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PSYCHOLOGY (PSY)
College of Education and Human Service Professions
Psychology
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PSY 1003
- General Psychology (LE CAT6)
(4.0 cr; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Scientific study of behavior; current knowledge of biological, social, and cognitive areas of psychology. Assessment, research methods, human development, personality, mental disorders, and therapy.
PSY 2003
- Psychology: Discipline and Profession
(1.0 cr; Prereq-Pre-psychology or psychology major; A-F only, fall, spring, every year)
Orientation to psychology: the major, discipline, and professions available. Subfields of psychology, ethical issues, careers, preparation for graduate school, and opportunities for professional development. Introduction to research, available resources, and preparation for writing assignments required in upper-division psychology courses.
PSY 2020
- Introduction to Statistics and Research Methods
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003 and psy minors only or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Scientific method and designs used in published psychological research including quasi-experimental and survey designs accompanied by inferential statistics used to test research questions (including correlation and analysis of variance).
PSY 2021
- Developmental Psychology (LECD CAT06)
(4.0 cr; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Major processes in human development, conception through lifespan; biological and cultural influences on physical-motor, cognitive, social, and emotional development; effects of diverse cultural traditions and values; social policy implications.
PSY 2023
- Marriages and Families Worldwide (LEIP CAT08)
(4.0 cr; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Family functions and structures worldwide; impact of expectations, gender roles, race, culture, and values on partner and parenting; love, sex, communication, power, abuse, stress, and satisfaction; small group experiences with focus on strengthening families.
PSY 2223
- Gender in Society (LECD CAT08)
(4.0 cr; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Sociocultural, historical, and developmental formations of men's and women's roles and experiences in society. Effects on personality, interpersonal relationships, and life choices.
PSY 3010
- Internship Preparation
(2.0 cr; Prereq-Psy major or #; A-F only, fall, spring, every year)
For psychology majors preparing to complete an internship. Includes career development, site selection, exploration of community or business organizations and study of ethics.
PSY 3011
- Internship in Psychology
(3.0 cr [max 6.0 cr]; Prereq-3010 or #; A-F only, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Internship with a school, community agency or business. Nine hours supervised experience on site and one hour on campus per week. Students complete an internship contract, weekly log, relevant readings, and paper or presentation. Includes direct contact with clients and staff.
PSY 3020
- Statistical Methods
(4.0 cr; Prereq-Elem Algebra, Math placement test; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Descriptive statistics; introduction to correlational analysis and regression; sampling techniques and statistical inference; applications of simple and factorial design analysis of variance and other parametric and nonparametric hypothesis-test statistics in the behavioral sciences.
PSY 3021
- Experimental Design and Methodology
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3020; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Introduction to problems and methods of experimentation in psychology; logical and scientific basis of experimental psychology; problems and techniques of designing, conducting, and reporting experiments.
PSY 3022
- Applied Methods and Measurement
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3020, 3021 or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Designing, conducting, and reporting experiments; constructing, choosing, and interpreting psychological instruments; experimental procedures and research findings from various areas within psychology. (3 hrs lecture, 1 hr lab)
PSY 3051
- Cross-cultural Psychology
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003 or #; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Role of culture on behavior. Universal versus culture-specific aspects of psychological principles. Definition of culture, methodology, development of self and others, cognition, attitudes, emotions, applications in organizations, therapy, well-being.
PSY 3061
- Physiological Psychology
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1003 or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Physiological basis of behavior, including central and peripheral nervous systems, sensory processes as they relate to perception, cognition, emotion, motivation, intelligence, and learning.
PSY 3081
- History and Systems of Psychology
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003 or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Survey of historical development and current status of contemporary systems and theories in psychology.
PSY 3098
- The Psychological Principles of Stress Management
(3.0 cr; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Examines the psychological principles applicable to stress management and holistic life management. Advanced experiential application of a wide spectrum of approaches integrating the mental, physical, and spiritual characteristics of wellbeing.
PSY 3111
- Theories of Personality
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003 or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Basic concepts, issues, and methods involved in study of human personality; introduction to selected theories on motives, dynamics, development, and description of human nature.
