Introduces principles and theories of behavior. Topics include biopsychology, sensation and perception, learning and memory, and physical and behavioral development. Also covers personality theory and assessment, social and cultural influences on behavior, and behavior pathology and treatment. 4 SH. CC: Social Interactions.

Methods in collecting, organizing, summarizing, analyzing and interpreting numerical data. Topics include organizing data in table and graph formats; measures of central tendency, dispersion, relative standing, and correlation; probability; and hypothesis testing. Students may earn credit for only one of the introductory statistics courses offered by the departments of Management, Psychology and Mathematical Sciences. 4 SH. CC: Analytical Thought.

Examines selected topics in psychology, depending on student and instructor interest. Course may be repeated for credit if topic is different. Prerequisite: PSYC-101. 2-4 SH.

Basic research methods. Covers naturalistic observation, surveys, and experimental and quasi-experimental designs. Lecture and lab. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, PSYC-101, and a statistics class (PSYC-123, BIOL/ECOL-220 or MATH-180.) 4 SH. CC: Writing Intensive.

The study of how individuals are influenced by social interactions. Examines social phenomena, such as attitude change, conformity, impression formation, stereotyping, aggression and helping. Emphasizes scientific methods and results, explanatory theories and applications to practical problems. Prerequisite: PSYC-101. 4 SH.

The study of how people interact with the environment - both natural and built. Topics covered include environmental perception and cognition; worldviews and attitudes toward nature; impact of environmental factors such as weather, on behavior and mood; reactions to natural and technological disasters; personal space, territoriality, and crowding; and psychological factors in urban planning and in residential, educational, and commercial design. Prerequisite: PSYC-101. 4 SH.

Human development during conception, infancy, toddlerhood, childhood, adolescence, adult years, and death. Emphasizes development and behavioral changes in the biological, cognitive and social cognitive domains. Includes physical, emotional, identity, relationships, and moral development. Examines culture as a context for development and behavior. Students may not receive credit for both PSYC-237 and PSYC-238. Prerequisite: PSYC-101. 4SH.

Human development during conception, infancy, toddlerhood, childhood, and adolescence. Emphasizes development and behavioral changes in the biological, cognitive and social cognitive domains. Includes physical, cognitive, emotional, self-concept, pubertal, intellectual, and moral development. Examines culture as a context for development and behavior. Students may not receive credit for both PSYC 238 and PSYC 237. Prerequisite: PSYC-101. 4SH.

Human development from the adult years through death. Emphasizes development and behavioral changes in the biological, cognitive and social cognitive domains. Includes physical and hormonal changes, intelligence, emotions, communication, career and retirement issues, family changes, relationships and marriage, and death and dying. Examines culture as a context for development and behavior. Prerequisite: PSYC-101. 4 SH.

Reviews important topics in this field, from both the psychological and bio-medical perspective. Topics covered include stress and its management, health-related decision-making, chronic disease and the involvement of psychosocial factors in medical care settings. Emphasis is placed on evaluating the impact of these areas upon everyday life and in clinical settings. Prerequisite: PSYC-101 and sophomore standing. 4 SH. CC: Interdisciplinary.

Examines the physiological and psychological effects of a wide variety of legal and illegal drugs as well as patterns of drug use. Includes behavioral, pharmacological and neurological points of view. Stresses factual and unbiased information which is presented in a non-judgmental fashion. Prerequisite: PSYC-101. 4 SH.

Covers major theoretical perspectives on personality structure and development, with an emphasis on supporting research and practical applications. Prerequisite: PSYC-101. 4 SH.

Examines the causes, symptoms and treatment of mental disorders. Also addresses theoretical perspectives, research methodology, the diagnostic process, assessment procedures, and ethical issues associated with the field. Prerequisite: PSYC-101 and sophomore standing. 4 SH.

Introduces the development, characteristics and use of psychological tests. Covers methods of constructing, administering and evaluating tests. Reviews tests of abilities, personality, interest and attitudes. Also explores technical problems and ethical issues common in psychological testing. Prerequisites: PSYC-101 and either PSYC-123 or MATH-180. 4 SH.

Continues and expands topics introduced in PSYC-123 Statistics for Behavioral Sciences. Emphasizes the design and analysis of multifactor experiments. Examines designs,including completely randomized, randomized block and split-plot factorial designs. Also covers Latin and Greco-Latin square designs and covariance designs. Prerequisites: PSYC-101, PSYC-223, and statistics. 4 SH.

Explores current theory and research in the development of gender and consequences of gender roles. Covers evolutionary, biological, psychoanalytic, cognitive, social learning, and cross-cultural perspectives on gender, as well as approaches that seek to understand interactions among these influences. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and either PSYC-101 or SOCI-101. Same as WGST-334. 4 SH. CC: Diversity, Writing Intensive.

