2019-2020 BSC Catalog

222 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
community resources are considered, and students challenged to examine their own
personal attitudes towards psychological, medical, legal, ethical, religious, and cultural
aspects of death, dying, and bereavement. Prerequisite: PY 101.
PY 330 Clinical Psychology (1)
An introduction to the development and current practices of clinical psychology.
Emphasis is placed on models of therapeutic intervention, assessment, trends in
psychotherapy, and ethical, professional, and research issues. Prerequisite: PY 101.
PY 370 Cognitive Psychology (1)
Introduction to the concepts, theories, and methods of cognitive psychology or the
empirical study of the mind and mental processes. Topics may include neuroscience,
attention and consciousness, perception, memory, knowledge, language, problem solving,
reasoning, judgment, and decision making. Emphasis is placed on theoretical models
grounded in empirical support. Laboratory required. Prerequisites: PY 101 and at least
junior standing; PY 204 is highly recommended.
PY 372 Psychology of Learning (1)
A survey of the theories, components, and applications of Pavlovian and Operant learning
in humans and animals. In the laboratory component, students will demonstrate and apply
principles learned in class, providing first-hand experience with psychological
experimentation. Laboratory required. Prerequisites: PY 101 and at least junior standing.
PY 374 Sensation and Perception (1)
Survey of the processes by which the information available in the physical world is
encoded and transformed to produce our perception of the world. Mechanisms that
mediate perceptual phenomena and their interaction will be highlighted. Topics may
include sensory physiology and perceptual phenomena in major sensory systems: vision,
hearing, touch, taste, and smell. Laboratory required. Prerequisites: PY 101 and at least
junior standing.
PY 450 Senior Seminar: Advanced Topics in Psychology (1)
An in-depth exploration of contemporary research on selected topics. Topics vary
according to the instructor’s interests. May be repeated for credit when the focus is
different. Instructor consent required. Prerequisites: PY 304, psychology major, and
senior standing.
PY 470 Senior Seminar: Research in Psychology I (1)
Involvement of the student (alone or with other students) in the literature review for and
development of a research project. Topics of research vary according to the interests of
the student and the professor. The project requires the student to write a research proposal
in APA style. Prerequisites: PY 304, psychology major, and senior standing.
PY 472 Senior Seminar: Research in Psychology II (1)
Involvement of the student (alone or with other students) in the development and
execution of a research project. Topics of research vary according to the interests of the
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