Appendix A - Courses
Psychology
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PSYC*6020 Clinical and Diagnostic Interviewing Skills S [0.50]
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| This course provides practical training in clinical and diagnostic interviewing. Through role-play, direct observation, and in-vivo practice, students will learn how to conduct assessment and diagnostic interviews, and clinical dialogues with children and adults. This course is open only to graduate students in the CP:ADE field. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
Completion of all MA level course work except for the thesis |
| Restriction(s): |
Open only to graduate students in the Clinical Psychology: Applied Developmental Emphasis (CP:ADE) field |
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PSYC*6060 Research Design and Statistics U [0.50]
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| This course covers non-parametric and parametric hypothesis testing and estimation, analysis of variance and covariance, and multiple correlation and multiple regression. Current controversial issues are presented. |
| Restriction(s): |
Restricted to Psychology graduate students; all others by permission only |
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PSYC*6190 Research Project U [1.00]
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| This course is an option for students in the applied streams of MA studies who do not plan on proceeding to a PhD program. Under the supervision of a faculty member, students will design and conduct an empirical investigation in their area of emphasis. |
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PSYC*6270 Issues in Family-Related Social Policy U [0.50]
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| This doctoral course examines historical developments and selected contemporary policy domains in Canada. Topics may include policies affecting children, families, the elderly, First Nations people, the mentally and physically disabled, and one parent families. The course also addresses the interplay between social and psychological research and policy formation, as well as the use of social policy as an instrument of social change. |
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PSYC*6380 Psychological Applications of Multivariate Analysis U [0.50]
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| This course emphasizes the use of multivariate techniques in psychological research. Both predictive (e.g., regression, canonical correlation, discriminant analysis, MANOVA) and reduction (e.g., factor analysis, multidimensional scaling, cluster analysis) techniques are considered in addition to the use of both observed and latent variable structural models. |
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PSYC*6471 Practicum I U [0.50]
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| Students will gain 2-3 days per week of supervised experience in a setting related to their field of specialization. |
| Restriction(s): |
For Clinical Psychology: Applied Developmental Emphasis students, registration is dependent on permission of the instructor and the successful completion (passing grade and satisfactory rating on the practical component) of PSYC*6010, PSYC*6690 and PSYC*6700. |
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PSYC*6473 Practicum III U [0.25]
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| See PSYC*6471 above. This course is intended for students who wish to gain additional practicum experience after completing the requirements for PSYC*6471/2. Students work one day a week in the selected setting. |
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PSYC*6522 Research Seminar II U [0.50]
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| An in-depth review of current theoretical and empirical developments in topic areas related to the student's area of specialization. The course requirements may include the completion of an empirical research project. |
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PSYC*6590 Social and Community Intervention U [0.50]
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| Discussion focuses on strategies of preventing mental illness and promoting mental health and social competence. Stressful life event theory, social support, coping, and the epidemiology of mental illness are reviewed. |
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PSYC*6610 Advanced Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy U [0.50]
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| This course will consider newly emerging developments in child and adolescent psychotherapy. In addition, issues of power relationships, cultural sensitivity and empirical support will be addressed |
| Prerequisite(s): |
PSYC*6580 and PSYC*6472. PSYC*6472 may be taken concurrently with PSYC*6610. |
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PSYC*6630 Developmental Psychology U [0.50]
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| This course examines issues in the areas of cognitive, social, and emotional development. Specific research topics and theoretical issues concerning the nature of development are discussed. |
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PSYC*6640 Foundations of Applied Social Psychology U [0.50]
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| This course examines theory and research in social psychology, particularly in those areas most relevant to applied concerns. Topics may include attribution, attitudes, social relationships, language and communication, and self and identity. |
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PSYC*6670 Research Methods U [0.50]
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| This course emphasizes those techniques most frequently used in applied and field settings. These include: quasi-experimental designs, survey research, interviewing, questionnaire design, observational techniques, and other more qualitative methods. |
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PSYC*6690 Cognitive Assessment of Children and Adolescents U [0.50]
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| This course considers standards, ethics, uses and interpretation of selected intelligence and other cognitive tests. Students administer tests, score, interpret and write reports under supervision. Restricted to applied developmental students. As a prerequisite for PSYC*6471, a passing grade and a satisfactory rating on the practical component must be achieved. |
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PSYC*6700 Personality and Social Assessment of Children and Adolescents U [0.50]
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| This course considers projectives, questionnaires, observations and interviews for assessing children's personality and behaviour. Students administer tests, score, interpret and write reports under supervision. Restricted to applied developmental students. As a prerequisite for PSYC*6471, a passing grade and a satisfactory rating on the practical component must be achieved. |
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PSYC*6750 Applications of Cognitive Science W [0.50]
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| This course surveys applications of cognitive science to the problem of optimizing human performance. Topics of discussion will include human-system interactions (including Human-Computer and Human-Vehicle), education, and cognitive rehabilitation. |
| Restriction(s): |
Restricted to Psychology graduate students; all others by permission only |
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PSYC*6770 Modelling Mental Processes W [0.50]
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| This is a course in the nature of models of cognitive phenomena, with emphasis on the evaluation of computational and connectionist models for perception, memory, cognition, and action. It involves practical work: the construction and testing of models using software designed for that purpose. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
