PSY 497a - Senior Thesis

Prerequisites, senior standing, psychology major, PSY 101, PSY 203, PSY 204, or equivalents and departmental approval. Satisfaction of the major’s senior project requirement through the development and quantitative testing of a psychological hypothesis culminating in a thesis. Students will use advanced literature search strategies, evaluate the quality of the literature, analyze data presented in the literature with the use of statistical software, and construct annotated summaries of the literature. In addition to completing directed assignments, students will provide a professional-level presentation of their topic and findings. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits