Master's Thesis

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
PSYC
Course number:
7000
Section:
ES
CRN
80263
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Eric
Instructor last name:
Schumacher
Class Details
Course description:
Placeholder
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Arts, Humanities & Ethics area. Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master the course content and support their’ broad academic and career goals.

 

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

  • How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic, and philosophical works?
  • Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:
  • Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts in English or other languages, or of works in the visual/performing arts.
  • Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:
    • Ethical Reasoning
    • Information Literacy
    • Intercultural Competence
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Course status
Active

Psyc Stat for HCI

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
PSYC
Course number:
6022
Section:
A01
CRN
82354
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Dingjing
Instructor last name:
Shi
Class Details
Course description:
Introduction to statistical methods as applied to psychological data within the HCI domain. Credit not allowed for both PSYC 6022 and PSYC 2020.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Georgia Tech aims to cultivate a community based on trust, academic integrity, and honor. Students are expected to act according to the highest ethical standards.  For information on Georgia Tech's Academic Honor Code, please visit: http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/policies/honor-code/ or http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/rules/18/. Any student suspected of cheating or plagiarizing on a quiz, exam, or assignment will be reported to the Office of Student Integrity, who will investigate the incident and identify the appropriate penalty for violations. During anytime throughout the semester you have question involving the Academic Honor Code, please contact your instructor or a first-year program faculty member.

Collaboration & Group Work

You are encouraged to work with classmates on in-class problem solving and to study with others outside of class. Collaboration on homework assignments is acceptable, and you should keep in mind that the effort you put into these assignments will be reflected in what you gain from them.  Discussion of the material in laboratory assignments is appropriate; however, all work submitted in reports must be prepared independently.

STUDENT-FACULTY EXPECTATIONS AGREEMENT

At Georgia Tech we believe that it is important to strive for an atmosphere of mutual respect, acknowledgement, and responsibility between faculty members and the student body. See http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/rules/22/ for an articulation of some basic expectation that you can have of me and that I have of you. In the end, simple respect for knowledge, hard work, and cordial interactions will help build the environment we seek. Therefore, we encourage you to remain committed to the ideals of Georgia Tech while in this class.

We expect students to arrive prepared for class, to participate in class activities and discussions, and to utilize office hours for additional help when needed.

In return, students should expect instructors to arrive prepared for class, to engage them in activities and discussions that further their understanding of course material, and to be available during office hours.

Students should expect to spend 6-9 hours per week outside of the classroom and laboratory to excel in this course. This includes time spent reading the textbook, watching videos as assigned, working problems, and writing laboratory reports. Students are encouraged to develop a pattern of preparing for class, attending class, and then reviewing after each class period.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the STEM area. 

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.  

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: 

  • How do I ask scientific questions or use data, mathematics, or technology to understand the universe?
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Course status
Active

Teaching Assistantship

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
PSYC
Course number:
4696
Section:
E
CRN
91371
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
William
Instructor last name:
Stern
Class Details
Course description:
Psychology teaching assistantship for pay under the guidance of a faculty member. Permit only. Note: This course cannot count toward Psychology Electives or Free Electives.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Academic Integrity

Georgia Tech aims to cultivate a community based on trust, academic integrity, and honor. Students are expected to act according to the highest ethical standards. For information on Georgia Tech's Academic Honor Code, please visit http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/policies/honor-code/ or http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/rules/18/.

Any student suspected of cheating or plagiarizing on a quiz, exam, or assignment will be reported to the Office of Student Integrity, who will investigate the incident and identify the appropriate penalty for violations.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

Core Impacts:

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Humanities area. Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help students master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals. This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:


- How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic, and philosophical
works?
 

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:


- Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance, and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts or of works in the visual/performing arts.

 

Course content, activities, and exercises in this course should help students develop the
following Career-Ready Competencies:


- Ethical Reasoning
- Information Literacy
- Intercultural Competence

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Course status
Active

Physics of Cognition

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
PSYC
Course number:
6745
Section:
A
CRN
93446
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Audrey
Instructor last name:
Sederberg
Class Details
Course description:
The course delves into perception, memory, and learning through physical principles. Students study cognition's physical basis, modern neural recording, and data interpretation.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Humanities area.

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

  • How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic and philosophical works?

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:

  • Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts in English or other languages, or of works in the visual/performing arts.

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

  • Ethical Reasoning
  • Information Literacy
  • Intercultural Competence
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Resp. Conduct Research

Last Updated: Wed, 04/01/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
PSYC
Course number:
6000
Section:
A
CRN
83809
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Rick
Instructor last name:
Thomas
Class Details
Course description:

Topics include research misconduct, data management, use of animal and human subjects, conflicts of interest and commitment, authorship, publication, peer review , and collaboration and mentoring.

Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Humanities area.

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

  • How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic and philosophical works?

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:

  • Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts in English or other languages, or of works in the visual/performing arts.

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

  • Ethical Reasoning
  • Information Literacy
  • Intercultural Competence
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Internship

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
PSYC
Course number:
4695
Section:
MH
CRN
88829
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Mary
Instructor last name:
Holder
Class Details
Course description:
Psychology Undergraduate Internship for credit for juniors and seniors, by permit only. The internship experience must be at a unit or agency approved by the School of Psychology.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

SPAN 3260 is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Humanities area. 

