Course Equivalency Tool (Montana University System Common Course Changes)
PSYX
Psychology
PSYX 100IS INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY PSYX 110IS HONORS INTRO PSYCH PSYX 223 RESEARCH DESIGN AND ANALYSIS I PSYX 225 RESEARCH DESIGN AND ANALYSIS II PSYX 230 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY PSYX 235D CONTEMP ISSUES IN HUMAN SEXUALITY PSYX 263CS PSYCHOLOGY OF FILM PSYX 270 FUND PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING PSYX 274 PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT PSYX 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PSYX 291 SPECIAL TOPICS PSYX 292 INDEPENDENT STUDY PSYX 325 APPLIED CRITICAL THINKING PSYX 333 PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING PSYX 335 PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER PSYX 340 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY PSYX 350 PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY PSYX 354 SENSATION & PERCEPTION PSYX 360 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY PSYX 370 PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING PSYX 375 BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PSYX 380 MEMORY AND COGNITION PSYX 384 CONSCIOUSNESS PSYX 385 PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY PSYX 400 HISTORY & SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY PSYX 461 INDUST & ORGANIZ PSYCH PSYX 462 PSYCHOLOGY OF PREJUDICE PSYX 463 SOCIAL COGNITION PSYX 475 ADVANCED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS PSYX 477 THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING PSYX 481 JUDGMENT & DECISION MAKING PSYX 482 PSYCHOLINGUISTICS PSYX 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PSYX 491 SPECIAL TOPICS PSYX 492 INDEPENDENT STUDY PSYX 494 SEMINAR PSYX 495 FIELD PRACTICUM IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY PSYX 499R SENIOR THESIS/CAPSTONE PSYX 501 ADVANCED RESEARCH DESIGN AND ANALYSIS PSYX 502 ADVANCED RESEARCH DESIGN AND ANALYSIS I PSYX 539 PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES PSYX 541 COGNITIVE PROCESSES PSYX 542 LEARNING PSYX 543 MEMORY PSYX 544 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY PSYX 545 ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY PSYX 546 SOCIAL COGNITION PSYX 575 RESEARCH OR PROFESSIONAL PAPER/PROJECT PSYX 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION PSYX 590 MASTER'S THESIS PSYX 591 SPECIAL TOPICS PSYX 592 INDEPENDENT STUDY PSYX 594 SEMINAR
Course Equivalency Tool (Montana University System Common Course Changes)
PSYX 100IS INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY
F,S,Su 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
-- Introduction to methods and approaches to psychology including exploration
of problems in physiological psychology, learning, memory and information
processing, abnormal behavior, and social psychology, with selected
individual study of other areas related to the student's interests.
PSYX 110IS HONORS INTRO PSYCH
F 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
PREREQUISITES: Honors Standing
--This course introduces students to the scientific method and its use to understand behavior, emotion, and cognition, and build theories and knowledge within key areas of psychological inquiry. A lab component offers hands-on experiences to demonstrate psychological ideas and principles.
PSYX 223 RESEARCH DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
I
F,S 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 100 and either M 145 (or higher) or STAT 216.
-- Introduction to the design and analysis of psychological research.
Topics include logic and philosophy of psychological research, conceptualizing
research questions, hypothesis testing, data collection and analysis
strategies used by researchers in psychology, and introduction to using
statistical software for data analysis.
PSYX 225 RESEARCH DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
II
F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 223.
-- Continuation of PSYX 223. Topics include experimental, quasi-experimental,
and non-experimental designs and methodological issues; assessing research
questions; reliability and validity of psychological measures; ethics
of psychological research; writing research reports; using statistical
software for data analysis.
PSYX 230 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 100.
-- Human development across the lifespan using major theories of development
including psychoanalytic, psychosocial, learning, and cognitive. Physical,
cognitive, social, emotional, and personality development are explored
from conception to death.
PSYX 235D CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HUMAN
SEXUALITY
S 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Issues of diversity and difference in human sexuality will be examined. The development and expression of sexual behavior as a complex sociocultural, biological, psychological, and historic phenomenon will be discussed. Course will examine sexual behavior and identity in both the majority culture and other cultures in the U.S. and world.
PSYX 263CS PSYCHOLOGY OF FILM
S,Su 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: College Writing (W) and University Seminar (US) core.
-- Uses psychological science to understand the persuasive power of
media as portrayed in popular films. Evaluates the media's ability to
both reflect and affect behavior. Focus is on contemporary themes such
as aggression, drug use, sexuality, and prejudice.
PSYX 270 FUND PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 100.
-- Introduction to scientific principles, theories, and applications
of learning, including respondent and operant conditioning, social learning,
verbal learning. Other types and approaches to learning will also be
discussed.
PSYX 274 PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 225.
-- Principles of psychological testing and measurement as related to
intelligence, aptitudes, attitudes, occupations, and personality. Topics
include nature and types of psychological tests, test construction,
test administration, basic psychometric theory, methods for estimating
the reliability and validity of psychological tests, and ethical issues
regarding psychological testing and measurement.
