Psychology (PSY)
PSY 301 Introduction to Psychology 3 Hours
(TCCN: PSYC 2301)
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Basic problems and principles of human experience and behavior. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, or the equivalent in independent study.
Core Curriculum: 080
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
PSY 304 Introduction to Child Psychology 3 Hours
(TCCN: PSYC 2308)
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
General introduction to physical, social, and cognitive development from conception onward. Only one of the following may be counted: Psychology 304, 333D, Women's and Gender Studies 333D, 345 (Topic 6). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
PSY 305 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the study of how people perceive, act, communicate, and reason. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
PSY 306 Introduction to Human Sexuality 3 Hours
(TCCN: PSYC 2306)
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the science of sex and mating. Provides an overview of the psychological, biological, and social factors that contribute to sexual well-being and human sexual attraction. Psychology 306 and 346K may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 080
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
PSY 308 Biopsychology 3 Hours
(TCCN: PSYC 2330)
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the biological bases of psychological processes and behavior. Overview of the physiology and anatomy of the nervous system, followed by a survey of brain mechanisms of perception, cognition, learning, and emotion; biological perspectives on drug action and mental disease. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
PSY 309 Personality 3 Hours
(TCCN: PSYC 2316)
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Research and theory concerning personality structure, dynamics, development, and assessment. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
PSY 317 Statistical Methods in Psychology 3 Hours
(TCCN: PSYC 2317)
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Measures of central tendency and variability; statistical inference; correlation and regression. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Recommended for majors who plan to do graduate work in psychology or related fields.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
PSY 317L Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the R programming language, data visualization, data wrangling, descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency and variation), measures of association (correlation, regression). Examine inferential statistics including parametric tests (such as t-tests and ANOVA) and non-parametric tests (such as Kruskal-Wallis and chi-squared tests). Psychology 317L and 120R may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 020
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
PSY 319K Social Psychology 3 Hours
(TCCN: PSYC 2319, SOCI 2326)
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Theory and research on the analysis of human conduct in social settings. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
PSY 319R Introductory Research Experience 3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 5 Lab Hours
Learn broad knowledge about laboratory goals and observe how scientific studies are conducted. Develop entry-level firsthand supervised research experience in psychology in collaboration with projects' principal investigators or graduate/medical students. The equivalent of three to ten laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C and consent of instructor.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
PSY 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S Topics in Psychology 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Psychology. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
PSY 420M Psychological Methods and Statistics 4 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
Explore the basic and intermediate scientific methods and statistical techniques commonly employed in psychological research. Psychology 418 and 420M may not both be counted. Three lecture hours and two discussion hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Thirty semester hours of college coursework including Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C and Psychology 317L or 120R with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Restricted to psychology majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 120R R Programming for Behavioral Sciences 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the R programming language. Psychology 317L and 120R may not both be counted. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Thirty semester hours of college coursework including Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C and credit for one of the following: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Civil Engineering 311S, Chemical Engineering 253K, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Psychology 317, Public Relations 309, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 328M.
Restrictions: Restricted to psychology majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 323 Perception 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Theory and research in the ways we extract information from the environment. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 323P Perceptual Systems: Neurons, Behavior, and Evolution 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to perceptual systems, with an emphasis on perception in human and nonhuman primates. Subjects include the physics of perceptual stimuli, the neural processing of perceptual information, the performance of human and other primates in perceptual tasks, and the evolution of perceptual systems. Psychology 323P and 341K (Topic: Perceptual Systems: Neurons/Behavior/Evolution) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 323S Sex Differences in Cognition and Perception 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examination of facts, theories, and implications of sex differences in human cognition and perception. Subjects include genetic and hormonal origins of sex differences, structural differences in the body and brain, verbal abilities, spatial abilities, learning, memory, sensory-motor abilities, and the auditory, olfactory, visual, and other sensory systems. Psychology 323S and 341K (Topic: Sex Differences in Cognition and Perception) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 323V Seeing and Acting in a Virtual World 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Methods of experimentation and discovery for examining one's own perceptions and actions in ordinary life. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 325K Advanced Statistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Advanced statistical theory and methods for analysis of behavioral sciences data; subjects include analysis of variance and covariance, regression, and nonparametric techniques. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 326K Principles of Conditioning and Learning 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore how people learn emotional and motor responses without conscious intent. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S Topics in Psychology 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Psychology. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
PSY 332 Behavioral Neuroscience 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Neuroscientific study of behavioral functions: fundamental structure and function of the human nervous system, sensory systems and perception, motor systems and behavior, motivation and learning, brain disorders and maladaptive behavior. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 332C Hormones and Behavior 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Neuroscientific study of hormones and behavior in animals and humans. Includes sexual behavior, sexual differentiation, parental behavior, aggressive behavior, feeding and drinking, stress, learning, and memory. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 332D Human Brain Imaging in Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of human brain imaging technologies such as fMRI and electrophysiology. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 332E Ethics, Genetics, and the Brain 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Discuss the ethical, legal, and societal implications of advances in the understanding of neuroscience and genetics. Psychology 332E and 341K (Topic: Ethics, Genetics/the Brain) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 332J The Developing Brain 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the process of brain development from prior to fertilization through to old age with focus on the molecular, cellular, neurobiological, and behavioral changes that occur. Psychology 332J and 341K (Topic: The Developing Brain) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 332M The Neuroscience of Motivation and Reward 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examination of mechanisms of the brain that control behaviors such as incentive motivation, reward, aversion, and addiction. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 332P Neural Plasticity And Behavior 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine basic concepts and current research directions in brain plasticity. Includes theory and research on how animals learn and remember, how brain areas and neurons adapt to life experiences, trauma, injury, and aging and new treatment directions based on neural plasticity principles. Psychology 332P and 341K (Topic: Neural Plasticity And Behavior) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 332S Psychology and Neuroscience of Sleep 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Discuss the scientific literature on neuroscience underlying sleep, psychological influences on sleep, and sleep habits and interventions. Psychology 332S and 341K (Topic: Psy and Neuroscience of Sleep) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 332T Biological Clocks and Behavior 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the role of biological clocks in health and disease. Psychology 332T and 341K (Topic: Biological Clocks/Behavior) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 332U Diversity in Cognitive Aging 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Discuss biological, sociocultural, and environmental factors underlying cognitive aging. Explore how each of these factors dynamically shapes cognitive functioning, brain health, and late-life dementia risk from a life course perspective. Psychology 332U and 341K (Topic: Diversity in Cognitive Aging) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 332W Vision and Action 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Psychology 332W and 341K (Topic: Vision and Action) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 333C Controversial Issues in Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An exploration of questions in developmental psychology that are currently in dispute. Subjects may include stem cell research, treatment of juveniles in the legal system, physician-assisted suicide, and methods of sex education. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 333D Introduction to Developmental Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Physical, social, and cognitive development in humans. Only one of the following may be counted: Psychology 304, 333D, Women's and Gender Studies 333D, 345 (Topic 6). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: WGS 333D
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 333E Identity Formation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to historical theories of and current research on identity, with particular focus on identity development in the domains of occupation, religion, politics and morality, gender, ethnicity, and adoption. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 333F Fantasy and Reality 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examination of how children and adults decide what is real and what is not. Subjects include the fantasy-reality distinction, magical thinking, and religious cognition. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 333G The Development of Attachment Relationship 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of the attachment relationship. Psychology 333G and 341K (Topic: Dev of Attachment Relationship) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 333M Infant Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the development of motor, perceptual, cognitive, language and socio-emotional capacities during the infancy and toddler years (0-2years). Discuss theoretical foundations, empirical findings, and methodological advances related to these areas. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 333N Cognitive Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Overview of the development of thinking from infancy through childhood. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 333P Child Language 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examination of theory and research concerning the development of language in the child. Linguistics 373 (Topic 1) and Psychology 333P may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 333R Social Development in Children 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Development of social behavior (for example, sex typing and aggression) and social relationships. Only one of the following may be counted: Psychology 333R, Women's and Gender Studies 333R, 345 (Topic 19). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: WGS 333R
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 333S Developmental Science of Adolescence 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An in-depth exploration of what it means to be an adolescent - how the brain, hormones and cognitive development change motivation and behavior, and how institutions (schools, governments, police) help or hinder young people's development. Psychology 333S and 341K (Topic: Devel Sci of Adolescence) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 333T Adolescent Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Physical, cognitive, social, and personality development during adolescence. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 333W Moral Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to theory and research on morality. Subjects include culture and morality, Freudian and social learning perspectives on moral development, Kohlberg's theory of morality, challenge to Kohlberg's theory, and cognitive, familial, and emotional influence on morality. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 334D Psychology of Human Mating 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Mate selection, sources of conflict, and mating over the life span, studied in the context of evolutionary psychology and sexual selection theory. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 334E Evolutionary Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Fundamentals of evolutionary psychology, including issues of natural and sexual selection, adaptation, and domain-specific psychological mechanisms. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 337 Psychology of Language 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Consideration of approaches to the study of language, its development in children, and its functioning; important research from psychology and linguistics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 337P Language Processing 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to psycholinguistics, which uses methods and theories from cognitive psychology and cognitive science to understand how people speak, comprehend, and learn language(s). Psychology 337P and 341K (Topic: Language Processing) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 338K Psychology of Reading 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Theory and research on the reading process and its acquisition. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 339 Behavior Problems of Children 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Adjustment difficulties during childhood and adolescence; causation and treatment. Psychology 339 and Human Development and Family Sciences 342 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 340M Industrial Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A general introduction to organizational behavior and issues in industrial/organizational psychology. Subjects include organizational structure, selection and placement, leadership, job satisfaction, training, and change. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 341K Selected Topics in Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Topics of contemporary interest that may vary from semester to semester. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Freud's Vienna. Only one of the following may be counted: English 323M (Topic 1: Freud's Vienna), Germanic Civilization 360E (Topic: Freud's Vienna), Psychology 341K (Topic 1). Additional prerequisite: For English majors, nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent; for others, upper- division standing or consent of instructor.
Topic 2: Freudians and Feminisms. Only one of the following may be counted: English 323M (Topic 4: Freudians and Feminisms), Philosophy 327 (Topic: Freudians and Feminisms), Psychology 341K (Topic 2). Additional prerequisite: For English majors, nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent; for others, upper- division standing.
Topic 3: Freud and Lacan, with Kristeva. English 323M (Topic: Freud and Lacan, with Kristeva) and Psychology 341K (Topic 3) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: For English majors, nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent; for others, upper- division standing.
Topic 4: Health Psychology.
Topic 5: Human Factors.
Topic 6: Juvenile Delinquency.
Topic 7: Epidemiology.
Topic 8: Learning and the Brain.
Topic 9: Research Contributions of Minority Psychologists.
Topic 10: The Self.
Topic 11: Addictive Behaviors.
Topic 12: Personality Assessment. Theoretical and methodological issues involved in trying to understand and measure personality.
Topic 14: Robot Cognition.
Topic 15: History of Modern Psychology. A survey of the diverse roots of modern psychology, the competing schools that influenced psychology's development, and the perspectives that guide scholarship in present-day psychology. Psychology 341K (Topic 15) and 341K (Topic: History and Systems of Psychology) may not both be counted.
Topic 16: Psychology of Fundamentalism. Psychological research and theory on religious fundamentalism. Considers the nature of different forms of religious fundamentalism, and possible psychological mechanisms that motivate fundamentalism. Includes topics such as the development of fundamentalism, the movement from fundamentalism to terrorism, and fundamentalism and the family.
Topic 17: Psychology and Religion. An exploration of the psychological processes involved in religion. Discusses seminal psychological theories of religion, such as the work of James, Freud, Jung, and Maslow. Discussion of empirical work includes topics such as the development of religion across the life span, religious experience, conversion, and the effects of religion on mental and physical health.
Topic 18: Language and Thought.
Topic 19: Psychology of Literature. Delves into the relation between literature and psychological research. Addresses this relation in terms of character development, plot devices, and historical influences. Broadly explore why people are interested in reading literature that might be subjective or wholly fictional in nature. Explore the extent to which authors create characters that 'ring true' to what psychological science has learned about human nature and how this affects the reader's enjoyment of the literature. Psychology 341K (Topic: Psychology of Literature) and 341K (Topic 19) may not both be counted.
