Courses

Surveys major topics in psychology: perceptions, development, personality, learning and memory, and biological bases of behavior. Students may participate as subjects for several hours in ongoing research. Meets MAPS requirement for social science: general.

May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Pass/fail only. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 0-56 credits (Freshmen or Sophomore) Psychology (PSYC) majors only.

Focuses on research design. Each student prepares an original, detailed research proposal, which can become the honors thesis. Open only to students who have been accepted into the psychology departmental honors program. Prereq., instructor consent.

Three hours of lecture and one two-hour lab per week. Introduces descriptive and inferential statistics and their roles in psychological research. Topics include correlation, regression, T-test, analysis of variance, and selected nonparametric statistics. Recommended prereqs., MATH 1011 or MATH 1150, 1300, or 1081.

Surveys contemporary issues, explores current controversies, and examines in detail selected topics in psychology. Open to juniors and seniors in the department's honors program. Prereq., instructor consent.

Critically reviews some aspect of psychological literature, scholarly analysis of a major psychological issue, and/or empirical research project. See the psychology honors director for further information. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

Integrative course exploring the social, cognitive, neuroscience and physiological aspects of exercise as it relates to mental health. Examines how psychological and neuroscience research have been used to study how participation in regular physical activity affects mental health and how psychological variables influence participation in, adherence to, enjoyment of, and performance in sports and exercise. Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Psychology (PSYC) majors only. Prereqs., PSYC 2012, 2145 and 2606. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Psychology (PSYC) majors only.

Includes outline of development of psychological theories since the Greek philosophers, the story of experimental psychology and its problems, and schools of psychological thinking. Students read original sources in English and English translations. Restricted to Junior or Seniors only. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior).

Allows students to expand their powers as they think about psychological problems, or about how psychological knowledge and techniques can be applied to pressing political, economic, biological, quantitative, and social issues. Encourages intellectual discipline and critical thinking about concepts and ideas; enables students to participate in oral and written discussion. May not be repeated, only 3 credit hours allowed. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) Psychology (PSCY)majors only.

Studies and analyzes special interest topics from the broad and diversified field of psychology. Particular section content is determined by instructor. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours, provided the topics vary. Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Psychology (PSYC) majors only. Same as PSYC 5541. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Psychology (PSYC) majors only.

Pass/fail only. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Psychology (PSYC) majors only.

Students receive concrete experience in teaching general psychology under supervision of a psychology faculty member. Alternative pedagogical strategies are discussed. Students must submit an application to the undergraduate advising center.

Offers valuable volunteer experience through a supervised field placement. Provides hands-on insight into the decisions and issues that confront professionals in psychology and related fields. Prereqs., completion of 15 or more hours of psychology course work. Restricted to psychology majors. Prerequisites: Restricted to Psychology majors only.

Same as PSYC 4541. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Surveys probability and statistics in psychology. Instructor consent required. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Continuation of PSYC 5741. Instructor consent required. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing.

May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours.

May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours.

Familiarizes students with scientific concepts, matrix theory, and computer techniques of multivariate analyses for psychological research. Topics include cluster and factor analysis, multiple regression, and discriminant functions. Emphasizes research technology rather than mathematical theory. Instructor consent required.

All doctoral students must register for not fewer than 30 hours of dissertation credit as part of the requirements for the degree. For a detailed discussion of doctoral dissertation credit, refer to the Graduate School section.