PSYC 390 - Psychology Research Practicum

4 Credit(s)

Prerequisites: PSYC 103 with a grade of “C” or higher
This course is designed to give students the opportunity and experience of assisting with empirical research in psychology, under directed mentorship of a faculty member at UB. Prior approval by that faculty member is required. Directed mentorship in a psychology laboratory outside of UB will be considered. Students will learn about the ethics involved in human research, and will assist a faculty member in their research through activities such as participant recruitment, survey administration and other forms of data collection, data entry, and empirical literature review. Students will provide a written summative overview of their experience at the end of the semester. This course is by instructor permission only, and is limited to psychology (or closely related area) majors with a minimum of sophomore standing and a 3.3 cumulative GPA.