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  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: PSY 110 and MTH 107 or instructor consent The application of the scientific method in psychology, including experience in preparing, performing, and reporting psychological experiments.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: PSY 110 This course provides an overview of theory and research in environmental psychology. Environmental psychology is the study of how the individual is influenced by their environment, both the natural and the built (human) environment, and how groups and individuals influence the environment around them. The study of this field provides us with a context within which to address our relationship with the environment and gives us an opportunity to envision a more harmonious relationship between people and the natural and built environments in which they live.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: PSY 110 Ecopsycology explores causal connections between the existential conditions "nature estrangement" and "nature alienation" and diverse situations whepsychological wellness is compromised in various degrees of severity. Some of the illnesses or mal-adaptations that ensue from "nature estrangement" and"nature alienation" may be, at present and in the past, misdiagnosed, and whileusing modern medical terminology, treated from an "urgency" intervention modelbiasthat is insensitive to long tern, life-long, "natural prevention". Ecopsychologyassumes that in the absence of long-established ancient (biological or cultural) adaptations or traditional practices that were once (still are) conducive to a simpler and more manageable life in the presence of "raw nature" or sustainablecultivated nature, and in the midst of aberrant and extreme changes to these "body-spirit" - good adaptation and traditional practices, the human psyche iassaulted, overwhelmed, and made ill by artificial and unjustified complexity. Liberal Education: Environmental Perspectives
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: PSY 110 This course provides an overview of theory and research in the study of the individual and the examination of the nature of personality. This area encompasses a wide variety of theoretical perspectives, with a variety of definitions of the term "personality," involving traits, strengths and limitations,motivations, and experiences. The course involves both introspection and analysis of self and others, applying theories of personality to our understanding of our own personality and the personalities of others.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: PSY 110 This course is a history of abnormal psychology including classifications of deviant behavior, personality adjustment, assessment and treatment modalities. Various manifestations will be examined.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: PSY 110 This course introduces the concepts and methods of behavioral science at the physiological, ecological, and evolutionary levels. Topics include neural and hormonal mechanisms, genetics, learning, foraging, mating, and sociality. Examples from throughout the animal kingdom will be considered.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: PSY 110 This course is an approach to the study of behavior which considers the wide diversity among animal species and stresses the interaction between inherited factors and the demands of the environment. Topics include behavior genetics, development and learning, social and environmental processes in behavioral ecology, and evolution and behavior. Emphasis in the lab is on naturalistic field observation in both wild and domesticated animals.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: PSY 164 This course offers students an opportunity to study/monitor wolves in northern Wisconsin with a team of peers. It is a project-based course where students work in teams to investigate aspects of wolf biology and behavior. Projects will be fieldoriented and will require students to travel away from the college to collect data. As a member of the team, you will use radio telemetry to investigate wolf movements on the landscape, conduct tracking and howling surveys to determine presence/absence of wolves in local areas and understand spatial arrangements of packs in northern Wisconsin.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Any 200-level PSY course or OED 378, OED 379, OED 381, or OED 382 This course is an introduction to the fundamental theories of the psychotherapeutic process for students who are considering careers as therapists or counselors, for those who plan to work with at-risk populations, and for those who are interested in processes of personal change and psychological growth. This course is not intended to teach students to be therapists or counselors, but to give them a basic understanding of the theoretical perspectives of those professions, and sufficient background to determine whether and how they might pursue careers in such a field.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: PSY 164, PSY 264, GIS 201 or GIS 260 This course offers students leadership opportunities on a wildlife research team. The research questions will pertain to wolves in northern Wisconsin. Students will lead team members in project-based work groups investigating aspects of wolf biology and behavior. Projects will be field-oriented and will require students to travel away from the college to collect data. You will be expected to work with your team in remote settings of northern Wisconsin conducting howling and tracking surveys, as well as investigating wolf movements via radio telemetry.
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