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help students master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.    

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: 

  • How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic, and philosophical works?  

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome: 

  • Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance, and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts or of works in the visual/performing arts.  

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies: 

  • Ethical Reasoning
  • Information Literacy
  • Intercultural Competence  
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Statistical Analysis I

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
PSYC
Course number:
6019
Section:
A01
CRN
86784
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Mark
Instructor last name:
Himmelstein
Class Details
Course description:
Introductory treatment of descriptive and inferential statistics as applied to psychological research.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Georgia Tech aims to cultivate a community based on trust, academic integrity, and honor. Students are expected to act according to the highest ethical standards. For information on Georgia Tech’s Academic Honor Code, please visit http://osi.gatech.edu/content/honor-codeLinks to an external site.. Any student suspected of cheating or plagiarizing on any exam will be reported to the Office of Student Integrity, who will investigate the incident and identify the appropriate penalty for violations. 

Any evidence of cheating or other violations of the Georgia Tech Honor Code will be submitted directly to the Dean of Students, resulting in a zero for the assignment and the forfeiture of any class bonus, and the zero can not be replaced with other points in the MQE category. Cheating includes, but is not limited to the following. 

  • Using a calculator, cell phone, books, or any form of notes on exams. 

  • Copying directly from any source during an exam, including friends, classmates, Reddit or another online forum, or a solutions manual. 

  • Allowing another person to copy your work, or posting your work to an online forum before grades are released/after everyone has taken the quiz/exam. 

  • Taking a test using someone else’s name, or having someone else take a test in your name. 

  • Asking for a re-grade of a paper that has been altered from its original form. 

  • Using someone else’s name to take tests for them, or asking someone else to use your identity for any graded or participation submission. 

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Technology, Mathematics & Sciences area. 

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals. 

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: 

  • How do I ask scientific questions or use data, mathematics or technology to understand the universe? 

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome: 

  • Students will use the scientific method and laboratory procedures or mathematical and computational methods to analyze data, solve problems and explain natural phenomena. 

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies: 

  • Inquiry and Analysis 

  • Problem-Solving 

  • Teamwork 

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Intro to Gen Psyc

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
PSYC
Course number:
1101
Section:
A
CRN
89210
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Placeholder
Instructor last name:
Placeholder
Class Details
Course description:
A broad survey of the major topics in psychology including, but not limited to, research methodology, biological and social factors influencing behavior, development, learning, memory, personality, and abnormal.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Writing area.  

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.   

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:  

  • How do I write effectively in different contexts?   

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcomes:  

  • Students will communicate effectively in writing, demonstrating clear organization and structure, using appropriate grammar and writing conventions.  
  • Students will appropriately acknowledge the use of materials from original sources.  
  • Students will adapt their written communications to purpose and audience.  
  • Students will analyze and draw informed inferences from written texts.   

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:  

  • Critical Thinking  
  • Information Literacy  
  • Persuasion   
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Research Assistantship

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
PSYC
Course number:
8998
Section:
HL
CRN
89744
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Hsiao-wen
Instructor last name:
Liao
Class Details
Course description:
For graduate students holding a research assistantship.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

ENGL 1101 ENGL COMPOSITION I

 

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Writing area. 

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.  

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: 

  • How do I write effectively in different contexts?  

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcomes: 

  • Students will communicate effectively in writing, demonstrating clear organization and structure, using appropriate grammar and writing conventions.
  • Students will appropriately acknowledge the use of materials from original sources.
  • Students will adapt their written communications to purpose and audience.
  • Students will analyze and draw informed inferences from written texts.  

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies: 

  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy
  • Persuasion  
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Senior Thesis II

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
PSYC
Course number:
4601
Section:
RE
CRN
82825
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Randall
Instructor last name:
Engle
Class Details
Course description:
The second of a two course sequence in which selected students conduct original work under the direction of a faculty member.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Georgia Tech aims to cultivate a community based on trust, academic integrity, and honor. Students are expected to act according to the highest ethical standards.  For information on Georgia Tech's Academic Honor Code, please visit: http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/policies/honor-code/ or http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/rules/18/.

If you have question involving the Academic Honor Code at any time during the semester, then please contact your instructors or other first-year program faculty member. We are happy to clarify policies and help you navigate your academic experience with integrity.

Any student suspected of cheating or plagiarizing on a quiz, exam, or assignment will be reported to the Office of Student Integrity, who will investigate the incident and identify the appropriate penalty for violations.

Each exam will list academic integrity guidelines (these also will be posted prior to each exam). Each exam will include an honor code statement that all students must confirm or deny.

 

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the STEM area.

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help students master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals. 

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

  • How do I ask scientific questions or use data, mathematics, or technology to understand the universe? 

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:

  • Students will use the scientific method and laboratory procedures or mathematical and computational methods to analyze data, solve problems, and explain natural phenomena. 

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

  • Inquiry and Analysis
  • Problem-Solving
  • Teamwork
Administrative Data
Course status
Active