PSY 3112
- Psychology of Religion
(3.0 cr; Prereq-Upper div standing, strong interest in scientific study of religious experience and behavior; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, offered periodically)
Religious beliefs and their functional value in human life. Varieties of religious experience and behavior.
PSY 3121
- Abnormal Psychology
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1003 or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Mental disorders, including DSM-IV classification system, etiology, and treatment.
PSY 3122
- Child and Adolescent Abnormal Psychology
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003, 2021; A-F only, spring, every year)
Overview of psychological disorders common among children and adolescents, including theoretical approaches, diagnostic criteria, developmental trajectory and framework, etiology, risk and protective factors, and treatment. Ethical considerations, research methodology, and diversity considerations in child clinical psychology will also be covered.
PSY 3201
- Social Psychology
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003 or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
How thoughts, feelings, and behavior of individuals are affected by others. Social influence and interaction. Attitude measurement and change, conformity, impression formation, attribution theory, aggression, and prosocial behavior.
PSY 3211
- Group Dynamics
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003 or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Principles and processes of interaction in groups; structure and functioning of groups; leadership, communication, decision making, social influence; aspects of sensitivity training.
PSY 3215
- Topics in Human Sexuality
(3.0 cr; =[PSY 3216]; Prereq-1003 or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Biological and psychosocial factors relating to human sexuality, sexual functioning, gender, and related issues. Group discussion of societal factors, values, and attitudes and their impact on behavior.
PSY 3231
- Psychology of Drug Use
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003 or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Basic understanding of drug effects: tolerance and withdrawal; commonality among drugs of abuse; how antischizophrenic, antimanic, antianxiety, and antidepressant drugs are thought to work; reward centers in brain.
PSY 3371
- Child and Adolescent Psychology
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Growth of individual and social forms of human behavior. Interaction of heredity and environment on physical, intellectual, social, and emotional changes from conception to adulthood.
PSY 3381
- Adult Development and Aging
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Change and continuity in physiological, psychological, and sociocultural development in early, middle, and late adulthood; theories and research on effects of demographics, cohort, race, ethnicity, gender, culture, family, friends, work, health, education, housing, public policies; dying, grief, bereavement.
PSY 3445
- Transpersonal Psychology
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003 or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Branch of psychology that studies spiritual and transcendental experiences. Concerned with the whole of being, it recognizes potential for a variety of states of consciousness; it acknowledges developmental psychology and draws further insights from the spiritual dimensions of human beings. Lab fee.
PSY 3520
- Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1003 or #; credit will not be granted if already received for 3701 or 3707; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Introduction to the field of industrial/organizational psychology. Major content areas within the field will be covered, including selection, training, performance evaluation, motivation, work stress, organizational culture, teams, and leadership.
PSY 3524
- Basic Helping Skills
(4.0 cr; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Rationale for and practice of basic skills needed for effective interpersonal helping.
PSY 3525
- Behavior Analysis in the Workplace
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, offered periodically)
Introduction to performance management in the context of understanding workplace behavior using a non-traditional approach to management based on principles derived from the field of behavior analysis. Major content areas within the field will be covered, including measurement of performance and results of performance, analysis, of performance data and environments in which performance occurs, and the design, implementation, and evaluation of practical solutions to produce positive, effective workplace performance change.
PSY 3540
- Psychology of Food Abuse
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003 or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Basic understanding of eating disorders: obesity, binge eating, anorexia, bulimia, and social, psychological, and physical influences on normal and abnormal eating. Social evaluation of obesity.
PSY 3601
- Psychology of Personal Development
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003 or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Focuses on discovery of self and spiritual journey. Examines personal development by exploring ways to change, grow, and achieve creative potential. Individual and group counseling experiences required to increase self-awareness and self-knowledge.
PSY 3611
- Learning and Behavior
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1003 or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Study of basic learning and behavior processes including the evolution of behavior, pavlovian conditioning, instrumental learning, and elementary cognitive processes.
