January 2026 University Catalog

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

Students explore historical and contemporary schools of thought such as behavioral, humanistic, and psychodynamic psychology. In particular, students 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. Students will begin building a theoretical foundation to support their future dissertation research study. For PhD students in Psychology only. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

RSCH7020, RSCH7864, RSCH7868