Psychological Statistics & Methods Graduate Minor

Contact Information

College of Arts and Science

• 210 McAlester Hall
• 573-882-0838
• Psychological Statistics & Methods Web Site

Eligibility

The minor is open to PhD students in any department.

About the Minor

The minor, offered through the cooperation of the departments of psychology and statistics, is designed to train students in state-of-the-art statistical and methodological procedures, give students the skills to handle complex problems in data analysis and research design, and prepare students to teach elementary and advanced courses in psychological statistics and methods.

Plan of Study

A total of seven courses in statistics and methods is required. Doctoral students in psychology or statistics must take at least two of these seven courses outside their major department. Students electing the minor from departments other than psychology or statistics must take five courses within these two departments, at least two of which are in statistics and two in psychology. All courses must be at the 7000, 8000 or 9000 level. Specific procedures and requirements vary by major department.

Application Process

A student formally requesting admission to the minor also will request a minor-area adviser who is a consenting member of the Psychological Statistics and Methods Coordinating Committee. Together, the student and adviser will complete a minor plan of study outlining the courses to be taken and the schedule for their completion. The minor plan of study must be approved by the committee of coordinating faculty. This plan will then be countersigned by the student’s major faculty adviser. It is the responsibility of the student to inform both advisers of any changes in the plan or failure to meet requirements.

Faculty

Phillip Wood

coordinator, associate professor of psychology, PhD, University of Minnesota.

Dongchu Sun

professor of statistics, PhD, Purdue University

Tim Wright

professor of statistics, PhD, University of Missouri,