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PSY 1000 -
General Psychology
Description: Introductory examination of the fundamental concepts of psychology, with particular emphasis on the description of normal human behavior and those factors that underlie it. Prerequisite to all other courses in psychology.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008
PSY 2200 -
Developmental Psychology
Description: Theory and research on social/personality, physical, and cognitive/ intellectual changes from infancy through old age.
Prerequisites: PSY 1000 or HON 1811
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008
PSY 2300 -
Perception
Description: Theory and application of sensory and perceptual processes such as distance perception, color vision, illusions and deafness.
Prerequisites: PSY 1000 or HON 1811
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007
PSY 2400 -
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Description: Theory and research on cultural influences on human diversity in behavior and psychological processes. Satisfies diversity 3 requirement.
Prerequisites: PSY 1000 or HON 1811
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005
PSY 2450 -
Psychology of Women
Description: Sexism in psychological research & theory; gender stereotyping & discrimination; psychological theories of gender; women's physical & mental health, female sexuality & lifespan development; sexual orientation; victimization of women; biological influences on women's experiences. Satisfies Diversity 2 requirement.
Prerequisites: PSY 1000 or HON 1811
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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PSY 2500 -
Psych of Personality
Description: Theories, dynamics, and structure of personality. Students cannot receive credit for this course and PSY 5200.
Prerequisites: PSY 1000 or HON 1811
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008
PSY 2600 -
Social Psychology
Description: Survey of theory and research on altruism, attraction, social cognition, the self, attitudes and attitude change, social influence, affiliation, personal control, and aggression.
Prerequisites: PSY 1000 or HON 1811
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007
PSY 2700 -
Industrial/Organizationl Psy
Description: Applications of psychological data, theories, research methods, and testing procedures to individuals in organizational settings.
Prerequisites: PSY 1000 or HON 1811
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Fall 2007
PSY 2800 -
Human Factors
Description: Application of theories of human performance (perception, cognition, and motor control) to the design of products and systems. Writing enriched.
Prerequisites: PSY 1000 or HON 1811
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Fall 2004, Spring 2004
PSY 2993 -
Psychology Internship
Description: Supervised work experience in agency, hospital, school, or company. Minimum 3.0 G.P.A., Psychology major. Permission of instructor. Apply in Psychology Department office. Cannot be used to fulfill Psychology electives. Graded S/U.
Prerequisites: PSY 1000 or HON 1811
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007
PSY 2996 -
Psychology Internship
Description: Supervised work experience in agency, hospital, school, or company. Minimum 3.0 G.P.A., Psychology major. Permission of instructor. Apply in Psychology department office. Cannot be used to fulfill Psychology electives. Graded S/U.
Prerequisites: PSY 1000 or HON 1811
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Credit Hours: 6.0
Last Offered: Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005, Spring 2005
PSY 3000 -
Special Topics
Description: Selected topics in psychology: critique of ESP, comparative psychology, forensic psychology, health psychology, the self, psychology of women, psychology of values, etc.
Prerequisites: PSY 1000 or HON 1811
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Summer 2007
PSY 3005 -
Special Topics Seminar
Description: Selected topics in memory improvement, time management, stress management, interpersonal communication, etc. Open to all Majors. Graded S/U. Only three 1-credit seminars may be applied toward graduation. Cannot be used to fulfill Psychology electives.
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Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Fall 2007
PSY 4000 -
Intro Statistics
Description: Basic concepts, assumptions, and applications of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.
Prerequisites: PSY 1000 or HON 1811
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007
PSY 4050 -
Research Methods in Psy
Description: Introduction to the reading, design, and reporting of psychological research. Writing intensive.
Prerequisites: HON 1811 or PSY 1000
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007
PSY 4100 -
Foundations of Modern Psych
Description: Overview of the major concepts and theories of psychology presented in a historical context.
Prerequisites: (PSY 1000 or HON 1811) and (PSY 4000 and PSY 4050)
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007
PSY 4125 -
Contemporary Issues in Psych
Description: Recent & emerging topics, issues, & methods in psychological science.
Prerequisites: (PSY 1000 or HON 1811) and (PSY 4000 and PSY 4050)
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008
PSY 4150 -
Sem Professional Development
Description: Overview of ethical and professional issues in psychology.
Prerequisites: PSY 1000 or HON 1811
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Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005
PSY 4200 -
Physiological Psychology
Description: Theoretical and laboratory examination of basic neural and hormonal processes underlying behavior.
Prerequisites: (PSY 1000 or HON 1811) and (PSY 4000 and PSY 4050)
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007
PSY 4500 -
Cognitive Psychology
Description: Theory and research on human learning, memory, and cognitive processes. Writing intensive.
Prerequisites: (PSY 1000 or HON 1811) and PSY 4000 and PSY 4050
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007
PSY 5100 -
Animal Learning & Cognition
Description: Cognitive mechanisms responsible for simple behavior and behavioral change as they have been studied using animal subjects.
Prerequisites: (PSY 1000 or HON 1811) and PSY 4050
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2003, Fall 2001, Fall 2000
PSY 5200 -
Personality Theory & Research
Description: Contemporary theories of personality and the scientific investigation of personality variables. Intended for psychology majors. Students may not enroll in this course and PSY 2500.
Prerequisites: (PSY 1000 or HON 1811) and PSY 4050
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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PSY 5300 -
Psychological Measurement
Description: Basic principles and problems of psychological measurement in the assessment of behavior.
