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C OLLEGE OF A RTS AND S CIENCES<br />

PSY3221 LAB IN<br />

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY<br />

Prerequisite: PSY1213; co-requisite:<br />

PSY3213. Labora<strong>to</strong>ry work<br />

emphasizing a presentation of<br />

methods of research assessing<br />

human attention, memory, and<br />

problem-solving processes.<br />

Research, design, data analysis,<br />

and research report writing are<br />

also emphasized. Lab 1 hr.<br />

1 hour credit<br />

PSY3313 INDUSTRIAL<br />

PSYCHOLOGY<br />

Prerequisite: PSY1213.<br />

Psychology as applied <strong>to</strong> business<br />

and industry. Major areas of<br />

industrial psychology: selection,<br />

placement, and training procedures;<br />

human fac<strong>to</strong>rs research.<br />

Industrial social psychology:<br />

motivational and organizational<br />

research and <strong>the</strong>ory. Lect. 3 hrs.<br />

3 hours credit<br />

PSY3323 ORGANIZATIONAL<br />

PSYCHOLOGY<br />

Prerequisite: PSY1213. Major<br />

concepts, <strong>the</strong>ories, and empirical<br />

research related <strong>to</strong> organizational<br />

psychology. Includes: work motivation,<br />

leadership, decision making,<br />

and job satisfaction as well as<br />

more recent trends such as cultural<br />

diversity, work teams, workfamily,<br />

and quality issues.<br />

Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit<br />

PSY3413 SENSATION AND<br />

PERCEPTION<br />

Prerequisite: PSY1213. Reading<br />

and discussion concerning psychophysical<br />

methods, sensory<br />

physiology, phenomenology of<br />

various sensory systems, and <strong>the</strong>ories<br />

of <strong>the</strong> perceptual process.<br />

Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit<br />

PSY3421 SENSATION AND<br />

PERCEPTION LAB<br />

Prerequisite: PSY1213; co-requisite:<br />

PSY3413. Labora<strong>to</strong>ry work is<br />

coordinated and designed <strong>to</strong><br />

increase comprehension of psychology<br />

as a labora<strong>to</strong>ry science in<br />

general and <strong>the</strong> experimental<br />

study of <strong>the</strong> perceptual process in<br />

particular. Emphasis on <strong>the</strong> development<br />

of skills involved in <strong>the</strong><br />

design of experiments, data collection,<br />

data analysis, reasoning<br />

about experimental results, and<br />

scientific report writing. Lab 1 hr.<br />

1 hour credit<br />

PSY3613 DEVELOPMENTAL<br />

PSYCHOLOGY<br />

Prerequisite: PSY1213 or permission<br />

of instruc<strong>to</strong>r. The biological,<br />

cognitive, and personality changes<br />

that take place as a person ages<br />

and <strong>the</strong> causes of those changes.<br />

Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit<br />

PSY3623 SOCIAL<br />

PSYCHOLOGY<br />

Prerequisite: PSY1213. The psychology<br />

of group behavior: <strong>the</strong><br />

interaction between <strong>the</strong> psychological<br />

and social systems.<br />

Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit<br />

PSY3633 ABNORMAL<br />

PSYCHOLOGY<br />

Prerequisite: PSY1213. The causes,<br />

symp<strong>to</strong>ms and treatment of<br />

behavior disorders, personality<br />

disturbances, and mental illness.<br />

Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit<br />

PSY4111-3 INTERNSHIP OR<br />

SENIOR PROJECT<br />

Prerequisite: Junior/senior standing<br />

and permission of advisor.<br />

Under <strong>the</strong> supervision of an advisor,<br />

students apply knowledge<br />

gained in course work <strong>to</strong> a practical<br />

work environment, through<br />

internship with a local company,<br />

practice, or hospital, or a specially<br />

designed work project. May be<br />

taken up <strong>to</strong> six credits.<br />

1-3 hours credit<br />

PSY4213 BEHAVIORAL<br />

NEUROSCIENCE<br />

Prerequisite: PSY3213. A comprehensive<br />

study of <strong>the</strong> relationship<br />

of <strong>the</strong> nervous and o<strong>the</strong>r organ<br />

systems <strong>to</strong> behavior. Research on<br />

both human and o<strong>the</strong>r animal<br />

species is considered. Lect. 3 hrs.<br />

3 hours credit<br />

PSY4221 BEHAVIOR<br />

NEUROSCIENCE LAB<br />

Prerequisite: PSY3413; co-requisite:<br />

PSY4213. Labora<strong>to</strong>ry course<br />

designed <strong>to</strong> introduce <strong>the</strong> techniques<br />

and procedures of physiological<br />

psychology. Scientific<br />

report writing, problems of<br />

research design, and data analysis<br />

also are emphasized. Lab 1 hr.<br />

1 hour credit<br />

PSY4313 DRUGS<br />

AND BEHAVIOR<br />

Prerequisite: PSY1213. Function<br />

of neurotransmitters and neurochemicals.<br />

Effect of drugs on<br />

brain chemistry. Addiction and<br />

associated behavior. Lect. 3 hrs.<br />

3 hours credit<br />

PSY4413 HISTORY AND<br />

SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY<br />

Prerequisite: PSY1213. A study of<br />

<strong>the</strong> origins, development, and<br />

nature of psychology and its relation<br />

<strong>to</strong> external events; emphasis<br />

on <strong>the</strong> period since 1875.<br />

Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit<br />

PSY4513 ANIMAL BEHAVIOR<br />

Prerequisite: PSY1213. A study of<br />

behavior of diverse animals for<br />

<strong>the</strong> understanding of <strong>the</strong> relationship<br />

between nervous integration<br />

and <strong>the</strong> behavior manifested by<br />

<strong>the</strong> organism, as well as <strong>the</strong> evolution<br />

and adaptive significance of<br />

behavior as a functional unit.<br />

Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit<br />

PSY4633 CLINICAL<br />

PSYCHOLOGY<br />

Prerequisite: PSY1213. A broad<br />

survey of problems and practices<br />

in <strong>the</strong> diagnosis and treatment of<br />

behavioral disorders. Lect. 3 hrs.<br />

3 hours credit<br />

SOCIAL SCIENCES<br />

The writing proficiency exam<br />

is a prerequisite <strong>to</strong> all social<br />

sciences (SSC) junior/senior<br />

elective courses.<br />

SSC2303 PRINCIPLES OF<br />

ECONOMICS<br />

Co-requisite: MCS0054 or equivalent.<br />

Survey of macroeconomics<br />

and microeconomics, with emphasis<br />

on fundamental <strong>to</strong>ols of economic<br />

analysis and policy.<br />

Introduction of supply and<br />

demand, national income determination,<br />

<strong>the</strong>ory of <strong>the</strong> firm, and<br />

market structure. Lect. 3 hrs.<br />

3 hours credit<br />

SSC2313 PRINCIPLES OF<br />

MACROECONOMICS<br />

Co-requisite: MCS0054 or equivalent.<br />

Introduction <strong>to</strong> macroeconomics,<br />

including measurement of<br />

aggregate economic variables,<br />

determination of national income,<br />

Keynesian model, monetary and<br />

banking policy; international economics.<br />

Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit<br />

SSC2323 PRINCIPLES OF<br />

MICROECONOMICS<br />

Co-requisite: MCS0054 or equivalent.<br />

Introduction <strong>to</strong> microeconomics,<br />

including utility <strong>the</strong>ory,<br />

elasticity, <strong>the</strong>ory of <strong>the</strong> firm, market<br />

structure, market failure, and<br />

regula<strong>to</strong>ry policy. Lect. 3 hrs.<br />

3 hours credit<br />

SSC2413 FOUNDATIONS<br />

OF THE AMERICAN<br />

EXPERIENCE<br />

Prerequisite: COM1075 or corequisite:<br />

COM1103. Aspects of<br />

philosophy, political <strong>the</strong>ory, science,<br />

art and religion, from<br />

ancient Egypt <strong>to</strong> 1789, as <strong>the</strong>y<br />

have contributed <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> formation<br />

of <strong>the</strong> American experience.<br />

Readings include selections from<br />

Pla<strong>to</strong>, Aris<strong>to</strong>tle, Machiavelli,<br />

Hobbes, and o<strong>the</strong>r important<br />

thinkers. The student’s ability <strong>to</strong><br />

reflect critically upon <strong>the</strong> major<br />

U N D E R G R A D U A T E C A T A L O G 2 0 0 5 - 2 0 0 7<br />

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