Department of Psychology

Courses

Effective Autumn 2006
Revised 08/24/2011

100 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY U 5

Introductory psychology, a pre requisite to advanced courses; the application of the scientific method to behavior; topics include learning, motivation, perception, personality, physiological basis of behavior.

300 RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY U 4

An overview of issues, methods, and techniques of scientific psychological research.

310 BASIC PSYCHOLOGY : PERCEPTION U 4

Theory, methods, and physiological correlates of sensory and perceptual processes; emphasis on the relation of behavior to stimulus variation.

311 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY: MOTIVATION AND ACTION U 3

A behavioristic presentation of experimental work on learning and motivation.

312 LEARNING, MEMORY, AND COGNITION U 4

An introduction to experimental study of human memory, learning, and cognition.

313 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOBIOLOGY U 4

Introduction to the neuronal and behavioral foundation of psychobiology.

320 INTRODUCTION TO DATA ANALYSIS IN PSYCHOLOGY U5

Introduction to statistical data analysis; random samples, graphical and numerical techniques of descriptive statistics, correlation, regression, probability, sampling distribution, and hypothesis testing.

321 QUANTITATIVE AND STATISTICAL METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY U 4

A concentrated examination of application of statistical tools in inference in contemporary psychology; hypothesis testing, regression, correlation, and analysis of variance.

331 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY I U 5

Examination of current problems, issues, theories, and approaches to psychological deviance.

340 INTRODUCTION TO LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY U 5

A survey of developmental psychology including some psychogenetic perspective.

367 SECOND WRITING COURSE

367.01 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY U 5

Survey of group processes as they affect individual behavior; topics include individual motivation, group behavior, attitudes, and perception of self and others.

375 STEREOTYPING AND PREJUDICE U 4

Lectures address experimental research in stereotyping and prejudice; readings focus on historical, cultural, and sociological perspectives on issues related to gender, ethnicity, and social class.

500 EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY U 5

An overview of experimental methodological techniques with experiments selected for cultural value; as preparation for technical study; and to represent paradigms used in human and animal research.

505 CONTEMPORARY VIEWPOINTS IN PSYCHOLOGY U G 5

A consideration of the development of modern scientific psychology from its roots in the school of the 19th century to its contemporary status.

511 PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING U G 4

An overview of theoretical and practical aspects of the assessment and prediction of human behavior; topics include achievement, intelligence, personality, attitudes, and interpersonal relations.

521 PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY U G 4

Overview of theory, method, and practices of personnel psychology; job analysis, recruiting, personnel section, performance appraisal, and training.

522 ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY U G 4

Overview of theory, method, and practice of organizational psychology; motivation, job attitude, leadership, groups, organizational design.

530 PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY U G 4

Major theoretical and research orientation in the study of personality ; consideration of psychological processes involved in the attribution of personality characteristics.

532 CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE U 5

Surveys the scientific foundations of clinical psychological interventions and assessment techniques and considers their implications for the profession of clinical psychology.

539 STRESS, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND THE PROFESSIONAL HELPER  U G 3

Stress at work and elsewhere; emphasis on treatment through social support.

540 COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION U G 4

introduction to the theories, research, and practice of counseling psychology.

543 PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN U G 5

Exploration of the nature and causes of sex differences in behavior patterns and factors influencing development of women through psychological theory and research.

550 PSYCHOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD U G 4

Presentation of psychological aspects of growth and development in early and middle childhood.

551 ADOLESCENCE U G 5

An examination of the biological, psychological, and social aspects of normal adolescent development.

552 PSYCHOLOGY OF THE ADULT YEARS U G 3

Theory and research related to adulthood as a sequence of psychological stages involving adjustment and coping behaviors; relationship of adulthood to other life span stages.

600 PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING U G 5

The study of principles which underlie the discover, fixation, and retention of behavior; emphasis on theoretical formation of the conditions necessary for learning and remembering.

630 PSYCHOLOGY OF PUBLIC ATTITUDE U G 3

Attitude organization and change; study of the determination of attitude.

693 INDIVIDUAL STUDIES U G 1 15

 

Individual reading or research projects by special agreement between instructor and student. Repeatable to a maximum of 45 credit hours. These courses are graded S/U

• 693.01 CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
• 693.02 COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
• 693.03 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
• 693.04 HUMAN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
• 693.06 QUANTITATIVE PSYCHOLOGY
• 693.07 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
• 693.08 PSYCHOBIOLOGY