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This course is designed to increase the student's awareness and understanding of abnormal psychology. Students will become familiar with clinical descriptions, course of onset, and treatment regimens specific to various disorders.

Prerequisites:

PSYC 101

Areas of Interest:

Interdisciplinary Studies

Programs:

Applied Health Science (BS) Pre-Occupational Therapy | Exercise Science (BS) General Exercise Science | Exercise Science (BS) Practitioner | Social Studies Teaching (BS) Psychology

A critical examination of current psychological approaches to the study of women's behavior and experience. The course will emphasize empirical ways of knowing and address psychological questions of central concern to women. Development of gender differences also will be explored.

Prerequisites:

PSYC 101

Graduation Requirements:

Diverse Cultures - Purple | Writing Intensive

Areas of Interest:

Interdisciplinary Studies

Programs:

Exercise Science (BS) General Exercise Science | Exercise Science (BS) Practitioner | Gender and Women's Studies (BA) | Gender and Women's Studies (BS) | Gender and Women's Studies Minor | Social Studies Teaching (BS) Psychology

Analysis of product marketing and consumer purchasing strategies and their determinants. Prereq: 8 PSYC credits

Prerequisites:

8 PSYC credits

Areas of Interest:

Interdisciplinary Studies

Aging process and development during the adult years; psychology and psychological concerns of the aging individual; dealing with death.

Prerequisites:

PSYC 101

Areas of Interest:

Interdisciplinary Studies

Programs:

Aging Studies for Nursing Students Minor | Exercise Science (BS) General Exercise Science | Exercise Science (BS) Practitioner

This course is designed to help students understand the philosophical underpinnings of applied behavior analysis and to demonstrate how behavior theory is applied in real world settings. The class also will inform students about different strategies that may be used to assess and change behavior, as well as the variety of settings in which behavioral principles and interventions may be applied to human behavior.

Prerequisites:

PSYC 211W

Areas of Interest:

Interdisciplinary Studies

The interface of behavioral and medical science is explored. Research on environmental and learning factors in the etiology and treatment of physical disease and rehabilitation is examined. Specific topics include pain management, medical compliance, behavior disorders in nursing homes and on chronic illnesses. Prereq: Three courses in PSYC

Prerequisites:

Three courses in PSYC

Areas of Interest:

Interdisciplinary Studies

Application of psychology to topics of current interest. May be retaken for credit.

Prerequisites:

PSYC 101

Areas of Interest:

Interdisciplinary Studies

Application of psychology to topics of current interest. May be retaken for credit.

Areas of Interest:

Interdisciplinary Studies

Topics to be announced. May be retaken for credit.

Areas of Interest:

Interdisciplinary Studies

Individualized research experience with a faculty mentor in the psychology department. You will gain specific research experience as designed by a faculty mentor. To register for this course, you must first apply and be accepted to join a psychology faculty members' research team.

Prerequisites:

PYSC 211W

Areas of Interest:

Interdisciplinary Studies

Programs:

Experimental Psychology (CERT) | Psychology (BS)

A learning experience integrated with the student's course of study, to be developed with an advisor and the field experience coordinator. May be retaken for credit up to an 8 credit total for all enrollments. Available for P/N grading only. Prereq: 9 credits of PSYC

Prerequisites:

PYSC 211W

Areas of Interest:

Interdisciplinary Studies

Programs:

Psychology (BS)

Individualized learning under faculty supervision.

Areas of Interest:

Interdisciplinary Studies

Programs:

Cognitive Science (BS) Psychology

Examination of the historical origins of the principal contemporary psychological theories.

Areas of Interest:

People and Cultures

Programs:

General Psychology (GC) | Industrial/Organizational Psychology (MA)

This course provides a broad overview and analysis of the major theories of human and animal learning.

Areas of Interest:

People and Cultures

Programs:

General Psychology (GC) | Industrial/Organizational Psychology (MA)

This course covers experimental and behavioral studies of human memory including long and short-term memory, memory for text, pictures, spatial information, and autobiographical events. Emphasis on real-world situations, including education, in which memory and learning play a role.

Areas of Interest:

People and Cultures

Programs:

General Psychology (GC) | Industrial/Organizational Psychology (MA)

Biological foundations of the actions of psychoactive drugs. Neuroanatomy structure and function, neurophysiology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics will be covered in detail. Relevant classes of drugs will be highlighted with an eye toward their history, mechanisms of action, effects, and treatments.

Areas of Interest:

People and Cultures

Programs:

General Psychology (GC)

Biological basis of psychological processes and behavior. Neuroanatomy, neural function, and laboratory methods of investigation will be explored in relation to topics such as sleep, memory, language, intelligence and psychological disorders.

Areas of Interest:

People and Cultures

Programs:

General Psychology (GC)

The goal of neuroscience is to understand the human mind. This goal is approached by revealing the brain processes involved in how we perceive, think, remember, and move. Brain development, communication, and plasticity at the neural level are all described.

Areas of Interest:

People and Cultures

Physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and personality development from conception to preadolescence. Focus on interplay between maturation and experience.

Areas of Interest:

People and Cultures

Programs:

General Psychology (GC)

This class covers the development of the individual from the age of 11 to 19 years of age. Discussion will include aspects of both normal and abnormal development.

Areas of Interest:

People and Cultures

Programs:

General Psychology (GC) | Industrial/Organizational Psychology (MA)

Exploring factors affecting leadership and effective group processes through lectures and discussions of theories and findings and through experiential activities.

Areas of Interest:

People and Cultures

Programs:

General Psychology (GC)

An in-depth examination of social psychological research in laboratory and field settings.

Areas of Interest:

People and Cultures

Programs:

General Psychology (GC) | Industrial/Organizational Psychology (MA)

Advanced Cognitive Psychology introduces students to key research papers in the field of human cognition. Through reading, writing, and the study of experimental design, students will advance their understanding of cognitive psychology and develop their ability to critically review and evaluate research.

Areas of Interest:

People and Cultures

Programs:

General Psychology (GC)

This course is designed to increase the student's awareness and understanding of abnormal psychology. Students will become familiar with clinical descriptions, course of onset, and treatment regimens specific to various disorders.

Areas of Interest:

People and Cultures

Programs:

General Psychology (GC)

Psychological study of women in historical and functional perspective. Role of hereditary, physiological, and socialization variables on women's thinking, feelings and behavior.

Areas of Interest:

People and Cultures

Programs:

General Psychology (GC)