Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - Senior Empirical Thesis

PSYC 4105  Senior Empirical Thesis

Prerequisites:

PSYC 3356 or CHFS 3035 with a minimum grade of 70%. Restricted to students in the fourth year of the Honours Psychology program. Approval of the discipline is required prior to registration. Students wishing to take this course during the following Spring/Summer or Fall/Winter Session must apply in writing to the discipline no later than February 15.

Antirequisites:

PSYC 4115

Credits:

6

Description:

This course consists of an empirical investigation of a research problem in psychology. Students are encouraged to isolate a research problem and to approach a potential faculty advisor during their third year. In consultation with the faculty advisor, each student prepares a prospectus which, when approved by the advisor, is then presented to a discipline prospectus meeting for evaluation. If the prospectus is approved by the discipline the student may proceed with the research. The faculty advisor provides advice, when requested, evaluates the student's performance in carrying out the research and evaluates the final report which is to be written in a style suitable for journal submission.