PSY 570 - Graduate Research and Scholarship

Credit Hour(s): 3
Proseminar tailored to the individual student with the goal of completing the research requirement for the graduate degree. Resources and feedback will be provided to help the student design, refine, conduct, and present novel research (or in limited cases, a substantial literature review of other graduate-level project) in the student’s chosen area of study in counseling and/or psychology. The manuscript must be prepared according to professional standards and conventions, and if applicable, must conform to the standards and procedures of Ferrum College’s Institutional Review Board (IRB). This course will culminate in (1) a graduate project proposal; (2) an IRB application (if applicable); (3) data collection following the approved procedures and methods described in the proposal; (4) data analysis and completion of the written manuscript; and (5) oral defense of the final graduate project. This course can be taken across multiple terms for up to six (6) credits. Upon successful completion of the defense, any “Incomplete” (I) grades for this course will be converted to “Passing” (P). 3 Credit(s).

Course Session Cycle: Rotating
Course Yearly Cycle: Yearly