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Independent Study in Psychology

PSYC 479-Special Research Problems in Psychology (1-3 credits). Prerequisites: Completion of nine credits in Psychology, a 3.0 GPA in Psychology and a 2.8 GPA overall. The student also needs a completed contract signed by the faculty sponsor and a departmental permission stamp. Course Content: Research and data collection under individual faculty supervision, leading to a written research report. (Psyc 479 Contract, Sample 479 Contract)

PSYC 478-Independent Study in Psychology (1-3 credits). Prerequisites: Completion of nine credits in Psychology, a 3.0 GPA in Psychology and a 2.8 GPA overall. The student also needs a completed contract signed by the faculty sponsor and a departmental permission stamp. Course Content: Integrated reading under direction leading to an adequately documented report on a special topic. (Psyc 478 Contract).

Note: Students may not accumulate more than a total of nine credits in PSYC 478 and PSYC 479 combined without permission of the director of Undergraduate Studies. A request for permission to take more than nine credits must include a written report of what you accomplished in your first nine credits. You must also supply a copy of the written reports you submitted for each of your previous PSYC 478/479 courses and a reading (PSYC 478) or research (PSYC 479) plan for the new course.

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fMRI grant proposal funded

A grant proposal submitted by NACS faculty for a functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging facility on campus has been funded by the National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation Program. This facility will substantially enhance our ability to conduct cutting edge research in human neuroscience and cognitive science. NACS faculty members come from a variety of departments including Bioengineering, Hearing and Speech, Human Development, Kinesiology, Linguistics, Psychology, and others.

Banneker-Key Scholars

The Banneker-Key Scholarship is the most prestigious and competitive scholarship that the University offers to incoming freshmen. The top tier of awards supplies the full cost of tuition, fees and room and board coupled with a book allowance for four years. The Psychology Department has 9 Banneker-Key Scholars among the incoming freshman class. This raises the total number of Banneker-Key Scholars in the departmenr to 33, more than 1/3 of the 95 Banneker-Key Scholars in all of BSOS.

Upcoming Events

DEC 1

Developmental Job Talk

Dr. Kathleen Corriveau will give a talk entitled "Children's selective trust in informants". Dr. Corriveau is a candidate for the position in the developmental area.

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