PSY 409 Seminar in Psychology

Senior Seminar is the capstone course for the Psychology program. Students will further develop their abilities to read, analyze, and evaluate research, identify and solve problems, apply ethical principles, write professionally and in accordance with current American Psychological Association guidelines, and effectively deliver oral presentations. Students will have the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of research methods by designing a research study, writing a proposal, and presenting their proposal to a mock Institutional Review Board. In addition, students will discuss grant writing, review the range and scope of professional career options, the responsibilities and educational requirements of different careers in psychology, and explore graduate programs. The Senior Seminar requires the application of knowledge and skills developed in core curriculum courses such as Inferential Statistics; Research, Writing, and Information Literacy; Research Methods in Psychology; and Tests and Measurement.