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Undergraduate Programs
PSYC 331. Learning and Memory 3 credits
Research and theories in classical and instrumental
conditioning, human verbal learning, and
memory. Lecture and laboratory. Prerequisite:
PSYC 105.
PSYC 332. Psychological Tests
and Measurements
3 credits
Various assessment procedures, particularly those
concerned with intelligence and personality.
Prerequisites: PSYC 105, STAT 213, or instructor
permission. Offered alternate years.
WI-PSYC 342. Theories of Counseling 3 credits
Introduction to counseling course that focuses on
counseling theories and practices from a variety
of cultural perspectives. Students examine their
personal counseling strengths and weaknesses as
they begin to develop a more appreciative understanding
of the counseling needs of our diverse
population. Prerequisites: Junior status,
PSYC 105.
PSYC 343. Family Counseling 3 credits
The structure and process of family counseling,
its historical and theoretical foundations, the
practice of family counseling and training for and
evaluation of family therapy. Prerequisites:
PSYC 105, junior status or instructor permission.
PSYC 348. Supervised Field Experience 3 credits
Participation in service projects and field internship
placements for which students have had suitable
course preparation. Students must arrange a
placement site no later than the semester prior to
enrollment in the course. (Double majors in sociology
and psychology may substitute SOC 355
for PSYC 348.) Prerequisites: Junior status,
PSYC 105, 12 semester credits in psychology,
and instructor permission. Transfer students must
wait at least one semester before taking 348, but
may arrange placement during the first semester.
+ = Applicable toward general education degree requirements
WI = Writing intensive course
PSYC 350. Health Psychology 3 credits
Psychological influences on the promotion and
maintenance of physical health, prevention and
treatment of illness and the causes and correlates
of health and illness. Prerequisite: PSYC 105.
PSYC 355. Brain and Behavior 3 credits
Analysis of the anatomy and physiology of the
nervous system of animals and humans, with a
focus on biological mechanisms most relevant to
key issues in psychology. Topics include the
mind-body problem, development of language
and learning, sexual behavior, alcoholism, psychosomatic
illness, anxiety, aggressive behavior,
recovery from brain damage, depression and
schizophrenia. Prerequisite: PSYC 105 or instructor
permission. Recommended: Introductory biology
or chemistry course.
PSYC 360. Behavioral Pharmacology 3 credits
Analyzes the effects of drugs on behavior, with
particular emphasis on the development and classification
of drugs; the effects of drugs on cognition,
emotions, and psychomotor abilities; and
the study of the chemical reactions and functions
of the individual neuron or small populations of
neurons. Course takes a biopsychological perspective
in an attempt to build relationships
between the empirical and experiential.
Prerequisite: PSYC 105 or instructor permission,
one semester of biology or chemistry.
PSYC 397, 398. Topics in Psychology 3 credits
Courses in areas of psychology not included in
other offerings in the department. Class topics
will change each semester. Prerequisites:
PSYC 105 and instructor permission.
PSYC 402. Psychology of Sensation and
Perception
3 credits
Examination of theoretical knowledge and experimental
study of how information is gathered
from the environment. Topics include psychophysics,
vision, audition, touch and pain,
smell and taste. Prerequisite: PSYC 105. Offered
alternate years.
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