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POL 49100 POLITICAL SCIENCE SENIOR SEMINAR
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite: Senior major in Political Science or consent of instructor.
This is a variable title seminar focusing on contemporary issues on political science
at the senior level. It is part of the Capstone”experience for seniors in the major.
POL 52200 ENERGY, POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Examination of current public policy practices and political questions concerning
energy, primarily in the United States. The course will examine the main issues,
actors, and policy orientations in relation to such energy sources as petroleum,
electricity, and nuclear power.
POL 52300 ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
An examination of the political problems of natural resource use and environmental
problems in the United States. Particular consideration is given to the
importance of resources for American society, to control the environment by the
government, and to the legal aspects of public policy.
POL 56200 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND POLICY MAKING
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite POL 10100
An examination of policy making procedures in administrative agencies as established
by statute, precedent, and political considerations. Administrative agencies
will be studied by means of focusing on the political context in which they must
operate. Emphasis will be placed on the political realities of administrative agency
operation.
POL 59000 DIRECTED READING IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
(Class 1 to 3, Lab. 0 to 3, Cr. 1 to 3)
May be repeated for credit. A reading course directed by the instructor in whose
particular field of specialization the content of the reading falls. Approval of each
reading project must be secured from the department.
Psychology
PSY 12000 ELEMENTARY PSYCHOLOGY
(Class 3, Cr. 3) General Education, TransferIN
Introduction to the fundamental principles of psychology, covering particularly the
topics of personality, intelligence, emotion, attention, perception, learning, memory,
and thinking.
PSY 20300 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(Class 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite BHS 20100 or PSY 50000 or STAT 30100 and MA 15300
The use of scientific methods in psychology. Lecturing covers principles of
collecting and interpreting data, using examples of research from many areas of
psychology. In the laboratory portion the student uses many different techniques
from various areas of psychology.
PSY 20500 TESTING AND MEASUREMENT
(Class 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite BHS 20100 or PSY 50000 and MA 15300
Fundamental concepts of test theory, introduction to applied psychological testing,
the scale of data, and the interpretation of test results. Not open to students with
credit in PSY 50500.
PSY 31000 SENSORY AND PERCEPTUAL PROCESSES
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite PSY 20300 and PSY 20500
Theory, problems, and research in sensation and perception, including physiological
bases and measurement techniques.
PSY 31100 HUMAN LEARNING AND MEMORY
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite PSY 20300 and PSY 20500
Theory and research in verbal learning, attention, discrimination learning, thinking,
conceptual and organization processes, memory, and languages.
PSY 31400 INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite PSY 20300 and PSY 20500
This course attempts to make clear the theoretical and practical implications of
learning principles and findings. Various theories of learning examined and the
implications of these theories, and the learning approach generally, for a variety of
practical problems are emphasized.
PSY 32200 NEUROSCIENCE OF MOTIVATED BEHAVIOR
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite PSY 20300 and PSY 2050 or consent of instructor.
Neuroanatomical analyses of behavioral functions. Topics include: movement;
sexual behavior, maternal behavior; hunger, thirst; emotion; pain; addiction; biological
rhythms; memory; evolution of the brain; language; hemispheric specialization;
brain damage; brain remodeling during development and aging; correlates of
cognitive processing.
PSY 33900 ADVANCED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite PSY 12000 and PSY 20300 or SOC 38300
An in-depth survey of selected topics in social psychology such as aggression,
attraction, social influence, social attribution, helping behavior, leadership, cooperation,
competition, and attitudes and attitude change.(Not open to students with
credit in SOC 34000.)
PSY 34400 HUMAN SEXUALITY
(Class 3, Cr. 3) General Education, TransferIN
Prerequisite PSY 12000 or SOC 10000
A nonjudgmental approach to the study of sexuality through attempts to bring to
students’ awareness their own sexual values. Topics include evaluation of research,
biological aspects, varieties of expression, inadequacies, violence, love, erotica, gender
identity, aging, and sex laws. (Not open to students with credit in WOST 34400)
PSY 34900 PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite PSY 12000
An examination of the history and sources of concepts which have defined the
psychological functioning of women and a critical evaluation of current evidence
regarding women and their behavior, examining the influences which affect them
in contemporary society, as set within the context of the life cycle. (Not open to
students with credit in WOST 34900.)
PSY 35000 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
(Class 3, Cr. 3) TransferIN
Prerequisite PSY 12000
Prerequisite of three hours of psychology completed.
Various forms of mental disorder from the standpoint of their origin, treatment,
prevention, social significance, and relation to problems of normal human adjustment.
PSY 35500 CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite PSY 12000
A historical and conceptual overview of violence against children, from infancy
through adolescence, is presented. Definitions and models of violence are evaluated
with respect to existing research findings. Assessment techniques, treatment
(intervention) approaches and legal issues are examined. The major forms of
violence against children to be emphasized include: physical child abuse, sexual
child abuse, emotional (psychological) child abuse, child neglect and failure-tothrive
infants.
PSY 36100 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT I: INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD
(Class 3, Cr. 3)
Prerequisite PSY 12000
A consideration of the formative years in human development with primary
attention given to the processes of socialization, individualization, and adaptation,
initiated by retrospective self-examination and furthered by an analysis of
systematic life history data.
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