Undergraduate 2019-2020

PSY 300 Research Methods in Psychology

(3 lecture, 0 laboratory) This class and required lab afford all psychology majors the opportunity to learn the foundations of research methodology, design, and analysis.
3

Prerequisites

PSY 120: with minimum grade of D- and PSY 200: with minimum grade of D-

PSY 323 Health Psychology

Explore psychological factors in maintenance of wellness, treatment of illnesses and recovery from or adjustment to ongoing health problems. Study theory, research methods and clinical applications in health psychology.
3

Prerequisites

PSY 120: with minimum grade of D-

PSY 330 Child and Adolescent Psychology

Focus on human development from conception through adolescence, particularly physical, cognitive and socioemotional development. Learn research methods for studying developmental processes.
3

Prerequisites

PSY 230: with minimum grade of D-

PSY 331 Maturity and Aging

Explore physical, cognitive and socioemotional variables related to adult development encompassing an age range from 20 to over 100. Emphasis in learning various research methods.
3

Prerequisites

PSY 230: with minimum grade of D-

PSY 332 Psychology of Death and Dying

Explore the dying process, funeral rites/rituals, grief and bereavement of Western and other cultures. Topics include loss experiences, fear of death, reactions to death, euthanasia, suicide, and the care and treatment of the terminally ill.
3

Prerequisites

PSY 120: with minimum grade of D-

PSY 341 Principles of Learning

Explore principles of classical and operant conditioning. Understand principles as the basis for concept learning, problem solving, information processing and memory. Emphasis on human behavior in everyday life.
3

Prerequisites

PSY 120: with minimum grade of D-

PSY 347 Educational Psychology for Elementary Teachers

Study the relationships between theory, research, and practice in learning, memory, child development, motivation, and educational assessment for elementary classroom settings.
3

Prerequisites

GPA-2.75 and (IAPP-Applic for Initial Adm to PTEP: with minimum score of 9 or FAPP-Applic for Full Adm to PTEP: with minimum score of 9 or May concurrently take EDFE 110: with minimum grade of S or May concurrently take EDFE 120: with minimum grade of S or May concurrently take EDFE 125: with minimum grade of S)

PSY 349 Educational Psychology for Secondary Teachers

Study the application of principles derived from research on learning, memory, adolescent development, motivation, and educational assessment and measurement to secondary classroom settings.
3

Prerequisites

GPA-2.5 and (IAPP-Applic for Initial Adm to PTEP: with minimum score of 9 or FAPP-Applic for Full Adm to PTEP: with minimum score of 9 or May concurrently take EDFE 110: with minimum grade of S or May concurrently take EDFE 120: with minimum grade of S or May concurrently take EDFE 125: with minimum grade of S)

PSY 350 Theories of Personality

Study psychological theories and research methods used to explain personality development and functioning including psychoanalytic, neopsychoanalytic, cognitive, behavioral, humanistic and type-trait theories.
3

Prerequisites

PSY 120: with minimum grade of D-

PSY 365 Psychology and the Law

Examine social psychological theories and methods related to the legal system issues e.g., jury selection, eyewitness testimony, and death penalty cases.
3

Prerequisites

(PSY 265: with minimum grade of D- or SOC 332: with minimum grade of D-)

PSY 366 Industrial Psychology

Discover basic methods employed by psychologists in selection, placement, training and motivation of industrial personnel. Examine psychological factors influencing morale, production and job satisfaction.
3

Prerequisites

PSY 120: with minimum grade of D-

PSY 375 Sensation and Perception

Survey of how humans perceive the world through vision, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Examine physiological mechanisms, sensory processes, development, and theories of perception for each sensory modality.
3

Prerequisites

PSY 120: with minimum grade of D-

PSY 380 Introduction to Physiological Psychology

This class is designed to give students an introduction to neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and psychopharmacology while stressing the functional relationship between the nervous system and behavior.
3

Prerequisites

PSY 120: with minimum grade of D- and (BIO 100: with minimum grade of D- or BIO 101: with minimum grade of D- or BIO 105: with minimum grade of D- or BIO 110: with minimum grade of D- or BIO 245: with minimum grade of D-)