PSYC 593

Fall 2025 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 25-Dec 10

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Credit: 2 OR 4 hours.

Discussion of current topics in their historical setting, with special emphasis on research problems.

May be repeated if topics vary.

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PSYC 593 class schedule data for fall 2025
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
38101	Lecture-Discussion	CRM	1:00PM -3:50PM	F	376 Education Building	Chen, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Cog Psych Research Methods Section Info: Topic: Cognitive Psychology Research Methods: Cognitive psychology relies on a range of empirical approaches that support inference about mental processes. In this course, students will explore behavioral research methods, including reaction times and eye-tracking measures; neuroimaging techniques (e.g., EEG, fMRI) that link brain activity to cognition; and computational modeling as a tool for simulating cognitive mechanisms. Emphasis will be placed on experimental design and statistical analyses (e.g., linear mixed-effects models) essential for drawing valid conclusions. Students will also engage with key topics in research ethics, open science practices, and scientific writing. By the end of the course, students will develop both practical and theoretical skills for designing, analyzing, and interpreting research in cognitive psychology. This course will meet with LING 591 CRM and EPSY 590 CRM. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
38125	Lecture-Discussion	DAB	3:30PM -6:20PM	R	21 Psychology Building	Briley, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Prompt Engr for Psych Stats Section Info: Title: Prompt Engineering for Psychological Statistics Unlock the potential of large language models in your psychological research. This course guides you through essential strategies to harness novel tools effectively, with a special emphasis on structural equation modeling. Through hands-on exercises, you’ll learn to craft precise prompts, verify outputs systematically for accuracy, and specify a variety of statistical models useful in psychological research (e.g., EFA, CFA, and longitudinal data analyses). Using best practices for prompting allows one to extract the most relevant insights from data and avoid inaccurate information via knowledge base curation. Throughout the course, you will gain a powerful toolkit for bridging the gap between research ideas and statistical coding. We’ll examine how to streamline coding processes, enhance data analyses, and confidently interpret complex findings. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
38123	Lecture-Discussion	DS	10:00AM -11:50AM	W	819 Psychology Building	Simons, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Speaking and Writing Section Info: This seminar provides hands-on experience with writing and speaking for an audience outside of your area of research specialization. It is open to students in all areas of psychology who already have good English writing proficiency within their sub-discipline. It is not a basic English writing course. If you are not already a proficient writer in English, the class would not be appropriate for you. It requires weekly writing and/or speaking and will address written formats such as science blogging, opinion/editorial writing, book reviewing, and magazine-style feature writing. Speaking will include TED-style science talks as well as talks for non-scientists. Students will provide stylistic, structural, and organizational feedback for their peers in the class. The broader goal is to improve your ability to communicate with people outside of your specialty, a skill that generalizes to giving an effective job talk and to interviewing. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
38132	Lecture-Discussion	HB	11:00AM -12:50PM	F	608 Psychology Building	Berenbaum, H	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Clin-Comm Seminar: Emotion Section Info: Emotion: This seminar will be devoted to basic research in affective and cognitive science (with a focus on the former) and its application to clinical science. Limited to doctoral students in psychology. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to students in the Psychology department. Restricted to PHD:Psychology -UIUC.
62934	Lecture-Discussion	LBT	12:30PM -3:20PM	R	376 Education Building	Chen, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Language, Brain, and Tech Section Info: Topic: Language, Brain, and Technology: This cross-disciplinary course explores how cognitive, neural, and computational approaches inform our understanding of language processing, and how emerging technologies can support language learning and education. Topics include the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying language comprehension and reading; the influence of specific languages and writing systems on these processes; language processing across diverse populations; neural research methods used in language studies; applications of generative AI and large language models in modeling human language processes; and the use of AI and immersive technologies to enhance language learning. Students will gain an integrated understanding of how psychology, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence intersect to advance both research and educational practices in language. This course will meet with LING 591 LBT and EPSY 590 LBT. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
41504	Lecture-Discussion	MFE	3:00PM -5:50PM	W	389 Education Building	Gladstone, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Motivational Foundation for Ed Section Info: Meets with EPSY 590 MFE. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
38116	Lecture-Discussion	PR2	11:00AM -2:00PM	T	376 Education Building	Christianson, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Psychology of Reading Section Info: This course will survey primary literature dealing with the psychological underpinnings of reading. Some topics to be included are the eye movements during reading, visual word recognition, syntactic parsing, syntactic and lexical ambiguity resolution, discourse processing, reading instruction, and reading in non-alphabetic orthographies. NOTE: Instructor will arrange meeting times with enrolled students. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
52339	Lecture-Discussion	VP	9:00AM -10:50AM	M	708 Psychology Building	Cervantes Botero, V	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Probabilistic Contextuality Section Info: Contextuality is a property of systems of random variables as they are encountered in problems from quantum mechanics to psychology to social organizations. It characterizes the ways to reconcile observations across varying contexts, such as several experimental conditions or different studies aimed at verifying the predictions of a theory. This seminar will present a systematic introduction to the notion of contextuality, its mathematical theory, and some of its applications. Some familiarity with probability theory and linear algebra is desirable; students who have taken PSYC 506 or PSYC 594 likely have sufficient background. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.