PSY 101 Introductory Psychology
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:4
Description:
Mind and behavior from biological, individual, and social perspectives. Scientific and professional aspects of psychology.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 200 Cognitive Psychology
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Concepts, theories, methods, and research findings in human information processing. Attention, perception, memory, problem solving, decision making, and language comprehension and production.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 209 Brain and Behavior
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Relation of structure and function of the nervous system to the biological bases of behavior.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 235 Social Psychology
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Not open to students with credit in:
SOC 241
Description:
Major topics, theories, and research findings in social psychology, particularly as viewed from a psychological perspective.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 236 Personality
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Theories of personality, assessment techniques, and research on personality functioning and individual differences in interpersonal behavior. Emphasis on normal behavior.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 238 Developmental Psychology: Lifespan
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Not open to students with credit in:
HDFS 225
Description:
Growth and decline across the human lifespan. Physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development from conception to death.
Effective Dates:
FS19 - Open
PSY 244 Developmental Psychology: Infancy Through Childhood
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development from infancy through childhood.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 255 Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Semester:
Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Recruitment, selection, and training of personnel. Performance appraisal, leader behavior, worker attitudes and behavior, communication, group organization, and processes in the workplace.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 270 Community Psychology
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Theory and research in community psychology. Prevention, social change, dissemination models, empowerment, and measurement models.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 280 Psychological Disorders
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Theory and research on dynamics, characteristics, and treatment of psychological disorders. Therapies and theories of prevention.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - Open
PSY 292 Special Topics in Psychology
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Special topics in psychology proposed by faculty to supplement regular course offerings.
Effective Dates:
FS19 - Open
PSY 295 Data Analysis in Psychological Research
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
{{((MTH 103) or designated score on Mathematics Placement test ) and (MTH 101 or MTH 102 or MTH 114 or MTH 124 or MTH 132 or MTH 152H or STT 200 or STT 201)} or MTH 116} and PSY 101
Not open to students with credit in:
STT 315
Description:
Descriptive and inferential statistics as applied to the analysis of psychological research. Measurement, control, and research design with psychological variables. Data analysis. Interpreting research findings. Relations between research and theory.
Effective Dates:
FS19 - Open
PSY 301 Cognitive Neuroscience
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
PSY 200
Description:
Neural basis of human cognitive functions. Investigative methods for understanding the relationship of brain activity and behavior.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 302 Sensation and Perception
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(PSY 101) and (PSY 200 or PSY 209)
Not open to students with credit in:
PSY 402
Description:
Biological and psychological approaches to the study of the extraction, representation, and interpretation of sensory information. Review of major methodologies. Emphasis on vision.
Effective Dates:
FS21 - Open
PSY 310 Psychology and Biology of Human Sexuality
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(PSY 101 or concurrently) and ((BS 161 or concurrently) or (BS 162 or concurrently) or (LB 144 or concurrently) or (LB 145 or concurrently) or (BS 181H or concurrently) or (BS 182H or concurrently))
Not open to students with credit in:
HDFS 445
Description:
Sexual behavior from biological, psychological and neuroscience perspectives. Sexual differentiation of the body. Role of hormones in development and reproduction in humans and other animals. Human sexual orientation. Fertility and contraception. Sexual disorders. Sexually transmitted diseases.
Interdepartmental With:
Integrative Biology, Neuroscience
Administered By:
Neuroscience
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
PSY 310 Psychology and Biology of Human Sexuality (Interim Change)
Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(PSY 101 or concurrently) and ((BS 161 or concurrently) or (BS 162 or concurrently) or (LB 144 or concurrently) or (LB 145 or concurrently) or (BS 181H or concurrently) or (BS 182H or concurrently))
Not open to students with credit in:
HDFS 445
Description:
Sexual behavior from biological, psychological and neuroscience perspectives. Sexual differentiation of the body. Role of hormones in development and reproduction in humans and other animals. Human sexual orientation. Fertility and contraception. Sexual disorders. Sexually transmitted diseases.
