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Psychology Courses (PSY) Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students All 5000-level courses in the Department of Psychology have a prerequisite of junior level status and of PSY 3300 and PSY 3600. Exceptions to this requirement must be approved by the course instructor.
PSY 5100 Advanced General Psychology 3 hrs. Readings, lecture, and discussion designed to introduce students to modern behavior theory. Emphasis will be upon human behavior, both normal and abnormal, with a significant portion of the course devoted to the higher cognitive processes. Recommended as a cognate course in Psychology. Recommended Prerequisite: Majors only; permission of instructor.
PSY 5170 Psychology in the Schools 3 hrs. This course provides an overview of psychology in the schools, with an emphasis on interventions for children or adolescents presenting diffi culties with learning or behavior. This course will provide an overview of how to design, implement and evaluate interventions in schools for individual and groups of children. An overview of the role of the school psychologist will be provided. Prerequisite: PSY 3300 or permission of the instructor.
PSY 5240 Human Sexuality 3 hrs. In this course students will learn about the range of human sexual behaviors. Topics covered will include anatomical and physiological functioning as well as psychological aspects of sexual behavior. Class time will involve lectures, discussions, in-class activities, videos, and guest speakers. The course is notintended to provide therapy training. Prerequisite: Psychology majors only.
PSY 5260 Human Drug Use and Abuse 3 hrs. This course provides a general overview of basic pharmacological principles, discusses the behavioral and physiological mechanisms of action of several classes of medicinal and recreational drugs, and surveys the factors thought to contribute to responsible and irresponsible drug intake. Although human drug use and abuse are the primary focus of the course, nonhuman research fi ndings are emphasized where appropriate. Prerequisite: Psychology majors only.
PSY 5400 Psychology of Safety 3 hrs. The purpose of this course is to teach students about current research and trends in the psychology of safety. Students review, critically analyze and discuss current trends in safety research, including behavior-based safety, injury/illness prevention and other relevant topics. Students receive training in the application of behavioural principles to solve specifi c safety problems in organizations through changing behavior and improving performance. Students gain valuable, practical experience by completing behaviorbased safety assessments in business settings under the supervision of the course instructor. The assessment site is obtained by the student, with the assistance of the instructor. Prerequisite: Psychology majors or permission of instructor.
PSY 5470 Practicum: Organizational Performance Improvement 3 hrs. Training in the application of principles of behavior to solve specific organizational problems through changing behavior and improving performance. Students conduct a performance improvement project in a local organization and empirically evaluate the results. The practicum site is obtained by the student, and with the assistance of the instructor. Practicum students meet as a group frequently with the instructor to discuss and troubleshoot the projects. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. PSY 54800 E-learning Practicum 3 hrs. Prerequisite: Undergradutate students, permission of PSY 5600 Behavioral Medicine 3 hrs. Application of behavioral technology to medical patients with emphasis on inpatient treatment. Sample topics include biofeedback, pain control, compliance with medical regimen, and issues related to working in a medical setting.
PSY 5610 Introduction to Clinical Psychology 3 hrs. This course addresses the subdiscipline of clinical psychology in a manner that provides the psychology major with useful information regarding it as a potential specialty. In addition to coverage of contemporary professional activity engaged in by specialists in this fi eld, like practice and research, it addresses career development issues such as selecting graduate schools, training models used by universities and private schools, internship training, licensure, and the types of degrees granted. It is a course appropriate for mid- to upper- level undergraduates and graduate students who are returning to study after having been away from the fi eld for some time. Prerequisites: Psychology major for undergraduates; instructor’s permission for graduate students.
PSY 5700 A Behavior Analysis Approach to the Area of Mental Retardation 3 hrs. Fall Topics will include: historical background, assessment, treatment, and legal implications of treatment. Prerequisite: PSY 3600.
