PSYC 6501 Graduate Programming Lab

The course provides an introduction to MATLAB. Students will learn how to program in MATLAB, and how to use MATLAB for research in psychology. Students will develop a programming mindset by learning and exercising programming tasks, e.g., manage the data, manipulate the variables, plot the data, make graphs and tables, and conduct statistical analysis.

Course overview

Department
Psychology and Neuroscience
School
MCAS
Credits
1
Level
Graduate
Offered
Annually

Catalog details

Prerequisites
Permission of Department

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Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.30 / 5

Based on 20 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Jacob Glassman
    Fall 2026
  • Haley Fritch
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.50/5
  • Molly Byrne
    Fall 2024, Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.79/5
  • Scott Slotnick
    Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.00/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Jacob Glassman · Mcguinn Hall 332 Tu 04:00PM-04:50PM · Offered