PSYX 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
F,S 1-6 cr. IND May be repeated
-- Directed undergraduate research which may culminate
in a written work or other creative project. Course will address responsible
conduct of research.
PSYX 291 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None required but some may be determined necessary by
each offering department.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular
one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting a regular course number.
PSYX 292 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
PSYX 325 APPLIED CRITICAL THINKING
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 2 RCT 1
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 100, and any Quantitative core course.
-- Study of critical thinking skills through an understanding of psychological
factors involved. Practical strategies are explored in relation to hypothesis
formation and evaluation, decision making, problem solving and creativity,
reasoning, and memory. Applications are emphasized.
PSYX 333 PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 100 and Junior standing or consent of instructor
-- Surveys different domains in which human behavior is influenced by
aging. Topics include the influence of age on cognitive processes (e.g.,
attention and memory), social processes (e.g., personality and well
being), and biological processes (e.g., brain-related changes).
PSYX 335 PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 100
-- Traditional and feminist perspectives on psychological needs and
concerns specific to women, including gender stereotyping and beliefs,
cognitive differences between the sexes, psychological disorders common
to women, women's sexuality; and cultural and biological roles and norms.
PSYX 340 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 100.
-- Historical and current perspectives on psychopathology, including
neuroscience, behavioral cognitive, psychodynamic, and humanistic/existential
approaches. Traditional approaches and recent innovations in therapy
and diagnosis are considered along with current diagnostic categories,
especially DSM.
PSYX 350 PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 100 and BIOL 100, BIOL 102, or BCHM 104.
-- Introduction to the biological bases of behavior; brief review of
functional neuroanatomy and physiology in relation to such topics as
sensation, movement, motivation, emotion, sleep, learning and memory,
consciousness, and abnormal behavior.
PSYX 354 SENSATION & PERCEPTION
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 350.
-- Basic principles of sensory systems (with emphasis on the visual
system), contemporary psychophysical procedures, and principles of perception.
PSYX 360 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 100.
-- Experimental research and theoretical viewpoints in social psychology,
including such topics as: interpersonal attraction, perception, aggression,
attitudes and attitude change, altruism, group behavior, social influence,
stereotypes and prejudice, and the self.
PSYX 370 PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 225.
-- Examines basic principles and theories of learning and motivation.
Classical and operant conditioning, discrimination learning, incentive
motivation, reward and punishment, and concept learning.
PSYX 375 BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 225 and PSYX 270 or PSYX 370.
-- Human behavior change with emphasis on practical techniques for changing
individual and group behavior in real-life situations.
PSYX 380 MEMORY & COGNITION
F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 100, Junior standing or consent of instructor.
-- Theories and evidence concerning human information processing, focusing
especially on attention and memory, problem solving, decision making,
reasoning, and related topics.
PSYX 384 CONSCIOUSNESS
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 225 and PSYX 350
-- Theories and evidence concerning consciousness and altered states
of consciousness, including dreaming, meditation, hypnosis, sensory
deprivation, psychoactive drug effects, temporal experience, psychic
phenomena, and related topics.
PSYX 385 PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 225
-- Theories and evidence on processes that underlie consistent and enduring
differences in behavior, cognition, and affect. Topics include emotion,
motivation, temperament, inner experience, identity and the self, personality
change, the influence of sociocultural context, and related topics.
PSYX 400 HISTORY & SYSTEMS IN PSYCHOLOGY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 225.
-- Examination of the historical development of major concepts, theoretical
ideas, and approaches to psychology, with emphasis on perspectives of
broad current interest such as behavioral science, cognitive science,
and neuroscience.
PSYX 461 INDUST & ORGANIZ PSYCH
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 225.
-- Basic concepts and theoretical frameworks for the fundamental areas
of industrial and organizational psychology. Topics include history
of I/O psychology, personnel selection, psychological testing, personnel
training, performance appraisal, managerial decision making, job satisfaction,
work motivation, leadership, job stress, organizational conflict, job
design, and organizational development.
PSYX 462 PSYCHOLOGY OF PREJUDICE
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 100 or consent of instructor
-- Reviews theory and research on prejudice. Topics include stereotyping
and discrimination, cognitive and affective dynamics of prejudice, causes
of prejudice, eliminating prejudice, affirmative action and diversity
programs, and psychological effects of prejudice.
PSYX 463 SOCIAL COGNITION
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 100.
-- Addresses how fundamental cognitive processes (e.g., concept activation,
attention, memory) influence social behavior and thought. Topics include
impression formation, mental simulations of alternative realities, nonconscious
mental processes, subliminal stimuli, mental representations, stereotypes,
and heuristics and biases.
PSYX 475 ADVANCED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
S,Su 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 225 and PSYX 375.
-- Advanced Behavior Analysis is designed to deepen students' understanding
of antecedent stimuli, behaviors, and consequences. Functional behavioral
assessments. systems for increasing appropriate behavior, and ways of
promoting generalization will be described. Ethical considerations of
Applied Behavioral Analysts will be discussed.
