Graduate academic calendar 2012 - 2013 - Trent University

GRADUATE PROGRAMS Psychology
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Not all courses will be available every year. Please consult www.trentu.ca/psychologymamsc,
for information on courses that will be offered for the upcoming academic year.
In the event that a listed course is unavailable, a Special Topic course, under the guidance of an
individual faculty member, may be substituted.
PSYC 5016H – Advanced univariate statistics
This course provides a detailed examination of univariate statistics, including t-tests, analysis of
variance including between-subjects designs, random effects and various mixed designs, multiple
comparison and trend analyses, correlation, nonparametric statistics, power, effect size (typically
offered in the Fall semester).
PSYC 5017H – Advanced multivariate statistics
This course provides a detailed examination of multivariate statistics, including MANOVA,
MANCOVA, multiple regression, principal component and exploratory factor analysis, path analysis
and structural equation modeling, including confirmatory analysis (typically offered in the Winter
semester).
PSYC 5120H – Advanced qualitative analysis
This course provides a detailed examination of the main theoretical contributions to qualitative
research methods including feminist research practices, Grounded Theory, Interpretative
Phenomenology, Discursive Psychology, and Foucauldian analytical techniques as well as the scientific
practices used to elucidate and analyze qualitative data (typically offered in the Winter semester).
PSYC 5130H – Critical Psychology
This course examines embedded theoretical and methodological assumptions of mainstream
psychology and how the generation of such knowledge products support particular political and
ideological goals. We will discuss alternative conceptions and subjects more consistent with an
emancipatory world view including ethics, critical theory, personality, community, justice, feminist
theory and gay perspectives. (course offering subject to approval)
PSYC 5170H – History of Psychology
This course is designed to give students an overview of the historical and philosophical foundations
of modern psychology, defined broadly as humanity’s attempts to understand itself. The course
explores the development of the discipline from prehistory through the 21st century within a
broader intellectual and cultural context. (course offering subject to approval)
PSYC 5225H – Cognitive neuroscience techniques
This course provides a critical overview of the different techniques that are used in cognitive
neuroscience research (e.g., electrophysiology). In addition to learning the theories behind these
techniques, there is also a strong hands-on component in which the students are required to collect
data using these techniques.
PSYC 5240H – Advanced neuroendocrinology
This course provides an in-depth examination of the interactions between the central nervous and
endocrine systems focusing on the limbic-hypothalamic-adrenal-pituitary axis. The course studies
the control of hormone release at each level of the axis, including neurotransmitter modulation and
steroid feedback during both homeostatic and stressor-induced states. In addition, the relevance of
the effects of stressors on the neuroendocrine systems, disease, and behaviour is considered.
PSYC 5300H – Mental health
This course examines contemporary research on emotional and mental health, as well as advanced
theoretical, methodological, and applied issues. Topics include affect regulation, conceptualizations
of mental health and disorder, and models of causes (including etiological, protective, mediating,
and maintaining variables) of psychopathologies and their implications for empirically-supported
psychological treatments.
PSYC 5460H – Perception and cognition
This course examines human perception and cognition. Particular emphasis is given to understanding
(1) the critical findings and methods employed to study perceptual (e.g., perception for action) and
cognitive (e.g., language and mathematics) abilities, and (2) human knowledge representation. We
consider how long-running debates (e.g., modular vs. distributed processing) and themes [the role of
awareness and the role of embodiment] have influenced our understanding of each research area.