Graduate Course Descriptions/ Psychology Department
603. Motivation and Cognitive Processes.
(3-0). Credit 3. Selected topics in areas
of motivation and higher mental processes;
symbolic processes in perceptual organization;
learning and remembering, reasoning and creativity.
606. Learning. (3-0). Credit
3. Procedural and theoretical issues in the
study of basic learning mechanisms in animals
and humans, including Pavlovian and instrumental
conditioning. Application of this work to
other domains and relevant biological mechanisms
will also be discussed. Prerequisite: PSYC
340 or approval of instructor.
607. Experimental Psychology.
(2-3). Credit 3. Experimental methods; developing
a general frame of reference for approaching
experimental research problems.
608. Introduction to Clinical Ethics
and Techniques. (3-0). Credit 3.
Ethical and legal issues in clinical practice;
development of listening and interpretation
skills; supervised practicum in interviewing
non-clinical subjects; structured role-play
of clinical situations. Prerequisite: Approval
of instructor.
609. Physiological Psychology.
(2-3). Credit 3. Current research and methodological
procedures on physiological bases of sensation-perception,
memory and learning, arousal-sleep-attention,
emotions and motivation. Prerequisite: PSYC
335.
610. Organizational Psychology.
(3-0). Credit 3. Current literature and research
in employee motivation, satisfaction, leadership,
communication, group conflict and other group
processes.
611. Personnel Psychology.
(3-0). Credit 3. Application of psychological
principles and research methods to the areas
of selection, placement, job analysis, performance
appraisal and training. Prerequisites: PSYC
351 or equivalent and graduate classification
or approval of instructor.
614. Practicum in Psychology.
Credit 1 to 4 each semester. Practical on-the-job
experience for graduate students. Activities
will be guided by psychologists in the following
areas: behavior modification, social, clinical,
experimental and industrial. Supervision will
be provided by members of University staff.
May be taken more than once but not to exceed
18 hours of credit toward a graduate degree.
Prerequisite: Approval of department head.
615. Perceptual Processes.
(3-0). Credit 3. Complex sensory and perceptual
phenomena with emphasis on the relationship
between perception and motivation, cognition,
creativity and instinctive/ethological; learning/experiential
factors in higher level perceptual processes.
616. Treatment of Problem Behavior
in Children and Families. (3-0).
Credit 3. Current methods of treating families
with children displaying aggressive, hyperactive,
underachieving and other problem behaviors
in natural settings; behavior of children
and adolescents at home, school and at play.
Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
617. Analytical Psychology.
(3-0). Credit 3. Survey emphasizing Jungian
psychology but including coverage of Freudian
psychology; application of analytical principles
and concepts to a variety of clinical issues
and situations. Prerequisite: Approval of
instructor.
618. Psychology of Persuasion.
(3-0). Credit 3. Theory and scientific evidence
regarding strategies and tactics of persuasion;
explores theoretical controversies and presents
potential integrations.
619. History and Systems of Psychology.
(3-0). Credit 3. Historical examination of
scientific psychology’s antecedents
in philosophy and physiology; early systems
of psychology including structuralism, functionalism,
behaviorism, Gestalt psychology and psychoanalysis.
Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
620. Theories of Social Psychology.
(3-0). Credit 3. Current theories of social
psychology and a review of related studies
to these theories; theories of attitude change,
prosocial behavior, aggression, equity, coalition
formation, social learning and S-R theory
applied to social behavior. Prerequisite:
PSYC 315 or SOCI 411.
621. Seminar in Social Psychology.
(3-0). Credit 3. Attitudes and persuasion;
small group interaction and performance; prosocial
behavior; aggression; self concept; applied
social problems; gender differences in social
interaction; and social cognition. May be
repeated up to three times for credit. Prerequisite:
Approval of instructor.
623. Standardized Tests and Measurements.
(3-0). Credit 3. Principles of psychological
testing; uses and critical evaluation of tests
of achievement, intelligence, aptitude and
personality.
624. Individual Testing.
(2-3). Credit 3. Practicum in administration
and interpretation of Stanford-Binet and Wechsler-Bellevue
intelligence tests. Introduction to individual
tests of personality. Prerequisite: PSYC 623
or registration therein.
626. Psychopathology. (3-0).
Credit 3. Various symptom categories in psychopathology
including differing theoretical conceptualizations
of these symptom categories, and theories
and research concerning etiology and treatment.
627. Individual Testing of Children
and Adolescents. (4-0). Credit 4.
Theory and application of psychological assessment
of children and adolescents; assessment of
cognitive abilities; screening of academic
abilities and adaptive behavior; introduction
to measures of personality/behavioral style;
integration of assessment measures in comprehensive
psychological evaluations.
628. Behavior Disorders in Children.
(3-0). Credit 3. Different systems of classification
including research and theory about the origins
and anticipated outcomes of various emotional
disorders; families of disturbed children;
major treatment approaches and community resources
for intervention. Prerequisites: PSYC 407
or equivalent and graduate classification
or approval of instructor.
629. Seminar in Clinical/Community
Psychology. (3-0). Credit 3. Assessment
and treatment of specific clinical disorders
such as depression, sexual dysfunctions and
deviations, anxiety-based disorders, autism,
marital distress and psychophysiological disorders.
May be repeated up to three times for credit.
Prerequisites: PSYC 608 and 626; PSYC 623
or equivalent.
630. Health Psychology and Behavioral
Medicine. (3-0). Credit 3. Theory,
research and practice of health psychology
emphasizing the prevention and modification
of health compromising behaviors; psychological
management of stress, pain and chronic/terminal
illness; effective interventions for specific
health behaviors/disorders. Prerequisite:
Graduate classification.
