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PSY - Psychology (Undergraduate Courses) |
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PSY 4300 - Psychology of Human Sexual Behavior 3 Semester Credit Hours
Study of human sexual behavior from a psychosocial viewpoint with emphasis on contemporary research methods and findings. (CL) [WGS 4302 ]
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PSY 4301 - Developmental Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1300 . An advanced study of the process of development through consideration of data, theories, and contemporary research issues.
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PSY 4302 - Undergraduate Internship in Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Senior standing, consent of instructor. Provides undergraduate psychology majors with an opportunity to earn credit doing supervised service in the community. May be repeated one time for credit toward overall degree requirements.
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PSY 4303 - Intermediate Statistics for Psychologists 4 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSY 2400 or MATH 2300 . Second course in psychological statistics recommended for students planning to attend graduate school. Includes probability, correlation and regression, basic parametric and nonparametric inferential statistics.
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PSY 4305 - Abnormal Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1300 . Personality deviations and maladjustments; emphasis on clinical descriptions of abnormal behavior, etiological factors, manifestations, interpretations, and treatments. (CL)
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PSY 4306 - Constructivist and Narrative Psychologies 3 Semester Credit Hours
Introduction to theories, research, and applications of meaning-making psychologies, including constructivist, narrative, social constructionist, and feminist approaches. (Writing Intensive – Specific Sections Only)
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PSY 4310 - Abnormal Child Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSY 4305 or consent of instructor; junior standing. Description, classification, assessment, treatment, and research methods pertaining to behavioral and emotional disorders of childhood and adolescence. (CL)
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PSY 4323 - Perception: Theories and Applications 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1300 . Survey of methods and findings in perception. Emphasis on demonstrations of perceptual phenomena; theories of visual perception (cognitive and ecological); applications. Topics include illusions, depth, motion.
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PSY 4324 - Cognition 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSY 3401 . Introduction to cognitive psychology, including perception, attention, memory, language, problem-solving, decision-making, and the development of expertise.
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PSY 4325 - Drugs, Alcohol, and Behavior 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: C or better in PSY 1300 . Survey of psychological factors involved in drug use and an introduction to pharmacotherapy used in treatment of mental illness.
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PSY 4326 - Human Factors Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSY 3401 . Introduction to methods and findings in human factors psychology. Applications of psychological research to designs of machines, environments, and tasks.
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PSY 4327 - Cognitive Neuroscience 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1300 . Introduction to functional neuroanatomy, cognitive neuroscience methods, and cognitive neuroscience theory in broad cognitive areas such as attention, perception, memory, language, and decision-making.
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PSY 4328 - Neuroscience of Vision 3 Semester Credit Hours
Covers how the human brain accomplishes vision from detection of very basic image features to face processing, visual attention, and consciousness.
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PSY 4331 - Social Psychology of Groups 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSY 2304 . Social psychology theory and research on topics in group dynamics, including group structure, influence, conflict, performance, decision making, and leadership.
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PSY 4332 - Health Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Introduces students to the contributions of psychology as a discipline to the understanding of health and illness.
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PSY 4334 - Introduction to Counseling and Psychotherapy 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSY 1300 . Survey of current practice and theory in counseling and psychotherapy. Consideration of the research support for counseling and psychotherapy as an agent of change of behavior. (CL)
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PSY 4336 - Research in Personality and Social Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. In-depth study of selected research areas in personality and social psychology, with special emphasis on scientific writing. (Writing Intensive – Specific Sections Only)
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PSY 4384 - Forensic Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSY 3401 and PSY 4305 . Introduces students to the interface of psychology and law with a focus on forensic psychology (e.g., forensic psychological assessment, expert testimony).
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PSY - Psychology (Graduate Courses) |
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PSY 5001 - Problems in Psychology V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: 12 advanced hours of psychology and prior permission of instructor. Independent work under individual guidance of a staff member.
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PSY 5002 - Advanced Practicum in Counseling and Clinical Psychology V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisites: PSY 5316 or PSY 5318 and prior permission of instructor. Supervised practice in psychodiagnostics and psychotherapy with selected cases. Emphasis on a wide variety of experience. May be repeated.