Interdepartmental With:
Integrative Biology, Neuroscience
Administered By:
Neuroscience
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open
PSY 316 Children's Exposure to Domestic Violence: Promoting Resiliency
Semester:
Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
WS 201 or WS 202 or WS 203
Description:
Prevalence, context and impact of domestic abuse on children. Strategies for promoting resiliency.
Interdepartmental With:
Women's Studies
Administered By:
Psychology
Effective Dates:
US15 - Open
PSY 317 Sexual Assault: Context, Interventions and Prevention
Semester:
Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
WS 201 or WS 202 or WS 203 or WS 301
Description:
Nature and context of adult sexual assault in the United States. Current interventions and prevention efforts.
Interdepartmental With:
Women's Studies
Administered By:
Psychology
Effective Dates:
US15 - Open
PSY 320 Health Psychology
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Social, psychological, and biological factors affecting health, illness, and use of health services. Stress and coping processes, lifestyles, and illness management.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 333 The Neurobiology of Food Intake and Overeating
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
PSY 209
Description:
Physiological and neurological mechanisms that drive food intake and overeating. Vulnerabilities to obesity.
Interdepartmental With:
Neuroscience
Administered By:
Psychology
Effective Dates:
FS15 - Open
PSY 339 Psychology of Women
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Not open to students with credit in:
PSY 239
Description:
Development and implications of sex-typed behavior and sex differences. Women's decisions about and experiences of menstruation, sexuality, motherhood, relationships, achievement, employment, retirement.
Interdepartmental With:
Women's Studies
Administered By:
Psychology
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 342 Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
PSY 235
Description:
Cognitive processes in stereotyping. Contribution of affect and motivation to the linkages among stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 371 Psychological Innovations and Research I
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2 Lab Hours: 2
Recommended Background:
To receive credit in PSY 371, the student must satisfactorily complete Psychology 372 unless there is an exception given by the instructor.
Restrictions:
Approval of department; application required.
Description:
First course of two-semester sequence. Theoretical and technical background and direct involvement in a major psychological innovation or research project.
Effective Dates:
FS19 - Open
PSY 372 Psychological Innovations and Research II
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2 Lab Hours: 2
Restrictions:
Approval of department; application required.
Description:
Second course of a two-course sequence. Theoretical and technical background and direct involvement in a major psychological innovation or research project
Effective Dates:
SS20 - Open
PSY 381 Internship Training in Psychology
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
At least two courses in the range from PSY 200-280.
Restrictions:
Approval of department; application required.
Description:
Theoretical and practical background to engage in effective internship delivery.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 382 Internship in Psychology
Credits:
Variable from 3 to 12
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Approval of department; application required.
Description:
Internship employing knowledge and skills acquired in psychology courses.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - Open
PSY 395 Research Design and Measurement in Psychological Research
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2 Lab Hours: 2
Not open to students with credit in:
PSY 304
Description:
Validity and reliability concepts in psychological measurement and causal inference. Experimental design in psychological research.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 399 Psychology Service and Engagement
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 12
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Prerequisite:
PSY 101 or approval of department
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Description:
Preparation and participation in service that supports domestic or international community needs. Reflection and application of psychological theory and research.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - Open
PSY 401 Expertise and Skill (W)
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(PSY 200 and PSY 395) and (PSY 295 or STT 231) and Completion of Tier I Writing Requirement
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors in the Department of Psychology or in the Cognitive Science Minor.
Description:
Contemporary models of expertise and skill acquisition and the role of basic cognitive abilities and capacities in complex performance.
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open
PSY 409 Psychobiology of Behavioral Development (W)
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(PSY 209 or NEU 300 or IBIO 405) and (PSY 295 or STT 231) and PSY 395 and Completion of Tier I Writing Requirement
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Biological approaches to the understanding of behavioral development in human and non-human animals. Role of the nervous system in this process.
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open
PSY 410 Neuroscience of Learning and Memory (W)
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(PSY 200 or PSY 209 or PSY 301 or NEU 300 or IBIO 405) and (PSY 295 or STT 231) and PSY 395 and Completion of Tier I Writing Requirement
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors in the Department of Psychology or in the Cognitive Science Minor.