633. Gender and Minority Issues in
Clinical Psychology. (3-0). Credit
3. Human behavior and mental health as a function
of culture, gender and sexual orientation;
discussion of absolutist, relativist and universalist
perspectives in cross-cultural psychology;
psychology of stereotype and prejudice; adjustment
through acculturation and biculturalism; learning
about our own and other cultures.
634. Principles of Human Development.
(3-0). Credit 3. Biological, psychological
and cultural interrelationships in human development;
principles and methods as illustrated in research
and theoretical contributions; experiences
in procedures of child study. Prerequisite:
Graduate classification.
636. Seminar in Developmental Psychology.
(3-0). Credit 3. Cognitive development; social
and emotional development; developmental abnormalities
in connection with social/emotional and cognitive
development; language acquisition; family
processes; and development during infancy;
recent developments in these fields. Topics
will vary from semester to semester; may be
repeated for credit up to three times as topics
change. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
637. Psychotherapy I. (3-0).
Credit 3. Theory, research and techniques
related to behavioral and cognitive-behavioral
approaches to psychotherapy; ethical and professional
issues in psychological intervention. Prerequisite:
Approval of instructor.
638. Psychotherapy II. (3-0).
Credit 3. Theory, research and techniques
related to humanistic, psychodynamic and family
systems approaches to psychotherapy. Prerequisite:
Approval of instructor.
639. Pediatric Psychology.
(3-0). Credit 3. Application of clinical/counseling/school
psychology to children and adolescents with
chronic illnesses or disabilities and their
families; theoretical foundations and models
for consultation, assessment and intervention
strategies; unique ethical and professional
issues associated with research and service
delivery in child health psychology/pediatric
behavioral medicine. Prerequisite: Approval
of instructor.
641. Principles of Neuropsychology.
(3-0). Credit 3. Review of major areas of
cognitive functioning including concentration,
memory, language, visiospatial/construction
skills and executive functions; review of
neurobehavioral syndromes including dementia,
epilepsy, head injury, stroke, drug toxicity,
etc.; assessment of deficits associated with
disorders. Prerequisite: PSYC 624 or 627 or
equivalent as approved by instructor.
649. Seminar in Behavioral Neuroscience.
(3-0). Credit 3. Behavioral neuroscience;
including behavioral pharmacology, neuropharmacology,
methods and techniques, drug reinforcement,
behavioral toxicology, pain perception and
ingestive behavior. May be repeated up to
three times for credit. Prerequisites: PSYC
606 or equivalent; PSYC 609; graduate classification.
670. Professional Seminar in Social
Psychology. (1-2). Credit 2. Survey
of recent theoretical, methodological and
empirical developments in social psychology;
different topics each semester will include
theory and research on attitudes and persuasion,
social cognition, interpersonal relationships,
group processes, social development, and personality
and social behavior. May be taken for credit
up to eight times. Prerequisite: Enrollment
in the psychology PhD program.
671. Experimental Design for Behavioral
Scientists. (2-3). Credit 3. Intensive
practical study of designs of special interest
to behavioral scientists; repeated measures
designs. Prerequisite: STAT 652 or equivalent.
672. Factor Analysis for Behavioral
Scientists. (2-3). Credit 3. Principles
and uses of Factor Analysis in behavioral
research; implementation, alternate factor
models and interpretation with heavy use of
numerical examples. Prerequisite: PSYC 671
or approval of instructor.
673. Psychometric Theory and Methods.
(2-3). Credit 3. Overview of methods for the
construction and evaluation of psychological
measurement instruments including unidimensional
scales and multivariate analytical techniques:
approaches include classical test theory,
factor analysis, unidimensional scaling, latent
trait theory, profile and discriminant analysis.
Prerequisites: PSYC 607 and 671 or equivalents.
674. Covariance Structure Models
and Causal Analysis. (3-0). Credit
3. Advanced introduction to structural equation
models and causal analysis; emphasis on underlying
theory and assumptions as well as practical
application for the behavioral sciences. Prerequisite:
PSYC 671 or STAT 608 or approval of the instructor.
678. Couples Therapy. (3-0).
Credit 3. Theory and practice of marital therapy
emphasizing systems and communication approaches;
effective strategies and techniques; therapy
with specific marital problems and obstacles
to effective therapy. Prerequisites: CPSY
631; CPSY 639 or equivalent. Cross-listed
with CPSY 678.
680. Seminar in Organizational Psychology.
(3-0). Credit 3. Areas of organizational psychology:
job stress, socialization processes, motivation,
leadership, person perception in organizations,
conflict management. May be taken more than
once but not to exceed 15 hours of credit
toward a graduate degree. Prerequisite: PSYC
610 or approval of instructor.
682. Seminar in Personnel Selection
and Placement. (3-0). Credit 3. Personnel
selection and placement including job analysis
and evaluation, psychological testing, test
development, psychometric theory, theories
of test fairness, validity generalization,
utility theory, performance appraisal and
selection/placement decision models; may be
repeated up to three times for credit; content
will vary by semester. Prerequisite: PSYC
611 or approval of instructor.
684. Professional Internship.
Credit 1 to 4. Full-time clinical experience
in a departmentally-approved internship training
facility. Limited to advanced doctoral students
specializing in clinical psychology. Repeatable
to 12 hours total.
685. Directed Studies. Credit
1 to 4 each semester. Directed individual
study of selected problem in psychology or
special topics to fit small group requirements.
Prerequisite: Approval of department head.
689. Special Topics in…
Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in an identified
area of psychology. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
691. Research. Credit 1
or more each semester. Research for thesis.
697. Seminar in the Teaching of Introductory
Psychology. (3-0). Credit 3. Introductory
methods relevant to teaching psychology; for
graduate students assisting in the teaching
of PSYC 107. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
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