Graduate

Graduate Course Descriptions

600. Issues in Academic and Professional Development: Examination of a series of issues pertaining to successful completion of doctoral training and preparation for a career in psychology. (1cr.)
604.*Cognitive and Affective Basis of Behavior: Recent theoretical and empirical developments in the cognitive-affective bases of behavior. (3 cr.)
605.*Cognitive Neuroscience: Consideration of neuronal transmission, transmitter dynamics, and principles of nervous system organization in relation to behavior. Psychobiology of drug actions, pain, modulation of consciousness, regulatory processes, sexual behavior, information processing, emotion, and psycho-physiologic disorders. (3 cr.)
609.Psychopharmacology: Basic methods and current issues in psychopharmacology. (3 cr.)
610.Behavioral Medicine: Psychological factors in the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of physical disorders. (3 cr.)
613.Psychoneuroimmunology: Structural and functional aspects of the immune system that are sensitive to neural and psychological processes. Interactions between the nervous and immune systems are examined in relation to empirical associations between psychological factors (i.e., stress) and immune-mediated processes in diseases such as cancer and AIDS. (3 cr.)
620.*Developmental Psychology: Emphasis on applied research and interventions. (3 cr.)
621.Theories of Development: Theoretical aspects of psychological development throughout the life span. (3 cr.)
624. Atypical Social Development: The theoretical and empirical literature on social development in children with psychopathology, mental retardation, and/or those who have experienced trauma. (3 cr.)
625.*Social Psychology: Basic overview of the major substantive areas and theories of social psychology. Emphasis on applications to health-related concerns. (3 cr.)
631.*Psychological Statistics, Research Methods and Design: Statistics for experimental designs with uncorrelated independent variables. Review of t-tests; designs and applications of analysis of variance (ANOVA), including one-way, factorial, repeated-measures, and mixed designs; post hoc comparisons among means. (3 cr.)
632.*Multiple Regression and Multivariate Statistics: Techniques for the analysis of multiple quantitative measurements including multiple regression, multivariate analysis of variance, discriminant analysis and canonical correlation. Computer application of these techniques to the behavioral sciences. (3 cr.)
636.Developmental Methodology: Concepts and research design problems for the analysis of developmental data from infancy through adolescence. (3 cr.)
638. Psychology of Infant Development: Theory, research, and methodology pertaining to psychological development in the first two years of life. Applied research on infancy as it pertains to individual differences in cognitive, social, and emotional development. (3 cr.)
640.*Adult Psychopathology: Theories, models, history, and research relevant to various patterns of problematic behavior, with a predominant focus on adults. The influences of family systems as well as cultural and other diversity factors (ethnicity, sexual orientation) are included. (3 cr.)
641.Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: Theories, models, and research relevant to the development and course of behavioral disorders and other problems (e.g., maltreatment, exposure to violence and poverty) that emerge in childhood and adolescence. Includes influences of family and peer systems as well as cultural and other diversity factors (e.g., ethnicity, sexual orientation). (3 cr.)
642.Advanced Adult Psychopathology: Current theory and research on risk factors and etiological models of mental disorders. Social-environmental (culture, social support, life events), psychological (temperament, cognitive biases), and biological (genes, neurotransmitters) models of risk are examined; research methodology and design are discussed. (3 cr.)
643.Behavioral Medicine and Developmental Disabilities: Processes influencing diagnosis and management of developmental disabilities; genetics, embryology/fetology, physical growth and development, nutrition, hearing and speech pathology, family dynamics, cognition and psycho-educational assessment. (3 cr.)
645.Introduction to Psychological Evaluation: Overview of measurement theory; introduction to the administration and interpretation of widely-used intelligence and personality tests, with attention to issues of ethics and diversity. (3 cr.)
646.Psychological Evaluation of Adults: This course covers issues of diversity, ethics, and personality theory as they pertain to psychological evaluation of adults. The main emphases are on the use of projective and objective personality assessment methods, with attention to issues of ethics and diversity. (3 cr.)
647.Psychological Evaluation of Children and Families: Clinical and developmental theory and methods pertaining to the evaluation of children, adolescents, and families including intelligence tests, structured diagnostic instruments, personality & behavioral check-lists, observational formats, interviewing, and projective assessment. Attention to issues of ethics and diversity. (3 cr.)
