PhD Courses

This course explores how social psychological theory and research have been used in the interest of social change, and how social change has inspired theoretical or methodological developments in social psychology.

This course will focus on research, findings, and theories in addition to applications of social psychology to health, law, businesses, and the environment.

This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the history and philosophy of psychology, starting with the pre-Socratic Greeks and concluding with recent theoretical approaches.

Course topics include issues related to competence, integrity, professional, scientific, and social responsibility, respect for other’s rights and dignity, concern for other’s welfare and other topics.

Descriptive and inferential statistics in design, analysis, and interpretation of psychological research with practical application using computers.

This course will concentrate on classic topics in adult cognition: memory, attention, categorization, problem solving, reasoning, and decision making.

This course provides a foundation for academic and professional success as a scholar-practitioner and social change agent.

The course examines and explores theoretical explanations for understanding personality development.

This course is intended to provide a thorough understanding of theory and concepts relevant to objective personality assessment, and build skills needed to administer, score, and interpret prominent personality inventories.

Exploration of lifespan development through the lenses of social, cultural, cognitive, biological, and learning theories and research.