PSY 341K.12 Personality Assessment 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Theoretical and methodological issues involved in trying to understand and measure personality.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 341K.14 Robot Cognition 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 341K.15 History of Modern Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A survey of the diverse roots of modern psychology, the competing schools that influenced psychology's development, and the perspectives that guide scholarship in present-day psychology. Psychology 341K (Topic 15) and 341K (Topic: History and Systems of Psychology) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 341K.16 Psychology of Fundamentalism 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Psychological research and theory on religious fundamentalism. Considers the nature of different forms of religious fundamentalism, and possible psychological mechanisms that motivate fundamentalism. Includes topics such as the development of fundamentalism, the movement from fundamentalism to terrorism, and fundamentalism and the family.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 341K.17 Psychology and Religion 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An exploration of the psychological processes involved in religion. Discusses seminal psychological theories of religion, such as the work of James, Freud, Jung, and Maslow. Discussion of empirical work includes topics such as the development of religion across the life span, religious experience, conversion, and the effects of religion on mental and physical health.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 341K.18 Language and Thought 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 341K.19 Psychology of Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Delves into the relation between literature and psychological research. Addresses this relation in terms of character development, plot devices, and historical influences. Broadly explore why people are interested in reading literature that might be subjective or wholly fictional in nature. Explore the extent to which authors create characters that 'ring true' to what psychological science has learned about human nature and how this affects the reader's enjoyment of the literature. Psychology 341K (Topic: Psychology of Literature) and 341K (Topic 19) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 341K.4 Health Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 341K.7 Epidemiology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 341K.8 Learning and the Brain 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 343K Substance Abuse 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Causes of substance abuse: the evolutionary perspective, sex differences, predisposition, biological and cognitive theories; emphasis on food and alcohol. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 344C Growing up Latine 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the multiple dimensions of Latine development across the lifespan. Discuss theoretical foundations, empirical findings, and methodological advances in the field. Only one of the following may be counted: Human Development and Family Sciences 344, 378K (Topic: Growing up Latine/x/a/o), Psychology 344C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HDF 344
Pre/Corequisites: For human development and family sciences majors: Upper-division standing; and HumanDevelopment and Family Sciences 304 or 313 and 113L; and 315L with a grade of at least C- in each. For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 345 Individual Differences 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of person-to-person variation in intelligence, personality, and interests, with an emphasis on genetic and environmental determinants, developmental processes, and their relation to real-world outcomes. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 346K Psychology of Sex 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Development of sex from genes to human behavior. Psychology 306 and 346K may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 350 Motivation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Theory and research on motivation; biological and social determinants. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 352P Psychopathology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore biological and social factors in the development and treatment of psychopathology. Psychology 352 and 352P may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 353K Psychopharmacology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The pharmacology and the neurochemical, neurophysiological, and psychological effects of psychoactive drugs, with regard to their use as therapeutic and behavioral research tools. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 355 Cognition 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Theoretical and critical analysis of the development, nature, and function of the thought process. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 355C Development of Categories and Concepts 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of the historical and contemporary knowledge about the ways that people learn about concepts. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 355D Animal Cognition 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to animal intelligence and the evolution of mind. Examines what is known about intelligence in other animals, how intelligence is revealed in social and problem-solving behavior, and the ways in which human intelligence is structured by its evolutionary past. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 355E Psychology of Consciousness 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the scientific study of consciousness from the perspective of psychology and neuroscience. Psychology 341K (Topic: Psy of Consciousness: Cogneuro) and 355E may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 355M The Cognitive Psychology of Music 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Cognitive foundations of music in terms of physics of sound, the psychophysics of musical experience, perceptual organization of musical scenes, the perception of time through rhythm, and the ways in which music reflects natural form. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 355N Cognitive Neuroscience 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Exploration of the link between the brain, mind, and behavior and cognitive neuroscience techniques. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 355Q Cognitive Science of Religion 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore cognitive and evolutionary approaches to understanding religion. Examine cutting-edge research on the cognitive science of religion from disciplines including anthropology, psychology, philosophy, and religious studies. Psychology 341K (Topic: Cognitive Sci of Relign) and 355Q may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 355R Reasoning and Decision Making 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of psychological research on how people reason and make decisions. Subjects include mental models, causality, analogy, heuristics, emotion, motivation, culture, and decision making. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 355S Social Cognition 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine major theories and research findings in social cognition. Psychology 341K (Topic: Social Cognition) and 355S may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 357 Undergraduate Research 3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 10 Lab Hours
Supervised research experience. May not be counted toward a major in psychology. The equivalent to eight to ten laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: At least thirty semester hours of college coursework, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and consent of instructor.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 357R Advanced Undergraduate Research 3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 10 Lab Hours
Deepen supervised research experience in psychology. Implement advanced laboratory experience and skills within a leadership role in collaboration with principal investigators and a team to assist with research projects. The equivalent of eight to ten laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: At least thirty semester hours of college coursework, Psychology 301 and 420M with a grade of at least C, Psychology 357, and consent of instructor.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: Yes (02 times)
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 458 Experimental Psychology 4 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours
Techniques of psychological research illustrated in a series of laboratory experiments. Two lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M and with a grade of at least C in each, and a University grade point average of at least 3.25.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 158H Honors Research Tutorial 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Individual instruction.
Pre/Corequisites: Concurrent registration in Psychology 379H.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 359 Selected Topics: Readings: Tutorial 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised reading in selected topics of significance; area of intensive study is chosen by the student in consultation with the instructor. May not be counted toward a major in psychology. Individual instruction.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and consent of instructor.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 359H Honors Research I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; Psychology 301, and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; six semester hours of upper-division coursework in psychology; a grade point average of at least 3.50 in psychology courses taken at the University; a University grade point average of at least 3.25; and consent of the honors advisor.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Psychology Honors Program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 364 Introduction to Clinical Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to techniques of assessment and treatment of psychopathology. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 364C Childhood Trauma and Adversity 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Focus on how childhood trauma impacts behavioral, emotional, cognitive, and biological functioning across the lifespan. Psychology 341K (Topic: Childhood Trauma/Adversity) and 364C may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 364F Forensic Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the study and practice of psychology as it applies to issues relating to the law and legal system, such as: determination of competency and insanity, expert testimony, jury selection and the social psychology of the courtroom, eyewitness testimony, and false confessions. Psychology 341K (Topic: Forensic Psychology) and 364F may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 364M Mental Illness and the Brain 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the brain dysfunction and cognitive impairment often associated with mental illness and how its recognition and assessment can be used to help with differential diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment planning. