January 2025 University Catalog

PSY8501 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics for Professional Psychology

In this course, learners expand their knowledge of quantitative research design and methodology by studying the foundations, strategies, and practices of ethical research in the field of professional psychology. Learners engage in scholarly critical analysis and synthesis of current quantitative research and construct their own informal quantitative research proposal. Learners apply advanced statistical concepts and interpretation of statistical analyses to the evaluation and design of quantitative research and exchange critical, constructive project feedback with their peers. Research designs developed during this course may form the basis for the learners dissertation or School Psychology specialty topic proposal. For PsyD learners only.

Credits

5