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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSY 100 Offered: Typically every Spring Term Effect of social factors upon behavior, motives, attitudes, and personality; and psychological aspects of social groups and institutions. NOTE: Noncredit for students who completed PSY 309. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: Completion of the Social Science Perspective & Practical Reasoning with Quantitative Emphasis (PRQ) Offered: Typically odd-numbered Short Terms (next offered 2011) This course is designed to help students understand and appreciate the many ways in which psychological theories and procedures apply to the world of work and can be used to enhance human productivity and health. The course's emphasis will be on practical applications of psychology and will include topics such as personnel policies and administration, performance management, organizational theory, behavior and development, occupational health, and leadership. NOTE: Noncredit for students who completed this course when offered as PSY 386. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: Any course that meets the Social Science Perspective (including PSY 100) Offered: Typically every Spring Term This course provides an introduction to the field of abnormal psychology and mental health. Students who take this course will have the opportunity, through class discussions, readings, and community-based service-learning experiences, to explore the history and complexities of mental health and mental illness, including the impact felt by individuals, families, and society. The course begins with a look at the history of mental illness, including the early theories that have fueled many of the current beliefs and stereotypes. Next, we survey the various methods for diagnosing and studying mental illness, with an emphasis on empirical methodology and theoretical conceptualizations. Finally, the course explores the various forms of mental disorders, paying particular attention to the numerous complexities involved in their prevention, identification, and treatment. NOTE: Noncredit for students who completed PSY 311. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: PSY 100 or permission of instructor Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Fall 2009) A study of the physiological basis of human and animal behavior. Examination of traditional approaches to the study of behavioral neuroscience, as well as consideration of recent developments and relevance to both normal and abnormal behavior will be included. The laboratory includes neuroanatomical dissection and examination of a sheep brain; examination of human brain sections; several electrophysiological studies of neural and sensory functions using invertebrates; and measurement and analysis of human physiological responses to psychological variables, such as stress. NOTE: Noncredit for students who completed PSY 312. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: PSY 100 or CFS 130; OR permission of instructor Offered: Typically every Spring Term An introduction to the fundamental theories, research methods, concepts, and controversies within the field of childhood behavioral and emotional disorders. An emphasis will be placed upon current empirical and theoretical approaches to childhood disorders, including issues in their classification, etiology, and developmental course. NOTE: Noncredit for students who completed PSY 313. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: PSY 100 or BIO 100 or 110 Offered: Typically every Spring Term The naturalistic study of animal behavior viewed from an evolutionary perspective. An investigation of general principles of behavior shared by many animals as well as specific adaptations. Laboratory emphasizing careful observation and interpretations of the ways animals behave. NOTE: Noncredit for students who completed PSY 314. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: PSY 100 Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered) Fall 2010 A course designed for Psychology majors, but with relevance for Nursing majors, Physical Education majors, pre-med and pre-dental students, and interested others. Interdisciplinary in content, the course examines how biological, psychological, and social factors interact with and effect health, chronic disease, health-promotion efforts, medical treatment, and stress management. Course content also will examine sound research principles, alternative or complementary treatments, and application techniques for health-habit changes. NOTE: Noncredit for students who completed PSY 315. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: PSY 100 Offered: Typically even-numbered Spring Terms (next offered Spring 2010) An exploration of the emerging field of cross-cultural psychology, this course will provide a critical and comparative study of cultural effects on human psychology. We will focus on the linkages between cultural norms and behavior and the ways in which particular human activities are influenced by different, sometimes dissimilar, social and cultural forces. Through this process students will gain a better understanding and appreciation of psychological universals (phenomena common to people of many cultures), as well as the breadth and depth of diversity in human thought and behavior across the world. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: Completion of the Social Science Perspective Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Fall 2009) An introductory course intended for undergraduate students who are interested in learning more about aging and the field of gerontology. The course approaches aging from an interdisciplinary perspective, focusing on the physical, psychological, economic, and social changes that occur with age. This course also explores personal and societal attitudes toward aging and focuses on the diversity that is present in the older population. By the end of this course, students are expected to have a deeper understanding of the kinds of lives that older adults lead, with many of their stereotypes about the elderly having been challenged. 1 Course Credit
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Determined by instructor Offered: Typically as student interest and faculty availability allow A course designed to meet the particular interests of student and faculty. Topics vary from year to year. See course description in the "Schedule of Classes." 1/2 to 1 Course Credit
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