Degree Requirements for Quantitative Psychology

Required Pre-Requisites/Co-Requisites

Candidates must demonstrate knowledge of the core areas of psychology by completing the following courses at either the undergraduate or graduate level prior to entering the Quantitative program or during enrollment in the program. Relevant courses offered at MTSU are listed in parentheses.

• Basic statistics (PSY 3020)
• Research methods (PSY 3070/5070)
• Group measurement/testing (PSY 4260/5260 or 6050)
• Abnormal psychology, personality, social, or developmental (PSY 2210, 2300, 3230/5230, 3590, 4190, 4210/5210, or 4610/5610)
•  Learning, cognition, brain and behavior, or sensation and perception (PSY 2190, 4040, 4480/5480, 4780/5780, 4240/5240, or 4030/5030)

Required Graduate Courses

Students must complete a total of 45 semester hours, including at least 33 hours in psychology. Only 30 percent of the total number of hours may be dually listed (5000- level meeting in conjunction with 4000- or 3000-level) courses.

• PSY 6280 Psychological Statistics: Regression
• PSY 6290 Psychological Statistics: ANOVA
• PSY 6210/7210 Advanced Psychometrics
• PSY 6460 Factor Analysis and Related Methods
• PSY 6490 Practicum: Quantitative Psychology
• PSY 6550 Structural Equation Modeling
• PSY 6560 Computer-Based Statistical Packages
•  PSY 6580/7580 Multivariate Data Analysis
• PSY 6585/7585 Test Construction and Validation
• PSY 6640 Thesis (3 credits)
• PSY 6660 Literature Review and Reading in Psychology– Quantitative (3 credits)
• 12 Hours of Graduate Electives-which must be approved by the program coordinator

Additional Requirements

• Students must successfully write and orally present a written thesis evaluated by a committee of psychology faculty in conjunction with PSY 6640.
• Students must pass a written comprehensive examination prepared by the faculty in the student's concentration (may be taken no more than twice).