Getting Involved In Undergraduate Research
The following are some of the many ways that you can increase your research training in psychology:
Take additional research courses for credit
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- PSY 3990 (Independent Research) -- This course usually involves working with a faculty member on an existing research project. Most faculty who offer 3990 sections encourage or require their students to present their research at a conference. Contact individual faculty members if you are interested in doing Independent Research. Click here to see the names of faculty who regularly supervise undergraduate students. (Student Research Directory)
- PSY 4080 (Advanced Research Methods) -- This course is required for students in the Pre-Graduate Concentration, but is open to all students.
- PSY 4000 (Psychology Seminar) -- This course can be taken as a literature review course,
working with an individual faculty member. Contact individual faculty members if you
think you might want to do a literature review.
Present your research at a local, regional, or national conference
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- Middle Tennessee Psychological Association (our major local conference meets during the Spring at either MTSU or Belmont University)
- Middle Tennessee Psychological Association (our major local conference meets during the Spring at either MTSU or Belmont University)
Submit your research manuscripts to an undergraduate research journal
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- Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research (a national, fully reviewed, quarterly journal dedicated to the publication of undergraduate student research)
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