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  • 3.00 Credits

    Th e capstone course to be completed by all senior majors requiring a review of literature and a major research paper on a topic approved by the Department. All students in this class are required to present their capstone project at an all-campus forum, and are encouraged to submit the abstract of the project to a national conference or meeting early in the process. Prerequisites: Senior student PLS majors and minors only, or permission of instructor. Spring semester.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An appraisal of important political thinkers from Plato to the 20th century. Emphasis is placed on the variety of normative thought they postulate concerning the relationship of the state, the community and the individual to one another. Designed to place current political thought in historical perspective. Spring, even-numbered years.
  • 3.00 Credits

    For MAT students. Th is course will examine how to present the institutions of the U.S. judicial system, especially the Supreme Court, and the policy-making role that judges and justices play in U.S. politics, to high schools students. It also explores how to teach about the courts' interpretation the Constitution in applying judicial review to federal and state laws, and how use classroom simulation to teach court procedures and case law. Prerequisite: PLS 140 or PLS 150. Spring or J-Term.
  • 3.00 Credits

    For MAT students. Th is course will examine how to present the institutions of the American Congress, the Presidency, and the bureaucracy to high schools students. It also explores how to teach about the theories of how political institutions are structured, how they change, and what their structure means for representation. Th e course also explores how to use classroom simulation to teach how public policy is made by Congress and the Presidency. Prerequisite: PLS 140 or PLS 150. Fall semester.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A course designed for MAT students in the Graduate Teacher Education Program requiring general reading on a topic and a specifi c research project tailored to the student's career goals. May be connected to the capstone.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An introduction to the areas of biological psychology, development, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning/memory, language, intelligence, motivation, emotion, personality, abnormal, social behavior, and health psychology. Each semester.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Th is course will investigate careers in psychology, both with and without post-graduate education. Th e undergraduate preparation for these careers, the selection and admission process, appropriate study skills, interview techniques, and course sequencing will be explored. Students will become acquainted with the various careers, and options will be provided for those unsure of their interests. Students will each develop an individual program of preparation for their unique career goals. Additionally, this course is intended to familiarize students with empirical psychological research articles and to teach students to properly use APA style writing. Th is course is intended primarily for freshman psychology majors and minors. Typically it will be taken in conjunction with PSY 100. Each semester.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Th e scientifi c study of how people think about, relate to and infl uence one another. Specifi c topics include: the self in a social world, behavior and attitudes, genes, culture and gender, conformity and obedience, persuasion, group infl uence, prejudice, aggression, attraction and intimacy, helping, confl ict and peacemaking, social psychology in the client, and social psychology in the court. Each semester.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An introduction to methods and concepts useful in analyzing the biological basis of behavior. A major emphasis is on explaining typical and atypical human behavior in terms of the structure/ action of, and damage to, the central nervous system. General behaviors of interest: sensory and perceptual systems (especially vision and hearing), motivation, emotion, learning and memory, language, and abnormal behavior/mental illness. Suggested prerequisite: PSY 100. Fall semester.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Exploration of the process of human development from biological, physical, cognitive, and social perspectives across the lifespan. In addition to theoretical perspectives, major topics include: research methods, prenatal development, language development, daycare/ school, intelligence, parenting, divorce, television, puberty, work, retirement, assisted living, widowhood and death. Each semester.
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