Recommended completion by Fall, senior year, for majors. Open ordinarily only to advanced majors in psychology. Staff Empirical study, designed and conducted by the student, supervised by a faculty member, and reported in writing according to the form approved in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. For further details, see the Student Handbook for Psychology Majors. Dr. Multhaup Central issues in psychology which cut across previous course boundaries.
Specific topics vary year by year.
Limited to seniors except by permission of the department. Course begins with ancient Greek philosophers and works through the philosophical writings that led to psychology, explores the founding of psychology as a scientific discipline in the late 19th Century, and follows its development in the 20th Century. Readings include primary sources. Limited to seniors except by permission of the department.