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Course Criteria
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2.00 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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2.00 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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3.00 Credits
An in depth understanding of the mechanisms underlying the function of the nervous system. Topics include cellular mechanisms of neural communication, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of sensory, motor, and autonomic systems, cellular mechanisms of learning and memory, and neuropathological conditions that contribute to neurological disorders. Course offered as BIOL 4301 and PSYC 4301. Credit will be granted only once. Prerequisite: PSYC 3322 (BIOL 3322) or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the psychological and biological factors that underlie pain conditions with a focus on the underlying mechanisms of clinical pain disorders and current pain management strategies.
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3.00 Credits
Drugs & Behavior
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the major disorders of human personality. It begins with a review of classic and contemporary perspectives for understanding personality disorders and considers how personality disorders are assessed and treated in the context of psychotherapy. The major personality disorders are examined in considerable detail. They include the avoidant personality, the antisocial personality, the narcissistic personality, the dependent personality, and the borderline personality. Prerequisite: PSYC 1315 and 3314 or 3318.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of how drugs affect the nervous system. General topics will include cellular and molecular foundations of neuropharmacology, receptors and modulation of neural signaling. The specific role of neurotransmitter systems (i.e. acetylcholine, dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, and opiate) will be explored. Offered as BIOL 4309 and PSYC 4309; credit will be granted only once. Prerequisite: one or more of the following courses or permission of instructor: BIOL 1441 or PSYC/BIOL 3322 or BIOL 3301.
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3.00 Credits
Current theory and practice in the analysis and treatment of psychological disorders using problem solving techniques derived from the experimental analysis of behavior. Behavioral treatment strategies are reviewed for chronic disorders such as fears and phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, and anxiety as well as childhood disorders such as language delay, autism, attention deficits, and hyperactivity. Prerequisite: PSYC 1315. "
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3.00 Credits
The biological basis of behavioral development. A survey of the influences of maternal factors, genes, hormones, teratogens, early nutrition, and environmental change upon the maturation of the central nervous system. Basic concepts such as critical periods, the organization of behavioral systems, neural plasticity, and the ontogeny of consciousness. Also offered as BIOL 4325; credit will be granted only once. Students seeking credit toward the science requirement must enroll in BIOL 4325. Prerequisite: PSYC 3310 or PSYC 3322 or BIOL 3322 or BIOL 3346.
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3.00 Credits
Genetic influences on behavioral phenotypes. Research strategies, quantitative methods, and pharmacogenetic approaches to the brain; sociality and altruism; the personality, emotionality and intelligence; psychopathology; chromosomal abnormalities; forensic implications of genetic counseling. Also offered as BIOL 4327; credit will be granted only once. Students seeking credit toward the science requirement must enroll in BIOL 4327. Prerequisite: BIOL 3315 or PSYC 2444.
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