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 364P Positive Psychology and the Good Life 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analyze how to live a more satisfying life based on modern psychological science. Survey the emerging field of positive psychology, including assessment and determinants of well-being; human strengths and virtues; the good life considered from evolutionary, economic, sociological, and cross-cultural perspectives; and applications to issues such as social change. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 364S Human Sexuality 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Human sexuality from a clinical and evolutionary perspective with a focus on the assessment, diagnoses, and treatment of sexual dysfunctions. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 364T Multicultural Psychotherapy 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to multicultural approaches to personality assessment and counseling psychotherapy. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 365D Behavioral Science, Equity, and Inclusion 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Apply the principles of experimental behavioral science to problems of creating an equitable and inclusive society in the twenty-first century. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 365E Emotion 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examination of the scientific literature on the psychology of human and animal emotion. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 365G Gender and Racial Attitudes 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Advanced introduction to the psychological study of gender and racial attitudes in children and adults, with emphasis on the causes, consequences, and revision of an individual's gender and racial stereotypes. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 365L Advanced Social Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Experimental research in social psychology, social influence, decision making, affiliation, risk taking, stress, and other subjects. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 371 Learning and Memory 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analysis of theory and research in learning. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 371E Psychological Data Science Foundations I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to foundational concepts and techniques in data science. Psychology 341K (Topic: Psychological Data Sci Fndns I) and 371E may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 371F Psychological Data Science Foundations II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore foundational concepts and techniques in data science, including in-depth Python programming, advanced plotting techniques, curve/model fitting, computer simulations, and machine learning. Psychology 341K (Topic: Psy Data Sci Foundations II) and 371F may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and Psychology 371E.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 371M Introduction to Machine Learning 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the fundamental concepts and algorithms that enable computers to uncover the underlying patterns from different types of behavioral data. Psychology 341K (Topic: Intro to Machine Learning) and 371M may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 371N Natural Human Behavior in the Real World 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Design experiments that will be conducted in the real world, use mobile sensing technology to collect behavioral data, and discover behavioral patterns by analyzing fine-grained data. Conduct a behavioral study with the aim to provide research evidence to overcome the challenges that the real world poses. Psychology 341K (Topic: Natrl Human Behav n Real World) and 371N may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 371P Applied Data Science 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the fundamentals of data science. Discuss the current trends and subjects in data science. Psychology 341K (Topic: Applied Data Science) and 371P may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical and Computer Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 371Q Ethics in Behavioral Data Science 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine and discuss important ethical issues in the context of behavioral data science in real-world case-studies such as emotion recognition, surveillance, targeted marketing, and more. Psychology 341K (Topic: Ethics/Dat Sci/Affctv Cmptng) and 371Q may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical and Computer Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 371R Brain Mechanisms and Learning Theory Applied to Real World Scenarios 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 371S Bayesian Data Analysis 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to Bayesian data analysis and inference. Psychology 341K (Topic: Bayesian Data Analysis) and 371S may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical and Computer Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 371T Text Analysis for Behavioral Data Science 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to various methods of text analysis, with a focus on extracting psychological insights. Discuss the underlying scientific basis that supports various use-cases. Psychology 341K (Topic: Text Analysis/ Behav Data Sci) and 371T may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical and Computer Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 373N The Neurobiology of Attention 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examination of behavioral and brain mechanisms of attention in humans and other animals. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 377P, 677P Undergraduate Practicum 3,6 Hours
11,21 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Field experience in applied psychology. Students are supervised by faculty members and by practitioners in community agencies. May not be counted toward a major in psychology. One lecture hour and ten or twenty hours of fieldwork a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and consent of the practicum supervisor.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: 0
PSY 379H Honors Research II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, Psychology 301 and 418 or 420M with a grade of at least C in each, Psychology 458 and 359H, concurrent registration in Psychology 158H, and consent of the honors advisor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
PSY 380C Human Neuropsychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Basic issues in normal and abnormal human brain function reviewed with emphasis on disorders of higher cerebral functioning. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and Psychology 383C or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 380F Fundamentals of Evolutionary Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of important theories and research in evolutionary psychology, with emphasis on current problems. A core course option. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 380G Grant Writing 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine grant writing for fellowships and research funds from a variety of different funding sources. Create and workshop drafts for applications for pre-doctoral fellowships (for example, NSF, NRSA), postdoctoral fellowships, dissertation grants, or general research funds. Generate discussion, contribute peer feedback, draft and revise grant components, and participate in a mock study section. Only one of the following may be counted: Psychology 380G, 381F, 394V (Topic: Grnt Wrt Natl Sci Fndtn). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 380W Writing Workshop 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore tools to create and maintain a consistent writing practice and meet research goals. Track writing, discuss challenges and progress in a supportive community, and receive feedback on written work. Psychology 380W and 394S (Topic: Graduate Writing Workshop) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 381C Methods of fMRI: From Design to Data Analysis 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Methods behind all common fMRI data preprocessing steps and data analysis models, including how to properly implement and evaluate their performance. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 381D Advanced Topics in Neuroimaging 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Addresses the latest developments in the design, analysis, and interpretation of neuroimaging data. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 381E Introduction to Psychophysiology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An overview of the principles, theory, and applications of using physiological measures to study mental processes. Covers the philosophical and theoretical foundations of brain/behavior relations and introduces basic electrical principles and human neurophysiology. A core course option. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 381F Grant Writing for the National Science Foundation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the application and review procedures when requesting funding from the National Science Foundation. Only one of the following may be counted: Psychology 380G, 381F, 394V (Topic: Grnt Wrt Natl Sci Fndtn). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 381G Grant Writing in the Behavioral and Biological Sciences 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to grant writing in the behavioral and biological sciences and development of grant writing skills. Subjects include: finding grant opportunities, planning proposal activities, successful grant writing strategies, and how to talk to grant program officers. Write grant proposals (e.g., proposals to federal agencies such as NSF or NIH) and revise proposals based on peer and instructor feedback. Explore how grant proposals are reviewed by participating in a mock review session. Only one of the following may be counted: Neuroscience 381G, 394P (Topic: Grant Writing in the Behavioral and Biological Sciences), Psychology 381G, 394U (Topic: Grant Writing in the Behavioral and Biological Sciences). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: NEU 381G
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 381H Professional Development for Careers in Psychological Science 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore professional development issues that arise in academic and non-academic careers for psychological scientists. Psychology 381H and 394V (Topic: Proseminar: Professional Development for Academic Psychologist) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 382E Area Seminar in Cognitive Science 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Current issues in cognitive science. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 382F R Programming in Behavioral Sciences 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Design reproducible behavioral data analysis using R and RStudio. Emphasis on coding skills to organize, analyze, and visualize data. Psychology 382F and 394U (Topic: R Progrmming Behavioral Sci) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate Standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 182H Promoting Wellbeing and Thriving 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine empirically-supported strategies for promoting well-being and thriving through graduate study and beyond. Explore emotions, stress response, coping, gratitude, health behaviors, sleep, resilience, and mindfulness. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 182K, 282K, 382K Internship in Clinical Psychology 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised practical experience in clinical assessment and treatment. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester, with practicum hours to be arranged.