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PSY 5003 - Internship in Experimental Psychology V1-9 Semester Credit Hours
Provides students with experience in real-world settings related to experimental psychology at sites on or off campus. May be repeated. May be repeated.
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PSY 5004 - Doctoral Internship in Counseling and Clinical Psychology V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: By arrangement with department chairperson. Full-time supervised internship in an appropriate facility. Enrollment required four times to complete one calendar year.
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PSY 5101 - Colloquium in the Teaching of Psychology 1 Semester Credit Hours
An overview of teaching methods as applied to the teaching of Psychology in the college classroom. Graded pass/fail.
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PSY 5105 - Supervision and Consultation Seminar 1 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisites: At least 10 hours of PSY 5002 or consent of the instructor. Provides an overview of theory and research relevant to clinical supervision and consultation.
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PSY 5205 - Supervision Practicum 2 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite or corequisite: PSY 5105 . Introduction to the process of clinical supervision and practice of the skills used in supervision. Provides an opportunity to supervise beginning-level therapists.
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PSY 5301 - Biological Bases of Psychological Function 3 Semester Credit Hours
Current scientific knowledge of biological aspects of behavior and psychological function, including their history, research methods, and application to experimental and therapeutic research problems.
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PSY 5302 - Lifespan Development 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the department or consent of instructor. Overview of normative development in physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional domains from conception to older adulthood.
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PSY 5303 - Developmental Psychopathology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. An examination of psychopathology in children, with consideration of the developmental course of various psychological disorders through childhood and adolescence.
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PSY 5305 - Neuroscience of Self-Regulation and Consciousness 3 Semester Credit Hours
Theories, interventions, and research on self-regulation and consciousness using neuroscience as a foundation.
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PSY 5306 - Seminar in Professional Ethics 3 Semester Credit Hours
A survey of the employment practices and prevailing legal and ethical standards in contemporary professional psychology.
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PSY 5307 - Close Relationships 3 Semester Credit Hours
Surveys psychological findings and theories related to intimate relationships, including research on power, attraction, marriage, divorce, loneliness, and couple therapy.
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PSY 5308 - Vocational Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Review of theories, assessment tools, and interventions in vocational psychology including the integration of vocational issues into psychotherapy.
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PSY 5311 - Introduction to Psychotherapeutic Intervention and Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisites: C or better in PSY 5338 and instructor consent. Didactic introduction to psychotherapy procedures plus a practicum element.
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PSY 5312 - Introduction to Child and Adolescent Psychological Treatment 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisites: PSY 5303 and consent of instructor. Introduction to empirically-based treatment approaches pertaining to children, adolescents, and families, with a focus on case formulation and treatment planning.
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PSY 5314 - Beginning Child Practicum 3 Semester Credit Hours
Provides students with basic clinical skills in working with children, youth, and families presenting with psychological problems.
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PSY 5315 - Objective Personality Assessment 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in the department, permission of instructor, and PSY 5338 . Survey of objective personality and psychodiagnostic assessment including supervised practicum experience and methodological, empirical, theoretical, cultural, and ethical issues.
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PSY 5316 - Introduction to Counseling Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to counseling psychology doctoral program or consent of instructor. Professional identity, research themes and strategies, and ethical standards of counseling psychology. Exploration of theories and techniques of counseling.
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PSY 5317 - Behavioral Assessment 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor; concurrent enrollment in PSY 5002 is recommended. Principles of behavioral assessment including idiographic and time series analysis, cognitive/behavioral case formulation, and outcome evaluation. Practicum application to adults.
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PSY 5318 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to clinical psychology doctoral program. Supervised experience in interviewing. A study of different approaches to psychotherapy with adults.
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PSY 5320 - Research Methods in Social Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or consent of instructor. Examines experimental, quasi-experimental and correlational methodologies in social psychology. Focuses on principles that guide research and development of skills to conduct and evaluate research.
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PSY 5323 - Group Counseling and Psychotherapy 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisites: PSY 5002 , PSY 5311 , and permission of instructor. Designed to provide theories of approaches to group work and a personal experience with group processes. Various points of view will be studied.
