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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course reviews the field devoted to understanding how psychological factors relate to physical illness and health. It also overviews how psychologists contribute to the treatment and prevention of physical illness. Topics covered include: health promotion and maintenance, prevention and treatment of illness, and the etiology and correlates of health, illness, and dysfunction. Prerequisite: PY 252.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an orientation to the professional application of clinical and counseling psychology. The historical and empirical foundations of the profession are reviewed, as well as its current issues and trends. It focuses on basic helping skills; contemporary and traditional theories; the processes of assessment, diagnosis, and psychotherapy; and issues of diversity, such as culture, race/ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, and sexual orientation. Prerequisite: PY234 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course allows students to gain work experience at an approved training center under staff supervision. The experience acquaints students with the functioning of an applied psychology setting. Through observation and participation in counseling-related activities, students begin to develop basic helping and consultation skills for professionals. Emphasis is placed on learning new skills and relating work experience to theoretical models presented in other psychology courses. Prerequisite: PY 234, 251, and permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to the field of political psychology and will expose students to several key theoretical arenas within both psychology and international relations. Students will examine the psychology of inter-group conflict, paying particular attention to political culture, ethnic conflict, violence, and racism. Students will also examine individual characteristics-such as personality, beliefs, and information processing tendencies-as they impact the formulation of foreign policy. Students will investigate the psychological foundations of inter-state crises, bargaining and negotiations, conflict resolution, and international terrorism. Prerequisite: PS 274, or PY 111 and 251, or permission of the instructor. (Cross-listed as PS 415.)
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4.00 Credits
Under close supervision of the instructor and frequent consultation, each student conceptualizes, designs, implements, and reports upon an original research study in his or her own interest area in psychology. The process includes data collection and analysis, as well as the submission of an APA style manuscript and a conference-style oral presentation of the project. Advanced research topics are addressed throughout the course as are classic and/or recent studies in the field of psychology. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of B in PY 251 and 252 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course Addresses the major aspects of psychological testing. It covers the basic statistical and psychometric principles that are imperative in the development of reliable and valid testing instruments. The various types of available tests and their applications are covered, as well as the issues that shape the future of psychological testing. Prerequisite: PY 252.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar traces the history of psychology from its development out of philosophy and physiology to its culmination in the various systems and schools of thought in psychology. Comparisons and contrasts among these schools of thought are the focus of most class discussion. Prerequisites: PY 252 and Senior standing as a psychology major or permission of the instructor. Co-requisite: PY 472.
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1.00 Credits
This laboratory experience is offered in conjunction with the PY 471 course and is focused on the development of the psychology major individual portfolio (a component of the departmental assessment sequence). Co-requisite: PY 471.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Qualified psychology majors who serve as learning assistants help the primary instructor with the design and implementation of a given psychology course. The students' responsibilities may include the development of testing materials, the preparation of demonstrations and small-group lectures, tutoring, and student evaluation. Prerequisites: PY 111 and permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course addresses any of a variety of advanced topics in the field of psychology appropriate to the upper-college level. The particular topic chosen for study in a given semester is largely determined by the interests of the instructor and the needs of the current psychology students. The course is often conducted in seminar fashion and is generally open to junior and senior psychology majors only. Prerequisite: PY 252 or permission of the instructor.
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