Pre/Corequisites: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree in clinical psychology.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
PSY 382V Neural and Computational Basis of Vision 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the physiology, psychophysics and computational aspects of the visual system. Review linear systems analysis, information theory, Bayesian statistical decision theory, and other relevant mathematical areas. Only one of the following may be counted: Neuroscience 380E, 382V, Psychology 380E, 382V. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: NEU 382V
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 383C Functional Neuroanatomy 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An examination of the anatomy of the brain and spinal cord, emphasizing connections and functions of neural systems. Neuroscience 383C and Psychology 383C may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 383E Area Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Current issues in cognitive neuroscience. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 383M Fundamentals of Physiological Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of important theories and research in physiological psychology, with emphasis on current problems. A core course option. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 383P Proseminar: Professional Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the hidden curriculum of graduate training and future career prospects. Examine work/life balance, writing skills, grants, and issues to consider while in the job market. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 383T Principles of Sensory and Behavioral Neuroscience 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A proseminar covering the core material on essential topics in sensory and behavioral neuroscience. Neuroscience 383T and Psychology 383T may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 384C Bootstrap Statistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to modern methods of statistical analysis based on numerical computer simulation. Covers a range of common data analysis situations drawn mainly from the fields of neuroscience and experimental psychology. Techniques include point estimation, two-group and multiple group experiments, regression and curve fitting, and Bayesian analysis. Only one of the following may be counted: Neuroscience 384C, 385L (Topic: Bootstrap Statistics), Psychology 384C, 394U (Topic: Bootstrap Statistics). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: NEU 384C
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, an undergraduate statistics course, and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 184E Area Seminar in Clinical Psychology 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 384K Advanced Statistics: Experimental Design 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Consideration of problems of analysis and design commonly encountered in psychological research. Only one of the following may be counted: Psychology 384K, 385J, 394T (Topic: Linear Models: Regression Anova). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, an undergraduate statistics course, and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 384M Advanced Statistics: Inferential 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Covers t-test, chi-square, analysis of variance, and nonparametric tests. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: NEU 384M
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, an undergraduate statistics course, and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 384P Regression Analysis 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Offers thorough coverage of all major aspects of regression. Coverage includes linear model theory and application, polynomial and interaction models, multivariate linear and logistic regression, and all related diagnostics. Psychology 384P and 394T (Topic: Regression Analysis) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate Standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 384Q Advanced Applied Statistics I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Coverage of advanced statistical techniques useful in the social sciences and beyond. Specific areas of focus include non-linear regression, robust analysis, mixed-model regression (hierarchical linear models), and principal components/factor analysis. Psychology 384Q and 394T (Topic: Advanced Applied Statistics I) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 184R Data analysis with R 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Using R for a variety of data analyses following the topics covered in Psychology 384M including: reading data into R, generating graphs, ANOVA, ANCOVA, and regression. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor, and registration or credit for Psychology 384M.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 384S Advanced Applied Statistics II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Coverage of advanced statistical techniques useful in the social sciences and beyond. Specific areas of focus include semi-parametric regression, categorical data modeling, resampling and permutation techniques, monte carlo simulation, time-to-event analysis, and structural equations modeling. Psychology 384S and 394T (Topic: Advanced Applied Statistics II) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 384T Structural Equation Modeling 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to structural equation modeling. Psychology 384T and 394T (Topic: Structural Equation Modeling) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor; and a working understanding of multiple regression analysis.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 185E, 385E Area Seminar in Developmental Psychology 1,3 Hours
1,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Current issues in developmental psychology. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 385J Linear Models: Regression and ANOVA Methods 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores linear modeling from both conceptual and applied perspectives. Focuses on ANOVA, including multi-factor designs, post-hoc testing, and analysis of covariance, as well as on regression, including univariate and multivariate regression, polynomial and interaction models, logistic regression, and related diagnostics. Only one of the following may be counted: Psychology 384K, 385J, 394T (Topic: Linear Models: Regression Anova). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 385N Fundamentals of Personality Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of important theories and research in personality psychology, with emphasis on current problems. A core course option. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 385P Fundamentals of Social Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of important theories and research in social psychology, with emphasis on current problems. Only one of the following may be counted: Psychology 394V (Topic: Foundations of Social Psychology), 394W, 385P. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 386D Multivariate Pattern Analysis 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores cutting-edge techniques for finding meaningful patterns in large, noisy brain data sets, and how to use these techniques to address a variety of questions in cognitive neuroscience. Only one of the following may be counted: Neuroscience 386D, 394P (Topic: fMRI Brain Decoding), Psychology 386D, 387D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: NEU 386D
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 186E, 386E Area Seminar in Individual Differences and Evolutionary Psychology 1,3 Hours
1,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Current issues in individual differences and evolutionary psychology. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 386N Fundamentals of Psycholinguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of important theories and research in psycholinguistics, with emphasis on current problems. A core course option. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 387C Human Language Processing 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An overview of current psycholinguistic research, primarily in the production and comprehension of spoken language by adults. A core course option. Psychology 387C and 394U (Topic: Human Language Process) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 187E, 387E Area Seminar in Perception, Brain, and Behavior Psychology 1,3 Hours
1,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Current issues in perception, brain, and behavior psychology. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 387N Perceptual Systems 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Overview of theory and research in visual perception and perceptual information processing. A core course option. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 387S Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction of graduate students to the methods, theories, and research of cognitive neuroscience across a broad range of mental domains such as attention, memory, language, and decision making. A core course option. Psychology 387R and 387S may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 388D Individual Differences Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Person-to-person differences in cognitive abilities and personality, with emphases on genetic and environmental influences, developmental processes, and relations to real world outcomes. A core course option. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 188E, 388E Area Seminar in Social and Personality Psychology 1,3 Hours
1,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Current issues in social and personality psychology. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 388K Conference on Special Topics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Readings, conferences, and other work on individually selected topics. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in psychology.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 189E Area Seminar in Cognition, Brain and Behavior 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore current issues in cognition, brain, and behavior. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 389K Theory and Techniques of Assessment I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours
Introduction to intelligence and personality testing procedures, test interpretation, and ethical issues pertaining to clinical interviewing and testing. Includes instruction and feedback on clinical report writing. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor received prior to registering.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 389L Theory and Techniques of Assessment II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours
Clinical interviewing with adults and children. Observation and feedback for test administration and clinical skills. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, Psychology 389K, and consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 190, 290, 390 Research 1-3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Individual research.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in psychology. Students must sign up in the Department of Psychology Graduate Office prior to registering.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 191E Area Seminar in Behavioral Neuroscience 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore current issues in behavioral neuroscience. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 391N Learning and Memory 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Presentation of contemporary approaches to the study of conditioning and learning at the behavioral level. Focuses on empirical data and theoretical analysis of acquisition and performance in Pavlovian and instrumental conditioning. Includes discussion of habituation, sensitization, stimulus control, and other paradigms for studying cognitive processes in nonverbal organisms. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: NEU 391N
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 391P Issues and Controversies in Statistical and Scientific Inquiry 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Selected topics on the design and analysis of psychological research. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 392N Fundamentals of Comparative Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
History and current status of comparative psychology, emphasizing several biological disciplines, including behavior genetics, ethology, evolutionary biology, and sociobiology. A core course option. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 393 Clinical Practicum I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 12 Lab Hours
Supervised practical experience in the use of clinical techniques. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with ten to twelve hours of practicum experience to be arranged.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, Psychology 389K, and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 393K Clinical Practicum II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 12 Lab Hours
Continuation of supervised practical experience in the use of clinical techniques. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with ten to twelve hours of practicum experience to be arranged.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, Psychology 393, and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394I Neuroinflammation in Health and Pathology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Assess cutting-edge pre-clinical and clinical neuroimmune research, and interact with professors from across campus in special seminars. Only one of the following may be counted: Neuroscience 394I, 394P(Topic: Neuroinflammation in Hlth/Path), Psychology 394I, 394P (Topic: Neuroinflammation in Hlth/Path). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: NEU 394I
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394K Fundamentals of Social and Personality Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of important theories, issues, and research in social and personality development. A core course option. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394N Fundamentals of Cognitive Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of important theories, issues, and research in the development of perception, language, and cognition. A core course option. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394P Topics in Seminars in Behavioral Neuroscience and Biopsychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience. Brain-behavior relationships, particularly recent research in behavioral neuroscience, including the anatomical and neurochemical mechanisms of behavioral events, and behavioral influences on the brain. Neuroscience 394P (Topic 1: Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience) and Psychology 394P (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Topic 2: Clinical Psychopharmacology. Recent findings concerning the mechanisms of action and the behavioral effects of psychoactive drugs, particularly those used in psychiatry. Various drug types (such as sedative-hypnotics, hallucinogens, and drugs used to treat depression, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, and anxiety) and pathways in the brain are discussed to examine the neurochemical basis of psychiatric disorders and substance abuse.
