Psychology Courses [246-502]

[205-245] [246-502]

PSYC 205. Research Methods. 3 crs. General survey of research methods in psychology, including experimental design in such specific areas as perception, learning, and motivation.

PSYC 206. History and Systems. 3 crs. Treats the development of psychology from philosophy and physiology and major systems and their influence.

PSYC 207. Statistics I. 3 crs. Presents research designs and associated statistics, including survey research, independent and correlated sample designs, nonparametric designs, analysis of variance (single factor and factorial designs), and introduction to factor analysis.

PSYC 208. Statistics II. 3 crs. Explores set theory, probability, statistical decision theory; major sampling distributions, Chi-square, F, normal distribution; and factorial design, correlation, and regression analyses. Prereq.: PSYC 207.

PSYC 209. Multivariate Techniques. 3 crs. Introduces multivariate analysis, theory and applications, multivariate multiple regression, multivariate analysis of variance, factor analysis, and discriminant analysis. Computer uses will be stressed. Prereq.: PSYC 208.

PSYC 210. Problems in Professional Psychology. 3 crs. Deals with roles, functions, and organizations of psychologists; the teaching of psychology; curricula; professional and research ethics; social and legal controls; evaluation; and public policy.

PSYC 211. Brain and Behavior. 3 crs. Analyzes neural correlates of behavior, with emphasis on investigation of brain-behavior relationships.

PSYC 214. Human Learning and Memory. 3 crs. Examines facts, concepts, and theories from laboratory studies of human learning and memory.

PSYC 220. Psychopathology. 3 crs. Covers individual and group pathology and treatment, with emphasis on social systems and their role in behavior disorder.

PSYC 221. Social Psychological Theory. 3 crs. Survey of major theories in social psychology.

PSYC 222. Social Psychology of the Individual. 3 crs. Analyzes social influences on individual behavior, including concepts of motivation, personality, and attitude.

PSYC 223. Personality Theory I. 3 crs. Studies Classic and Contemporary Versions of Psychoanalytic Theories. Major theorists to be included are Freud, Jung, Adler, Sullivan, Horney, Erikson, and other ego psychologists.

PSYC 224. Personality Methods. 3 crs. Examines methodology used in personality research, with emphasis on integration of theory, concepts, and methods. Original piece of research will be planned. Prereq.: PSYC 223.

PSYC 225. Cognitive Developmental I. 3 crs. Provides students with a methodological and theoretical background in cognitive development.

PSYC 226. The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations. 3 crs. Examines research and theory on interpersonal relations.

PSYC 227. Research Methods in Social Psychology. 3 crs. Presents methodological approaches and problems in social psychology; experimental and quasi-experimental design; survey research; and cross-cultural research. Prereq.: PSYC 221.

PSYC 228. Personality and Social Developmental. 3 crs. Introduces students to an empirical and theoretical background in personality and social development, with emphasis on infant social development, dependency, achievement, aggression, sex typing, and moral behavior.

PSYC 229. Learning. 3 crs. Surveys major topics in conditioning, with emphasis on animal learning.

PSYC 230. Seminar in Social Psychology. 3 crs. Special topics in social psychology.

PSYC 231. Cognitive Processes. 3 crs. Study of verbal learning, language, imagery, memory, thought, and information processing.

PSYC 232. Perception. 3 crs. Analysis of the visual perception system and presentation of the standard perceptual procedures, paradigms, and results, within the context of the nature-nurture issue. Topics included are: psychophysics, classical theories, color vision, and space perception.

PSYC 233. Neuropsychology. 3 crs. Study of the neural mechanisms underlying human behavior.

PSYC 234. Psychology of Adulthood and Aging. 3 crs. Study of psychological changes that occur from adulthood through the period of old age.

PSYC 235. Topics in Developmental Psychology. 3 crs. Current issues in developmental psychology are presented in seminar format to advanced Ph.D. candidates. The course is designed to re-expose the doctoral student to major topics in the field prior to taking an academic position.

PSYC 236. Topics in Neuropsychology. 3 crs. Examines in detail specialized areas in neuropsychology.

PSYC 237. Seminar in Developmental. 3 crs. Deals with current research in developmental psychology.

PSYC 239. Personality Assessment. 3 crs. Presents conceptual and methodological problems in the assessment of personality processes.

PSYC 240. Research Methods in Developmental Psychology. 3 crs. Explores the techniques of longitudinal, cross-sectional, normative and experimental studies. Prereq.: PSYC 225 or PSYC 228.

PSYC 241. Seminar in Personality. 3 crs. Examines special topics in personality.

PSYC 242. Seminar in Personality Research. 3 crs. Analyzes current research in personality.

PSYC 243. Seminar in Learning. 3 crs. Present specialized topics in the psychology of learning.

PSYC 244. Seminar in Neuropsychology. 3 crs. Deals with selected areas of brain-behavior relationships in human beings.

PSYC 245. Seminar in Brain and Behavior. 3 crs. Covers topics in the biological and neural bases of behavior.

PSYC 246. Seminar in Cognition. 3 crs. Treats current research in cognitive psychology.