Prerequisites: (PSY 1000 or HON 1811) and PSY 4050
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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PSY 5400 -
Clinical & Counseling Psych
Description: Fundamental concepts, basic areas of professional functioning, and contemporary issues in the mental health field.
Prerequisites: (PSY 1000 or HON 1811) and PSY 4050
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005
PSY 5500 -
Abnormal Psychology
Description: Classification, etiology, and treatment of mental and behavioral disorders with emphasis on contemporary theory and research. Writing enriched in Fall.
Prerequisites: (PSY 1000 or HON 1811) and PSY 4050
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008
PSY 5900 -
Undergraduate Research
Description: Supervised research project and report. Student may register for PSY 5900 more than once; however, only 3 hours of research can be applied toward the degree requirements in psychology.
Prerequisites: PSY 1000 or HON 1811
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008
PSY 8000 -
Seminar
Description: Basic issues of experimental design, methodology, ethics, procedures, and philosophy in general-experimental psychology.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005
PSY 8050 -
Biopsychology
Description: Basic principles of neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, and endocrinology and their application in the experimental analysis of behavioral processes.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005
PSY 8100 -
Stat & Experimental Des
Description: Basic principles in experimental design; foundations and applications of analysis of variance, covariance, and multiple regression.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005
PSY 8150 -
Cognitive Psychology
Description: Theory and research in human learning, memory, and cognitive processes.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005
PSY 8175 -
Animal Learning & Cognition
Description: Seminar exploring contemporary views of learning and simple cognitive processes as developed from laboratory studies of non-human animals.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2007, Fall 2005, Spring 2004, Spring 2002
PSY 8200 -
Perception
Description: Survey of sensation and perception, primarily human, emphasizing the relevance of sensory processing to our daily lives.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2001, Spring 2000, Spring 1999, Spring 1998
PSY 8225 -
Psychopathology
Description: Examination of contemporary theories and research on classification, etiology, and treatment of mental and behavioral disorders.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005
PSY 8275 -
Approaches to Psychotherapy
Description: Examination of the major theoretical positions within contemporary psychotherapy and their clinical applications to human behavior.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2007, Spring 2005, Spring 2001, Fall 1996
PSY 8300 -
Developmental Psychology
Description: An investigation of the development of the principal psychological processes of learning, perception, and motivation with emphasis on phylogenetic comparisons and the effects of early experiences on these processes in the nature organism.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2006, Spring 2004, Spring 2002, Spring 2000
PSY 8325 -
Psychological Testing
Description: Psychometric principles underlying the development and validation of psychological tests, and techniques for administration and interpretation of selected tests.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2006, Spring 2005, Fall 2002
PSY 8350 -
History & Systems
Description: Overview of major concepts and theories of psychology presented in a historical context.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2003
PSY 8400 -
Personality: Empirical Res
Description: Seminar in design, conduct, and evaluation of personality research.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2007, Spring 2006, Fall 2003, Fall 1997
PSY 8425 -
Organizational Psychology
Description: Examination of behavior in an organizational structure emphasizing applications such as personnel administration, motivation, leadership, and organizational development.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005, Fall 2004
PSY 8450 -
Psychologic Measurement
Description: Theoretical issues in the measurement of psychological dimensions, with special consideration of approaches to the quantification of both sensory and non-sensory continua.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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PSY 8475 -
Organizational Training
Description: Theories and practices for the development of training programs including techniques to design and present training sessions. Active student participation required.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Summer 2007
PSY 8500 -
Psychopharmacology
Description: Effects of drugs on the neurochemistry of brain systems which control instinctive and learned behavior patterns.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2006, Spring 2003, Spring 2001, Spring 1999
PSY 8550 -
Social Psychology
Description: Contemporary social psychological theory and research.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2006, Fall 2004, Fall 2002, Fall 2000
PSY 8625 -
Psychopathology of Child
Description: A survey of the behavioral and emotional disorders of childhood.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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PSY 8650 -
Psy of Child Adoles Dev
Description: A description and explanation of the courses of psychological development from infancy to adulthood.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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PSY 8750 -
Behav Modific in Counsel
Description: Cognitive-behavioral techniques applied to programs in school, industrial, family, and instititutional settings.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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PSY 8800 -
Psy Personal Adjustment
Description: Examination of the nature and variety of healthy and disturbed personalities from the framework of the counseling profession.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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PSY 8825 -
Psych of Personnel Admin
Description: The role of psychological factors in personnel decisions, including the application of psychological assessments to personnel selection and advancement decisions. Consent of instructor. Laptops recommended.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005, Fall 2004
PSY 8850 -
Personality Theories
Description: Selected major theories of personality and their applications in counseling and psychotherapy.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 1997, Fall 1995
PSY 8875 -
Psych of Organiz Change
Description: Diagnostic techniques for identifying organizational problems. Strategic organizational change for increased quality, productivity and employee satisfaction.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008
PSY 8900 -
Special Topics
Description: An intensive examination of selected individual topical areas within psychology.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007
PSY 9031 -
Individual Research
Description: Individual research project conducted under the direction of a Psychology faculty member.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008
PSY 9032 -
Thesis Direction I
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008
PSY 9033 -
Thesis Direction II
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008
PSY 9080 -
Thesis Continuation
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Credit Hours: 0.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008
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