Topic 3: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. Neuroanatomical systems that are functionally related to basic forms of learning and memory in mammals. Neuroscience 394P (Topic 3: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory) and Psychology 394P (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Topic 4: Animal Communication.
Topic 5: Development, Memory, and the Brain.
Topic 6: Contemporary Learning Theory.
Topic 7: Advanced Topics in Neuroanatomy. Neuroanatomical systems and functions across species; advanced forms of neuroanatomy in mammals. Neuroscience 394P (Topic 4: Advanced Topics in Neuroanatomy) and Psychology 394P (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
Topic 8: Frustration Theory.
Topic 9: Neuroanatomy.
Topic 10: Advanced Topics in Neuroanatomy.
Topic 11: Brain Imaging.
Topic 12: Frustration Theory.
Topic 13: Foundations of Human Neuroimaging. A survey of the foundations for neuroimaging research with a focus on cognitive neuroscience. Describes the physical methods of image acquisition and physiological mechanisms used for functional imaging. Emphasis on magnetic resonance methods for structural and functional imaging. Surveys other imaging modalities, including positron emission tomography (PET), optical, and EEG/MEG electrical source localization. Only one of the following may be counted: Biology 381K (Topic: Foundations of Neuroimaging), Neuroscience 385L (Topic 6), 394P (Topic: Foundations of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research), Psychology 394P (Topic: Foundations of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research), 394P (Topic 13).
Topic 14: Analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data. Functional magnetic resonance imaging experimental design and analysis. Neuroscience 394P (Topic 7: Analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data) and Psychology 394P (Topic 14) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Basic knowledge of functional neuroanatomy.
Topic 16: Quantifying Brain Structure. Concepts and hands-on applications for quantifying aspects of brain and cellular structure, with a focus on stereological approaches. Only one of the following may be counted: Neuroscience 385L (Topic 12: Quantifying Brain Structure), 394P (Topic: Quantitative Methods for Brain Structure), Psychology 394P (Topic 16), 394P (Topic: Quantitative Methods for Brain Structure).
Topic 17: Behavioral Neuroendocrinology. Current research in neuroendocrinology, including action of neuroendocrine systems on behavior, assays of substances in the blood to identify gene products, and examination of stress from neuroendocrine, behavioral, health, and immunity perspectives. Only one of the following may be counted: Neuroscience 385L (Topic 5: Behavioral Neuroendocrinology), 394P (Topic: Behavioral Neuroendocrinology), Psychology 394P (Topic 17), 394P (Topic: Behavioral Neuroendocrinology).
PSY 394P.1 Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Brain-behavior relationships, particularly recent research in behavioral neuroscience, including the anatomical and neurochemical mechanisms of behavioral events, and behavioral influences on the brain. Neuroscience 394P (Topic 1: Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience) and Psychology 394P (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394P.13 Foundations of Human Neuroimaging 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A survey of the foundations for neuroimaging research with a focus on cognitive neuroscience. Describes the physical methods of image acquisition and physiological mechanisms used for functional imaging. Emphasis on magnetic resonance methods for structural and functional imaging. Surveys other imaging modalities, including positron emission tomography (PET), optical, and EEG/MEG electrical source localization. Only one of the following may be counted: Biology 381K (Topic: Foundations of Neuroimaging), Neuroscience 385L (Topic 6), 394P (Topic: Foundations of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research), Psychology 394P (Topic: Foundations of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research), 394P (Topic 13).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394P.16 Quantifying Brain Structure 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Concepts and hands-on applications for quantifying aspects of brain and cellular structure, with a focus on stereological approaches. Only one of the following may be counted: Neuroscience 385L (Topic 12: Quantifying Brain Structure), 394P (Topic: Quantitative Methods for Brain Structure), Psychology 394P (Topic 16), 394P (Topic: Quantitative Methods for Brain Structure).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394P.17 Behavioral Neuroendocrinology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Current research in neuroendocrinology, including action of neuroendocrine systems on behavior, assays of substances in the blood to identify gene products, and examination of stress from neuroendocrine, behavioral, health, and immunity perspectives. Only one of the following may be counted: Neuroscience 385L (Topic 5: Behavioral Neuroendocrinology), 394P (Topic: Behavioral Neuroendocrinology), Psychology 394P (Topic 17), 394P (Topic: Behavioral Neuroendocrinology).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394P.2 Clinical Psychopharmacology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Recent findings concerning the mechanisms of action and the behavioral effects of psychoactive drugs, particularly those used in psychiatry. Various drug types (such as sedative-hypnotics, hallucinogens, and drugs used to treat depression, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, and anxiety) and pathways in the brain are discussed to examine the neurochemical basis of psychiatric disorders and substance abuse.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394P.3 Neurobiology of Learning and Memory 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Neuroanatomical systems that are functionally related to basic forms of learning and memory in mammals. Neuroscience 394P (Topic 3: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory) and Psychology 394P (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394P.4 Animal Communication 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394P.7 Advanced Topics in Neuroanatomy 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Neuroanatomical systems and functions across species; advanced forms of neuroanatomy in mammals. Neuroscience 394P (Topic 4: Advanced Topics in Neuroanatomy) and Psychology 394P (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 194Q, 394Q Topics in Seminars in Clinical Psychology 1,3 Hours
1,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
One or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Current Topics in Clinical Psychology.
Topic 2: Empirically Supported Interventions with Adults.
Topic 3: Stress Research: Method and Design.
Topic 4: Advanced Practicum in Clinical Psychology.
Topic 5: Advanced Practicum in Clinical Neuropsychology. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. Restrictions: Restricted to clinical psychology majors.
Topic 6: Empirically Supported Interventions with Children.
Topic 7: Transcultural Psychotherapy.
Topic 8: Assessment Practicum I.
Topic 9: Assessment Practicum II.
Topic 10: Health Psychology.
Topic 11: Individual Differences.
Topic 12: Therapy Supervision.
Topic 13: Family Therapy.
Topic 14: Family and Marital Therapy.
Topic 15: Research Methods.
Topic 16: Human Neuropsychology II.
Topic 17: Seminar in Positive Psychology. A survey of the emerging field of positive psychology and well-being. Topics include character strengths and virtues, positive emotion, personality influences, motivation and goals, the happiness set point, and the issue of whether happiness can or should be changed.
Topic 18: Research Methods in Clinical Psychology. Advanced training in research methodology as it pertains to the field of clinical psychology.
Topic 19: History and Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology. History and development of clinical psychology as a profession. Includes clinical psychology before World War II, the recognition of stress, the rise of evidence-based practice, professional psychology, and multicultural diversity.
Topic 20: Diversity Issues in Research and Practice. Methodological considerations involved in designing research projects, and clinical assessment and treatment concerns that arise when working with diverse populations.
