M.A. Program

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Curriculum

All students must complete 32 semester hours of graduate-level courses in Psychology. These hours will include:

1. Psychology 515, Colloquium in Experimental Psychology, both Fall and Spring semesters of first year in the program.
2. Three semester hours of a research practicum course (Psychology 505 or 509) to be taken during the first year. The goal is to prepare the student for undertaking the MA thesis.
3. Statistics 531-532, or an equivalent sequence.
4. Psychology 420 or 565, History and Systems.
5. Twelve semester hours of 500 or 600-level foundation courses. At the 500-level, foundation courses are listed below:
   • 511 Developmental
   • 512 Life-Span Developmental
   • 513 Foundations in Biopsychology
   • 543 Cognitive Science
   • 546 Ethological Psychology
   • 547 Concepts in Evolution and Behavior
   • 550 Social
   • 560 Learning
   • 570-71 Personality
   Any 600-level course approved by the Student Advisory Committee may be included.
6. Six semester hours of Psychology 500, Thesis.

Students must earn a grade of B or better in all courses that are to count toward the 32 hour total.

Contact Information

Experimental Psychology
Austin Peay Building
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996

Phone: 865-974-3328
Fax: 865-974-3330