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PSYCH 380

THESIS PREPARATION SEMINAR

1 credit.

Discusses the process of research, provide guidance and feedback about writing about research, and offer opportunities to present research issues and findings; preparation to write a senior thesis.

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: PSYCH 225 or concurrent enrollment, and declared in a College of Letters and Science Honors in the Liberal Arts program or Psychology Honors in the Major Course Designation: Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Honors - Honors Only Courses (H) Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Respond adaptively to questions about, and feedback on, one’s own research in psychology Audience: Undergraduate 2. Ask incisive questions about, and provide feedback on, other people’s research in psychology Audience: Undergraduate 3. Produce high-quality public presentations about research in psychology Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop an independent research project based on the existing literature and, in most cases, based on the ongoing research of a faculty mentor Audience: Undergraduate 5. Write a research fellowship proposal Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Respond adaptively to questions about, and feedback on, one’s own research in psychology Audience: Undergraduate 2. Ask incisive questions about, and provide feedback on, other people’s research in psychology Audience: Undergraduate 3. Produce high-quality public presentations about research in psychology Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop an independent research project based on the existing literature and, in most cases, based on the ongoing research of a faculty mentor Audience: Undergraduate 5. Write a research fellowship proposal Audience: Undergraduate

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