Topic 21: Neuropsychological Assessment. Examine the administration and scoring of a wide variety of neuropsychological measures, as well as test interpretation, case conceptualization and report writing skills. Includes a variety of neurological syndromes and grand rounds case presentations. Psychology 394Q (Topic: Neuropsychological Assessment) and 394Q (Topic 21) may not both be counted. Restrictions: Restricted to clinical psychology students.
PSY 194Q.17, 394Q.17 Seminar in Positive Psychology 1,3 Hours
1,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A survey of the emerging field of positive psychology and well-being. Topics include character strengths and virtues, positive emotion, personality influences, motivation and goals, the happiness set point, and the issue of whether happiness can or should be changed.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 194Q.18, 394Q.18 Research Methods in Clinical Psychology 1,3 Hours
1,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Advanced training in research methodology as it pertains to the field of clinical psychology.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 194Q.19, 394Q.19 History and Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology 1,3 Hours
1,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
History and development of clinical psychology as a profession. Includes clinical psychology before World War II, the recognition of stress, the rise of evidence-based practice, professional psychology, and multicultural diversity.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 194Q.2, 394Q.2 Empirically Supported Interventions with Adults 1,3 Hours
1,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 194Q.20, 394Q.20 Diversity Issues in Research and Practice 1,3 Hours
1,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Methodological considerations involved in designing research projects, and clinical assessment and treatment concerns that arise when working with diverse populations.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 194Q.21, 394Q.21 Neuropsychological Assessment 1,3 Hours
1,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the administration and scoring of a wide variety of neuropsychological measures, as well as test interpretation, case conceptualization and report writing skills. Includes a variety of neurological syndromes and grand rounds case presentations. Psychology 394Q (Topic: Neuropsychological Assessment) and 394Q (Topic 21) may not both be counted.
Restrictions: Restricted to clinical psychology students.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 194Q.4, 394Q.4 Advanced Practicum in Clinical Psychology 1,3 Hours
1,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 194Q.5, 394Q.5 Advanced Practicum in Clinical Neuropsychology 1,3 Hours
1,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to clinical psychology majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 194Q.6, 394Q.6 Empirically Supported Interventions with Children 1,3 Hours
1,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394S Topics in Seminars in Developmental Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Current Topics in Developmental Psychology.
Topic 2: Children's Racial/Gender Schemata.
Topic 3: Literacy Acquisition.
Topic 4: Psychological Processes in Family Violence.
Topic 5: Language and Conceptual Development.
Topic 6: Infant Perception and Cognition.
Topic 7: Professional Issues in Academia.
Topic 8: Theory of Mind.
Topic 9: Social-Cognitive Interrelationship in Development.
PSY 394S.2 Children's Racial/Gender Schemata 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394S.3 Literacy Acquisition 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394S.4 Psychological Processes in Family Violence 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394S.5 Language and Conceptual Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394S.6 Infant Perception and Cognition 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394S.7 Professional Issues in Academia 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394T Topics in Seminars in Evolutionary Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Current Topics in Differential Psychology.
Topic 2: Applied Psychological Testing.
Topic 3: Intelligence.
PSY 394U Topics in Seminars in Cognitive or Perception Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Current Topics in Cognitive Systems.
Topic 2: History of Psychology.
Topic 3: Introduction to Cognitive Science. Only one of the following may be counted: Cognitive Science 380 (Topic 1), Linguistics 392 (Topic 1), 393 (Topic: Introduction to Cognitive Science), 393 (Topic: Topics in Cognitive Science), Philosophy 383 (Topic: Introduction to Cognitive Science), 383C, Psychology 394U (Topic 3). Same as: CGS 380.1, LIN 392.1, PHL 383C
Topic 4: Cognition.
Topic 5: Psychoacoustics. Anatomy and physiology of the peripheral auditory system; behavioral measures of auditory performance-masking, sound localization, pitch and loudness perception, temporary and permanent hearing loss. Only one of the following may be counted: Communication Sciences and Disorders 394K (Topic 2: Psychoacoustics), Neuroscience 394P (Topic 6: Psychoacoustics), 394U (Topic 1: Psychoacoustics), Psychology 394U (Topic 5).
Topic 6: Memory.
Topic 7: Speech Perception.
Topic 8: Topics in Vision and Hearing. Current research in human vision and/or hearing. Neuroscience 385L (Topic 7: Topics in Vision and Hearing) or Psychology 394U (Topic 8) may not both be counted.
Topic 9: Visual Perception.
Topic 10: Psycholinguistic Research Methods.
Topic 11: Visual Perception.
Topic 12: Knowledge Representation. Psychological approaches to the ways in which information is stored and processed, focusing on how particular assumptions and mental representation make tasks either easy or difficult to perform.
Topic 13: Reasoning and Decision Making. High-level cognitive processes of reasoning and decision making. Explores human rationality, analogical reasoning, causal reasoning, heuristics, and decision making in naturalistic settings.
Topic 14: Topics in Systems Neuroscience. Focuses on one or two topics and examines them in depth through group discussions of key scientific manuscripts. Discusses both classical studies and contemporary research. Only one of the following may be counted: Neuroscience 394P (Topic 8: Topics in Systems Neuroscience), Psychology 394U (Topic 14), 394U (Topic: Advanced Topics in Systems Neuroscience).
Topic 15: Cognitive Neuroscience. Readings, results, and discussion regarding cutting-edge work in the field. Emphasis on how computational models can be used to bridge brain and behavior. Biology 381K (Topic: Cognitive Neuroscience) and Psychology 394U (Topic 15) may not both be counted.
Topic 16: Perception and Action. Current topics in visually guided behavior, including eye movements, attention, and motor control, from behavioral, computational, and neurophysiological approaches. Neuroscience 394P (Topic 9: Perception and Action) and Psychology 394U (Topic 16) may not both be counted.
Topic 17: Models of Cognition. Formal models of cognition and related analysis, such as model selection statistics and Bayesian hierarchical parameter fitting.
Topic 18: Advanced Topics in Perceptual Systems. Readings, talks, and discussions on perceptual systems.
Topic 19: Statistical Methods in Computational Neuroscience. Introduction to statistical and computational methods for understanding information processing in the nervous system, with emphasis on neural coding and statistical modeling of neural responses. Same as: NEU 394P.10 Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Topic 20: Methods for fMRI. Covers preprocessing and statistical analysis methods of fMRI data with tutorials and laboratory exercises. Psychology 394U (Topic: Methods for fMRI) and 394U (Topic 20) may not both be counted.
