2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

PSYCH 3Q03 INDIVIDUAL LIBRARY STUDYA library project under the supervision of a faculty member that mayextend' over both terms._Prerequisite: Registration in Level III or IV. If PSYCH 3003 is taken concurrentlywith PSVCH'4006, a different faculty member-must supervise 'eachcourse. PSYCH 3003 may not be taken concurrently with PSYCH 4009.Enrolment is limited. Permission is by preregistration ballot. (SeeDepartment Note 2 above;)PSYCH3QQ3 iNDIVIDUAL LAB STUDYA laboratory project under the supervision of a faculty member that may~xtend over both terms.'Prerequisite: Registration in Level III or IV. If PSYCH3Q03 is takenconcurrently with PSYCH 4006, a different faculty member must superviseeach course. PSYCH 3003 may not be taken concurrently withPSYCH 4009.Enrolment is limited. Permission is by preregistration ballot. (SeeDepartment Note 2 above.)PSYCH 3S03 ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR LABORATORYLaboratory and fieid ,studies involving a wide variety of species.One lab (three hours); .one term ,Prereql,Jisite:One of PSYCH 2RR3, STATS 2MA3, 2MB3 or permission ofthe Instructor; and registration in Level III or IV of an Honours program inBiology or Psychology; and one of PSYCH 2TT3, 3F03, or ~ix units ofLevel I Biology ,Enrolme(1t is limited. Permission is by preregistration ballot. (SeeDepartment Note 2 above;)PSYCH 3T03 SOCIOBIOLOGYSocial behaviour from the perspective of' evolutionary theory. Topicsinclude aggression; altruism, kinship, parent-offspring interaction, sexand reproduction.Three lectures;' on.e termPrerequisite: One of BIOLOGY 2C03, 3FF3, PSYCH 2TT3 ,This course maybe taken as elective credit by undergraduate 'studentsregistered in a non-Psychology program. However, enrolment for suchstudents is limited.'PSYCH 3U03 ' PSYCHOLOGY. OF READINGCognitive processes involved in encoding, storing and retrieving writtenlanguage.will be discussed in terms of information processing models.Three lectures; one'term''Prerequisite: PSYCH 2H03and registration in Level III or IV of a Psychologyprogram; or permission of the instructorPSYCH 3UU3 , PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGEThis course discusses the cognitive and neurolog,ical basis ot.languagecomprehension and production,from an expe~iri1ental; perspective. Theemphasisi.s on the processing of spoken languC!ge.Three lectures; one termPrerequisite: PSYCH 2H03; or LINGUIST 1A03, 1AA3; or permission ofthe instructorOffered in alternate years.'Offered '-in 2005-2006.This course may be taken as elective credit by undergraduate studentsregistered in a non-Psychology program. However, enrolment for suchstudents is ,limited.PSYCH 3V03LABORATORY-IN HUMANMEMORYANDCOGNIT~NExperiments illustrating important issues in human memory and cognition.Problems in the design, analysis, and reporting of experiments will beempha~ized. Individual projects required. 'One lab (three hours); one term, .Prerequisite: PSYCH 2H03; and credit or registratipn in PSYCH 2RR3 orSTATS 2MB3; and registration in Level III or, IV of an HonoursPsychologyprogram ,Enrolment is limited. Permission is by preregistration ballot. (SeeDepartment Note 2 above;)PSYCH 3VV3HUMAN MEMORYCognitive processes involved in, encoding, storage and retrieval will be_ discussed in terms of current theories of memory and· informationprocessing.Three lectures; one termPrerequisite: PSYCH 2H03; and registration in Level III or IV of a Psychology,B.Sc. Life Science or the Honours Science (Life Science) programThis course may be taken as elective credit by undergraduate studentsregistered in a non-Psychology program. However, enrolment for suchstudents is limited.PSYCHOLOGY 289PSYCH3Y03 HORMONES, NEUROCHEMISTRYAND BEHAVIOURSteroids, peptides, monoamines, and interacting neural structures areconsidered in relation to feeding, reproductive behaviour, aggression,stress, and learning in humans and 'other vertebrates.Three lectures; one term 'Prerequ'isite: SIX units from PSYCH 2F03,- 2TT3, 3M03; and six units ofBiochemistry and/or Biology; and registration in Level III or IV of an Honol}rsprogramThis course may be taken as elective credit by undergraduate students'registered in a non-Psychology program. However, enrolment for suchstudents, is limited.PSYCH 3Z03 CONCEPTUAL AND ASSESSMENTISSUES FOR PEQPLE WITHD,EVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES'Conceptual and assessment issues related to interventions for problemsassociated with children and adults with developmental disabilities.Three lectures; one termPrerequisite: Credit or concurrent registration in PSYCH3N03 and regis~,tration in a 'Psychology programPSYCH 3ZZ3 ' TREATMENT APPROACHES FOR PEOPLE, WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIESTreatment issues related toproblems associated, with children and adultswith developmental disabilities.Three lectures; one termPrerequisite: PSYCH 3Z03 and registration in.a Psychology programPSYCH 4803 HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGYAn account of the various schools of thought leading up to contempo- .'rary psychology induding a history of how philosophers and physiologistsinfluenced the' earliest roots of, Psychology' as a science.Three lectures; one term,Prerequisite: Registration in Level IV of an Honours PsychOlogy programPSYCH 4BN3 BEHAVIOURAL NEUROSCIENCE II:SPECIAL TOPICSSeminar course on one or more selected topics in cognitive neuroscience,including biological and computational models of learning and memory, 'neuropsychology, al")d functional brain. imaging.Three lectures; one termPrerequisite: PSYCH 3BN3Enrolment is limited. Permission is by preregistration ballot. (SeeDepartment Note 2 above;) , .PSYCH 4C03 ' LANGUAGE DISORDERS IN CHILDHOOD, Seminar with -student presentations on selected language disorders.Papers will be required.'Three hours (seminar); one termPrerequisite: PSYCH 3U03 or 3UU3and registration in Level III or IV of an'Honours Psychology program. Preference will be given to students inLevel IV of an Honours Psychology program.'Enrolment is limited: Permission is by preregistration ballot. (SeeDepartment Note 2 above;) ,PSYCH 4D06 SENIOR THESISStudents conduct ar} individual research project under the supervisionof a faculty member.Prerequisite: Registration in Level IV of an Hcinours or Combined Hon­'ours program in Psychology for which this course is a specified option; _and permission of the department. A maximum of three units of PSYCH3003, 3003; 4003, Or 4003 may be taken concurrently with PSYCH4006, and a different faculty member must supervise each course: Forinformation and guidelines regarding this course, refer to the Psychologyweb site at http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/psychology/courses.html, , and click on PSYCH 4006,_ or contact the Course Administrator.Antirequisite: HTH SCI3H03, 4A09, 4B06, PSYCH 4009, 4J03Not open to students with credit or registration in courses from the ScienceCapstone Course List in the, Faculty of Science section of the Calendar.Enrolment is limited. Permission is by preregistration ballot. (See.Department Note 2 above;)PSYCH 4D09 SENIORHONOURS THESISStudents conduct an individual research project under the supervision\ or co-supervision of a Oepartment of Psychology faculty member.Prerequisite: Registration in Level IV of anHonours Psychology program forwhich this course is a specified option; and permission of the department.