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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Students carry out an independent research project on the topic of their choice with the advice and supervision of a faculty member. The course is designed to give the student an opportunity to use the skills acquired in Introduction to Research Methods (PSY-201) and to examine an area of interest through designing and conducting an experiment. Prerequisites: PSY 101, 201.
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3.00 Credits
Following a seminar format, this course explores theoretical approaches to the process of decision making and relates theory and data to applied situations. The course addresses issues relevant to decisions made on both an individual and a group level. Discussions cover a range of settings including business, medicine and matters of personal relevance. A variety of factors is considered, including cognitive, perceptual and subjective value judgments. Prerequisite: PSY 101.
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3.00 Credits
Courses in this series offer an in-depth exploration of specific issues and topics within the various subspecialties of psychology. These courses are intended for students who wish to pursue their studies in a particular field beyond the basic course offered in areas such as clinical, cognitive, developmental and social psychology. Problems of academic and social significance are chosen for study. Topics will be changed each semester Prerequisites: PSY 101 and either a basic course in psychology subspecialty in which an advanced topics course is being offered or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
See course description for CCM 402.
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3.00 Credits
A comprehensive overview of growth and development during the first three years of life. Topics covered will include how infants gather information from the world around them, what we know about infants’ relationships with other people, and about the uniqueness of their personalities. A concerted effort will be made to achieve a balance between theory, research and practical information.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with orientations from both Eastern and Western psychology. This includes focus on theory and research, along with experiential classroom exercises in various healing approaches, such as Buddhism, Sufism, Morita therapy, psychoanalysis, behavior therapy and cognitive therapy, among others. Emphasis will be upon expanding one’s thinking by integrating Eastern and Western approaches, toward enlarging the view of possibilities in understanding ourselves and others, and in promoting healing and growth. Prerequisite: PSY 101.
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3.00 Credits
Employing a pro-seminar format, we explore how stories and story construction serve as an increasingly influential and integrating paradigm by which to understand human behavior. We will look at the historical and conceptual foundations of the narrative perspective and compare this approach with more traditional models of human psychological functioning. We will pay particular attention to autobiographical memory, self-narrative and identity development in the contemporary world as well as narrative approaches to psychotherapy and health care as examples of the perspective’s scope. We will consider recent advances in narrative research methodologies, particularly those qualitative approaches which focus upon interview and other autobiographical sources of data. Students will be expected to prepare an individual presentation on a topic of their choosing and personal interest. Prerequisites: PSY 101, PSY 201 or equivalent and at least one major psychology subspecialty course at the 200- 300-level. Limited to juniors and seniors.
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3.00 Credits
Psychology 445 will examine grief processes that take place within individuals and families as they experience loss. The course will focus on the nature and causes of grief as well as strategies for effective counseling interventions. There will be an emphasis on loss due to death, however, other types of psychosocial and physical losses will also be considered. Accordingly, we will explore a variety of factors that facilitate and/or impede the ability to function after loss. The course will initially trace the development of dominant models of grief and their historical and theoretical underpinnings. Considerable emphasis will be on examining the grief process as it is played out in the context of family. The family is seen as an interactive system, with a complex mix of actions, perceptions and expectations that influences relationships and the experience of grief among family members. This course will also consider a postmodern view of bereavement as a complex phenomenon embedded in a unique context involving social, cultural, philosophical and psychological factors.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the normal cognitive changes that our growing senior population faces. We will discuss and distinguish between the types of cognition that remain stable with age and those that tend to decline with age. Specifically, this course will focus on how attention, memory, language processing and problem solving change are affected by the aging process. The course will also question whether intelligence changes with age and will examine how creativity and wisdom contribute to definitions of intelligence. Students will be required to write a term paper I APA style on a topic related to cognition and aging. Prerequisite or corequisite: Senior psychology major or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to enhance the understanding of the development and persistence of stereotypes. The psychology of social cognition with regard to the accuracy and inaccuracy of those stereotypes will be addressed as well as how the inaccuracies may lead to prejudice and discrimination. We will explore how this affects our social interactions; specifically addressing the areas of race, class and gender. Students will read book chapters and journal articles and are expected to contribute to classroom discussions of these materials. Students will also complete a writing project. Prerequisites or corequisites: PSY 101 and PSY 201 or permission from instructor. SENIORS ONLY.
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