Not open to students with credit in:
PSY 308
Description:
Neural mechanisms responsible for learning and memory.
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open
PSY 411 Hormones and Behavior (W)
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(PSY 209 or NEU 300 or IBIO 405) and (PSY 295 or STT 231) and PSY 395 and Completion of Tier I Writing Requirement
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Current research on biological mechanisms that control motivation in humans and non-human species.
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open
PSY 413 Laboratory in Behavioral Neuroscience (W)
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2 Lab Hours: 4
Prerequisite:
(PSY 209) and (PSY 295 or STT 231) and PSY 395 and Completion of Tier I Writing Requirement
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors in the Department of Psychology or in the Cognitive Science Minor or in the Integrative Biology major.
Not open to students with credit in:
PSY 309
Description:
Theory and laboratory experience in the study of behavioral neuroscience. Relationship among hormones, brain, and behavior.
Interdepartmental With:
Integrative Biology
Administered By:
Psychology
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open
PSY 415 Neuroscience of Human and Animal Emotions (W)
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(PSY 209 or NEU 300 or NEU 301) and (PSY 295 or STT 231) and PSY 395 and Completion of Tier I Writing Requirement
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Advanced course in biological psychology/behavioral neuroscience with an emphasis on the brain and other factors regulating emotions.
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open
PSY 424 Child and Family Psychopathology (W)
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(PSY 295 and PSY 395) and completion of Tier I writing requirement
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors in the Department of Psychology or in the Psychology Disciplinary Teaching Minor.
Description:
Description, etiology, and developmental patterns of behavior problems of children, adolescents, and their families. Child and family interventions.
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open
PSY 444 Developmental Psychology: Adolescence Through Youth (W)
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(PSY 101 and PSY 295 and PSY 395) and (PSY 238 or PSY 244 or HDFS 225) and Completion of Tier I Writing Requirement
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors in the Department of Psychology or in the Youth and Society Minor or in the Psychology Disciplinary Teaching Minor.
Not open to students with credit in:
PSY 344
Description:
Theory and research in physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development from puberty to early adulthood.
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open
PSY 455 Advanced Topics in Organizational Psychology (W)
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(PSY 255 and PSY 295 and PSY 395) and completion of Tier I writing requirement
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Applied research related to human resource issues in work organizations. Selection, training, motivation, leadership, and organizational change.
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open
PSY 463 Introduction to Cognitive Science
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Cognitive processing of information by animals, humans, and computers. Relevant issues in philosophy, linguistics, psychology, neurophysiology, and artificial intelligence.
Interdepartmental With:
Communication Arts and Sciences, Linguistics, Philosophy
Administered By:
Linguistics
Effective Dates:
US22 - Open
PSY 490 Special Problems in Psychology
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 8
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Approval of department; application required. A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits Students are limited to a combined total of 12 credits in PSY 490 and PSY 491.
Description:
Students work under direction of a faculty member on an experimental, theoretical, or applied problem.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 491 Participation in Psychological Project
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 8
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Approval of department; application required. A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits Students are limited to a combined total of 12 credits in PSY 490 and PSY 491.
Description:
Students participate in a psychological project under direction of a faculty member.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 492 Advanced Topics in Psychology
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(PSY 101) and (PSY 295 or STT 231)
Description:
Advanced topics proposed by faculty to supplement regular course offerings.
Effective Dates:
US19 - Open
PSY 493 Issues in Psychology (W)
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Prerequisite:
(PSY 101) and (PSY 295 or STT 231) and PSY 395 and Completion of Tier I Writing Requirement
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Current information, research, and practice in psychology.
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open
PSY 497H Senior Honors Project
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lab Hours: 6
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Description:
Capstone experience in psychology for honors student's project thesis.
Effective Dates:
FS19 - Open
PSY 498H Development of Research Proposal
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lab Hours: 6
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Description:
Independent research with faculty supervision. Literature survey, naturalistic observation, and experimental investigation. Preparation of the proposal for the Senior Honors Thesis.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 499H Senior Honors Thesis
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lab Hours: 6
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Description:
Continuation of independent research with faculty supervision. Completion of senior honor thesis.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 801 Sensation and Perception
Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
(PSY 401) or approval of department.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Biological, psychological, and computational approaches to the study of extraction, representation, and interpretation of sensory information. Review of major methodologies. Emphasis on vision.
