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3.00 Credits
With the permission of the department, open to those senior Political Science majors who are not candidates for honors, yet who wish to complete their degree requirements by doing research--rather than taking the Senior Seminar-in their subfield of specialization. The course extends over one semester and the winter study period. The research results must be presented to the faculty supervisor for evaluation in the form of an extended essay.
Prerequisite:
Two elective courses in the major's subfield specialization
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3.00 Credits
With the permission of the department, open to those senior Political Science majors who are not candidates for honors, yet who wish to complete their degree requirements by doing research--rather than taking the Senior Seminar--in their subfield of specialization. The course extends over one semester and the winter study period. The research results must be presented to the faculty supervisor for evaluation in the form of an extended essay.
Prerequisite:
Two elective courses in the major's subfield specialization
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3.00 Credits
Political Science independent study.
Prerequisite:
Open to senior Political Science majors with permission of the department chair
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3.00 Credits
Political Science independent study.
Prerequisite:
Open to senior Political Science majors with permission of the department chair
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the major subfields of psychology: behavioral neuroscience, cognitive, developmental, social, personality, psychopathology, and health. The course aims to acquaint students with the major methods, theoretical points of view, and findings of each subfield. Important concepts are exemplified by a study of selected topics and issues within each of these areas.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the basic principles of research in psychology. We focus on how to design and execute experiments, analyze and interpret the results, and write research reports. Students conduct a series of research studies in different areas of psychology (e.g., social, personality, cognitive) that illustrate basic designs and methods of analysis.
Prerequisite:
Psychology 101; not open to first-year students except with permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
A study of the relationship between brain, mind, and behavior. Topics include a survey of the structure and function of the nervous system, basic neurophysiology, development, learning and memory, sensory and motor systems, language, consciousness and clinical disorders such as schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, and addiction. The laboratory focuses on current topics in neuroscience.
Prerequisite:
Psychology 101 or Biology 101; open to first-year students with permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
This course will survey the properties and processes that make up normal human cognition. Topics include perception, attention, learning, memory, categorization, language, judgment, decision making, reasoning, and problem solving.
Prerequisite:
Psychology 101 or permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
This course will emphasize interdisciplinary approaches to the study of intelligent systems, both natural and artificial. Cognitive science synthesizes research from cognitive psychology, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, and contemporary philosophy. Special attention will be given to the philosophical foundations of cognitive science, representation and computation in symbolic and connectionist architectures, concept acquisition, problem solving, perception, language, semantics, reasoning, and artificial intelligence.
Prerequisite:
Psychology 101 or Philosophy 116 or Computer Science 134 or permission of instructor; background in more than one of these is recommended
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the study of human growth and development from conception through emerging adulthood. Topics for discussion include prenatal development, perceptual and motor development, language acquisition, memory and intellectual development, and social and emotional development. These topics form the basis for a discussion of the major theories of human development, including early experience, social learning, psychoanalytic, cognitive-developmental, and ethological models.
Prerequisite:
Psychology 101
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