PSY 394U.12 Knowledge Representation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Psychological approaches to the ways in which information is stored and processed, focusing on how particular assumptions and mental representation make tasks either easy or difficult to perform.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394U.13 Reasoning and Decision Making 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
High-level cognitive processes of reasoning and decision making. Explores human rationality, analogical reasoning, causal reasoning, heuristics, and decision making in naturalistic settings.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394U.14 Topics in Systems Neuroscience 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Focuses on one or two topics and examines them in depth through group discussions of key scientific manuscripts. Discusses both classical studies and contemporary research. Only one of the following may be counted: Neuroscience 394P (Topic 8: Topics in Systems Neuroscience), Psychology 394U (Topic 14), 394U (Topic: Advanced Topics in Systems Neuroscience).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394U.15 Cognitive Neuroscience 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Readings, results, and discussion regarding cutting-edge work in the field. Emphasis on how computational models can be used to bridge brain and behavior. Biology 381K (Topic: Cognitive Neuroscience) and Psychology 394U (Topic 15) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394U.16 Perception and Action 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Current topics in visually guided behavior, including eye movements, attention, and motor control, from behavioral, computational, and neurophysiological approaches. Neuroscience 394P (Topic 9: Perception and Action) and Psychology 394U (Topic 16) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394U.17 Models of Cognition 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Formal models of cognition and related analysis, such as model selection statistics and Bayesian hierarchical parameter fitting.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394U.18 Advanced Topics in Perceptual Systems 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Readings, talks, and discussions on perceptual systems.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394U.19 Statistical Methods in Computational Neuroscience 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to statistical and computational methods for understanding information processing in the nervous system, with emphasis on neural coding and statistical modeling of neural responses.
Same as: NEU 394P.10
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394U.20 Methods for fMRI 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Covers preprocessing and statistical analysis methods of fMRI data with tutorials and laboratory exercises. Psychology 394U (Topic: Methods for fMRI) and 394U (Topic 20) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394U.3 Introduction to Cognitive Science 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Cognitive Science 380 (Topic 1), Linguistics 392 (Topic 1), 393 (Topic: Introduction to Cognitive Science), 393 (Topic: Topics in Cognitive Science), Philosophy 383 (Topic: Introduction to Cognitive Science), 383C, Psychology 394U (Topic 3).
Same as: CGS 380.1, LIN 392.1, PHL 383C
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394U.4 Cognition 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394U.6 Memory 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394U.7 Speech Perception 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394U.8 Topics in Vision and Hearing 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Current research in human vision and/or hearing. Neuroscience 385L (Topic 7: Topics in Vision and Hearing) or Psychology 394U (Topic 8) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394U.9 Visual Perception 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394V Topics in Seminars in Social and Personality Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Current Topics in Social and Personality Psychology.
Topic 2: Achievement Motives and Behavior.
Topic 3: Cross-Cultural Psychology.
Topic 4: Individualism and Collectivism.
Topic 5: Motivation.
Topic 6: The Self.
Topic 7: Social Stereotypes.
Topic 8: Psychosomatic Processes. Survey of theories and findings concerning the links between psychological states and health. Includes emotion, stress, coping, psychoneuroimmunology, disclosure, and the social correlates of health and illness.
Topic 9: Language and Personality. An exploration into computer-based methods used to study the links between word use and basic social and personality processes.
Topic 10: Close Relationships. Social psychological theory and research on the topic of close relationships.
Topic 11: Social Neuroscience. Introduction to psychological and neural foundational concepts in social neuroscience. Surveys current work in the field to examine how it may or may not contribute to the study of social psychology.
Topic 12: Self and Identity. Broad overview of self-related theory and research, with an emphasis on recent developments in the field. Includes the nature and structure of the self and forms of self-knowledge. Also explores the relationship between the self and group processes, close relationships, and gender. Psychology 394V (Topic: Self and Identity) and 394V (Topic 12) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 13: Theory and Explanation in Social Psychology. Examine different theoretical approaches in social psychology and the ability to critically evaluate the range and the limits of social psychological explanations from a meta-theoretical perspective. Address meta-theoretical principles in the construction and evaluation of social psychological theories, classic and contemporary approaches to understanding social psychological phenomena, and current directions in social psychological theorizing. Psychology 394V (Topic: Theory and Explanation in Social Psychology) and 394V (Topic 13) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
PSY 394V.10 Close Relationships 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Social psychological theory and research on the topic of close relationships.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394V.11 Social Neuroscience 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to psychological and neural foundational concepts in social neuroscience. Surveys current work in the field to examine how it may or may not contribute to the study of social psychology.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394V.12 Self and Identity 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Broad overview of self-related theory and research, with an emphasis on recent developments in the field. Includes the nature and structure of the self and forms of self-knowledge. Also explores the relationship between the self and group processes, close relationships, and gender. Psychology 394V (Topic: Self and Identity) and 394V (Topic 12) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394V.13 Theory and Explanation in Social Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine different theoretical approaches in social psychology and the ability to critically evaluate the range and the limits of social psychological explanations from a meta-theoretical perspective. Address meta-theoretical principles in the construction and evaluation of social psychological theories, classic and contemporary approaches to understanding social psychological phenomena, and current directions in social psychological theorizing. Psychology 394V (Topic: Theory and Explanation in Social Psychology) and 394V (Topic 13) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394V.6 The Self 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394V.7 Social Stereotypes 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394V.8 Psychosomatic Processes 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of theories and findings concerning the links between psychological states and health. Includes emotion, stress, coping, psychoneuroimmunology, disclosure, and the social correlates of health and illness.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394V.9 Language and Personality 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An exploration into computer-based methods used to study the links between word use and basic social and personality processes.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 394W Foundations of Social Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine key theories and research in social psychology, from classic to current approaches. Only one of the following may be counted: Psychology 394V (Topic: Foundations of Social Psychology), 394W, 385P. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of graduate advisor.
Restrictions: Restricted to non-Psychology graduate students.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 395S Fundamentals of Developmental Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Emphasizes understanding the major theoretical approaches to the field, with an introduction to empirical work inspired by these theoretical perspectives. Psychology 394S (Topic: Fundamentals of Developmental Psychology) and 395S may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 396 Advanced Behavior Pathology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Evaluation of the experimental and theoretical literature concerning major behavioral disorders. A core course option. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 396C Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The epidemiology, etiology, associated features, developmental course, and prognosis of childhood and adolescent behavior disorders. A core course option. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 396D Clinical Psychopharmacology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Recent findings concerning the mechanisms of action and the behavioral effects of psychoactive drugs, particularly those used in psychiatry. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: NEU 396D
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 698 Thesis 6 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for two semesters.
Pre/Corequisites: For 698A, graduate standing in psychology, twelve semester hours of upper-division or graduate coursework in psychology, and consent of the graduate adviser; for 698B, Psychology 698A.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
PSY 398T Supervised Teaching in Psychology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the teaching of psychology, including basic principles of adequate preparation, clear organization, student-teacher rapport, effective use of class time, clear and engaging communication of course content, fair and effective evaluation of students' understanding of subject matter, and ethical behavior. Also addresses issues concerning the relations of individual courses to other college courses, specific types of instruction (e.g., writing instruction), and the broad goals of colleges and universities. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PSY 399W, 699W, 999W Dissertation 3,6,9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Pre/Corequisites: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral