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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 will be administratively dropped from courses for which they do not have all prerequisites.
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PSYC100
Introduction to Psychology;
(3 credits)
Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
CORE Behavioral and Social Science (SB) Course.
PSYC100H (PermReq) Introduction to Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Behavioral and Social Science (SB) Course. For honors students only. 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 PSYC and BSCI majors. All other majors require permission in BPS 1107. Click here for more information. 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.
Priority registration will be given to PSYC majors and to students in other majors that specifically require/recommend these courses.
PSYC301
Biological Basis of Behavior;
(3 credits)
Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
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. 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. 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 PSYC (major code 20010) students only. 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. 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 PSYC (major code 20010) students only. 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. PSYC357 Psychology of Adulthood and Aging; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC100. Theory, research, and implications of developmental stability and change in physiological, intellectual, and interpersonal functioning in the social context from early adulthood through the aging years. Restricted to PSYC (major code 20010) students only. 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. PSYC386 (PermReq) Experiential Learning; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F. Prerequisite: permission of department. Junior standing. Click here for more course information. PSYC401 (PermReq) Biological Bases of Behavior Laboratory; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: BIOL105; and PSYC200; and PSYC301 or equivalent; and permission of instructor. Restricted to PSYC majors who have completed 85 credits. A laboratory course to introduce students to some of the basic physiological and anatomical techniques of contemporary neuroscience. Exercises look at specific neurons or groups of neurons and how they control such simple behaviors as swimming, prey capture, and species recognition. The lab exercises use living invertebrates and cold-blooded vertebrates. PSYC404 Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: PSYC200 and {PSYC206 or PSYC301}. Theoretical viewpoints on the interaction of drugs and behavior. Basic principles of pharmacology, the effects of drugs on various behaviors, experimental analysis of drug dependence and abuse, and neuropharmacology and behavior. PSYC406 Neuroethology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: BSCI105 or BSCI106. Recommended: PSYC301. For PSYC majors only. A merger between the disciplines of neuroscience and ethology (animal behavior) studies the behavioral functions of nervous systems using a comparative and evolutionary approach. Students will learn how the nervous system controls behavioral patterns in a variety of different organisms ranging from insects to mammals. Click here for more information. PSYC409 Topics in Neurosciences Seminar; (1 credit) Grade Method: S-F. 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. Not open to students who have completed PSYC 309 with Prof. Stangor. Restricted to PSYC majors only. 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 PSYC (major code 20010) students only. 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 PSYC majors (20010). 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 PSYC majors (20010). 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 (20010) majors. 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 PSYC (20010) majors. PSYC442 Psychology of Language; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC200; and PSYC341 or PSYC440, or permission of department. Introductory survey of topics in psycholinguistic research, theory and methodology. Major emphasis on the contribution of linguistic theory to the psychological study of language behavior and cognition. Linguistic theory, biological bases of language, and speech, grammars, phonetics and phonological performance, speech perception and production, psychological studies of syntax and semantics, language and cognitive development, language comprehension and thought. For psychology majors only. 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. 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. 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): Seminar in Terrorism; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. For Psychology Honors Students. Others should contact the instructor or the Undergraduate Psychology Office (BPS 1107) for permission. Click here for more course 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. PSYC602 Quantitative Methods II; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC 601. A continuation of PSYC 601. Topics include experimental design, analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, multiple regression, and general linear models. For all non-psychology graduate students, written permission of the instructor is required. PSYC604 Fundamentals of Social Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 604 or PSYC 640. Formerly PSYC640. A survey of classic and contemporary theories, research and methods in social psychology. PSYC606 Human Biopsychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 606 or PSYC 660. Formerly PSYC660. An introductory graduate level course in human psychobiology designed for graduate students with little specific training in this area. Introduction to the comparative and evolutionary approach to the study of human behavior, the biobehavioral basis of human sexuality and social behavior, the physiological basis of higher cortical functions in humans including language, memory, and spatial perception, and an introduction to neuropharmacology. PSYC607 Advanced Topics in Human-Learning and Cognitive Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 607 or PSYC 671. Formerly PSYC671. A systemic review of major topic areas in the field of human learning and cognition, with emphases on information processes, mental representations, memory, reasoning, problem solving, and language. PSYC611 Advanced Developmental Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Systematic exploration of contemporary and classic theories of development focusing on the assumptions they make and research they generate. This course will be team taught by Amanda Woodward and Jude Cassidy. PSYC622 Research Methods in Clinical Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 622 or PSYC 718. Formerly PSYC718. Examines issues and strategies in conceptual systems, designs and methodologies of current research in clinical and community psychology. Readings include critical analyses of published research. Course requirements include preparation of a research proposal for a thesis level study. PSYC624 Adult Psychopathology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. For PSYC majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 624 or PSYC 719. Formerly PSYC719. Examines the scientific and clinical literature relevant to normal and pathological behavior in adults and associated nosological systems for categorizing psychopathology. Issues relevant to etiology, differential diagnosis, and treatment planning are also considered. PSYC629 Clinical Laboratory; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: S-F. PSYC638 Externship in Professional Psychology: Externship in Professional Psychology; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: S-F. PSYC639 Internship in Professional Psychology: Internship in Professional Psychology; (1 credit) Grade Method: S-F. PSYC690 Research in Counseling Psychology I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 690 or PSYC 718. Formerly PSYC718. Critical analysis of strategies methodological, conceptual, and content trends. PSYC691 Research in Counseling Psychology II; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 691 or PSYC 718. Formerly PSYC718. Critical analysis of trends and issues in counseling psychology science. PSYC693 Assessment in Counseling Psychology II; (3 credits) Grade Method: S-F. Prerequisite: PSYC 692. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 693 or PSYC 722. Formerly PSYC722. Supervised experience in administration, scoring, and interpreting major psychodiagnostic instruments used by counseling psychologists, as well as writing integrative assessment reports. Emphasis on hypothesis testing approach to assessment and on the counseling interview as an assessment tool. PSYC732 Selection and Classification Issues in Organizations; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisites: PSYC 603, and PSYC 602 or equivalent, or permission of instructor. Consideration of societal, organizational and individual demands for appropriate use of individual differences in (primarily) initial placement of employees. Recruitment, and selection issues, the role of governmental regulations, and the role of individual factors in individual behavior are considered. Extensive coverage given to fundamental psycho-metric problems and the development of individual and organizational criteria of effectiveness. PSYC737 Research Methods in Industrial/Organizational Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC 603 or permission of instructor. Philosophy, theory, and method issues underlying I/O psychology. History and the effectiveness of different methods for answering different questions is explored. Reliability and validity are emphasized. PSYC738 Seminar in Industrial/Organizational Psychology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PSYC743 Social Cognition; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Research and theory concerning the attribution of personal characteristics, errors and biases in social judgment, social information processing, person memory, motivated social-cognition and cognition in groups. PSYC749 Current Research in Social Psychology; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PSYC majors only. For all non-psychology graduate students, written permission of the instructor is required. PSYC788B (PermReq) Special Research Problems: Scientific Ethics; (1-4 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Also offered as NACS 728F and BIOL 600. PSYC789 Special Research Problems; (1-4 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. PSYC789D Special Research Problems: Research Methods in Developmental Psychology; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PSYC798B Graduate Seminar: The Teaching of Psychology; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PSYC798J Graduate Seminar: Doing Psychological Research on the Internet: Issues and Methods; (1-4 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PSYC798N Graduate Seminar: Developement of Social Cognition; (1-4 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. PSYC889 Research Methods in Psychology; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PSYC majors only. For all non-psychology graduate students, written permission of the instructor is required. 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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