45 courses with the subject PSY, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PSY 1100Introduction to Psychological Science3
Credit(s) Offered: every semester The course introduces the student to the contemporary discipline of the science of human behavior and mind. Topics investigated include the scientific method, biological bases of behavior, maturation, motivation, emotions, learning, personality and adjustment. The course is prerequisite for all other courses in Psychological Science.
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PSY
Credits (min)
3
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3
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Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This course examines continuity and change across the lifespan in the physical, cognitive and social/emotional domains. Students will be introduced to the major theories of developmental psychology and to the research methodologies used in developmental research. Emphasis will be placed upon the broad range of factors that influence, and are influenced by, an individual’s behavior and development. These include context, individual differences, worldview and diversity (e.g., race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, sexuality, religion, ability, identity).
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PSY
Credits (min)
3
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3
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Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This is an introductory course in research design and statistics. The course will give students the tools required to conduct basic descriptive research and simple data analysis in psychology and related fields. APA (American Psychological Association) format will be introduced.
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PSY
Credits (min)
4
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4
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Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
A grade of 2.0 or higher in MATH 1700 and PSY 1100
PSY 2001Memory3
Credit(s) Offered: annually Results from experiments and case studies reveal factors that affect what we remember, why we forget, and implications for eyewitness testimony. Topics include change blindness, memory disorders, and false memory.
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PSY
Credits (min)
3
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3
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Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: annually This course examines the developing child from conception through the onset of adolescence. Changes in the physical, neurological, perceptual, cognitive, and psychosocial development will be explored. Major theoretical, empirical and methodological issues surrounding the study of child development will be balanced with considerations of the application of developmental science to real world childhood contexts.
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PSY
Credits (min)
3
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3
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Credit(s)
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Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
PSY 2015Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology3
Credit(s) Offered: annually This course addresses the psychological theory and research concerning human behavior in organizations. The course covers methods of job analysis, employee selection, performance measurement and appraisal, employee training and development, work motivation, job satisfaction, stress and health at work, and leadership and diversity in the workplace.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
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3
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Credit(s)
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course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
PSY 2020Professional Orientation to Psychological Science3
Credit(s) Offered: Fall This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the Psychological Science major, skills and resources needed to be successful within the major/career, and career options for majors. Topics will include the Psychological Science major requirements, critical and scientific thinking, locating and interpreting scientific sources of information, scientific writing and APA-style, ethics and professionalism, subfields and career opportunities in psychology, and developing a career plan.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
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Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every spring This course will examine theories and research on the role of culture in human development and psychological functioning. Topics will include: research methods used in cross-cultural research; the effects of culture on foundational areas of psychology (e.g., cognition, learning, development, emotion, motivation, self & identity, personality, language, and social/interpersonal behavior, and health); and applications to personal and professional domains.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
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3
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course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This course provides students with an overview to theories of and knowledge about biological psychology. Students will explore the foundations of biological psychology (e.g. the anatomy of the nervous system, evolutionary theory, the concept of brain plasticity) as well as the research tools and methods used to study topics in biological psychology. The course will also cover the biological underpinnings of important human behaviors and psychological disorders.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
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Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This is the first of a two course sequence in statistics and research methods. The course will give students the tools required to conduct basic descriptive research and descriptive data analysis in psychology and related fields. APA (American Psychological Association) format will be utilized. Students must earn a minimum of 2.0 in this course to progress to PSY 2050 .
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
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Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
A grade of 2.0 or higher in both PSY 1100 and either MATH 1700 or HON 1700
PSY 2050Research Methods and Statistics 23
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This is the second of a two course sequence in Research Methods and Statistics. The course will explore different experimental designs and the analysis of these designs using inferential statistics. Students must earn a minimum of 2.0 in this course to meet the major requirement.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
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Credit(s)
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course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This course is a continuation of the study of the scientific method and data analysis as it applies to the study of psychological processes. This course will focus upon the philosophy of experimentation, techniques of systematic observation, experimental control and specific types of experimental designs. Data analyses will be introduced for each type of research design discussed. Students will design, conduct and analyze an original research project and write a manuscript using APA format.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester The emphasis in this course is on research design, including consideration of sampling procedures, questionnaire design, methods of observation and reporting.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
