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PSYC Psychology( Behavioral and Social Sciences)The following courses may involve the use of animals. Students who are concerned about the use of animals in teaching have the responsibility to contact the instructor, prior to course enrollment, to determine whether animals are to be used in the course, whether class exercises involving animals are optional or required and what alternatives, if any, are available. The Department of Psychology enforces course prerequisites. Students who do not meet the course prerequisites will be administratively dropped from the course.
PSYC100
Introduction to Psychology;
(3 credits)
Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
CORE Behavioral and Social Science (SB) Course.
PSYC100H Introduction to Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Behavioral and Social Science (SB) Course. Open to Honors students only. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC100S Introduction to Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Behavioral and Social Science (SB) Course. Restricted to College Park Scholars- Media, Self and Society. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC200 Statistical Methods in Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC100; and (MATH111 or MATH140 or MATH220) with a C (2.0) or higher. A basic introduction to quantitative methods used in psychological research. Restricted to Psychology and Biology majors. All others require permission. Permission must be obtained in BPS 1107. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC221 Social Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Behavioral and Social Science (SB) Course. Prerequisite: PSYC100. The influence of social factors on the individual and on interpersonal behavior. Includes topics such as conformity, attitude change, person perception, interpersonal attraction, and group behavior. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC221H Social Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Behavioral and Social Science (SB) Course. Prerequisite: PSYC100. Restricted to Honors students only. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC301 Biological Basis of Behavior; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: BSCI105 and PSYC100. An introduction to the anatomical structures and physiological processes that determine behavior. After a study of the basic functioning of the nervous system, the course will examine the acquisition and processing of sensory information, the neural control of movement, and the biological bases of complex behaviors such as sleep, learning, memory, sex, language, and addiction. Restricted to PSYC (major code 20010) students only. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC309C Special Topics in Psychology: Major Transitions; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Click here for more course information. PSYC309F Special Topics in Psychology: Negotiations; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. For PSYC majors only. Click here for more information PSYC310 Perception; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC100; and {BSCI105, BSCI106, CHEM103 or PHYS121}. Not open to students who have completed PSYC410. A survey of phenomena and theories of perception including psychological, anatomical, physiological, and environmental factors important in determining how we perceive the world. Historical background will be examined as well as contemporary research. Restricted to PSYC majors only. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC334 Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC100. Research, theory and their practical applications pertaining to the development, maintenance and dissolution of human relationships. Processes critical to successful relating (e.g., communication, bargaining, conflict resolution), and issues associated with troubled dyadic relations with equal partners (e.g., jealousy, spouse abuse, divorce). Restricted to PSYC (major code 20010) students only. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC336 Psychology of Women; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Diversity (D) Course. Prerequisite: PSYC100. Also offered as WMST336. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC336 or WMST336. A survey of the biology, life span development, socialization, personality, mental health, and special issues of women. Restricted to undergraduate PSYC students only. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC337 Introduction to Community Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC100. Survey and critical examination of the effects of social process and social structure in community life on individual mental health. Includes theoretical models in community psychology. PSYC341 Introduction to Memory and Cognition; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC100. An introduction to the basic models, methods of research, and findings in memory, problem-solving, and language and their applications. Restricted to PSYC (major code 20010) students only. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC353 Abnormal Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC100. For PSYC majors only. The nature, diagnosis, etiology, and treatment of mental disorders. Restricted to undergraduate PSYC students only. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC354 Cross-Cultural Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Diversity (D) Course. Prerequisite: PSYC100. Cultural components in theory and research in personality, social, and community psychology. Interplay of individual, ethnic, and cultural factors in psychosocial growth and well-being, cross-cultural and cross-ethnic communication, and counseling and psychotherapeutic interactions. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC355 Developmental Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC100. Survey of research and theory of psychological development from conception through childhood, stressing physiological, conceptual and behavioral changes, and the social and biological context in which individuals develop. Restricted to undergraduate PSYC students only. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC361 Survey of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC100. A general survey of the field of industrial organizational psychology including such topics as organizational entry (recruitment, selection, training, socialization), organizational psychology (motivation, leadership, job attitudes), and productivity in the work place (performance appraisal, absenteeism, turnover). The role that the larger environment plays in influencing work behaviors and work attitudes. Restricted to PSYC (major code 20010) students only. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC386 (PermReq) Experiential Learning; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F. Prerequisite: permission of department. Junior standing. Click here for more course information. PSYC403 Animal Behavior; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC206 or PSYC301. Social interactions, learning, sensory processes, motivation, and experimental methods, with a major emphasis on mammals. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC407 (PermReq) Behavioral Neurobiology Laboratory; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC100, PSYC200 and {BSCI105 or BSCI106}. Recommended: PSYC301. 85 semester hours. Laboratory exercises introducing concepts and techniques of behavioral neurobiology. Activities emphasize design of neurobiology experiments, hands-on experience with behavioral and neurobiological techniques, data collection, and analysis of the results. Most exercises use living animals. Permission required (contact professor, ddyager@umd.edu) Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC409 (PermReq) Topics in Neurosciences Seminar; (1 credit) Grade Method: S-F. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC415 History of Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: twelve credits in psychology including PSYC 200 or permission of department. Origins of psychology in philosophy and biology, and the development of psychology as a science in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Consideration of current theoretical perspectives and experiments in relation to the enduring problems of psychology, and of the role of culture, science, and technology in the development of psychological ideas. This course is restricted to PSYC Majors only (20010). Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC420 Experimental Psychology: Social Processes I; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC200; PSYC221; the completion of the departmentally required math and science supporting course sequence; and 85 credits. A laboratory course to provide a basic understanding of experimental method in social psychology and experience in conducting research on social processes. Restricted to PSYC (major code 20010) students only. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC424 Communication and Persuasion; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: PSYC200 and PSYC221. Effect of social communication upon behavior and attitudes. Theory and research concerning attitude change and social influence. Restricted to undergraduate PSYC students only. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC432 Introduction to Counseling Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: nine hours in psychology including PSYC200. Analysis of research and intervention strategies developed and used by counseling psychologists. Historical and current trends in content and methodology. Restricted to undergraduate PSYC majors only. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC433 Basic Helping Skills: Research and Practice; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: PSYC200; and {PSYC235 or PSYC334 or PSYC353 or PSYC432 or PSYC434 or PSYC435 or PSYC436}; and 85 credits. Theories and research regarding effective helping skills. Students will practice helping skills with each other and will conduct research projects evaluating their helping skills. Students should be willing to talk about personal issues in class. Restricted to undergraduate PSYC majors who have completed 85 credits. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC434 Severe Mental Disorders: Etiology and Treatment; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: PSYC200, and PSYC301, and PSYC353, or permission of department. For PSYC majors only. Examines multiple perspectives on severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and the major affective disorders. Integrates the biological findings with the human experience of these illnesses, their cultural and socio-political aspects, and their psychological, pharmacological, and social service treatments. Restricted to PSYC (major code 20010) students only. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC436 Introduction to Clinical Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC200 or equivalent. Critical analysis of clinical psychology, with particular emphasis on current developments and trends. Restricted to undergraduate PSYC majors only. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC443 Thinking and Problem Solving; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: PSYC200; and {PSYC341 or PSYC440} or permission of department. Historical development, current theory and data, and research methods in problem solving. Formal problem solving theory and computer models of thinking and human problem-solving behavior. The uses of strategies to improve students' own thinking processes and problem-solving behavior. Restricted to PSYC majors. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC444 Cyberpsychology: The Psychology of Human/Computer Interactions; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC100 and an additional six credits in psychology. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC309E or PSYC444. Formerly PSYC 309E. Explores traditional psychological processes in the rapidly changing world of computer and internet technologies. Students will address how the use of computers impacts many of the major topics in psychology. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC450 Field Research in Organizational Psychology; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: PSYC100, PSYC200 and completion of the departmentally required math and science supporting course sequence. Recommended: PSYC361. Restricted to PSYC majors who have completed 85 credits. Methods of field research applicable to organizational settings are examined, including field experiments and quasi-experiments, observation, interviewing, surveys, content analysis, and various forms of qualitative inquiry. Restricted to PSYC (major code 20010) students only. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC455 Cognitive Development; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: PSYC200 and {PSYC355 or PSYC341 or PSYC440}. Theory and research in cognition from a life-span developmental perspective including memory, reasoning, attention, spatial cognition, and conceptual organization, and discussions of implications of current research for a variety of educational interventions. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC468H (PermReq) Field Experience and Special Assignments in Honors; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Restricted to PSYC (major code 20010) students only. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC469H (PermReq) Honors Thesis Proposal Preparation; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Restricted to undergraduate PSYC majors only. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC478 (PermReq) Independent Study in Psychology; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Information about independent study may be obtained in BPS 1107. Restricted to PSYC majors (20010) only. The student must have completed 9 hours in PSYC with at least a 3.0 GPA in PSYC and a 2.8 overall GPA. Click here for more course information. PSYC479 (PermReq) Special Research Problems in Psychology; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Information about research credit may be obtained in BPS 1107. Restricted to PSYC majors (20010) only. The student must have completed 9 hours in PSYC with at least a 3.0 GPA in PSYC and a 2.8 overall GPA. Click here for more course information. PSYC498H (PermReq) Advanced Psychology II (Honors): Animal Intelligence; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Click here for more information PSYC499H (PermReq) Honors Thesis Research; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. In addition to the department and instructor, the director of the honors program may be contacted to obtain a section number. Prerequisite:permission of the thesis advisor. Permission may be obtained in BPS 1147. Restricted to undergraduate PSYC majors only. Click here for sample course syllabus. PSYC601 Quantitative Methods I; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC 200 or equivalent. A basic course in quantitative/mathematical analysis and statistical methods in psychology with an emphasis on conceptual understanding. Topics include issues in measurement, probability theory, statistical inference and hypothesis testing, parameter estimation, bivariate regression, and correlation. For PSYC majors only. For all non-psychology graduate students, written permission of the instructor and department is required. PSYC603 (PermReq) Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 603 or PSYC 730. Formerly PSYC 730. Advanced survey of industrial-organizational psychology, including selection, training, motivation, group processes, leadership, organizational psychology, and organizational theory. Readings stressed and seminar time will be used for lectures, discussion and integration of the reading materials. PSYC612 Theories of Personality; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Scientific requirements for a personality theory. Postulates and relevant research literature for several current personality theories. PSYC629 Clinical Laboratory; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: S-F. PSYC632 Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Children and Adolescents; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC 620. Corequisite: permission of instructor. For PYSC majors only. Formerly PSYC 789A. Introduces students to the process of therapy with particular focus on behavioral and cognitive behavioral interventions in children and adolescents. Syllabus focuses on theory, research, client diversity, ethics and practical aspects of conducting therapy. PSYC638 Externship in Professional Psychology; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: S-F. PSYC639 Internship in Professional Psychology; (1 credit) Grade Method: S-F. PSYC643 Ethical and Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. For PSYC majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 643 or PSYC 719. Formerly PSYC 719. An overview of the ethical and professional issues involved in psychological research, instruction, and practice, with special attention to advocacy and ethical decision making regarding a variety of primary, secondary, and tertiary clinical/community interventions. PSYC644 Basic Foundation of Clinical Interventions; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. For PSYC majors only. General introduction to behavior theory and the basic behavioral principles that underlie behavior therapy. Provides an introduction to the philosophical, theoretical and empirical contributions of basic behavior analysis as they relate to behavior therapy, including examples of how behavior therapy is disconnected from its roots. PSYC685 Counseling Psychology Didactic-Practicum in Counseling Supervision; (3 credits) Grade Method: S-F. One and a half hour of lecture and one and a half hour of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 685 or PSYC 729. Formerly PSYC 729. In depth examination of theories and techniques of counseling supervision, and supervised experience in the process of supervising counselors. PSYC689A Seminar in Counseling Psychology: Ehtical and Legal Issues in Counseling Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. PSYC692 Assessment in Counseling Psychology I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: PSYC 680. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 692 or PSYC 721. Formerly PSYC 721. Broad introduction to the construction of psychological tests and measures, and experience in test interpretation, with consideration of historical, legal, ethical, and cultural issues surrounding the assessment process. PSYC698 Advanced Didactic-Practicum in Counseling Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: S-F. PSYC700 Theories and Strategies of Counseling Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 700 or PSYC 711. Formerly PSYC 711. Introduction to the professional field, examination of pertinent scientific and philosophical backgrounds, and survey of the major theories, principles, and training models in counseling. Correlated laboratory analogue experiences in dyadic and group interrelationships. PSYC738 Seminar in Industrial/Organizational Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PSYC749 Current Research in Social Psychology; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PSYC778 Seminar in Learning and Memory: Attention and Memory; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC671 PSYC789 Special Research Problems; (1-4 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. PSYC789A Special Research Problems: Hearing; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PSYC789C Special Research Problems: Topics in Neuroscience; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PSYC789D Special Research Problems: Developmental Psychology; (1-4 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PSYC798D (PermReq) Graduate Seminar: Animal Intelligence; (1-4 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PSYC798F Graduate Seminar: Human Neuroanatomy; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PSYC799 Master's Thesis Research; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. For PSYC majors only. For all non-psychology graduate students, written permission of the instructor and department is required. PSYC888 Research Methods in Psychology; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. For PSYC majors only. For all non-psychology graduate students, written permission of the instructor and department is required. PSYC889 Research Methods in Psychology; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PSYC898 Pre-Candidacy Research; (1-8 credits) Grade Method: REG/S-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. PSYC899 (PermReq) Doctoral Dissertation Research; (6 credits) Grade Method: REG/S-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. For PSYC majors only. For all non-psychology graduate students, written permission of the instructor and department is required.
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