 |
PSYCH 5340 | Human Neuroanatomy | 3 |
PSYCH 5400 | Seminar: Special Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience 1 | 4 |
PSYCH 5407 | Psychopharmacology | 3 |
PSYCH 5465 | Seminar: Behavioral Neuroscience | 3 |
PSYCH 5468 | Seminar: Cognitive Processes | 3 |
PSYCH 7421 | Quantitative Methods I | 4 |
PSYCH 7422 | Quantitative Methods II | 4 |
PSYCH 7483 | Directed Research | 3 |
or PSYCH 7484 | Directed Readings | |
PSYCH 7491 | MA Thesis Research | 2 |
Total Hours | 32 |
1 | One credit hour taken per semester. |
Non-Thesis Option
Required Coursework | ||
PSYCH 5001 | Neuropsychological Assessment | 3 |
PSYCH 5340 | Human Neuroanatomy | 3 |
PSYCH 5407 | Psychopharmacology | 3 |
PSYCH 5465 | Seminar: Behavioral Neuroscience | 3 |
PSYCH 5468 | Seminar: Cognitive Processes | 3 |
PSYCH 7421 | Quantitative Methods I | 4 |
PSYCH 7422 | Quantitative Methods II | 4 |
Electives 1 | 9 | |
Choose three of the following courses: | ||
Hormones, The Brain and Behavior | ||
Emotions and the Brain | ||
Introduction to Social Neuroscience | ||
Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination | ||
Human Learning and Memory | ||
Total Hours | 32 |
1 | Related coursework may count toward the electives with approval of the graduate program director. |