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PSY 5327 - Social Psychology and Emotion 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology and PSY 2304 or consent of instructor. Coverage of current and classic studies in social psychology and emotion with attention to the role of emotion in social psychological processes. This course does not meet a core requirement for students in the Experimental Psychology graduate program.
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PSY 5328 - Seminar in Social Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSY 2304 . Contemporary attitude theory and research; systematic theory in social psychology; social structure and personality; the psychology of social movements and current research trends.
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PSY 5329 - Emotion 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSY 2304 or equivalent. Advanced study of normal human emotion. Emphasis on social, cognitive, and physiological aspects of emotion.
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PSY 5330 - Attitudes and Attitude Change 3 Semester Credit Hours
Advanced study of the formation, organization, and change of social attitudes. Emphasis on current theory and research.
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PSY 5332 - Constructivist and Narrative Therapies 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSY 5338 or equivalent. Introduces constructivist and narrative approaches to psychotherapy. Including theoretical bases, empirical research, clinical applications, training/supervision issues, and therapist development.
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PSY 5333 - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSY 5002 and PSY 5318 or PSY 5316 . A critical analysis of the major concepts of psychological intervention approaches derived from contemporary learning and cognitive theory.
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PSY 5334 - Theories and Techniques of Psychotherapy 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSY 5316 . Consideration of theories of psychotherapy with adults. Discussion of professional issues and problems related to the area of counseling psychology.
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PSY 5335 - Group Processes and Intergroup Relations 3 Semester Credit Hours
Explores the processes that occur within and between groups, e.g., social identity, social exclusion, and prejudice. Emphasis is on current theory and research.
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PSY 5338 - Seminar in Psychopathology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the department or consent of instructor. A survey of theoretical perspectives and research findings concerning the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of psychopathology.
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PSY 5340 - Automaticity and Control in Social Behavior 3 Semester Credit Hours
Exploration of the automatic and controlled aspects of social behavior and thought across several areas of social psychology.
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PSY 5345 - Research Seminar in Clinical and Counseling Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Survey of methods and approaches to research in these areas.
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PSY 5350 - History and Systems of Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
The nature of psychological systematics and theory construction, including cultural and other factors influencing system building; consideration of major systems from the Hellenic period to the present.
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PSY 5352 - Seminar in Memory 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Graduate student standing. An overview of various topics within the field of empirical memory research, examined from both historical and theoretical perspectives.
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PSY 5353 - Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience 3 Semester Credit Hours
Explores how the basic building blocks of thought are implemented in the brain, such as learning, memory, and decision making.
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PSY 5354 - Seminar in Perception: Theories and Applications 3 Semester Credit Hours
Theoretical and applied issues in perception. Emphasis on demonstrations of perceptual phenomena (e.g., illusions, motion perception), theories of visual perception, and discussions of human-factors literature.
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PSY 5355 - Neuroscience of Vision 3 Semester Credit Hours
Covers the neural mechanisms involved in vision, including the critical role of attention in gating visual awareness. Many neuroscientific techniques are discussed.
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PSY 5356 - Seminar in Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience 3 Semester Credit Hours
Survey of research on human mental activities such as memory, concepts, language processing, problem solving, and decision making, with emphasis on cognitive and neural models.
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PSY 5357 - Seminar in Psycholinguistics 3 Semester Credit Hours
Current models of language, reading, and comprehension with attention to topics such as syntax, prepositional representation, metacognition, decoding, beginning reading instruction, and related computational models.
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PSY 5358 - Seminar in Metacognition 3 Semester Credit Hours
Overview of theories, concepts, empirical findings and philosophical writings about metacognition (“thinking about thinking”). Contexts include learning, memory, reading, social interactions, aging and animals.
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PSY 5367 - Analysis of Repeated Measures and Intensive Longitudinal Designs 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: B or better in PSY 5447 and PSY 5480 or equivalent. Analysis of repeated measures, longitudinal, and intensive longitudinal designs using multilevel models, time series regression, latent variable dynamic and growth curve analysis. Psychological research applications.
