| Course | PSYC 635 Adult Psychology (PSYC635) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | MS in Psychology |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 8 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 8 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published PSYC 635 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What PSYC 635 covers
Forums fall in every module, each a thread of 200 to 300 words on the instructor's prompt with two replies of 100 to 150 words, except the 75-point Forum 3 on the module's Bible readings, which requires five replies; quizzes of 10 questions with a 30-minute limit fall in Modules/Weeks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8.
The Research Paper begins with a 1 to 2 page plan and three sources in Module/Week 3 and ends with a 4 to 6 page paper in Module/Week 7 citing seven scholarly works, five of them journal articles, beyond the textbook and the Bible; the 2 to 3 page Reflection Paper on the whole Fowler book comes in Module/Week 6.
Advanced study of developmental processes in adulthood. Focus on contemporary research in various domains, such as work, marriage and family, personality, cognition, and physical change. (Crosslisted with MSPS 647 )
PSYC 635 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | DB Forum 1 (Course Requirements Checklist, Class Introductions and Quiz 1 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | DB Forum 2 (Quiz 2 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | DB Forum 3 (Research Paper: Planning also due) | 75 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | DB Forum 4 (Quiz 3 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | DB Forum 5 (Quiz 4 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Reflection Paper (DB Forum 6 also due) | 75 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Research Paper: Final Submission (DB Forum 7 and Quiz 5 also due) | 150 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | DB Forum 8 (Quiz 6 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where PSYC 635 papers lose points
PSYC 635 work loses points when a forum spills past its 300-word or 150-word ceiling, when age differences from cross-sectional studies are read as change within people, when training or exercise findings are stretched past what the trial measured, when the Fowler paper summarizes without reflecting and when the research paper strings studies together with no thesis.
Using a PSYC 635 sample well
The samples cite Cavanaugh and Blanchard-Fields, Fowler, Cabeza, Erickson and colleagues, Li and colleagues, Koenig, Ball and colleagues, Rebok and colleagues, Roberts and colleagues, Holt-Lunstad and colleagues, Valtorta and colleagues, Cacioppo and colleagues, Luo and colleagues, Hawkley and Cacioppo, Masi and colleagues, the National Academies and Bonanno and colleagues.
PSYC 635 questions, answered
What textbooks does PSYC 635 use?
Cavanaugh and Blanchard-Fields's Adult Development and Aging, read from research methods and neuroscience to dying and healthy aging, and Fowler's Becoming Adult, Becoming Christian, read in full in Module/Week 6.
Why does PSYC 635 Forum 3 need five replies?
Its module replaces the textbook with Bible readings and carries 75 points instead of 50, so each student answers five classmates instead of the usual two.
How long is the PSYC 635 Research Paper?
The final submission runs 4 to 6 pages in current APA format, built from the Module/Week 3 plan, with at least seven scholarly references beyond the textbook and the Bible.
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