PSY 3621
- Cognition
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1003 or #; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
An overview of cognitive processes, using historical, philosophical, biological and experimental perspectives. Course topics include attention, perception, knowledge representation memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and decision-making.
PSY 3631
- Cognitive Development: Ways of Knowing
(3.0 cr; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, offered periodically)
Development of cognitive processes from infancy through adolescence. Perception in infancy; development of information processing capacities; constructing understandings; language, culture and thinking; thinking as theory building; thinking about self and others. Impact of research on child rearing, education, public policy.
PSY 3661
- Psychology of Language
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003 or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Psychological processes underlying comprehension, production, and acquisition of language(s); cognitive, social, biological, and educational perspectives on language and their applications.
PSY 3691
- Sensation and Perception
(4.0 cr; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Theories, methods, and findings in study of sensory and perceptual processes; psychophysics and psychophysiology of visual, auditory, gustatory, olfactory, cutaneous, kinesthetic, vestibular, and pain senses; analysis of perceptions of constancy, illusion, space, time, motion, and form.
PSY 3701
- Personnel Psychology
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Introduction to personnel psychology. Testing, selection, performance appraisal, job analysis, job evaluation, validity issues in organizational settings, discrimination, and affirmative action programs.
PSY 3707
- Organizational Psychology
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Overview of organizational topics within industrial/organizational psychology. Leadership, job satisfaction, motivation theories, goal setting, organizational behavior, organizational development, and industrial relations.
PSY 3986
- Honors Project
(1.0 - 6.0 cr [max 6.0 cr]; Prereq-Psychology major, 3.00 GPA overall; 3.25 GPA Psychology; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Advanced project demonstrating either the application of psychological principles or an empirical investigation proposed and conducted by the student. Project or empirical investigation must be based on theoretical and research foundations. A psychology faculty advisor and a written and/or oral report required.
Effective:
Fall 2010
PSY 3990
- Special Topics: (Various Titles to be Assigned)
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 3.0 cr]; Prereq-3 cr Psy or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, offered periodically)
Developed by psychology faculty in their expertise areas to instruct on selected advanced and current topics.
PSY 3991
- Projects in Psychology
(1.0 - 4.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-Psy major or minor, #; S-N or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Supervised practical experience in University or community activities to gain experience in application of psychological principles and techniques; written report required.
PSY 3994
- Directed Research in Psychology
(1.0 - 4.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-Psy major or minor, #; S-N or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Research problem chosen by instructor; written report required.
PSY 3995
- Research in Psychology
(1.0 - 4.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-Psy major or minor, #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Intensive independent empirical research on problem in psychology chosen by student; research report required.
PSY 3996
- Pre-Professional Field Placement
(1.0 - 4.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-3010, & 3011, #; S-N only, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Preprofessional field placement. For students wishing additional internship experience. Requires additional 3 hours per week of supervised experience on site for each credit. Must be taken with Psy 3011 Internship in Psychology.
PSY 3997
- Honors Project in Psychology
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 3.0 cr]; Prereq-Psy major, #, 3.00 GPA overall, 3.25 GPA in psy; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Advanced individual project demonstrating application of psychological principles based on sound theoretical and research foundations. A psychology faculty adviser, written report, and oral examination required.
PSY 3998
- Honors Research in Psychology
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 3.0 cr]; Prereq-Psy major, #, 3.00 GPA overall, 3.25 GPA in psy; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Advanced independent empirical research project proposed and conducted by student with psychology faculty adviser. Project must receive Human Use Committee approval and be reported in American Psychological Association publication style.
PSY 3999
- Directed Instruction
(1.0 - 4.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-#; fall, spring, every year)
Students work with department faculty in planning and helping teach an undergraduate course.
PSY 4021
- Research Methods I
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3020, #; no Grad School cr; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Provides an overview of research methods in psychology; logical and scientific basis of experimental psychology; problems and techniques of designing, conducting and reporting experiments; selecting and constructing psychological instruments, a review of statistics and how to design a research project.