PSY 5740 Cross Cultural Psychology 3 hrs. This course is designed to introduce the psychology major to the general area and basic concepts of Cross Cultural Psychology. Through readings and lectures the students will become familiar with the role culture plays in various indigenous psychologies including those commonly found in Western, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, and African cultures. This course is specifi cally not a course in American ethnicity. It will instead explore a variety of world cultures in search of an understanding of how human behavior is interpreted according to cultural tenets that are unique to a region’s history and evolution. The course will also examine the importance, especially in contemporary Western Society, of professional psychologists developing more than casual familiarity with predominant indigenous psychologies. The plight of persons undergoing increasingly forced and voluntary migration in today’s world provides one foundation for exploring the need for such understanding. The course will prepare the student to read and interpret the psychological literature from several cultures, to conduct library research addressing the infl uence of culture on the interpretation of human behavior, and to appreciate the importance of cultural considerations in the wide variety of psychological specialties. Prerequisites: Psychology major for undergraduates; instructor’s permission for graduate students.
PSY 5950 History of Psychology 3 hrs. The historical and philosophical foundations of contemporary psychology are examined. Approximately equal emphasis is placed upon theoretical and applied aspects of the evolution of the modern science. The origin and development of current behavioral approaches constitute a major focus.
PSY 5970 Topical Studies in Psychology 1-4 hrs. A survey and discussion of selected research topics of current interest. Topics may include both basic science and applied aspects of the discipline. Courses may be repeated for credit, although the total number of credits may be limited by the degree program. Students should consult the program advisor. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
PSY 5980 Special Projects in Psychology 1-5 hrs. This course provides the graduate student with the opportunity for independent reading and/or research under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit, although the total number of hours in a degree program may not exceed fi ve hours. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor.
PSY 5990 Practicum in Psychology 1-4 hrs. This course provides training in the application of the principles of psychology to a specifi c and restricted problem area in the discipline. The practicum application is often identifi ed by the location of the research site or professional service agency published in the Schedule of Course Offerings. Each one-hour of credit requires 100 clock hours. May be repeated for credit, although number of credits may be limited by program requirements. Prerequisite: Approved application required. Open to Graduate Students Only
PSY 6050 Professional & Research Ethics 3 hr. (replaced 601, 602, 603)
PSY 6080 Research Methods in Applied Behavior Analysis 3 hrs. This advanced course on research methods in behavior analysis addressesresearch with human and nonhuman subjects, placing an emphasis on applied, human research. Research issues and specifi c research methods are discussed at philosophical, strategic, and practical levels. Research decisions are placed within the context of the philosophy of science underlying all scientifi c research endeavors. Topics include: the mission of science; behavioral assessment and measurement; experimental design, with emphasis on single-subject designs; analysis and interpretation of data; dissemination of scientifi c research; and, ethical issues in research. Students demonstrate their mastery of research issues through the proposal of a research project. Prerequisites: Courses in applied behavior analysis.
PSY 6090 Advanced Seminar in Applied Behavior Analysis Research 3 hrs. An advanced course emphasizing: a) research, conceptual and professional issues in applied behavior analysis; b) review, integration and critical analysis or research topics in psychology. Prerequisites: Previous enrollment in PSY 6080 and permission of instructor.
PSY 6100 Conditioning and Learning 3 hrs. This course examines conditioning and learning from the perspective of the experimental analysis of behavior. Emphasis is placed on basic laboratory research procedures and fi ndings.
PSY 6110 Current Research in Experimental Analysis 3 hrs. This course examines basic research areas of current interest to behavior analysts. A central component of the course is detailed consideration of articles published in the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. Behavior Prerequisite: PSY 6100.
PSY 6120 Advanced Physiological Psychology 3 hrs. A survey of the interrelationships of physiological and behavioral processes. Lecture and laboratory. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
PSY 6130 Behavioral Pharmacology 3 hrs. This course examines drug effects from a behavior- analytic perspective. Emphasis is placed on general mechanisms of drug action, variables that modulate drug effects, strategies for studying those effects, and the behavioral actions of commonly encountered drugs. Prerequisite: PSY 6100.
