This course is designed to be an in-depth overview of research and theory on learning and cognition, social and personal development, individual differences, motivation and assessment of student learning. Particular attention will be given to the application of these topics to classroom settings.

This course will introduce students to social emotional learning in educational settings. Topics include definitions, theories, frameworks, and educational programming for social emotional learning, as well as applications and strategies for using social emotional learning in the K-12 classroom.

This course provides an overview of the psychological sciences underlying creativity and teaching for creativity. Topics will include the definition and assessments of creativity, creative thinking strategies, the roles of motivation and environment in creativity, and classroom applications of creativity theories.

Human growth and development from conception through senescence, focusing on cognitive, affective, social and psychomotor development throughout the life span.

A survey of classical and contemporary theory and research related to human cognition. Topics include the study of learning processes, memory and higher cognitive functions.

An examination of research and theory associated with current hot topics. Hot topics may include debates about such things as direct instruction vs. discovery learning, the value of moral education, the importance of creativity, or theories of intelligence. Students help select topics for study and debate.

Overview of the fundamentals for creating experiments and data analysis for experiments in psychology.

The course will provide educators with the skills needed to evaluate, explain, and apply assessment and testing data to inform classroom instruction and education decisions.

Intended to educate clinicians about the various medications that are often used in the treatment of mental illness and the mechanisms that allow them to work.

This course offers an overview of neuroscience research targeted at educators. Topics covered will include background on brain structure and function, neural communication and drug effects, attention, emotion, motivation, learning, language. Disorders commonly found in the classroom will be highlighted throughout.

This course is designed to conduct an in-depth introduction into the scientific literature across a range of contemporary subtopics in the field of addiction. It is intended to give students a broad, yet comprehensive, overview of the research and theoretical perspectives on drug and alcohol addiction. Students will have an opportunity to learn about the diagnostic criteria used to classify substance disorders, and will apply this information to journal article readings and projects. The course is taught as a seminar, with interactive dialogue, presentations, mini-lectures, and videos.

Social cognitive neuroscience (SCN) studies the implicit and explicit cognitive and emotional processes and their underlying brain mechanisms that contribute to our understanding of others' mental states (and our own as well). This course will examine a set of core Social Cognitive Neuroscience subtopics in order to gain a graduate level introduction to this burgeoning field.

Philosophical perspectives and major theories and systems are reviewed as they contributed to the development of contemporary psychology. Course required for state psychology board licensing eligibility.

Scheduled on an irregular basis to explore special areas in psychology and carries a subtitle for each offering. Check department office for topics currently planned.