Effective Dates:
FS19 - Open
PSY 802 Basic Cognitive Processes
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology or in the Cognitive Science Specialization or approval of department.
Not open to students with credit in:
PSY 810
Description:
Advanced exploration of methods used to study human cognition as applied to sensory processes, perception, attention, memory, and control of action
Effective Dates:
SS25 - Open
PSY 806 Consulting Roles and Professional Development
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
The practice of organizational psychology as an internal or external consultant.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - Open
PSY 807 Quantitative Analysis I
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Foundational issues for statistical analysis and regression analysis.
Effective Dates:
SS25 - Open
PSY 808 Quantitative Analysis II
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Advanced issues in the application of multiple regression approaches.
Effective Dates:
SS25 - Open
PSY 809 Developmental Psychobiology
Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
(PSY 409) or approval of department.
Restrictions:
Open only to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Basic principles of neural development over the life span.
Effective Dates:
FS95 - Open
PSY 815 Quantitative Research Design and Analysis in Psychology
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Experimental and non-experimental research designs. Analysis of variance and multiple regression.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
PSY 816 Current Topics in Work and Organizational Psychology
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Introduction to Industrial-Organizational psychology.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - Open
PSY 818 Psychometric Theory and Test Construction
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
PSY 817
Restrictions:
Open only to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Classical and item response theory approaches to test development. Validation of measures.
Effective Dates:
FS95 - Open
PSY 819 Testing and Measurement Development
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Psychological testing theory and measurement development.
Effective Dates:
SS25 - Open
PSY 821 Staffing Organizations
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Recruitment and selection practices and procedures for the workplace.
Effective Dates:
SS25 - Open
PSY 822 Performance Management
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Performance management approaches for motivation and employee development.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
PSY 823 Workplace Learning and Development
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Research and practice to facilitate individual, team, and organizational learning and development.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
PSY 824 Employee Attitudes and Engagement
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Employee attitudes, engagement, and their outcomes.
Effective Dates:
SS25 - Open
PSY 830 Special Topics
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 4 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Prerequisite:
PSY 816 or approval of department
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Special topic areas relevant in work and organizational psychology.
Effective Dates:
SS26 - Open
PSY 834 Advanced Social Psychology
Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Classic and contemporary theoretical and empirical issues in social psychology.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
PSY 836 Advanced Personality Psychology
Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology or approval of department.
Description:
Classic and contemporary theoretical and empirical issues in personality psychology.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
PSY 837 Social Cognition
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
15 credits of social sciences.
Restrictions:
Open only to graduate students in the Psychology major or approval of department.
Not open to students with credit in:
PSY 842A
Description:
Research on cognitive mediators of social behavior and life outcomes. Attribution, person perception, stereotyping, attitudes, and social memory.
Effective Dates:
FS02 - Open
PSY 845 Advanced Topics in Social/Personality Psychology
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 24 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Description:
Emerging themes and cornerstone readings in social and personality psychology. Critical emerging areas, recent transformations, and new interpretations of existing topics, including social information processing, intra- and inter-individual behavior, advanced methodological and statistical practice.
Effective Dates:
FS22 - Open
PSY 852 Cognitive and Neuropsychological Assessment
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Instruction in basic administration and interpretation of cognitive and neuropsychological tests across the life span
Effective Dates:
FS10 - Open
PSY 853 Psychological Disorders
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Classification, description, and etiology of psychological disorders. Conceptual models, epidemiology, and review of major diagnostic classification systems.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - Open
PSY 856 Practicum I: Making the Business Case
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Creating a persuasive business case to address an organizational problem.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - Open
PSY 857 Practicum II: Applied Skills in Data Analysis and Interpretation
Semester:
Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2
Prerequisite:
PSY 821 or approval of department
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Advanced issues in the application of multiple regression approaches to analyzing data.