PSY 6140 Motivation and Emotion 3 hrs. An introduction to the experimental analysis of psychological aspects of motives, incentives, and emotions, Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
PSY 6170 Applied Behavior Analysis in Education 3 hrs. This course is designed to teach principles of learning and behavior and the application of those principles to individual and classroom instruction for teachers, school psychologists, and other educational professionals. Also, this course provides information needed for planning effective, data-based classroom interventions. Further, it provides important basic knowledge for future courses in assessment, interventions, behavioral research methods, and school psychology practicum. It is expected that students will bring to class a basic entry knowledge of learning theory, with an emphasis on operant methodology.
PSY 6190 Academic Interventions 3 hrs. This course is intended to teach school psychologists methods for resolving learners’ academic performance problems. Whether the professional is attempting to improve child performance prior to classifi cation (pre-referral intervention) or following classifi cation (modifi cation for a student with a disability), the same basic principles of learning apply and, therefore, the same standards of professional behavior should be maintained. In this course, a model for improving learner outcomes that is grounded in data-based decision making and effective educational practices will be presented. The model will be applied to adapting curricula and classroom environments. There will be particular emphasis on evaluating decisions and child outcomes. This course will cover empirical research as well as conceptual and strategic issues that should guide practical applications in adapting learning environments to meet students’ needs. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or education, or permission of instructor.
PSY 6200 Analysis of Abnormal Behavior 3 hrs. An advanced study of behavioral disorders as characterized by the standard classifi cation systems, the DMS III-R and ICD-9-M, with respect to their etiology, prognosis and treatment.
PSY 6240 Personality Theory 3 hrs. Consideration and evaluation of the major theories of personality with emphasis on those theories having implications for counseling and therapy. The course includes an examination of experimental evidence and illustrative case studies.
PSY 6250 Treatment of Sexual Problems 3 hrs. This treatment course will cover both sexual dysfunction and deviant sexual behavior. Assessment and diagnostic issues will also be covered Prerequisite: Graduate student in psychology or permission of the instructor.
PSY 6340 Experimental Design and Analysis I 3 hrs. Topics include statistical decision theory, one factor analysis of variance, multiple comparison procedures, factorial designs, randomized block designs, fi xed, random and mixed models, and basic issues in experimental design. Prerequisite: An elementary course on statistics.
PSY 6350 Correlation and Regression Analysis 3 hrs. An advanced course covering simple correlation methods, inferential methods for one or many correlations (including meta-analysis), interpretation issues (including sampling error, sampling bias, scaling error, measurement error, functional form, cause, homoscedasticity) variants of and alternatives to Pearson correlation, multiple correlation and regression, part and partial correlation, analysis of variance of regression for simple and complex models, model comparison procedures, methods for nonlinear data (including polynomial regression and logistic regression models) and regression diagnostics. Prerequisite: PSY 6340 (or some other course covering the analysis of variance).
PSY 6360 Experimental Design and Analysis II 3 hrs. Advanced methods for designing, analyzing, and interpreting complex between-subjects and repeated-measurement design. Topics include power analysis for planning experiments, and inferential analysis methods including ANOVA, multiple comparison procedures, simple main effects tests, interaction contrasts tests, simultaneous confi dence intervals, nonparametric methods, monotone alternative tests, and analysis of covariance for univariate experiments. Also discussed are methods for analyzing nonorthogonal design, procedures for analyzing experiments containing multiple response measures (such as multivariate analysis of variance and modifi ed Bonferroni procedures), and current concepts of experimental validity. Prerequisites: PSY 6340 and 6350.
