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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Individual projects in areas where the student has demonstrated the interest and competence necessary for independent work. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. One to four credit hours. FACULTY PH
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4.00 Credits
An examination of classical and contemporary topics in psychology: history and systems, research methods, physiological psychology, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning and memory, cognition and language, development, motivation and emotion, intelligence, personality, psychopathology, and social psychology. Participation in psychological research is required. Four credit hours. S. FACULTY
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3.00 Credits
An introductory-level examination of psychological research and theory on topics in sex and gender. Both traditional and current perspectives reviewed. Focus topics are drawn from research literatures in the area of sex/gender, including sexuality, gender roles, gender identity, social behaviors, stereotypes, health, and cognition. Priority to non-psychology majors and minors. Cannot be counted toward the psychology major or minor. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Discussion of techniques used in conducting behavioral research. Includes literature survey, hypothesis formulation, control techniques, and research design as well as descriptive and inferential statistics. Lecture and laboratory. Prerequisite: Psychology 111. Four credit hours. Q. ARTERBERRY
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3.00 Credits
Continuation of Psychology 214. Topics include design, analysis, and interpretation of complex factorial studies, consideration of advanced methodological issues in design of experiments, and written communication of experimental research. Laboratory culminates with a completed original research project. Lecture and laboratory. Prerequisite: Psychology 214. Four credit hours. ARTERBERRY
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3.00 Credits
Study of human cognition; how stimulus information is transformed, stored, retrieved, and used. Emphasis on theoretical models grounded in empirical support. Topics include pattern recognition, attention, memory, reasoning, language processes, decision making, and problem solving, with integration of recent evidence from neuroscientific discoveries Prerequisite: Psychology 111. Four credit hours. COANE
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3.00 Credits
Brain structure and function are central in this examination of behavior. Topics include sensation and perception, learning and memory, movement, hunger, thirst, sex, emotion, reward, and sleep. Historical perspectives, landmark discoveries, and current approaches in the study of brain-behavior relations are presented. Relevant pathologies of the human brain are considered from the standpoint of a psychologist. Prerequisite: Psychology 111. Four credit hours. GLENN
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3.00 Credits
An examination of major theories and issues in the study of personality. Theories considered include psychodynamic, trait, and social-cognitive approaches. Issues addressed include the origins and development of personality, and how personality characteristics and situational factors jointly influence behavior. Prerequisite: Psychology 111. Four credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of major topics and current issues and research in social psychology. Includes self-perception, social cognition, attitudes, interpersonal attraction, social influence, altruism, aggression, group processes, decision making, and various special applied topics such as social psychology and business, health, and the legal system. Prerequisite: Psychology 111. Four credit hours. PITTMAN
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3.00 Credits
An examination of major paradigms, current issues, and research in abnormal psychology. Includes definitions and conceptualizations of abnormality, diagnostic classification, epidemiology, etiology, and clinical intervention strategies as applied to the major categories of mental disorder. Special topics such as the cross-cultural study of psychopathology, the legal implications of diagnostic classifications, and the importance of co-morbidity in the study of psychopathology are addressed. Prerequisite: Psychology 111. Four credit hours. DESROCHERS
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