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Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: annually This course examines the developmental changes that occur in early adulthood, middle adulthood, and in the later part of the life span. The course will also cover death, dying and bereavement. Students will be introduced to the research methods employed in the study of adult development and aging. They will also address theory concerning relevant biological, physiological, cognitive, and psychosocial processes. Finally, the course will cover some of the applications and interventions developed by psychological scientists in this field.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: annually This course examines the transition from preadolescence to emerging adulthood. Changes in physical, neurological, cognitive, and psychosocial development are examined. Factors relating to identity formation are considered as they relate to the period of adolescence. Major theoretical, empirical, and methodological issues surrounding the study of adolescent development will be balanced with consideration of the application of developmental science to real world contexts.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
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Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: annually This course reviews psychological theories of personality develoment, social and cultural differences in personality, the methods used in personality research, and various applications of personality theories.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
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Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This course presents an overview of the symptoms associated with each of the major diagnostic categories described in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Subjective experience of the disorders, their etiologies and their treatments are addressed.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
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Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
PSY 2370Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships3
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This skills-based course introduces students to psychological research and theory on interpersonal relationships, with attention to both personal and professional domains. Students reflect on their own interpersonal behavior and develop skills such as emotion coping, effective communication, relationship development, and conflict resolution.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
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Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This course provides an introduction to the study of human social behavior. Representative topics include attitudes and their formation, aggression, prosocial behavior, conformity and interpersonal attraction, as well as group dynamics, structure and leadership. The application of social-psychological research to contemporary social problems is also considered.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: once every two years The course will provide students with a general introduction to theories and research within the field of health psychology. We will cover several topics in the field including the degree to which health behaviors can be predicted by health beliefs and cognitions, patient-provider communication, psychoneuroimmunology, coping with chronic illness, and models of health promotion and prevention. Students will be exposed to these topics through theoretical papers and primary research studies.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: once a year Scientific and Philosophical Study of Consciousness will provide the opportunity to develop a deeper appreciation of the nature of consciousness. Students will examine consciousness from such theoretical perspectives as functionalism, eliminative materialism, cognitivism and biological naturalism. The strengths and shortcomings of those perspectives will be critically evaluated as students study such topics as the mind-body problem, intentionality, perception and action, and freedom of the will. This understanding will help students to evaluate philosophical and psychological theories of mind, understand and question their own implicit assumptions about the nature of mind and behavior, and deepen their own understanding of human nature. Cross-listed with PHIL 3020
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
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Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: annually This course in Cognitive Neuroscience serves to cultivate an appreciation of the relationships between mind, brain and behavior. We will examine how phenomena such as cognition, language, emotion, behavior and consciousness are emergent properties grounded in brain function. Topics will include: research methods used by cognitive neuroscientists (e.g. EEG and fMRI); how brain states relates to cognitive and perceptual processes; the neurological bases of learning and memory; and how brain development relates to cognitive development. A principal goal of Cognitive Neuroscience is to prepare students to think critically about issues of brain, mind, and social relations from a multidisciplinary approach that involves findings from psychology, linguistics, computer science, medicine, and neuroscience.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
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Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
BIOL 1200 or BIOL 1300 or PSY 1100 and PSY 2030 Meets
PSY 3100Clinical Psychology3
Credit(s) Offered: annually This course presents an overview of the field of clinical psychology. Students will learn about the science and theories behind the practice of clinical psychology, as well as relevant professional issues.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: annually This course examines the field of Developmental Psychopathology or the study of the developmental processes that contribute to the formation of, or resistance to, psychopathology. We will cover the major theories that explain the development of childhood disorders such as, Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, eating disorders, depression and anxiety as well as, the symptoms and treatment of different disorders. We will also address the many influences on the development of psychopathology in children, such as, culture, family, peer groups and genetics.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: annually This advanced lab course serves as an introduction to research methods in cognitive science, with a specific focus on sensation and perception. Students will complete sensation lab exercises, design, conduct, and analyze experiments and write up results in lab reports.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
2.0 in MATH 1250 , MATH 1300 , MATH 1700 , MATH 1800 , MATH 2100 or higher. Pre/Concurrent: PSY 3430
PSY 3430Sensation and Perception3
Credit(s) Offered: annually In this course principles related to a person’s awareness of their world are studied. We specifically look at the relationship between the physical stimulus and the psychological experience that a person has. Topics covered include principles of psychophysics the anatomy/physiology of the visual, auditory, chemical (olfactory and gustatory) and tactile/cutaneous senses; the nature and properties of the physical stimuli that these senses respond to; and the factors that influence the interpretation of these senses such as culture, learning/past experience, motivation, expectations and personality.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This course focuses on the principles and applications of classical and operant conditioning, including acquisition, extinction, schedules of reinforcement, and punishment. Implications for behavior modification will be explored.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This advanced laboratory course allows students to design, conduct, and analyze virtual behavioral change experiments.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