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PSY 5370 - Human Factors Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Survey of topics in human factors including human-machine interaction, visual performance, and transportation. Emphasis on presenting solutions to practical design problems and discussing applied literature.
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PSY 5372 - Human Factors Methodology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Overview of human factors methodology including task analysis, usability evaluation and its role in human-computer interaction, assessment of risk, human reliability, and error.
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PSY 5373 - Cognitive Ergonomics 3 Semester Credit Hours
Consideration of cognition in complex work environments with overviews of basic processes (e.g., attention, knowledge, comprehension), applied domains (e.g., sports, driving, industrial systems), and the modern concerns that arise (e.g., automation, teamwork).
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PSY 5377 - Behavioral Medicine 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSY 5338 . Introduces graduate students in the applied social sciences to the contributions of psychology to the understanding of health and illness.
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PSY 5379 - Human-Computer Interaction 3 Semester Credit Hours
Fundamentals of human-computer interaction including user interface design, usability and usability methods, cognition and user psychology, user-centered design, and understanding how designers think.
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PSY 5384 - Psychology and the Law 3 Semester Credit Hours
Survey of the interface between psychology and law including topics in forensic psychology, expert testimony, and psychologists’ influence in policy legislation.
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PSY 5396 - Multicultural Counseling 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSY 5002 or PSY 5311 . Impact of privilege and culture (race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, etc.) on individual experience and implications for culturally competent practice.
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PSY 5398 - Ethnic Minority and Community Interventions 3 Semester Credit Hours
Course focuses on research and clinical issues related to mental health services for ethnic minority populations and establishing community prevention-intervention programs.
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PSY 5404 - Practicum in Intelligence Testing 4 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. A review of the historical and theoretical bases of intelligence testing in addition to instruction and supervised practice in scoring, interpreting, and reporting results from individual intelligence tests.
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PSY 5409 - Clinical Neuropsychology 4 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisites: PSY 5338 and doctoral standing in psychology. Foundational course in brain-behavior relationships, neuropathology for neuropsychologists, neuropsychological assessment, and other clinical applications.
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PSY 5447 - Advanced Correlational Methods and Factor Analysis 4 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Comprehensive survey of multivariate analysis including multiple correlation and factor analysis and other correlational techniques. Review of analysis of co-variance.
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PSY 5448 - Advanced Multivariate Analysis for Psychologists 4 Semester Credit Hours
Covers topics in multivariate analysis including canonical correlation, multiway frequency tables, MANOVA, profile analysis, discriminant analysis, logistic regression, and time series analysis.
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PSY 5460 - Structural Equation Modeling for Psychologists 4 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSY 5447 and PSY 5480 or equivalent. Advanced statistics course focusing on structural equation modeling, confirmatory factor analysis, and path analysis.
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PSY 5465 - Categorical Data Analysis 4 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisites: PSY 5447 and PSY 5480 or equivalents. Analysis of categorical variables, including contingency table analysis, linear regression models, and repeated-measure designs.
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PSY 5480 - Experimental Design 4 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Graduate majors and consent of instructor. Logical principles governing sound experimentation: conventional designs using analysis of variance. Introduction to complex analysis of variance designs and trend tests.
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PSY 5481 - fMRI Design and Data Analysis 4 Semester Credit Hours
Teaches basic data analysis and processing strategies for fMRI. Intended for applied users who wish to conduct their own fMRI studies.
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PSY 5485 - Psychometric and Item Response Theory 4 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisites: PSY 5447 and PSY 5480 or equivalents. Overview of psychometric theories and concepts in the field of psychology and related disciplines.
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PSY 5490 - Computer Modeling: Applied Analysis and Simulation 4 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisites: PSY 5480 and PSY 5447 or equivalents. Computational and simulation-based methods to develop principled solutions to novel data analytic problems.
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PSY 5495 - Hierarchical Linear Modeling 4 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisites: PSY 5447 and PSY 5480 or equivalents. Instruction in interpreting and conducting research in the field of psychological sciences using hierarchical linear modeling.