PSYC 248. Practicum in Developmental Psychology. 3 crs. Offers field work with children.

PSYC 249. Survey Research Methods. 3 crs. Presents the methodology and theory of survey research.

PSYC 250. Motivation. 3 crs. Surveys facts and theories of motivation.

PSYC 251. Personality Theory II. 3 crs. Examines humanistic theories (Rogers, Maslow); cognitive theory (Kelly); field theory (Lewin); social learning theories (Rotter; Bandura and Walters); drive theories (Hull; Miller and Dollard); and radical behaviorists (Skinner.) Prereq.: PSYC 223.

PSYC 260. Psychology of Race and Racism. 3 crs. Includes racial characteristics, prejudice, and racism.

PSYC 261. Psychology of the Black Experience. 3 crs. Describes the experience of blacks in the United States from a psychological perspective.

PSYC 270. Computers in Psychological Research. 3 crs. Studies computer applications in the behavior sciences. Existing applications are surveyed, and basic operations of the computer (hardware and software) are discussed.

PSYC 271. Psychopharmacology. 3 crs. Deals with drug use and regulation, including the nervous system basis of drug actions. Special emphasis is given to alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, psychotherapeutic drugs, narcotics, and hallucinogens.

PSYC 276. Drugs and Human Behavior. 3 crs. Seminar concerned with the effects of drugs on human behavior, including sleep, learning, and memory. Special emphasis is placed on drug response variation and placebo effects and the use of drugs in psychiatric therapy.

PSYC 280. Clinical Assessment I. 3 crs. Introduces students to clinical psychology, including a comprehensive review of clinical techniques and a community practicum.

PSYC 281. Clinical Assessment II. 3 crs. Involves clinical techniques in the assessment of intellectual and personality processes and a community practicum.

PSYC 283. Theories of Psychotherapy. 3 crs. Covers the basic principles, practices, and theories of psychotherapy.

PSYC 284. Psychology Testing Practicum I. 3 crs. Students undertake supervised administration, scoring, and evaluation of psychological tests in settings where psychological testing is a daily activity.

PSYC 285. Psychology Testing Practicum II. 3 crs. A continuation of testing activities begun in Practicum I.

PSYC 288. Psychotherapy Practicum III. 3 crs. Supervised psychotherapy practice.

PSYC 289. Psychotherapy Practicum IV. 3 crs. Supervised practice.

PSYC 290. Psychotherapy V. 3 crs. Supervised psychotherapy practice.

PSYC 291. Psychotherapy Practicum VI. 3 crs. Supervised psychotherapy practice.

PSYC 292. Program Development and Evaluation. 3 crs. Analyzes principles and experience in program development. Study of community structure; social systems/environmental influences, change process, and the development and evaluation of community intervention. Practicum.

PSYC 293. Research Methods in Clinical and Community Psychology. 3 crs. Focuses on special methodological problems encountered in clinical and community psychology research. Suggests methodologically sound strategies for coping with these problems, and teaches students how to critically evaluate research in these areas.

PSYC 294. Individual Psychotherapy. 3 crs. Introduces student to individual psychotherapy. Focus on psychotherapy with adults. Practicum.

PSYC 295. Child Psychotherapy. 3 crs. Introduces problems in the diagnosis and treatment of children. Survey of the contemporary techniques used for this population. Emphasis on play therapy and behavior modification. Practicum.

PSYC 296. Family Psychotherapy. 3 crs. Discusses family systems theory, and models of family therapy. Practicum.

PSYC 297. Behavioral Therapy. 3 crs. Covers a range of psychotherapeutic techniques which make explicit use of either learning theory or behavioral principles. Practicum. Prereq.: Graduate Learning Theory course (preferably PSYC 229).

PSYC 298. Group Psychotherapy. 3 crs. Emphasizes history, theory and principles of group psychotherapy. Survey of representative types (e. g., Tavistock, psychoanalytic and behavioral) of this treatment modality. Practicum. Prereq.: PSYC 282.

PSYC 299. Brief and Emergency Psychotherapy. 3 crs. Focuses on theory and practice of short term psychotherapy and crisis intervention. Practicum.

PSYC 300. Thesis (M.S.). 3 crs.

PSYC 301. Thesis (M.S.). 3 crs.

PSYC 302, 307. Thesis (M.S.). 1 cr. ea.

PSYC 401, 402. Problems in Psychology. 3 crs. ea. Reviews critical literature with experiments outlined to extend investigation in the area researched. Analysis of a research area leading to the development of a research proposal.

PSYC 410. Graduate Research. 3 crs. Post master’s student engages in supervised research with a faculty member. This course provides a means for allowing the student to remain involved in empirical research between the master’s thesis and doctoral dissertation. PSYC 411. Graduate Research. 3 crs. Continuation of PSYC 410.

PSYC 412 through PSYC 415. Graduate Research. 3 crs.

PSYC 500. Dissertation (Ph.D.). 6 crs.

PSYC 501. Dissertation (Ph.D.). 6 crs.

PSYC 502 through PSYC 507. Dissertation (Ph.D.). 1 cr. ea.