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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A survey of research and theory comparing behavior at various phyletic levels. Offered as BIOL 3326 and PSYC 3326. Credit will be granted for only one of these courses. Prerequisite: BIOL 1441, 1442.
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3.00 Credits
The effects of hormones on behavior and the physiological mechanisms which mediate these effects. Principles of brain-hormone interaction, sexual and aggressive behavior, parental care, ingestion, activity, motivation, learning and memory, behavioral disorders, environmental, and experiential influences on hormone production. Also offered as BIOL 3329; credit will be granted for only one of these courses. Students seeking credit toward the science requirement must enroll in BIOL 3329. Prerequisite: PSYC 1315 or BIOL 4315.
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3.00 Credits
Service learning is a credit-bearing learning experience; therefore, credit is awarded for academic learning and not for service hours. Students engage in classroom activities, assignments, and discussions and in addition, integrate course content and learning outcomes with genuine community needs or issues. Collaborations with the community result in relationship-building and partnerships through intentional, structured service experiences. Students are required to analyze and evaluate these experiences by engaging in reflective activities, such as discussion and journaling. This process of structured service and learning in the community promote a sense of civic responsibility and commitment to others. Students commit to serve weekly time resulting in at least fifteen hours during one semester. This time is agreed upon by student, faculty, and community agency. Prerequisites: Permission of the Instructor
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3.00 Credits
Current theory and research in cognitive processes such as memory, information processing, concept formation, and problem solving. Prerequisite: PSYC 1315.
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3.00 Credits
Students receive supervised experience in the application of behavior modification procedures to everyday behavior problems. Practicum students work off-campus in a community setting. The course provides an opportunity to develop skills in setting behavior objectives, analyzing contingencies of reinforcement, and designing, writing, and implementing practical behavior change programs. Prerequisite: PSYC 3304, PSYC 4310 and Permission of the Instructor
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3.00 Credits
Provides the student with an opportunity to apply academic experience to practical situations by serving for a specified number of hours as participant-observer in an off-campus activity. The activity will be reflected in the title on the transcript. Internships must be arranged with an internship supervisor and/or faculty member in the semester prior to enrolling for this course.
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3.00 Credits
A consideration of how evolution has influenced social, cognitive and developmental processes in humans. Comparisons between humans and other species, and between different human cultures will be included. Topics such as mate selection, marriage and family practices, child rearing, social relations, language, thinking, neuropsychology, learning and related topics will be considered. Methods of gathering data and theory about evolutionary processes will be stressed. Prerequisite: PSYC 1315.
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1.00 Credits
Study and practice of effective oral communication skills in psychology. Students will gain experience in developing effective oral communication techniques by learning to evaluate, prepare, and make oral presentations based on selected topics in psychology. This course will satisfy the Oral Communication Competency requirement in Psychology. Graded by pass/fail only. Prerequisite: PSYC 3315 and 3144 or PSYC 3326 and 3146 or 3420 of PSYC 4322 and 3142 or PSYC 3431 or PSYC 4334 and 3145.
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1.00 Credits
Topics arranged on an individual basis. Performance may be assessed by oral exam, written test, or review paper as arranged. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
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1.00 Credits
Research problems arranged on an individual basis, to be conducted by the student, and written in publishable journal format. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
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