Students have the option to complete a dual concentration in developmental science and cognitive psychology or developmental science and social psychology. Students who choose this option complete all requirements for both concentrations.
All graduate students complete the general psychology core, the research skills core, a master’s thesis, and a doctoral dissertation. The combined cognitive-developmental science curriculum consists of 61 hours plus thesis and dissertation.
General Psychology Core
- PY650 Cognition and Learning
- HD501 Child Development
- PY629 Biological Bases of Behavior
- PY670 Perception
- PY471 History and Systems (if not taken as an undergraduate)
Research Skills Core
- PY607 Research Methods in Psychology
- PY602 Advanced Statistics I
- PY603 Advanced Statistics II
- PY604 Multivariate Methods of Analysis, BER646 Structural Equations Modeling or approved alternative
First-Year Project
- HD598 or PY598 Graduate Research (3-6 hours)
Advanced Coursework
- HD561/562 Theories/Dynamics of Families, HD535 Parent/Child Relationships, or HD664 Family Crises
- Two of the following: HD602 Infant Development, HD602 Adolescent Development, or HD512 Adult Development or approved alternative
- PY693 Seminar in Psychology – 15 hours (3 hours in developmental, 3 in HDFS, 3 in cognitive development, and 6 in cognitive)
- PY695 Teaching of Psychology
- PY625 Contemporary Issues: 4 hours Developmental Proseminar; 3 hours Cognitive CI (register for 7 different semesters)
Thesis and Dissertation Hours
- HD599 or PY599 Thesis Research (6 hours)
- HD699 or PY699 Dissertation Research (24 hours)