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2025-2026 UVA Wise Catalog 
  
    Apr 16, 2026  
2025-2026 UVA Wise Catalog

PSY 4840 - Writing In Psychology


Credit(s) 3

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the norms for academic writing in the discipline of psychology. This includes grammar, mechanics, ethical writing practices, APA style, reading and integrating research, and writing as a process. We learn writing by doing, so this class will be writing intensive and students will do more writing in this class than in all of their other psychology classes. Much of the class time will be devoted to practicing and applying the writing skills they are learning. However, there will also be a number of readings and writing activities to be completed outside of class. This class will be challenging, but the more students put into it, the more they will get out of it. If students come to class prepared, take the time to do the assignments, and put a serious effort into the final paper, they will be better prepared for any other final papers, psychology senior seminar, as well as personal or professional writing.

Prerequisites
Instructor Permission
Repeatable: Yes
Modality: Face-to-Face
Lab: No
Course Frequency:
Intermittently