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PSY 5496 - Qualitative Research Methods and Analysis 4 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisites: PSY 5447 and PSY 5480 or equivalents. Introduces students to the ethical, philosophical, and methodological considerations for qualitative research in the field of psychology.
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PSY 6000 - Master’s Thesis V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
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PSY 7000 - Research V1-12 Semester Credit Hours
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PSY 8000 - Doctor’s Dissertation V1-12 Semester Credit Hours
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PUAD - Public Administration (Graduate Courses) |
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PUAD 5310 - Capstone: Practicum in Public Administration 3 Semester Credit Hours
Prerequisite: To be taken during final semester unless an exception is granted. Applied research paper requiring students to use concepts from their M.P.A. courses to analyze, synthesize, and formulate recommendations that address a real-world public administration problem or policy issue. Requires oral presentation. Graded on pass/fail basis.
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PUAD 5319 - Research Methods in Public Administration 3 Semester Credit Hours
Issues and techniques in data collection, analysis, and management for evaluating programs. Focus on research design, measurement, and decision-making in public organizations.
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PUAD 5320 - Program Evaluation and Quantitative Analysis 3 Semester Credit Hours
Introduction to techniques of analyzing public policies, including descriptive and inferential statistics and computer applications. [POLS 5382 ]
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PUAD 5322 - Planning and Management of Weather and Climate Risks 3 Semester Credit Hours
Students learn about the hazards faced by human and natural systems that are caused by weather and climate-related risks and how to develop a risk-management plan.
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PUAD 5323 - The Science and Policy of Climate Change 3 Semester Credit Hours
Discussion of the evidence for human-induced climate change, impacts of climate change on people and the planet, and possible solutions to this global problem.
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PUAD 5324 - Energy, Climate, and Sustainability 3 Semester Credit Hours
Students learn the political and administrative dynamics of U.S. energy, climate, and sustainability law policy.
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PUAD 5325 - Analysis and Application of Climate Data 3 Semester Credit Hours
Students learn to incorporate appropriate climate inputs into a wide range of quantitative applications. Fluency in advanced programming language (e.g., R, MatLab) required.
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PUAD 5326 - Information Technology in Public Administration 3 Semester Credit Hours
The role of information and communication systems are examined as well as applications used by public administrators. Emphasis is placed on understanding the systemic issues facing the application of information technology in the public sector.
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PUAD 5327 - Energy Policy and Administration 3 Semester Credit Hours
Students will learn traditional and untraditional energy-related policies and administrative agencies charged with implementing the law and the challenges associated with energy resource development.
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PUAD 5332 - Introduction to Healthcare Delivery Systems 3 Semester Credit Hours
Introduction to the history and structure of the U.S. healthcare system. Topics include professionals employed in healthcare, institutions, and effects of internal and external environments.
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PUAD 5333 - Environmental Policy and Administration 3 Semester Credit Hours
Analysis of the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of environmental and natural resources policy, emphasizing theoretical foundations, political contexts, and principles of administering environmental policies.
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PUAD 5334 - Healthcare Policy and Administration 3 Semester Credit Hours
Analysis of the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of healthcare policy and service delivery, emphasizing skills and knowledge in policy-making, management, and decision-making.
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PUAD 5335 - Management of Nonprofit Organizations 3 Semester Credit Hours
Study of the third sector and the administration of nonprofits, including laws, boards, personnel, volunteers, finances, grant writing, fundraising, marketing, and planning.
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PUAD 5337 - Public Organization Theory 3 Semester Credit Hours
The major political and administrative theories applicable to public sector organizations are examined. Contemporary trends in organization theory and public management are emphasized.
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PUAD 5340 - Public Administration Theory and Practice 3 Semester Credit Hours
Introduction to the theoretical foundations of public administration and the practical applications to the professional practice of public administration.
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PUAD 5341 - Public Policy Theory and Process 3 Semester Credit Hours
Introduction to competing theoretic explanations of U.S. public policy making. Explores interactions between institutional actors, logic of administrative structure and delegated authority, and bureaucratic discretion.
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