PSYC*6780 |
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PSYC*6780 Foundations of Cognitive Science F [0.50]
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| Cognitive Science is an inter-disciplinary field that encompasses cognitive psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and computer science. The foundational issues and basic methodologies that define cognitive science will be discussed, with specific examples from perception, learning, memory, language, decision-making, and problem solving. |
| Restriction(s): |
Restricted to Psychology graduate students; all others by permission only |
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PSYC*6790 Memory and Cognition U [0.50]
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| This course reviews the major theories, issues and methodologies guiding contemporary research in human memory and related aspects of human cognition. Topics include the encoding and retrieval of information, the nature of representations in memory, classifications of memory, and applications to reading and eyewitness testimony. |
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PSYC*6810 Neuropsychology U [0.50]
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| This course focuses on current developments in neuropsychology. Particular emphasis is placed on the aphasias, apraxias, memory disorders, and disorders of movement. |
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PSYC*6830 Applied Social Psychology U [0.50]
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| This course reviews selected theories, methods and problem areas in applied social psychology. Issues involved in the conduct and application of social research, as well as alternative paradigms for such research, are discussed. |
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PSYC*6840 Program Evaluation U [0.50]
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| This course provides an introduction to a variety of methods of social program evaluation and to the process of consultation with program staff. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
PSYC*6670 Research Methods |
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PSYC*6870 Human Factors U [0.50]
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| This course provides an overview of contemporary theory and research in human factors/ergonomics. Topics may include visual performance, information processing, human error, decision-making, mental workload, process control and automation, attention and time sharing, human factors in specific occupational environments, monitoring and supervisory control. |
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PSYC*6880 Ethical Issues in Psychology U [0.25]
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| Relevant issues in the application of professional ethical standards to the practice of psychology, including consultation, field research, intervention, and decision-making models are discussed in this half course. Depending on the particular faculty and students involved, discussion emphasizes specific applications to either I/O or applied developmental/social psychology. |
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PSYC*6890 Legislation and Professional Practice U [0.25]
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| This companion course to PSYC*6880, Ethics in Psychology, provides an introduction to the Provincial and Federal legislation governing the practice of psychology. Students will become familiar with legislation relevant to professional practice with children and adults in hospital, educational, community, and other settings. |
| Co-requisite(s): |
PSYC*6880
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PSYC*7070 Psychological Measurement U [0.50]
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| Concepts and applications of classical measurement theory, especially reliability and validity of tests and measurements used in applied psychology. Principles of test construction, standardization, norming, administration, and interpretation are discussed, as well as integration of test information and its use in decision making. |
| Restriction(s): |
Instructor's signature required |
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PSYC*7080 Organizational Interventions U [0.50]
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| This course examines various modes of organizational intervention from the standpoint of both theory and practice. Areas typically covered include training and development, organizational development and change, individual coaching, and consulting skills development. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
Registration in the graduate IO psychology program and permission of the Instructor. |
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PSYC*7130 Industrial/Organizational Psychology Doctoral Research Seminar I U [0.50]
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| This course introduces participants to a broad range of research in Industrial/ Organizational psychology. It emphasizes critical examination and discussion to develop skills in theory building and programmatic research. This course is intended to prepare participants for the Industrial/Organizational Doctoral Research Seminar II and Research Internship(s). |
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PSYC*7140 Industrial/Organizational Psychology Doctoral Research Seminar II U [0.50]
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| Participants investigate a specific area of Industrial/Organizational psychology. They critically review past and current research, including theory development and empirical findings. Participants work together to integrate past theory and findings, to note inconsistencies in the literature, and to identify promising areas for future investigations. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
PSYC*7130. |
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PSYC*7170 Industrial/Organizational Psychology Doctoral Research Internship I U [0.50]
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| Participants work with an Industrial Organizatonal faculty member to conduct research on a topic of mutual interest (other than their doctoral research). They collect and/or analyze data and write up results with the goal of producing a conference presentation and/or a quality publication manuscript. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
PSYC*7130 |
| Co-requisite(s): |
PSYC*7140 |
| Restriction(s): |
Instructor's signature required |
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PSYC*7180 Industrial/Organizational Psychology Doctoral Research Internship II U [0.50]
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| Participants work with an Industrial Organizatonal faculty member to conduct research on a topic of mutual interest (other than their doctoral research). They collect and/or analyze data and write up results with the goal of producing a conference presentation and/or a quality publication manuscript. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
PSYC*7130, PSYC*7140, PSYC*7170. |
| Restriction(s): |
Instructor's signature required |
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PSYC*8000 Clinical Internship U [0.00]
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| A mark of satisfactory (SAT) in this course indicates that a student in the Clinical Psychology: Applied Developmental Emphasis (CP:ADE) field has successfully completed a full year (1800-2000 hour) internship in an accredited clinical setting (e.g., CPA or APA) approved by the Director of Clinical Training for CP:ADE. |
| Prerequisite(s): |
Completion of all course work in the CP:ADE field, the PhD qualifying examination, and the PhD Thesis proposal at the time of appllication, one year in advance of beginning the clinical internship. |
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