2.0 in MATH 1250 , MATH 1300 , MATH 1700 , MATH 1800 , MATH 2100 or higher Pre/Concurrent: PSY 3500
PSY 3505Motivation Lab1
Credit(s) Offered: once every two years This psychological science laboratory course involves students in the design, running and analysis of motivation based research studies.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
2.0 in MATH 1250 , MATH 1300 , MATH 1700 , MATH 1800 , MATH 2100 or higher. Pre/Concurrent: PSY 3530
PSY 3530Motivation3
Credit(s) Offered: once every two years Characteristics of motivated behavior, explanation of sources of motives, and application of theories to current research and interpersonal skills are studied in this course. Emphasis is on the biological, learned, and cognitive components of motivation. Topics include internal and external motives, the relationship of stress and motivation, the place of physiological processes in motivation, issues in motivation of others, motivation for aggressive/passive behaviors and success/failure motivation.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: annually Results from experiments and case studies reveal factors that affect perception, attention, memory, language, problem solving and decision making.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
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Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: annually This lab course serves as an introduction to research methods in cognitive science, the scientific study of how people perceive, learn, remember, and think. Students will use CogLab online software program to replicate classic experiments. They will analyze the data and compare results with those reported in journal articles.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
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Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
2.0 in MATH 1250 , MATH 1300 , MATH 1700 , MATH 1800 , MATH 2100 or higher Pre/Concurrent: PSY 3550
PSY 3610Advanced Research Methods: Cognition3
Credit(s) Offered: Spring This course will introduce research methods in cognitive psychology, the scientific study of how people perceive, learn, remember, and think. Students will complete simulations of experiments, analyze the data, interpret the results, and write lab reports.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
PSY 2040 or PSY 2000 or by permission of instructor Pre/Concurrent: PSY 3550
PSY 3620Advanced Research Methods: Learning3
Credit(s) Offered: Fall In this advanced research methods course, students will explore the principles and procedures of single-subject research in classical and operant conditioning by conducting virtual behavior change experiments. Real-world applications will be considered. This course will be taken concurrently with or after completion of Psychology of Learning.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
PSY 2040 or PSY 2000 or by permission of instructor Pre/Concurrent: PSY 3500
PSY 3630Advanced Research Methods: Sensation and Perception3
Credit(s) Offered: Fall This advanced research methods course serves as an introduction to research methods in cognitive science, with a specific focus on Sensation and Perception. Students will complete sensation lab exercises, design, conduct, and analyze experiments, and write up results in lab reports.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
PSY 2040 or PSY 2000 or by permission of instructor Pre/Concurrent: PSY 3430
PSY 3640Advanced Research Methods: Motivation3
Credit(s) Offered: Spring In this advanced research methods course, students will actively explore the principles and procedures of motivational science. Students will design, conduct, and analyze biological, learned, and cognitive components of motivation with the goal of writing a complete APA-style lab report.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
PSY 2040 or PSY 2000 or by permission of instructor Pre/Concurrent: PSY 3530
PSY 3650Advanced Research Methods: Social Psychology3
Credit(s) Offered: Fall This advanced research methods course will introduce research methods in the field of Social Psychology. Students will complete lab exercises, design, conduct, and analyze experiments, and write up results in lab reports.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
PSY 2040 or by permission of the instructor Pre/Concurrent: PSY 2500
PSY 4000History and Systems of Psychology3
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This advanced course provides students with an opportunity to better understand contemporary psychology by exploring its historical roots. Students will explore the influences of philosophy, the physical sciences, and sociopolitical pressures on the development of psychological concepts, theories, and controversies. Students will engage in the critical analysis and evaluation of historical and contemporary readings. Critical writing and synthesis skills will be developed.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Senior/junior standing, completion of PSY 2050 or PSY 2100 , and completion of at least one 3000-level psychological science course, or by permission of instructor
PSY 4800Teaching Practicum in Psychology6
Credit(s) Offered: offered as needed Students assist an individual faculty member in the teaching of Psychology. Responsibilities vary with the course.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
6
Credits (max)
6
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester Students assist in faculty-led basic and/or applied research in Psychological Science. Students are expected to complete or conduct a scientific literature review as part of this experience. This experience is offered primarily to Psychological Science majors or minors, or Neuroscience, Behavior and Cognition minors, of junior or senior standing, and it requires approval of the professor.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: Day course offered every Semester. Students assist in faculty-led basic and/or applied research in Psychological Science. Students are expected to complete or conduct a scientific literature review as part of this experience.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
6
Credits (max)
6
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: as needed Independent study is a student-led academic experience that may take the form of problem identification and research, special advanced reading programs and/or a scientific literature review. Independent study cannot be substituted for regularly scheduled courses. Students are expected to complete or conduct a scientific literature review as part of this experience. Independent study may be taken for one to six semester hours.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
6
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
PSY 4904Advanced Seminar in Psychological Science3
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This course explores, in depth, a specific topic area within psychological science. The topic areas will reflect the expertise and interests of the psychological science faculty. An emphasis is placed on reading primary literature and journal articles, and the course acquaints the student with methodology used in contemporary research in the specific area. Students are expected to complete or conduct a scientific literature review as part of this experience.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
PSY 2050 or PSY 2100 and Junior or Senior standing
PSY 4950Internship: Psychological Science3-12
Credit(s) Offered: every semester Internship is an optional capstone experience for Psychological Science majors in which students will apply their knowledge of psychological research, theories, and human behavior through a field placement. A weekly seminar will accompany the internship experience. Students are expected to complete or conduct a scientific literature review as part of this experience.
Subject
PSY
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
12
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
