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PSY 100IS INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 201D CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HUMAN SEXUALITY
PSY 221 RESEARCH DESIGN AND ANALYSIS I
PSY 231 RESEARCH DESIGN AND ANALYSIS II
PSY 241 PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT
PSY 252 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 270 INDEPENDENT STUDY
PSY 280 SPECIAL TOPICS
PSY 282 INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING
PSY 289R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
PSY 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
PSY 301 PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 305 APPLIED CRITICAL THINKING
PSY 311 SENSATION & PERCEPTION
PSY 332 BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
PSY 341 LEARNING AND MOTIVATION
PSY 361 MEMORY AND COGNITION
PSY 382 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 392 PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN
PSY 394 PSYCHOLOGY AND AGING
PSY 400 SEMINAR
PSY 411 HISTORY & SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 415 PSYCHOLOGY OF PREJUDICE
PSY 418 PERSONALITY
PSY 422 CONSCIOUSNESS
PSY 452 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 453 INDUSTRIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 454 SOCIAL COGNITION
PSY 461 JUDGMENT & DECISION MAKING
PSY 462 PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
PSY 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
PSY 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
PSY 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
PSY 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
PSY 491 FIELD PRACTICUM IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 493R SENIOR THESIS CAPSTONE
PSY 500 SEMINAR
PSY 501 ADVANCED RESEARCH DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
PSY 539 PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
PSY 541 COGNITIVE PROCESSES
PSY 542 LEARNING
PSY 543 MEMORY
PSY 544 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 545 ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 546 SOCIAL COGNITION
PSY 570 INDEPENDENT STUDY
PSY 575 RESEARCH OR PROFESSIONAL PAPER/PROJECT
PSY 580 SPECIAL TOPICS
PSY 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
PSY 590 MASTER'S THESIS
PSY 100IS INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY
F,S,Su 3 cr. LEC 2 RCT 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.
PSY 201D CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HUMAN SEXUALITY
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 100.
-- 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.
PSY 221 RESEARCH DESIGN AND ANALYSIS I
F,S 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: PSY 100 and either MATH 150 (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.
PSY 231 RESEARCH DESIGN AND ANALYSIS II
F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 221.
-- Continuation of PSY 221. 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.
PSY 241 PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 231.
-- 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.
PSY 252 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 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.
PSY 270 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
PSY 280 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.
PSY 282 INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 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.
PSY 289R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S 1-3 cr. RCT may be repeated
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research/creative activity projects.
PSY 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F,S 1-6 cr. IND may be repeated
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a written work or other creative project.
PSY 301 PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 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.
PSY 305 APPLIED CRITICAL THINKING
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 2 RCT 1
PREREQUISITE: PSY 100, and any Quanitative 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.
PSY 311 SENSATION & PERCEPTION
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 301.
-- Basic principles of sensory systems (with emphasis on the visual system), contemporary psychophysical procedures, and principles of perception.
PSY 332 BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 231 and PSY 282 or PSY 341.
-- Human behavior change with emphasis on practical techniques for changing individual and group behavior in real-life situations.
PSY 341 LEARNING AND MOTIVATION
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 231.
-- Examines basic principles and theories of learning and motivation. Classical and operant conditioning, discrimination learning, incentive motivation, reward and punishment, and concept learning.
PSY 361 MEMORY AND COGNITION
F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 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.
PSY 382 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 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.
PSY 392 PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 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.
PSY 394 PSYCHOLOGY AND AGING
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 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).
PSY 400 SEMINAR
On Demand 1 cr. SEM Maximum 4 cr
PREREQUISITE: PSY 231, Junior standing and as determined for each offering.
-- Topics offered at the upper division level which are not covered in regular courses. Students help prepare and present discussion material, and attend presentations by guest speakers.
PSY 411 HISTORY & SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 231.
-- 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.
PSY 415 PSYCHOLOGY OF PREJUDICE
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 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.
PSY 418 PERSONALITY
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 231
-- 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.
PSY 422 CONSCIOUSNESS
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 231 and PSY 301
-- 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.
PSY 452 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 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.
PSY 453 INDUSTRIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 231.
-- 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.
PSY 454 SOCIAL COGNITION
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 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.
PSY 461 JUDGMENT & DECISION MAKING
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 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.
PSY 462 PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 100 and either PSY 361 or ENGL 236.
-- 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.
PSY 470 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.
PSY 480 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.
PSY 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S,Su 1 - 2 cr. RCT
PREREQUISITE: Junior or Senior standing, PSY 231 and consent of instructor.
COREQUISITE: PSY 490.
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research/creative activity projects.
PSY 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F,S,Su 1 - 6 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior or Senior standing, PSY 231 and consent of instructor.
COREQUISITE: PSY 489.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis.
PSY 491 FIELD PRACTICUM IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
F,S,Su 3 - 12 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior or Senior standing, PSY 231 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).
PSY 493R SENIOR THESIS CAPSTONE
F,S 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: PSY 489 and 490 (minimum 3 cr.) or PSY 491.
-- Senior capstone course. Written and oral presentation of senior thesis work.
PSY 500 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.
PSY 501 ADVANCED RESEARCH DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or PSY 231 .
-- Advanced topics in the design and analysis of psychological research.
PSY 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.
PSY 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.
PSY 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.
PSY 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.
PSY 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.
PSY 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.
PSY 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.
PSY 570 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.
PSY 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.
PSY 580 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.
PSY 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.
PSY 590 MASTER'S THESIS
F,S 1-10 cr. IND. Maximum 15 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
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