Writing in Psychology

Catalog description

Prerequisites: Completion of the Core Curriculum Research & Professional Writing requirement. PSY 101. This course is designed to develop the writing skills of students with respect to writing conceptual (review or theoretical) papers according to APA format. A substantial written report is one of the requirements. Enrolled students must be concurrently enrolled in any 300-or 400-level content-based psychology course. Prior to registering, students must obtain a written agreement from the content course instructor to serve as a grader of the required written report. The content course instructor, in consultation with the student, will determine the topic of the written report.