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4.00 Credits
This 400-level seminar represents a capstone experience for students majoring or taking courses in public policy. Its focus may change depending upon the instructor or students' interests. Topics may include federal, state, or local public policy, comparative public policy, international policy as well as specific areas such as the environment, money, food, agricultural, social welfare, or taxation policy. Students majoring in public policy may fulfill the senior experience requirement with this course. This course is cross-listed as POSC 408. "Studies in Public Policy" and may beused to meet the senior experience requirement in political science as well.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
The St. Mary's Project in public policy is a two-semester experience. The project, which may take many forms, draws on and extends knowledge, skills of analysis, and creative achievement developed through previous academic work. During the first semester a student initiates his or her project, identifies an area to be explored, and proposes a method of inquiry appropriate to the topic. A faculty mentor supervises the project research. Students will complete the project in the second semester under the direction of the faculty mentor. The project should demonstrate the student's ability to undertake research in an area of public policy, to analyze the patterns of interaction among the political actors as appropriate, and to present the results of the research to the College community in a cogent and meaningful manner. Eight semester-hours of this course satisfy the requirement for a St. Mary's Project. With the approval of the public policy coordinator, this requirement may be satisfied by completing eight semester-hours of the St. Mary's Project in any discipline or cross-disciplinary study area.
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3.00 Credits
Satisfaction of diversity requirement by means of experiential hours or a proposal submitted to the Department Diversity Committee that demonstrates how this requirement has otherwise been met. This requirement may also be satisfied by taking one of an approved list of courses. The official document that describes the details of this requirement is made available to all psychology majors each semester.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Under the direct supervision of a faculty member, a student participates in laboratory or field research. A learning contract that specifies the research goals and methodology must be filed with the Office of the Registrar. A maximum of four semester-hours of directed research in psychology (397 or 497 only) may be applied to major requirements in psychology. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Learning contract filed in the Office of the Registrar. Majors, Minors, Other Programs of Study, Course Descriptions
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course consists of an independent creative or research project designed by the student and supervised by a psychology faculty member. The nature of the project, the schedule for accomplishment, and the means of evaluation must be formalized in a learning contract prior to registration. (See "Independent Study" under"Academic Policies" section.)
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3.00 Credits
The study of the behavior of humans and other animals in natural and experimental settings. Exploration of how behaviors evolve and how the behaviors of each species adapt for survival. Topics may include territoriality and aggression, sexual behaviors, social structure, foraging, communication, and animal cognition. Prerequisite: PSYC 101 or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Examination of the mental processes that underlie perceiving, storing, and using information and their application to the improvement of critical thinking. Special attention will be given to sensory limitations, illusions, heuristics, fallacies, and biases and how they affect critical thinking. Prerequisite: PSYC 101 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of theory and research in the field of personality. The course covers major theoretical perspectives (e.g., psychoanalytic, behavioral, humanistic) and selected research topics. Prerequisite: PSYC 101.
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3.00 Credits
The philosophical and scientific background of modern psychology. An examination of some of the historical approaches to the fundamental and persisting problems of psychology and their relationship to contemporary approaches. Prerequisite: PSYC 101.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the basic methodology used in the study of sensation, perception, and psychophysics. Includes discussion of neurological and psychological theories, processes of sensory systems, and perceptual processes of humans and other animals. Prerequisite: PSYC 101.
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