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2025-2026 Franklin & Marshall College Catalog 
  
2025-2026 Franklin & Marshall College Catalog
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PSY 486 - Collaborative Research: Human Physical and Mental Health


Description
Students will work in research teams to generate a research question, design a study, collect and analyze data, and disseminate their findings. Research areas include psychopathology, health psychology, public health, and/or community psychology. Research topics will reflect student interest and the expertise of the course instructor. Projects use a variety of methods - including both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Laboratory research required. Students enrolled in this course will be required to attend the Department’s Bi-Annual Research Symposium held during the last week of classes.
Prerequisite
One of (PSY 201 /PSY 315 OR PSY 205 /PSY 317 OR PSY 208 /PSY 308 OR PSY 357 /PSY 303); AND one PSY lab course beyond PSY 300 

Credits: 1

Course Attribute(s):
NATL Gen Ed: Natural Science w/ Lab
Major: BFB:Animal Behavior

Major: BFB:Neuroscience

SPM Program
Major: Moral Psychology



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