648.Psychological Evaluation in Physical Disorders: Administration, interpretation, and psychometric evaluation of psychological tools and procedures used in the evaluation of physical disorders. Attention to issues of ethics and diversity.(3 cr.)
656.Introduction to Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments: Theories, history, and techniques of psychological and behavioral therapies, with emphasis on evidence-based approaches. (3 cr.)
657.Introduction to Psychotherapy, Ethics and Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology: Introductory experience in clinical interviewing, therapeutic communication, ethics and case conceptualization. Consideration of client and therapist culture, gender and ethnicity are also a focus.
660.Evidence-Based Psychological Intervention with Children and Families: Theories, history, and techniques of psychological and behavioral therapies, with emphasis on evidence-based approaches with children, adolescents, and families. This course focuses on understanding normative and deviant development, with attention to issues of diversity, ethics, and domestic violence.(3 cr.)
661.Intervention in Pediatric Psychology: An overview of pediatric psychology and basic learning theory. Medical and behavioral aspects of child and adolescent health disorders, psychological assessment, and evidence-based treatment approaches. (3 cr.)
662.Health Psychology Interventions: An overview of clinical interventions and research relevant to health problems and lifestyle, with an emphasis on critical evaluations of past research and the design and implementation of intervention protocols. The origins of health psychology and role of the health psychologist in medical systems are addressed. (3 cr.)
665.Conjoint Family Therapy: History of family therapy, including theoretical perspectives, methods, and techniques associated with each perspective. Includes behavioral, cognitive, dynamic, interpersonal, and systems family therapeutic approaches, in addition to a focus on family developmental process. Attention to ethics and diversity. (3 cr.)
666.Research and Theory of Early Intervention: Theories, models, methods, purposes, and utility of intervention in young children. Includes illustrative examples from contemporary intervention research literature. (3cr.)
670.Practicum in Clinical Psychology I: Supervised experience in evaluating and treating psychological problems in children, adolescents, families, and/or adults. behavior. Includes a weekly conference that focuses on case conceptualization and ethics for students placed at the UM Psychological Services Clinic. (1-3 credits each.)
680,681.Research: Investigation of an original problem. (1-4 credits each)
682.Special Projects: Designed to allow students to earn credits in special projects of educational nature which do not fit readily into existing course offerings. Not to be used as a substitute for other courses. (2-4 credits)
683.*Diversity Issues in Psychology: Topics in selected areas of specialization. (3 cr.)
684.Readings in Psychology: Supervised readings in selected topics. (3 cr.)
685-687. Seminar in Clinical Psychology: (3 cr. each)
688. Seminar in Developmental Psychology: (3 cr.)
692.Seminar in Personality: (3 cr.)
693. Seminar in Behavioral Medicine Neuropsychology: (3 cr.)
694. Foundations in Behavior Medicine: (3 cr.)
697.Seminar in Biological Psychology Neuroanatomy: (3 cr.)
698.Seminar in Quantitative Psychology: (3 cr.)
704.Internship in Clinical Psychology: Supervised internship in clinical psychology. May not be counted as part of the 90 hours required for the Ph.D. degree. (1 cr.)
710.Master's Thesis: The student working on his/her master's thesis enrolls for credit, not to exceed six credits. Credit is not awarded until the thesis has been accepted. (1-6 cr.)
720.Research in Residence: Used to establish research in residence for the thesis for the master's degree after the student has enrolled for the permissible cuamulative total in PSY 710 (usually 6 credits). Credit not granted. May be regarded as full time residence. (0 cr.)
725.Master's Study: To establish residence for non-thesis master's students who are preparing for major examinations. Credit not granted. Regarded as full time residence. (0 cr.)
730.Doctoral Dissertation: Required of all candidates for the Ph.D. The student will enroll for cirdit as determined by his/her advisor, but for not less than a total 12 hours. Up to 12 hours may be taken in a regular semester, but not more than six in a summer session. (1-12 cr.)
750.Research in Residence: Used to establish research in residence for the Ph.D., after the student has been enrolled for the permissible cumulative total in appropriate doctoral research. Credit not granted. May be regarded as full-time residence as determined by the Dean of the Graduate School. (0 cr.)