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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
4 credits This class focuses on the fundamentals of experimental design in psychology. Special attention is given to formulating hypotheses and operational definitions, data collection, analyses and interpretation. Students select, define and measure appropriate variables. Topics such as sensory and perceptual processes, attention and reaction time, as well as learning and memory, may be explored in the context of laboratory psychology. Prerequisites: PS3134, PS4133
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5.00 Credits
5 credits This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the structure and functions of the human nervous system and investigates the biological basis of the senses, emotion and sleep. Topics such as hunger and thirst, sexual behavior, memory and language may also be explored. Prerequisite: None
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course offers an exploration of current issues in psychology, which may include the impact of divorce on healing, the false memory debate, ADHD in adults, and the impact of aging on overall health. Historical perspectives and results of applied psychology are contrasted with current applications and debates, such as the nature/nurture debate over the development of intelligence. Prerequisite: None
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2.00 Credits
2 credits In this course students write the proposal for their senior research project. They review background literature, formulate hypotheses and operational definitions, and develop study procedures. Applications for Bastyr Institutional Ethics Review Board approval for empirical studies are also completed. Prerequisite: PS3133, PS3134
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5.00 Credits
5 credits The research project offers students the opportunity to explore a topic within the field of psychology and complete a literature review or empirical study on that topic under the direction of a psychology faculty member. Students present a hypothesis and methodology for testing and carry out a project. This course is equivalent to a senior thesis. Prerequisites: PS3133, PS3134, PS4117, PS4126
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3.00 Credits
3 credits The purpose of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to develop and deliver a conference-style presentation on the specific research topic they explored in PS4128. Prerequisite: PS4128
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2.00 Credits
2 credits Illness has long been viewed as an initiatory process or rite of passage for emotional healing and spiritual transformation. This paradigm of illness as initiation has been lost in Western culture's focus on the body as machine and the healer as technician. This course seeks to instill in students an understanding and respect for the powerful initiatory aspects of illness and the willingness and tools to honor this initiatory process. Prerequisite: None
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5.00 Credits
5 credits This course examines the central beliefs, traditions and practices of the five major world religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism) as well as a variety of additional religions. The personal and cultural roles of religion as they relate to wellness and health care are discussed. Prerequisite: none
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3.00 Credits
3 credits The final course in the Spirituality and Health series integrates information from the previous four courses and helps students extend their knowledge and skills toward community building, environmental and social change and personal service. Prerequisite: PS3146, PS3147, PS3148, PS4149
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5.00 Credits
5 credits The SPSS lab course is designed for those undergraduate psychology students who have already completed an introduction to statistics course but lack training in the use of the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS). The course introduces students to the fundamentals of creating data sets, labeling and manipulating variables and testing hypotheses using various statistical commands in SPSS. Students gain hands-on experience with using SPSS on PC computers. This course is normally scheduled in the same quarter as Introduction to Statistics. Prerequisite: Introductory statistics course
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