PSY 6370 The Design and Analysis of Quasiexperiments and Observational Studies 3 hrs. This course covers the design and analysis of studies in which it is notfeasible to randomly assign subjects to treatment. The focus is on three useful quasi-experimental designs (viz. The regression-discontinuity design,the interrupted time-series design, and the nonequivalentgroupquasi- experiment) and the observational study. Analytic procedures recently developed for these designs are covered in detail. Opaque methods that have recently become popular for analyzing observational studies are critiqued. The conceptual framework for much of the course is based on the Rubin causal model. Prerequisites: PSY 6340 and 6350. |
PSY 6430 Personnel Selection and Placement 3 hrs. This course is designed to teach students: (1) the legal and professional requirements for personnel selection and placement programs; (2) how to design and conduct job analyses, interviews, and tests that conform to the legal and professional requirements; and (3) how to evaluate the adequacy (the reliability and validity) of personnel selection and placement instruments. Prerequisite: An undergraduate course in statistics.
PSY 6440 Personnel Training and Development 3 hrs. The course emphasizes the principles of learning as well as techniques and administrative procedures used in the development of human resources at all levels.
PSY 6450 Psychology of Work 3 hrs. This course is an advanced course designed to examine human behavior in organizations from a behavioral psychology perspective. Topics covered include: the history of industrial/organizational psychology, motivation, performance improvement techniques, compensation, quality, job satisfaction and its relation to productivity, and the ethics of personnel management. Students entering the course are expected to have an understanding of the basic principles of operant and respondent conditioning because these concepts are used to interpret and analyze worker behavior. Prerequisite: PSY 5100 or PSY 6100 or permission of instructor.
PSY 6510 Applied Behavior Analysis: A Systems Approach 3 hrs. The application of systems analysis concepts to the design of systems which yield behavioral measures of complex social situations.
PSY 6520 Systems Analysis Practicum 3 hrs. Prerequisite: PSY 6510 or permission of instructor.
PSY 6550 Seminar in School Psychology 3 hrs. A seminar devoted to current professional practices in School Psychology. Focus is on studying various model systems for delivery of special services in the schools, as well as the various legal, ethical, and practical constraints on operation of such systems. Techniques of system analyses and synthesis are covered as well as consultation methods employed to implement or facilitate operation of new school programs.
PSY 6560 School-Based Consultation 3 hrs. This course is designed to provide school psychology graduate students the opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills relevant to schoolbased consultation and problem solving. Student will learn about theories of consultation, empirical work, and practical application. This course will prepare students for the role of school-based behavioral consultant through course reading, lectures, in-class activities, and practical experiences. Although an emphasis will be on triadic consultation, students will be introduced to systems and organizational consultation models for schools.
PSY 6580 Social and Cognitive Development in Children 3 hrs. Consideration and evaluation of theories and empirical fi ndings for a broad range of topics in social and cognitive development. Students will encounter general information on the main theories and research methods in developmental psychology. They will also read articles that address current social crises and/or controversies in the areaof child development. The fi rst half of the course will focus on cognitive development and will cover areas such as language development, memory, and intelligence/early intervention. The second half will focus on social development including theories of social competence, social skills assessment and intervention, peer relations, and antisocial behavior. Prerequisite: Graduate student in psychology or permission of the instructor.
PSY 6590 Treatment of Anxiety Disorders 3 hrs. This course provides a review of selected anxiety disorders and their treatment. Specifi c treatment techniques will be reviewed in detail and their relevance to theory and empirical literature discussed. Through lecture, demonstration, and audio-visual presentations the course addresses basic approaches to understanding anxious behavior and associated emotions. Also covered are historical and scientifi c concerns, paradigms for the study of anxiety, classifi cation and assessment of anxiety, and research methods appropriate for the study of anxiety. Finally, the course examines the role played by anxiety across several disorders otherwise offi cially classifi ed. The course is conducted in seminar fashion and student participation is expected and encouraged. Prerequisites: PSY 6200.
PSY 6600 Introduction to Clinical and Community Psychology 3 hrs. A survey of the fields of Clinical and Community Psychology with emphasis upon the new roles of clinical psychologists and community psychologists. Recommended for beginning graduate students.
