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Description of Curriculum

Courses numbered 310-318 are lecture courses, intended for both majors and non-majors. Courses numbered 350-395 are lecture courses intended primarily for majors, although non-majors interested in the subject matter may enroll. Courses numbered 401-409 are practica courses, in which students gain practical experience. They are intended primarily for majors, although non-majors with appropriate qualifications can enroll. Courses numbered 410-422 are seminar-sized laboratory courses intended primarily for majors. Each of these courses provides students with advanced training in the scientific methods of a particular subdiscipline within psychology. Courses numbered 440-469 are seminars, and audiences for these courses will vary from course to course. Contact individual instructors for details. All students preparing for graduate study in Psychology, whether or not they are majors, are advised to obtain practical experiences in areas appropriate to their interest.  Students can petition for a graduate class to count as an upper level elective course. Students must obtain instructor and Dean’s approval to enroll in a graduate level course.  

Programs and Course Descriptions

Programs

• Psychology (BA in Psychology)
• Psychology (BS in Psychology)
• Psychology, Minor

Courses

• PSYC 100 - Critical Questions in Psychology
• PSYC 150 - First Year Seminar
• PSYC 201 - Introduction to Psychology as a Natural Science
• PSYC 202 - Introduction to Psychology as a Social Science
• PSYC 301 - Elementary Statistics
• PSYC 302 - Experimental Methods
• PSYC 310 - Developmental Psychology
• PSYC 311 - Cognitive Psychology
• PSYC 312 - Personality Theory
• PSYC 313 - Physiological Psychology
• PSYC 314 - Social Psychology
• PSYC 315 - Foundations of Learning and Memory
• PSYC 317 - Sensation & Perception
• PSYC 318 - Psychopathology
• PSYC 350 - Community Psychology and Prevention
• PSYC 351 - Evolutionary Psychology
• PSYC 352 - Cross-Cultural Psychology
• PSYC 353 - History and Systems of Psychology
• PSYC 354 - Motivation and Emotion
• PSYC 355 - Cognitive Science
• PSYC 356 - Health Psychology
• PSYC 358 - First Language Acquisition
• PSYC 360 - Adult Development
• PSYC 362 - Sexuality
• PSYC 370 - Psycholinguistics
• PSYC 402 - Exceptional Children
• PSYC 404 - Practicum in Community Psychology and Prevention
• PSYC 406 - Service Learning in Developmental Psychology
• PSYC 408 - Service Learning in Clinincal Psychology
• PSYC 410 - Research in Developmental Psychology
• PSYC 411 - Cognition and Thinking
• PSYC 412 - Research in Personality
• PSYC 413 - Research in Physiological Psychology
• PSYC 414 - Research Methods in Social Psychology
• PSYC 415 - Research in Animal Cognition
• PSYC 417 - Research in Sensation & Perception
• PSYC 418 - Research in Psychopathology
• PSYC 422 - Behavior Modification
• PSYC 440 - Perception & Representation in Art and Architecture
• PSYC 442 - Psychology of Decision Making
• PSYC 443 - Psychology of Humor
• PSYC 444 - Language and Social Cognition
• PSYC 445 - Psychopharmacology
• PSYC 447 - Cognitive Neuroscience
• PSYC 450 - Psychology of Religion
• PSYC 451 - Seminar in Evolutionary Psychology
• PSYC 452 - Close Relationships
• PSYC 453 - Infancy
• PSYC 454 - Shame & Self-Respect
• PSYC 455 - Autobiographical Memory
• PSYC 456 - Stereotypes and Prejudice
• PSYC 457 - Plastic Brain
• PSYC 470 - Topics in Psychology
• PSYC 480 - Seminar
• PSYC 490 - Directed Readings in Psychology
• PSYC 491 - Research in Psychology
• PSYC 495 - Honors
• PSYC 496 - Honors
• PSYC 498 - Internship

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