Effective Dates:
US25 - Open
PSY 858 Practicum III: Developing a Training and Onboarding Program
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2
Prerequisite:
PSY 823 or approval of department
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Assessment of training needs, development of a training plan, and the determination of training effectiveness.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
PSY 859 Practicum IV: Attitude Survey Development and Analysis
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2
Prerequisite:
PSY 824 or approval of department
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Assessment of organizational issue, development attitude survey, implement survey, and analyze survey data and generate feedback report.
Effective Dates:
SS26 - Open
PSY 860 Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open only to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Theory, research, and practice in organizational training, development, and behavior.
Effective Dates:
FS92 - Open
PSY 863 Seminar in Cognitive Science
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 1 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:1
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 2 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
Prior or current graduate-level work in at least one cognitive science related field
Description:
Contemporary issues, problems, theories, and data in cognitive science, seen from a variety of perspectives
Effective Dates:
FS99 - Open
PSY 864 Personnel Selection
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open only to graduate students in the Psychology major.
Description:
Methods and research in personnel selection. Job analysis, performance appraisal, and development of predictors. Evaluating validity, reliability, and utility of selection procedures.
Effective Dates:
FS00 - Open
PSY 865 Research Methods in Applied Psychology
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
PSY 815
Restrictions:
Open only to graduate students in the Department of Psychology major.
Description:
Human resource issues and applied research. Measurement problems and issues. Planning, conducting, analyzing, and disseminating applied research.
Effective Dates:
FS00 - Open
PSY 867 Nature and Practice of Cognitive Science
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
Undergraduate course work in behavioral biology, cognitive psychology, philosophy, linguistics, or artificial intelligence.
Not open to students with credit in:
ZOL 867
Description:
Survey of how different disciplines explore the cognitive processes underlying intelligent behavior.
Interdepartmental With:
Computer Science and Engineering, Integrative Biology, Linguistics, Philosophy
Administered By:
Psychology
Effective Dates:
FS22 - Open
PSY 870 Field Research in Community Psychology I
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(PSY 815 or concurrently) and (PSY 865 or concurrently)
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology or approval of department.
Description:
Theory, methodology and research in mixed-method ecological approaches to community psychology.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
PSY 871 Community Psychology: Theory and Practice
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
PSY 815 or concurrently
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology or approval of department.
Description:
Theoretical perspectives, contemporary problems, philosophies of science, and ethical issues facing the community psychologist.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
PSY 872 Field Research in Community Psychology II
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
PSY 815 and PSY 865 and PSY 871
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology or approval of department.
Description:
Qualitative research design and measurement in community psychology.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
PSY 873 Methods and Practice of Community Engagement I
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2 Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
(PSY 815 or concurrently) and (PSY 871 or concurrently)
Restrictions:
Open to master''s students or doctoral students in the Department of Psychology or approval of department.
Description:
Entry and operational issues in community interventions and engaged research. Group dynamics, models of practice, and community engagement issues.
Effective Dates:
SS18 - Open
PSY 874 Methods and Practice of Community Engagement II
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2 Lab Hours: 2
Restrictions:
Open to master''s students or doctoral students in the Department of Psychology or approval of department.
Description:
Issues in executing and completing community engaged research projects. Community engagement issues including ethics, communication, and project closure.
Effective Dates:
SS18 - Open
PSY 880 Foundations of Evaluation Practice
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology or approval of department.
Description:
History, professional roles and contexts, practice standards, and central theories of program evaluation
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 881 Evaluation Design
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology or approval of department.
Description:
Fundamentals of designing formative and summative evaluations
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 882 Evaluation Data Collection Methods
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology or approval of department.
Description:
Data collection for program evaluation
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PSY 883 Statistics for Evaluators I
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology or approval of department.
Description:
Quantitative evaluation data preparation and management. Descriptive and inferential statistics, including correlation and regression and their application to evaluation data. Interpreting and reporting statistics for evaluation audiences.
Effective Dates:
SS15 - Open
PSY 884 Qualitative and Mixed Method Evaluation Methods
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology or approval of department.
