Master’s Thesis

Catalog description

The master’s thesis consists of an individual research project designed by the student and carried out under the direction of a thesis faculty advisor. The thesis project allows students to contribute to the research in the field and to gain important research experience necessary for entrance into a doctoral program. All thesis topics need to be approved by the thesis advisor and the department. Students are expected to develop a topic, design the study, obtain IRB approval, collect and analyze data, and report the results of their research in APA format. Following completion of the thesis, students are encouraged to submit their work for possible publication. In addition to the individual feedback and support they receive from their thesis faculty advisor, students working on a thesis participate regularly in the monthly meetings of the departmental research series (consisting of psychology faculty, thesis students and invited guests) where their work is presented and critically discussed. May be repeated for credit.