PSY 6610 Psychotherapy: Theory and Methods 3 hrs. This is a treatment course which reviews several theoretical approaches to, and problem solving strategies for, a variety of client disorders. The course concentrates on the stages of treatment, the issues involved in treatment and various techniques of treatment. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
PSY 6620 Group Therapy 3 hrs. Theory and application of problem solving interventions in a group setting. Various treatment techniques for a variety of problems are practiced through role playing and modeling in a small group setting. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
PSY 6630 Marital Therapy 3 hrs. Theory and application of problem solving interventions for a variety of problems associated with couples. A social learning and strategic systems approach is emphasized. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
PSY 6640 Behavior Therapy 3 hrs. This is a treatment course designed to familiarize the student with the methods, applications, theory and clinical literature of behavior therapy. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
PSY 6650 Behavioral Approaches to Treatment 3 hrs. This is a treatment course designed to familiarize the students with pragmatic issues in the application of behavior management and behavior analysis techniques and the underlying conceptual foundations. Among the topics to be covered are: functional analysis, token economies, behavioral contracting, response accelerating and decelerating techniques, and packaged behavior-management programs in areas such as social skills and assertiveness.
PSY 6660 Family Therapy 3 hrs. This is a treatment course involving problem solving interventions for a variety of problems associated with family units. The specifi c intervention model emphasized in the course may vary with the instructor. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
PSY 6670 Cognitive Behavior Therapy 3 hrs. A course designed to provide the clinical student with the theory and applications of a cognitivebehavioral approach. A variety of therapeutic interventions drawn from cognitive-based treatment models are examined both in terms of individual and group settings. Students are exposed to didactic discussions of the elements of different cognitive models as well as the practice of problem-solving techniques through supervised role-playing situations. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
PSY 6680 Analysis and Treatment of Developmental Disabilities 3 hrs. This is a treatment course designed to familiarize students with pragmatic issues in the application of behavior management and behavior analysis techniques to clients who are mentally retarded or traumatically brain injured.
PSY 6690 Child Behavior Therapy 3 hrs. An introduction to behavioral clinical approaches to emotional, social, and behavioral problems of children. The course content emphasizes both the theoretical basis and practical implementation of a range of behavioral therapeutic techniques, including those based on classical and operant conditioning processes, social learning, and cognitive-behavioral models. Prerequisite: PSY 6100 or permission of instructor.
PSY 6700 Basic Behavioral Processes and Their Applications 3 hrs. This course is an advanced seminar dealing with the basic behavioral concepts, principles, and processes and their application to the interpretation and analysis of behavior as well as the amelioration of behavioral problems. The emphasis is on the behavior of nonhuman animals in research settings and nonverbal human beings. However, the course also continually stresses the relevance of these basic concepts and principles to the everyday life of normal, verbal human beings. The course emphasizes the empirical and logical basis of behavioral concepts and principles in areas such as behavioral contingencies, motivational processes, stimulus control, and respondent conditioning. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
PSY 6710 Higher-order Behavioral Processes and Their Applications 3 hrs. This course is a continuation of PSY 6700. The emphasis is on the rule governance of complex behavior of verbal human beings. Areas of analysis include behavioral medicine, and rehabilitation, behavioral anthropology, family life, child rearing, community interventions, education, self-management, organizational behavior management, developmental disabilities, autistic behavior, neurotic behavior, and sexual behavior. PSY 6700 and 6710 combine to provide a behavior-analytic world view. Prerequisite: PSY 6700.
PSY 6740 Verbal Behavior 3 hrs. This course covers the experimental analysis of language and verbal behavior, with an emphasis upon the analysis of language as presented in the writings of B. F. Skinner. Prerequisite: PSY 6100 or permission of instructor.
PSY 6760 Skinner’s Behaviorism 3 hrs. A consideration of About Behaviorism, Beyond Freedom and Dignity, and Contingencies of Reinforcement, especially as they consider issues of broad scientifi c, philosophic, and social signifi cance. Prerequisite: PSY 6100 or permission of instructor.
