Courses

• GRS PS 875: Advanced Psychopathology
  This seminar presents an introductory overview to specific clinical disorders and syndromes. Neurobiological, psychoanalytic, behavioral, and social perspectives are emphasized. It is recommended that students have some preparation in physiological psychology.
• GRS PS 880: Empirically Supported Treatments of Psychological Disorders
  The goal of this seminar is to become familiar with the efficacy and effectiveness of some of the most important state-of-the-art treatments for various psychological problems. Each participant is expected to present a paper discussing the theory, efficacy, and clinical utility of the selected psychosocial interventions.
• GRS PS 893: Contemporary Issues in the Psychology of the Family
  Empirical and conceptual approaches to selected topics in the psychology of the family. Content varies from semester to semester. Information available from the department.
• GRS PS 901: Directed Study in Psychology
  Doctoral candidates are encouraged to undertake special projects.
• GRS PS 902: Directed Study in Psychology
  Doctoral candidates are encouraged to undertake special projects.
• GRS PS 951: Special Topics in Clinical Psychology
  Clinical or laboratory research of clinical faculty and invited speakers, ethical isues in research and clinical practice, professional responsibilities and concerns.
• GRS PS 973: Clinical Practicum
  Open to advanced candidates in clinical psychology, behavioral medicine, nursing, education, and health sciences. Students participate in psychological programs of approved practicum centers, reporting and evaluating their experiences in seminar conferences. Work is directed toward increasing competence in the duties expected in clinical behavioral medicine.
• GRS PS 974: Clinical Practicum
  Open to advanced candidates in clinical psychology, behavioral medicine, nursing, education, and health sciences. Students participate in psychological programs of approved practicum centers, reporting and evaluating their experiences in seminar conferences. Work is directed toward increasing competence in the duties expected in clinical behavioral medicine.
• GRS PS 978: Laboratory and Research Practicum
  Open to advanced doctoral candidates in psychology. A review of contemporary research in selected areas. Issues of experimental design, execution, and data analysis are examined in the context of pursuing dissertation research.
• GRS PS 979: Clinical Internship
  For clinical doctoral students only. Students complete a one-year clinical internship as part of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree in clinical psychology.
• GRS PS 980: Clinical Internship
  For clinical doctoral students only. Students complete a one-year clinical internship as part of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree in clinical psychology.
• GRS PS 991: Directed Study in Dissertation Writing
  
• GRS PS 992: Directed Study in Dissertation Writing
  
• GRS PS 993: Clinical Supervision of Psychotherapy
  For senior graduate level students. Training in the research, theory, and practice of supervision. Students present case material and, under the supervision of a licensed clinician, supervise a novice clinician.
• GRS PS 994: Clinical Supervision of Psychotherapy - Practicum
  Provides clinical training in supervision of psychotherapy skills. Students present actual case material, and, under the supervision of a licensed clinician, supervise a novice clinician.
• GRS PY 699: Teaching College Physics I
  The goals, contents, and methods of instruction in physics. General teaching-learning issues. Required of all teaching fellows.
• GRS PY 701: Advanced Mathematical Physics
  Mathematical structures; algebraic systems, topological spaces, measure theory, and integration. Functional analysis: Banach and Hilbert spaces, linear functionals, operators, and spectral theory. Other applications at discretion of instructor.
• GRS PY 713: Quantum Field Theory I
  Provides an introduction to the techniques of quantum field theory with applications to high-energy and condensed-matter physics. Topics include field equations and quantization of many-body systems; Green function and linear response theory; S-matrix and scattering theory; path integration; perturbation expansions and the Feynman rules; renormalization and effective field theories; expansion and critical exponents.
• GRS PY 714: Quantum Field Theory II
  A continutation of GRS PY 713 for particle physicists. Topics include relativistic fields; LSZ formalism; the Lorentz group; quantum electrodynamics; nonabelian gauge symmetry; spontaneous symmetry breaking; Goldstone's theorem; the Higgs mechanism; the Glashow-Weinberg-Salam model.
• GRS PY 731: Theory of Relativity
  Space-times, space-time structures and gravitation. Affine spaces, pseudo-metric spaces and special-relativistic space-time. Manifolds, connections, and curvature. Four-dimensional formulation of Newton's Theory of Gravitation. Physics in locally special-relativistic space-times. Gravitational field equations. Weak gravitational fields. Schwarzchild solution. Variational principles and initial value problems. Gravitational radiation.

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