Description:
Qualitative and mixed method designs and analytic techniques for program evaluation
Effective Dates:
SS15 - Open
PSY 885 Communicating and Reporting
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology or approval of department.
Description:
Communicating and reporting program evaluation activities and findings. Generating and communicating recommendations. Techniques to facilitate deliberative dialogue about evaluation findings. Written, verbal, and listening skills.
Effective Dates:
SS15 - Open
PSY 886 Evaluation Practicum Preparation
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 1
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology or approval of department.
Description:
Identifying potential placements. Resume and cover letter development. Interviewing skills and establishing a practicum contract.
Effective Dates:
SS15 - Open
PSY 887 Statistics for Evaluators II
Semester:
Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology or approval of department.
Description:
Inferential statistics, including t-tests, analysis of variance, and non-parametric statistics and their application to evaluation data. Handling missing data, power analysis, and other statistical tools for evaluators.
Effective Dates:
US15 - Open
PSY 888 Evaluation Management
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology or approval of department.
Description:
Evaluation project management, budgeting, and quality assurance. Professional job search skills.
Effective Dates:
FS15 - Open
PSY 889 Evaluation Practicum
Semester:
Fall of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 6
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology or approval of department.
Description:
Supervised practicum placement in a professional evaluation setting. Integration and application of theories, methods, and skills in evaluation practice.
Effective Dates:
US15 - Open
PSY 890 Special Problems in Psychology
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 6
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 24 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open only to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Supervised student research on an experimental, theoretical, or applied problem.
Effective Dates:
FS92 - Open
PSY 891 Special Topics in Psychology
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 6
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 24 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students. Approval of department.
Description:
Supervised student engagement in an experimental, theoretical or applied topic.
Effective Dates:
US08 - Open
PSY 899 Master's Thesis Research
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 8
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 35 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Master's thesis research.
Effective Dates:
FS23 - Open
PSY 926 Scientific and Professional Ethics
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Ethical issues in human and animal research. Ethical decisions involving issues of gender, ethnicity, and cultural diversity in psychological practice.
Effective Dates:
SS08 - Open
PSY 930 Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students or master's students or doctoral students in the Department of Psychology or approval of department.
Description:
The neural mechanisms of social, cognitive, and affective/motivational processes. Theory, research, and methodology concerns.
Effective Dates:
SS20 - Open
PSY 952 Psychodynamic Theory, Research and Intervention Across the Life Span
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
(PSY 853 and PSY 854) and graduate courses in behavior disorders.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Psychodynamic theories. Research on psychodynamic theoretical concepts and interventions. Intervention concepts, techniques, and types.
Effective Dates:
SS09 - Open
PSY 954 Cognitive-Behavioral Theory, Research, and Intervention Across the Life Span
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
Course(s) in behavioral disorders.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Theories, techniques, and empirical bases of behavioral and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy.
Effective Dates:
SS09 - Open
PSY 956 Child and Adolescent Assessment and Treatment
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
PSY 852 and PSY 853 and PSY 954
Restrictions:
Open to master''s students or doctoral students in the Department of Psychology or approval of department.
Description:
Effectiveness of assessment and treatment of child and adolescent psychopathology as well as psychotherapeutic clinical decision-making. Evidenced-based models of assessment and treatment strategies.
Effective Dates:
FS18 - Open
PSY 970 Advanced Topics in Ecological and Community Psychology
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open only to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Contemporary ecological and community psychology issues. Program evaluation, systems analysis. Empowerment, social support, and homelessness.
Effective Dates:
FS92 - Open
PSY 992 Seminar in Psychology
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 24 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Theoretical and research topics in psychology.
Effective Dates:
FS13 - Open
PSY 994 Practicum
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 18 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open only to graduate students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Clinical assessment, consultation, and psychotherapy. Supervised experience in assessment, consultation, and psychotherapy with adults, families, and children. Didactic seminar in related theory and research.
Effective Dates:
US02 - Open
PSY 999 Doctoral Dissertation Research
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 24
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 36 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to doctoral students in the Department of Psychology.
Description:
Doctoral dissertation research.
Effective Dates:
US14 - Open