Description:

Psy 359H is the first course in the Psychology Honors Program. The course has two goals. The first is to give students experience in planning an original piece of research. The second is to familiarize students with various ethical, practical, and personal issues involved in the conduct of science. In this course students identify a research problem, prepare a review of previous research on the problem, and design an original experiment addressed to the problem. They then prepare a detailed written proposal for the research. They also discuss ethical issues in the conduct of human and animal research and read about and discuss what makes for eminence in science.

Applications for the Department of Psychology Honors Program are available in the Undergraduate Office, MEZ 206.

Texts:

No textbooks.

Grading and Requirements:

Grading is based on class participation and the written research proposal.
There are no tests.

Prerequisites:

Psychology 301 with a grade of C or better, Psychology 418 or equivalent statistics course with a grade of C or better, Psychology 458, six semester hours of upper division psychology, a 3.5 GPA in all psychology courses taken at the University, a UT GPA of 3.0, and consent of the Honors Advisor.

Updated 16 June 1998
Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
University of Texas at Austin

Some graphics courtesy of Ann Pommerehn