Section Info: PSYCH-204-01

Course Title: Research Methods in Psychology
Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026
Term: Spring Semester 2026
Description: This course provides an introduction to the skills necessary for becoming good producers and consumers of psychological research. Students learn to develop research questions, survey related literature, design rigorous and ethically sound studies, and collect, analyze, and interpret quantitative and qualitative data. Students build on their computer skills relevant for psychological research and learn to read and critique original empirical journal articles. The course culminates in an original, collaborative research project, a final paper, and an oral presentation.
Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , WI - Writing-Intensive
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Corey Flanders             cflander@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026   Lecture   Monday and Wednesday   10:00AM - 11:15AM   TBA   TBA   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
Prereq: PSYCH-201 or STAT-242. Take previously   Required  
Coreq: PSYCH-204L. Take concurrently   Required  

Comments        
Additional Comments        
Course Tags        
NXDTA0001   NXDTA: Nexus in Data Analytics and Society   This course is approved for the Data Analytics  
NEURO0001   NEURO: Neuroscience & Behavior Major   This course has been approved to count towards the Neuroscience and Behavior major.  

Cross-listed Sections        
None  

Course Availability
Section status: Closed     Capacity: 55     Enrollment: 55     Available: 0     Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
To be determined.                    

Additional Book Comments        
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.