Graduate Courses
PSYC 6150B Social Methods
The primary aim of this course is to provide students with the necessary skills to design and carry out high quality empirical research in social psychology. A number of topics will be addressed including manipulating independent variables, measuring dependent variables, ethics, analyses, and strategies to designing and publishing research.
PSYC 6400 Contemporary Issues in Personality and Social Psychology
This is a course on contemporary issues in social and personality psychology. Each student is expected to participate in a series of seminars led by different faculty members from the SP area. Each component will be led by individual SP faculty members who will focus primarily on his or her area of expertise within the field of SP psychology. This course will provide students with a general introduction to SP faculty and an opportunity to learn about various theoretical, empirical, practical, and contemporary issues associated with their areas of expertise. The primary aim of this course is to introduce students to the diverse array of content areas of research being conducted within the SP area.
PSYC 6405 Social Cognition
The primary aim of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the elements, processes, theories, and empirical findings in the area of social cognition (i.e., how individuals make sense of themselves and others) and how they apply to social psychology.
Undergraduate Courses
PSYC 2120 Social Psychology
This is a course in social psychology or the study of how individuals think and feel about, relate to, and influence one another based on the actual, implied, or perceived presence of other individuals. Generally, this course will provide students with a background in social psychology and an opportunity to learn about various theoretical, conceptual, practical, and empirical social psychological issues.
PSYC 4020 3.0 Advanced Seminar in Social Psychology (Section A)
This is an advanced seminar course in social psychology or the study of how individuals think and feel about, relate to, and influence one another based on the actual, implied, or imagined presence of other individuals. Generally, this course will provide students with a deeper understanding of the theoretical and empirical issues related to social motivation. Key topics include transgressions, attributions, apology, revenge, grudge, and forgiveness.
PSYC 3570 Organizational Psychology (Section P)
This is a course in organizational psychology or the study of how individuals working in organizations think and feel about, relate to, and influence one another based on individual, group, and organizational processes. Generally, this course will provide students with a background in organizational psychology and an opportunity to learn about various theoretical, conceptual, practical, and empirical organizational psychological issues.