An examination of how the mind works through the mental process underlying attention, perception, memory, language, reasoning, and decision-making, on both behavioral and physiological levels. Prerequisite: PSYC-101. 4 SH.

Explores neurophysiological influences on behavior. Topics may include human communication, learning and memory, visual processing, ingestive behavior, sleep, emotion and stress, addiction, aggression, reproductive behavior, and neurological and neuropsychological disorders. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and PSYC-101. 4 SH, CC: Interdisciplinary.

Examines principles and theories of classical and instrumental conditioning, including the roles of contiguity and contingency, reinforcement, cognitive and behavioral models of classical conditioning and instrumental learning, and factors influencing learning. Prerequisite: PSYC-101. 4 SH.

Explores how individuals take in information from the environment and interpret it meaningfully. Focuses on the visual and auditory systems, but also covers olfaction, taste, and touch. Covers the anatomy of human sensory systems and the neural and cognitive processes that turn sensations into perceptions of the world. Prerequisite: PSYC-101. 4 SH.

Examines how humans learn, represent, comprehend, and produce language. Focuses on research methodology, language acquisition, comprehension and production, neural representation of language, and language disorders. Prerequisites: PSYC:101 and sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. 4 SH. CC: Interdisciplinary.

A critical examination of the role of culture in human development and behavior. Explores: (a) the universality and diversity of human biological, cognitive, social, and emotional development and behavior within and across racial, ethnic, and cultural groups, (b) the contexts in which multiple cultures intersect or interact with one another and the historical, institutional, and personal factors that influence or regulate these interactions, and (c) the theoretical and methodological approaches psychologists use to explore these issues. Prerequisite: Junior standing and either PSYC-101 or SOCI-101. 4 SH. CC: Diversity, Writing Intensive.

Using behavioral neuroscience methods and procedures to investigate action potential dynamics, neuroanatomy, visual processing, learning and memory processes, and emotion regulation. Prerequisite: PSYC-223, PSYC-342 to be taken concurrently or as a prerequisite. 1 SH.

Investigates cognitive phenomena including attention, memory, and problem-solving, using appropriate experimental methodology and techniques. Prerequisite: PSYC-223, PSYC-340 to be taken currently or as a prerequisite. 1 SH.

This course provides an experience with the experimental methods employed in the study of learning. The course utilizes laboratory techniques to examine the principles and theories of classical and instrumental conditioning. Prerequisite: PSYC-223, PSYC-344 to be taken concurrently or as a prerequisite. 1 SH.

Accompanies PSYC-346 Sensation and Perception. Provides direct experience with this topic area through participation in perception studies, collection and analysis of data, and reading and discussion of relevant source literature. Prerequisite: PSYC-223, PSYC-346 to be taken concurrently or as a prerequisite. 1 SH.

Examines selected advanced topics in psychology, depending on student and instructor interest. Course may be repeated for credit if topic is different. Prerequisite: Any 200-level or higher psychology course and junior or senior standing. 2-4 SH.

Student/faculty collaborative research in the student’s area of interest. Introduces the methodologies and problems of doing original research in psychology. Lecture and lab. Prerequisites: PSYC-223 and instructor’s permission. 4 SH. Capstone. CC: Writing Intensive, Team Intensive.

An introduction to professional psychotherapy and its major theoretical underpinnings. Includes basic helping skills, selected intervention techniques, issues in treating special client populations, and professional ethics. Prerequisites: PSYC-320 and junior standing. 4 SH. CC: Ethics Intensive.

Practical experience in an approved work setting. The student is responsible for arranging the internship and completing a learning contract with the faculty supervisor. May be repeated once for a maximum of 6 SH. 2-4 SH.

Provides student with the opportunity to collaborate on a faculty research project as part of a close mentoring relationship where students learn advanced research methods and data management in a one-on-one setting. Involves a commitment of 5 hours per week per SH of course credit. Open only to students who meet criteria set by supervisor and only when positions are available. May be taken multiple times to a total of 4 SH. Prerequisite: Faculty supervisor’s permission. 1-4 SH.

Provides an opportunity to work individually with the instructor for focused reading, study, and reflection about a particular topic area. Prerequisite: Instructor’s permission. 1-4 SH.

Students complete an individual research project in their area of interest working closely with a faculty supervisor. Prerequisites: PSYC-421 and supervisor’s permission. 2-4 SH.

Students complete an individual research project in their area of interest, working closely with a faculty supervisor. Prerequisites: PSYC-421 and supervisor’s permission. 2-4 SH.

Supervised field experience in student-selected applied settings. Includes related writing assignments. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, PSYC-320, PSYC-450, minimum 2.80 GPA, and instructor’s permission. 4 SH.

Supervised field experience in student-selected applied settings. Includes related writing assignments. PSYC-527 and PSYC-528 may be taken consecutively or concurrently. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, PSYC-320, and PSYC-450, minimum 2.80 GPA, and instructor’s permission. 4 SH.