PSY 6810 Personality Assessment 4 hrs. Survey of the theory of personality assessment and the basic concepts of nonprojective measurement, with emphasis on the administration, scoring and interpretation of various instruments for personality evaluation. The course includes, but is not limited to, the supervised practice in the administration of the MMPI, clinical analysis questionnaire, and observational rating scales. Prerequisites: PSY 6010 or equivalent and graduate program status.
PSY 6830 Cognitive/Intellectual Assessment 3 hrs. A course in individual assessment with particular emphasis on assessing cognitive functioning. This course covers basic psychometric concepts directly related to test administration and interpretation, and examines the complexities of measuring theoretical notions like intelligence. It also covers administration, scoring, and interpretation of individual assessment techniques. Prerequisites: Graduate program status in clinical psychology or permission of the instructor.
PSY 6840 Personality Assessment: Projectives 3 hrs. A study of, and supervised practice in, the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the Rorschach, revised Bender Gestalt, TAT and other projective tests. The course emphasizes the selection and interpretation of an integrated projective test battery for clinical evaluations. Prerequisites: PSY 6010, 6810, and graduate program status.
PSY 6860 Psychoeducational Assessment 3 hrs. A combined lecture and applied course covering both basic measurement principles and concepts and applications to norm-referenced, criterionreferenced, and direct assessment methods. Supervised experience in administering, scoring, and interpreting assessment devices, as well as developing and monitoring individualized intervention plans. There will be particular emphasis on academic and social behavior. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
PSY 6880 Advanced Behavioral Assessment 3 hrs. The course is intended to develop knowledge in the functional analysis of behavior using selfreport measures, behavioral interviewing, direct observation techniques, and physical recording. Reliability and validity issues with respect to each assessment method are covered. Behavioral consultation, and effi cient alternative to oneon- one counseling in which therapist contact is primarily with the mediator rather than the client, is introduced. Prerequisite: PSY 6020 or permission of instructor.
PSY 690 Behavioral Approaches to Training and Education 3 hrs. This course addresses selection and use of text materials, the role of lecture and discussion, examinations, grading practices, all considered from a behavioral perspective. Higher education is emphasized.
PSY 6910 College Teaching Practicum 3 hrs. Supervised practice in the instruction of psychology at the undergraduate level. The student will be responsible for the design, execution, and evaluation of a college course section involving undergraduate students.
PSY 6970 Advanced Topical Studies in Psychology 2-4 hrs. An in depth examination, discussion, and survey of selected research and/or professional topics. May be repeated for credit, although the total number of credits may be limited by the degree program. Students should consult the program advisor. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
PSY 6980 Clinical Practicum in Psychology I 13 hrs. This is the entry-level practicum for students in the Clinical Psychology program. Students enrolled in this course will gain a range of therapy and assessment experiences in the Psychology Clinic under the supervision of licensed Clinical faculty. Written permission must be obtained from the Department Clinical Committee. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: PSY 6640 and PSY 6880.
PSY 6990 Clinical Practicum in Psychology II 3 hrs. Experience in a broad range of professional functions included in the practice of psychology under the supervision of a licensed psychologist. The experience includes, but is not limited to, psychotherapy, diagnostic testing and consultation. The experience involves not less than 500 clock hours (15 weeks) in an organized health care setting. Written permission must be obtained from the Department Clinical Committee. Prerequisites: PSY 6510 and PSY 6980.
Open to Graduate Students OnlyPlease refer to The Graduate College section for course descriptions. PSY 7000 Master’s Thesis 6 hrs. PSY 7100 Independent Research 2-6 hrs. PSY 7120 Professional Field Experience 2-12 hrs. PSY 7200 Specialist Project 6 hrs. PSY 7250 Doctoral Research Seminar 2-6 hrs. PSY 7300 Doctoral Dissertation 1-15 hrs. PSY 7320 Doctoral Clinical Internship 1-4 hrs. PSY 7350 Graduate Research 2-10 hrs. |
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