PSY 4022
- Research Methods II
(4.0 cr; Prereq-4021, #; no Grad School cr; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Discusses research methodology as it is applied within different areas of psychology. Reviews statistics and introduces the use of statistical software (e.g.,SPSS). Provides an overview of testing and measurement and research ethics.
PSY 4023
- Research Methods III
(3.0 cr; Prereq-4022, #; no Grad School cr; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Emphasizes designing and conducting a study, analyzing data, and interpreting and reporting the results.
PSY 4121
- Foundations of Clinical Psychology
(3.0 cr; Prereq-3121, no Grad School cr; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
An overview of clinical psychology as well as contemporary issues and trends within the field. Emphasizes areas in which clinical psychologists are principally involved, including assessment, treatment, and clinical research.
PSY 4500
- Health Psychology
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003, min 60 cr or #; A-F or Aud, fall, summer, every year)
Concepts, issues, and methods of health psychology; health maintenance and illness prevention integrating biological, psychological, and social factors; utilization of health psychological assessments; and interdisciplinary aspects of health psychology.
PSY 5051
- Research Methods and Measurement in Psychology
(3.0 cr; Prereq-Grad student or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Research methods and design for the behavioral sciences; principles and practices of needs assessment, program evaluation, and individual assessment techniques; ethical and legal considerations in research and assessment.
PSY 5052
- Advanced Statistical Methods
(3.0 cr; Prereq-3020, 5051 or #; A-F or Aud, spring, summer, every year)
Advanced parametric and nonparametric statistics; application of variance, covariance, and linear regression analyses to a variety of multilevel and factorial research designs; psychometric statistics; computer-based data management; ethical and legal considerations.
PSY 5061
- Research Problems I
(1.0 - 2.0 cr [max 2.0 cr]; S-N or Aud, fall, every year)
Application of principles and procedures of research methods, needs assessments, and program evaluations; integration of research concepts with counseling problems through guided study and practice; ethical and legal considerations. Partially fulfills Plan B requirement.
PSY 5062
- Research Problems II
(1.0 - 2.0 cr [max 2.0 cr]; Prereq-5061 or #; S-N or Aud, spring, every year)
Advanced application of principles and procedures of research methods, needs assessment, program evaluation, and statistics; integration of research concepts with counseling problems; analysis, conclusions, and dissemination of research. Written report and oral exam required; completes fulfillment of Plan B requirement.
PSY 5123
- Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
(3.0 cr; Prereq-Sr or grad school student or collegiate school student or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Examination of a wide spectrum of addictive behaviors, including drug addictions and process addictions, such as gambling, compulsive buying, and compulsive eating. Evaluation and treatment approaches.
PSY 5130
- Evolutionary Psychology
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003 or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Evolution and the theory of natural selection as it applies to behavioral processes, e.g., survival, mating strategies, parenting and family, cooperation and conflict.
PSY 5131
- Mind-Body Connection
(3.0 cr; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Examination of interface between biological and psychological development associated with risks for substance abuse, depression, and conduct disorders; potential commonality of mechanisms. Topics may include communication between brain and endocrine systems, evolution of the brain, homosexuality, psychoneuroimmunology, and psychopharmacology.
PSY 5155
- Forensic Psychology
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1003 or #; A-F or Aud, spring, summer, every year)
Examines the application of psychology to the judicial system in such diverse areas as criminal diversion and rehabilitation; expert testimony, jury selection; police training; divorce mediation; and custody evaluations.
PSY 5990
- Special Topics: (Various Titles to be Assigned)
(0.5 - 4.0 cr [max 8.0 cr]; Prereq-Sr or grad student or #; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, offered periodically)
Analysis of selected advanced topics in psychology and/or counseling.
PSY 5993
- Directed Study: Psychology and Counseling
(1.0 - 4.0 cr [max 8.0 cr]; Prereq-Grad student, #; fall, offered periodically)
Individual in-depth explorations of psychological and/or counseling theories and principles approved and guided by faculty.
PSY 8333
- FTE: Master's
(1.0 cr; Prereq-Master's student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade)
(no description)
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