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3.00 Credits
The neural bases of abnormal human behavior and cognition, with integration of data from clinical neuropsychology and behavioral neurology. Topics include brain imaging technologies; neuropsychological evaluation; brain dysfunction and mental illness; neurotransmitters and behavior; developmental disorders; dementias and memory disorders; degenerative diseases; infectious diseases; seizures; traumatic brain injury; disorders of communication; and emotional-motivational dysfunction. Emphasis on the way in which disorders of the nervous system aid in understanding normal psychological processes. Prerequisite: Psychology 233. Four credit hours. GLENN
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3.00 Credits
A senior independent project in which each student conducts a literature review on a topic about human or animal behavior or mental processes. The resulting project will have analyzed and synthesized scientific literature. Prerequisite: Psychology 214, content area courses relevant to the research topic, and permission of the department. Three credit hours. FACULTY
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3.00 Credits
A senior independent empirical project conducted in one semester that addresses a question about human or animal behavior or mental processes. Students will be expected to carry out all phases of a research investigation, including a literature review, study design, data collection and analyses, and writing a final report. Prerequisite: Psychology 214, content area courses relevant to the research topic, and permission of the department. Three credit hours. GLENN, RICHARDSON
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3.00 Credits
An integrative experience for students majoring in psychology, organized around the department research colloquium series. Students read background papers provided by each speaker before each colloquium presentation, attend the research presentations from invited guest lecturers on current topics of interest in all areas of psychology, and meet in a seminar session after each colloquium presentation. Prerequisite: Senior standing in psychology and permission of the chair. Three credit hours. RICHARDSON, SOTO
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3.00 Credits
Under faculty supervision, students prepare a proposal and carry out an independent, empirical project culminating in the preparation of a paper of publishable quality and a formal presentation. A 3.50 major average at the end of the senior year is a condition of successful completion of this program. Application required during junior year. Prerequisite: A 3.50 major average at the end of the junior year and permission of the department. Four credit hours. FACULTY
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3.00 Credits
Individual projects, under faculty supervision, in areas in which the student has demonstrated the interest and competence necessary for independent work. Cannot be counted toward the psychology major or minor. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. One to four credit hours. FACULTY
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4.00 Credits
Beginning with Walt Whitman's romantic journeys toward the "soul" of the universe, Western attitudes towards India and India's encounter with Western culture will be studied. Literature and film include Clear Light of Day, Salam Bombay, Siddhartha, The Razor's Edge, Gitanjali, Interpreter of Maladies, Bend It Like Beckham, and Four Quartets. Four credit hours. L. SINGH
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3.00 Credits
The "divine" ( devanagari) writing system of India, with an introduction to Sanskrit grammar and vocabulary. An exploration of some basic concepts of Hinduism and Buddhism with readings from the original texts of the Upanishads, and the Bhagavad-Gita. Three credit hours. WALKER
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the world of the texts Jews call the Tanakh and Christians often call the Old Testament. The focus will be on the original context of the texts as well as how these texts have affected history and contemporary society in the development of laws, customs, literature, film, art, and the theological beliefs of Jews and Christians. Formerly listed as Religious Studies 233. Four credit hours. L. MANDOLFO
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the texts deemed sacred by Christians. Texts are read as scripture and as literature in their own right, with a focus on their impact on both believing communities and society as a whole, in their historical and contemporary contexts. A variety of critical methods will be applied to these texts. Formerly listed as Religious Studies 234. Four credit hours. L. MANDOLFO
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