2026-2027 Course Catalog
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for the Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Ecological Community Psychology Concentration
The Doctor of Philosophy degree is awarded to candidates who complete an approved program in their area of specialization and meet departmental and Graduate College requirements for the degree. These must include at least 64 or 96 graduate hours of graduate work; satisfactory performance in courses or examinations dealing with quantitative methods and chosen areas of specialization; a master's thesis or equivalent; appropriate advanced courses and seminars in the area of specialization and in related and supporting areas; satisfactory performance on a doctoral qualifying examination; satisfactory performance on an oral preliminary examination; completion of an acceptable Ph.D. thesis; and satisfactory performance on an oral examination in defense of the thesis.
This concentration is available to students in any area within the Psychology PhD program.
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for the Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Ecological Community Psychology Concentration
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Required Courses: | | 8 | | PSYC 532 | Intro to Clin-Comm Psych III (or equivalent approved by the concentration coordinator) | | | PSYC 563 | Research Methods: Clinical/Community Psychology (or equivalent approved by the concentration coordinator) | | | Research and Data Analytic Methods: | | 8 | | Select two of the following: | | | | AIS 501 | Indigenous Critical Theory | | | EPSY 508 | Display/Interpretation of Data | | | EPSY 574 | Quasi-Experimental Design | | | EPSY 575 | Mixed Method Inquiry | | | EPSY 578 | Qualitative Inquiry Methods | | | EPSY 581 | Applied Regression Analysis | | | EPSY 584 | Multivar Anlys in Psych and Ed | | | EPSY 587 | Hierarchical Linear Models | | | EPSY 589 | Categorical Data Analysis in Educational Psychology | | | EPSY 590 | Advanced Seminar in Educational Psychology (For this course, only sections approved by the concentration coordinator will count toward the concentration, i.e., sections related to research methodology and data analytic methods relevant to ecological community psychology.) | | | GWS 550 | Feminist Theories & Methods | | | HDFS 591 | Qualitative Methods | | | HDFS 595 | Seminar (For this course, only sections approved by the concentration coordinator will count toward the concentration, i.e., sections related to research methodology and data analytic methods relevant to ecological community psychology.) | | | HDFS 597 | Advanced Statistical Analysis | | | PSYC 501 | Best Psych Research Practices (For this course, only sections approved by the concentration coordinator will count toward the concentration, i.e., sections related to research methodology and data analytic methods relevant to ecological community psychology.) | | | PSYC 588 | Covar Struct and Factor Models | | | Other courses approved by the concentration coordinator | | | | Interdisciplinary: | | 4 | | Select one course approved by the concentration coordinator | | | | Applied Work: | | 8 | | PSYC 546 | Intervention & Assessment | | | This capstone will entail community-based work where students develop a partnership, propose and execute community-based work with this partner, contribute a research-informed solution to a complex “real-world” problem, and integrate and advance scholarship through this work. As pre-requisite to enrollment in the capstone, students must have completed at least 1 year of applied experience. Applied experience may be achieved through any practicum taught by our clinical-community program faculty, an independent study with a focus on applied experiences, or other applied experiences that are approved by the concentration coordinator. | | | | Advanced Independent Research: | | 8 | | PSYC 590 | Individual Research | | | PSYC 599 | Thesis Research | | | The advanced independent research will culminate in a written research-based product for dissemination that in some way connects to ecological community psychology. This research may or may not be related to the partnership formed in the capstone, and may or may not be related to a student’s dissertation work. Overall, the research needs to be connected to ecological community psychology and must be approved by the concentration coordinator. | | | | Total Hours | | 36 |
Other Requirements
Grad Other Degree Requirements
| Requirement | Description |
|---|---|
| Other requirements may overlap | |
| Students must meet all requirements for their PhD program within Psychology and must earn a B or better in each concentration course. |
for the Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Ecological Community Psychology Concentration
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