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6.00 Credits
6 hours; 4 credits This course is designed to introduce students to community psychological services. Students are given the opportunity to supplement their classroom experience and to work under supervision in a variety of field placements, including psychiatric hospitals, day care centers, geriatric facilities, rehabilitation centers, agencies servicing physically and/or mentally handicapped, recreational facilities, community mental health centers, drug and alcohol programs, correctional facilities, and outreach programs. All students will devote six hours per week to their field placement and also participate in a weekly one-hour seminar at the College. This weekly seminar will be the focal point for bridging the gap between theoretical material and fieldwork experience. Prerequisites: PSY 1001 and 6 additional credits in psychology. Course requires additional fieldwork hours. Written departmental permission is required.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Advanced course in the application of methodology to special problems. Prerequisite: See registration schedule. Courses so numbered require minimally 6 elective credits in psychology and are offered intermittently.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course studies the family from a developmental and clinical perspective. Topics include the family as a system; stages of family life; ethnic and cultural variations in family life; and issues related to adoption, divorce, remarriage, illness, death of family members, family violence, and drug and alcohol abuse. Short stories and films will be used to illustrate major points of discussion. (This course is not open to students who have taken Psychology of the Family as a special topics course [PSY 4040].) Prerequisites: PSY 1001, 3 elective credits in psychology, and ENG 2100.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits The principles, practices, and problems of psychometric and other diagnostic, screening, and assessment approaches as applied to the evaluation of exceptional children, adolescents, and adults. Major methods of appraisal and prescription will be examined and demonstrated. Observational and interpretive skills will be structured and enhanced through the use of case study materials and through supervised practice in the administration, evaluation, and reporting of various diagnostic measures. Prerequisites: PSY 1001 and 6 additional credits in psychology, or PSY 1001 and 3 additional credits in psychology and EDU 3001.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits A critical review of major contemporary theories of human personality; their relation to research findings, and to methods of psychotherapy. Case studies are interpreted from the perspective of various theories. Prerequisites: PSY 1001 and 3059 or 3060 or permission of the department.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course introduces students to some of the issues addressed by psychologists in a variety of settings. Students will learn to think like psychologists, using their knowledge of research methods and their familiarity with scientific literature to analyze and solve contemporary problems. The topics covered in this course vary from semester to semester and are drawn from industrial/organizational, clinical/counseling, health, developmental/educational and cognitive, behavioral, social/personality, and forensic psychology. (Open only to juniors and seniors or by departmental permission.) Prerequisites: PSY 1001 or 1001H, plus two 3000- or 4000- level courses in psychology, to be selected in consultation with department advisor. This course fulfills the Tier III requirement for students who minor in psychology and is recommended for psychology majors.
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3.00 Credits
Hours and credits to be arranged Prerequisite: Departmental permission prior to registration.
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4.00 Credits
2 recitation hours; 4 lab hours; 4 credits Designed to give an intimate acquaintance with the application of experimental methods to psychological problems. Techniques of investigating and formulating a problem and use of laboratory equipment are stressed. Students conduct appropriate experiments. Prerequisites: PSY 1001; STA 1015, 1515, 2000, or 2100; and departmental permission.
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3.00 Credits
3-9 hours; 1-3 credits This course provides students with hands-on experience in psychological research. Students work under the direct supervision of a single faculty member. They participate in a variety of research activities pertaining to the collection and analysis of data and learn about emerging issues in specific areas of psychological research. This course can be taken more than once. It is graded on a pass/fail basis. Prerequisites: PSY 1001, plus one additional psychology course and faculty member permission.
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3.00 Credits
Hours and credits to be arranged Limited to juniors and seniors majoring in psychology prescreened by a departmental committee. Application for this course should be made prior to April 1 for the fall term and November 1 for the spring term. Prerequisites: Honors candidacy plus departmental permission prior to registration.
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