PSYX 477 THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 100 (or 191).
-- The Science of Psychological Well-Being examines topics under the
rubric of Positive Psychology. Positive psychology focuses upon identifying,
researching, and promoting the development of human strengths, thereby
shifting the focus in psychology from psychopathology to human growth
and potential.
PSYX 481 JUDGMENT & DECISION MAKING
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 100, Quantitative core and Junior standing.
-- Theories and evidence on the psychology of judgment and decision
making, including rationality, normative rules for choice, irrationality
of some human judgments, and group decision making. Applications of
decision theory at the personal, organizational, and societal levels
are reviewed.
PSYX 482 PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 100 and either PSYX 380 or LING 210IH.
-- Examines the psychological processes that make it possible for humans
to learn and acquire language. Emphases on how spoken and written language
is understood, how speech is produced, and how language is acquired.
PSYX 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
F,S,Su 1 - 6 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior or Senior standing, PSYX 225 and consent of instructor.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate
in a research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis. Course
will address responsible conduct of research.
PSYX 491 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular
one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting a regular course number.
PSYX 492 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
PSYX 494 SEMINAR
F,S,Su 3 cr. SEM Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 225 or consent of instructor.
-- Topics in current Psychological Science offered at the upper division level that are not covered by catalogued courses. Topics vary each semester. Students participate in preparing and presenting discussion material based on primary journal articles. May be repeated twice for credit.
PSYX 495 FIELD PRACTICUM IN APPLIED
PSYCHOLOGY
F,S,Su 3 - 12 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior or Senior standing, PSYX 225 and consent of instructor.
-- Exposure to the various roles and demands of a field setting, including
specialization in one of the following areas: applied research, behavior
modification, psychological assessment, industrial/organizational behavior,
or others (to be arranged).
PSYX 499R SENIOR THESIS/CAPSTONE
F,S 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: PSYX 490 (minimum 3 cr.) or PSYX 491.
-- Senior capstone course. Written and oral presentation of senior thesis
work.
PSYX 501 ADVANCED RESEARCH DESIGN AND
ANALYSIS
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or PSYX 225 .
-- Advanced topics in the design and analysis of psychological research.
PSYX 502 ADVANCED RESEARCH DESIGN AND
ANALYSIS I
S 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing in psychological science or PSYX 225
and a 3.25 GPA and consent of instructor.
-- This is the first course in a sequence on advanced research design
and statistical analysis in psychological science. Topics include designs,
methodological issues, hypothesis testing, basic (e.g., t-tests, ANOVA)
and advanced statistical tests (e.g., factorial ANOVAs, ANCOVA, and
Multiple Regression).
PSYX 539 PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
-- Overview of research methods and relevant aspects of neurophysiology,
neuroanatomy and neuropharmacology. Applications of prior work to the
problem of discovery in biopsychology.
PSYX 541 COGNITIVE PROCESSES
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
-- Theories, methods, findings, and applications concerning memory and
cognitive processes.
PSYX 542 LEARNING
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
-- Principles and theories of learning and motivation. Topics include
conditioning, learning, incentive motivation, reward and punishment.
Application to organizational and human resource management problems.
PSYX 543 MEMORY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
-- Theories and applications of human memory from cognitive psychological
perspective. Topics include memory in social, legal, and educational
contexts; memory conformity; memory across the lifespan, memory and
expertise; autobiographical memory; metamemory; and forgetting.
PSYX 544 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
-- Advanced experimental and applied research and theoretical viewpoints
in social psychology. Topics include social cognition, interpersonal
attraction, aggression, attitudes and attitude change, the self, group
dynamics, stereotypes and prejudice, and social influence.
PSYX 545 ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
-- Introduction to major concepts and theories in organizational psychology
through examination of research, theory and application in organizational
psychology topics such as: organizational entry and socialization, leadership,
motivation, group processes, conflict, job design, and personality.
PSYX 546 SOCIAL COGNITION
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- This course examines decision making, judgment, cognition, and affect
from a social-cognitive perspective. Topics may include theory development,
stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination, group behavior, attitudes
and attitude change, mood and affect, heuristics and biases, memory,
the self, and decision making. The primary goal is to understand theory
and research in social cognition.
PSYX 575 RESEARCH OR PROFESSIONAL PAPER/PROJECT
F,S 1-6 cr. IND. Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- A research or professional paper dealing with a topic in the field.
The topic must have been mutually agreed upon by the student and his
or her major advisor and graduate committee.
PSYX 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
F,S 3 cr. TUT.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing and approval of Division of Graduate
Education.
-- This course may be used only by students who have completed all of
their course work (and thesis, if on a thesis option) for a master's
degree but who need additional faculty help or time.
PSYX 590 MASTER'S THESIS
F,S 1-10 cr. IND. Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
PSYX 591 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular
one time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting a regular course number.
PSYX 592 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
PSYX 594 SEMINAR
On Demand 1 cr. SEM Maximum 4 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
-- Topics offered at the graduate level which are not covered in regular
courses. Students participate in preparing and presenting discussion
material.
