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<strong>Experimental</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong><br />
Master <strong>of</strong> Science<br />
Faculty Research Interests<br />
• Perception <strong>of</strong> physical attractiveness<br />
• Strategies in human mate selection<br />
Course <strong>of</strong> Study<br />
36 credits are required to graduate.<br />
Major course requirements include<br />
PSYC 5100 Behavioral Neuroscience<br />
PSYC 5200 Cognitive <strong>Psychology</strong><br />
PSYC 5300 Developmental <strong>Psychology</strong><br />
PSYC 5400 Social <strong>Psychology</strong><br />
Methodology Courses<br />
PSYC 5900 Psychological Quantitative Methods I<br />
PSYC 5910 Psychological Quantitative Methods II<br />
PSYC 5920 Research Methods in <strong>Experimental</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong><br />
Thesis<br />
PSYC 6000<br />
Master’s Thesis<br />
Electives (select two courses from the following)<br />
PSYC 5110 Sleep, Dreams, <strong>and</strong> Consciousness<br />
PSYC 5120 Comparative <strong>Psychology</strong><br />
PSYC 5210 Sensation <strong>and</strong> Perception<br />
PSYC 5310 Seminar in Self-Concept Development<br />
PSYC 5320 Seminar in Gender <strong>and</strong> Development<br />
PSYC 5330 Seminar in Social <strong>and</strong> Personality Development in Childhood<br />
PSYC 5410 Evolutionary <strong>Psychology</strong><br />
PSYC 5430 Interpersonal Perception<br />
PSYC 5440 The Social Self<br />
PSYC 5510 Personality <strong>and</strong> Individual Differences<br />
PSYC 5520 Applied Behavior Analysis<br />
PSYC 5600 History <strong>and</strong> Systems in <strong>Experimental</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong><br />
PSYC 5700 Grant Writing <strong>and</strong> Getting Published<br />
Words from a <strong>Psychology</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
“The M.S. in <strong>Experimental</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong> program <strong>of</strong>fers students a wonderful opportunity<br />
to develop their research skills <strong>and</strong> identity as psychologists. The small-class environment<br />
<strong>and</strong> intensive faculty mentoring underscore the program’s goal to <strong>of</strong>fer our students an<br />
advantageous <strong>and</strong> well-developed skill set, one that we believe uniquely positions our students<br />
for future career <strong>and</strong> educational success.”<br />
―Jaime Tartar, Ph.D., Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Coordinator <strong>of</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong> Research<br />
• Effects <strong>of</strong> bilingualism on frontal<br />
lobe functioning<br />
• Deception detection<br />
• Effects <strong>of</strong> sleep deprivation on<br />
emotional reactivity<br />
• Harmful mate-retention behaviors<br />
• Influence <strong>of</strong> stress on immune<br />
functioning <strong>and</strong> cognitive processing<br />
• Effects <strong>of</strong> emotion on<br />
response inhibition<br />
• Dehumanization<br />
• Text comprehension<br />
• Embodied cognition<br />
• HIV prevention<br />
• Cardiovascular health,<br />
disease prevention<br />
• Correlates <strong>of</strong> cultural constructs,<br />
disease prevention<br />
• Relationship between childhood social<br />
development <strong>and</strong> family functioning<br />
• Role <strong>of</strong> gender identity in<br />
motivating children<br />
• Psychosocial development in<br />
emerging adulthood<br />
• Maintenance <strong>of</strong> behavioral flexibility<br />
For More Information<br />
www.fcas.nova.edu/programs/graduate<br />
(954) 262-7991 • 800-757-7257, ext. 27991<br />
This publication should not be viewed as a substitution for <strong>of</strong>ficial program requirements <strong>and</strong> outcomes.<br />
Students are responsible for meeting curriculum <strong>and</strong> program requirements in the Graduate Student Catalog<br />
in effect when the student enters the program.
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