RockhuRst univeRsity 2012–2014 catalog

Group B: Biological/ExperimentalPsychology: Choose one coursePY 3300 Behavioral NeurosciencePY 3350 Psychology of PerceptionPY 3650 Evolutionary PsychologyPY 4200 MotivationPY 4300 CognitionPY 4350 LanguagePY 4890 Cognitive NeuroscienceGroup D: DevelopmentalPsychology: Choose one coursePYED 3010 Educational PsychologyPYED 3020 Psychology & Educationof the Exceptional ChildPY 3400 Developmental PsychologyPY 3410 Child DevelopmentPY 3430 Cross Cultural Perspectives onAdolescencePY 3440 Adult Development & AgingPY 4320 Cognitive DevelopmentGroup C: Cultural/SocialPsychology: Choose one coursePY 3430 Cross Cultural Perspectives onAdolescencePY 3600 Psychology of Sexual BehaviorPY 3820 Multicultural PsychologyPY 4400 Social PsychologyPY 4600 GenderPY 4610 African American PsychologyCapstone/History & Systems inPsychology: Choose one coursePY 4100 History & Systems inPsychologyPY 4960 Seminar in PsychologyExperiences without group designation but requiring declaration of psychology major:PY 3990: Research Experience I, PY 4990: Research Experience II, PY 4970: Practicumin Psychology.Minor Field of ConcentrationThe psychology minor can be fulfilled by completing the foundational psychology coursesalong with at least one course from three of the four groupings (thus requiring 12 upper-divisionhours). A grade of C or better is required in all upper-division courses counted towardfulfillment of the minor requirements. (A grade of C- will not satisfy the requirement.)PY 1000. Introduction to Psychology (3)An introduction to the scientific study of behaviorand human cognitive processes. Emphasis is onbasic concepts and principles, as well as on methodsof research. Topics include biological bases ofbehavior, sensation, perception, learning, memory,motivation, emotions, growth and development,personality, abnormal behavior, psychotherapy andsocial behavior. (SRI)PY 1100. Honors Introduction to Psychology (4)Psychology is introduced as the science that concernsitself with how and why organisms, especiallyhumans, do what they do. The course integratesscience with humanities to embellish understandinghuman thought and action. Illustrative laboratoryexercises pattern the development of reliableinformation in the field. Topics focus on thegeneral areas of action, cognition, social behavior,development, and individual differences with specialemphasis on critical thinking. (Three hourslecture, one hour lab.) (SRI)PY 2100. Introduction to Statistics for theBehavioral Sciences (3)Basic concepts of statistical analysis are appliedto empirical questions from psychology, socialsciences and life science to foster the scientificperspective, to incite critical thinking, and toproduce better consumers of information. Thiscourse focuses on basic descriptive concepts(e.g., central tendency, variability) and tech-158