PSYC 4225 Introduction to Helping Professions (3) This course is a survey of the helping professions in areas related to psychology. These helping professions include: clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, professional counseling, mental health counseling, addictions counseling, marriage and family counseling, clinical social work and psychiatry. The course will familiarize students with the history of the helping professions, common roles and settings in which clinicians work and current "hot topics" for clinicians. Theoretical orientations, assessment and diagnosis, prevention, intervention, research methods, multiculturalism and ethics common to these professions will be discussed. This course will help students explore their interests in the helping professions. Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 or permission of the instructor. PSYC 4300 Health Psychology (3) Focuses on the fundamental issues and current literature on health psychology. This course includes material on the social and cultural bases of illness and looks at issues that affect wellness such as stress, pain, and personality. Also discussed are factors related to health care providers such as communication, utilization, and ethics. Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 or permission of the instructor. PSYC 4650 Biopsychology (3) Examines the physiological concomitants of behavior and acquaints the student with the methods and major findings of the interaction that has recently taken place between biology and psychology. Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 or permission of the instructor. Examines data analysis techniques for complex research designs, emphasizing the application of advanced statistical techniques, such as complex analysis of variance and multivariate statistics. Introduces the student to the use of statistical software as a tool for data analysis. Prerequisites: PSYC 1100, PSYC 2750, PSYC 2825; or permission of the instructor. RELG 1080 Thinking Through Religions (3) This course introduces students to separating plausible and implausible claims to truth in different religion. Students will evaluate the validity of religious truth claims, religious language, religious authorities, PSYC 4750 Advanced Statistics (3)
PSYC 3550 History, Philosophy, and Systems of Psychology (3) Examines the contributions of philosophy, physics, physiology, and other disciplines and intellectual traditions to the development of the subject matter, problems, and methodology of contemporary psychology. Prerequisites: PSYC 1100, PSYC 2825, and 6 credit hours of psychology; or permission of the instructor.
PSYC 3150 Positive Psychology (3)
sexual orientation. Cross-listed with HRTS 3210. PSYC 3725 Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making (3) Provides a survey of current theories of human judgment and decision making. Includes an examination of judgment and decision making under a variety of social conditions. Student examines how people make personality judgments about themselves and others; how people attribute causation to human behavior; and how people make estimates about uncertain outcomes. Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 or permission of the instructor. Examines the structure, dynamics, and development of personality and explores the assumptions about human nature that underlie the various theories about personality. Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 or permission of the instructor. PSYC 3775 Personality Theory (3) receives and processes information from our environment by exploring the functioning of human sensory systems and the means by which we interpret these neural signals. Topics covered in the course include vision, audition, taste, smell, touch, and basic psychophysics. The manner by which we perceive the world will be examined through topics such as color vision, depth and space perception, motion perception, visual illusions, and Gestalt principles of organization. Information- processing approaches to perception, including top-down and bottom-up processes, the role of knowledge and attention in perception, imagery, and stage models of information flow will be discussed. Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 or permission of the instructor. PSYC 3900 Introduction to Counseling (3) Introduces a variety of counseling theories, techniques, and skills. Focuses on the problems and issues facing a professional counselor in a variety of settings (including individual and group counseling, family counseling, counseling handicapped individuals, career counseling, and consulting). Provides students with opportunities to explore new dimensions in counseling and to confront and clarify their own reasons for wanting to do this kind of work. Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 or permission of the instructor. PSYC 3850 Sensation and Perception (3) Examines how the human brain
Focuses on human strengths and well-being. Positive psychology is complementary to traditional psychology approaches that attempt to explain and treat dysfunction and illness. Research has shown that the absence of illness does not equal wellness. Positive psychology is the field of psychology that examines factors that create a sense of well- being and optimal functioning. Also included in this field is the study of happiness, resiliency, human virtues, and transcendent meaning in life. Positive psychology courses typically include a strong experiential component. Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 or permission of the instructor. PSYC 3350 Cognitive Psychology (3) Focuses on fundamental phenomena and basic literature in cognition; compares human language abilities with the learning capacities of various animal species; integrates important theories and research methods with major topics including pattern recognition, perception and information processing, attention, short- and long- term memory, discrimination, concept learning, creativity, and decision making. Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 or permission of the instructor. Course provides an introduction to the basic issues of human memory and theories about how it works, succeeds, and fails. This course will examine the neuroscience of memory as well as the many proposed types of memory including: sensory, short- term, working, long-term, episodic, semantic, and autobiographical. We will also discuss the relationships between memory and reality, memory and development, as well as memory and amnesia. Through an integration of lectures, discussions, and interactive demonstrations, this course will focus on fundamental phenomena and basic literature in learning and memory within the context of both animal and human research. Major topics include habituation, the physiological bases of learning and memory, classical and instrumental conditioning, information processing, short- and long-term memory, concept learning, explicit and implicit learning, and individual differences in learning and memory. Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 or permission of the instructor. PSYC 3525 Memory (3)
PSYC 3575 Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3) Examines the basic theoretical foundations of individual and
organizational behavior, exploring the diversity of organizational structures and how various structures affect the individual. The course focuses on the individual within the organizational setting, group and interpersonal relations, and the psychology of work. Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 or permission of the instructor. Examines how people influence and are influenced by their social setting. Examines the social nature of individuals (attitudes, attitude change, prejudice), dyads (human relations), and small groups (conformity, decision making, leadership). Students are encouraged to apply theories and research to issues of personal concern. Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 or permission of the instructor. PSYC 3600 Social Psychology (3) Explores the processes and principles essential for understanding motivation and emotion. The course will examine the psychology of emotion and motivation with an overview of research and theory from diverse perspectives (e.g., humanistic, behavioral, social, cognitive, biological, environmental). Includes a critical review of research and application of these theories to human behavior. Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 or permission of the instructor. PSYC 3650 Prejudice and Discrimination (3) Examines the essential features, principles, facts, and theories that surround stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. Theoretical approaches considered will include those from psychology, sociology, and international human rights. Consequently, the course will include discussion of intergroup relations as they pertain to different racial and ethnic groups throughout the world. In addition, the course examines discrimination based on appearance, gender, age, ability, and PSYC 3625 Motivation and Emotion (3)
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