January 2025 University Catalog

PSY7105 Building a Doctoral Foundation: History, Theory, and Topics in Psychology

Learners explore historical and contemporary schools of thought such as behavioral, humanistic, and psychodynamic psychology. In particular, learners begin the process of becoming independent researchers by developing a dissertation topic that is appropriate for their specialization and aligned with foundational theories within their chosen school of thought. Learners will begin building a theoretical foundation to support their future dissertation research study. For PhD learners in Psychology only. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

RSCH7020, RSCH7864, RSCH7868