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Courses
PSYC 100 Introductory Psychology:
3 s.h.
A comprehensive overview of
psychology, including: methods, physiological, developmental, sensation
and perception,
learning, cognitive, motivation
and emotion, personality, psychopathology, psychotherapy, social, and applied.
(LA, S)
PSYC 230 Primate Behavior: 3
s.h.
An introduction to the study
of nonhuman primate behavior, biology, and ecology, with broad coverage
from prosimians to
apes. Topics include classification,
evolution, communication, social organization, and cognition. Includes
laboratory and field
studies of selected species.
(LA, N)
Prerequisite: "C" or better
in PSYC 100.
PSYC 295 Teaching Assistantship
in Psychology: 3 s.h.
Provides teaching experience
for students majoring in Psychology. Assistant works directly under the
guidance of a faculty
member. Pass/Fail only.
Prerequisites: JrS or SrS; a
minimum of 21 s.h. in PSYC, including PSYC 220; and a minimum 2.50 GPA
in PSYC;
permission of instructor and
department chair.
PSYC 297 Field Experiences in
Psychology: 1-15 s.h.
Provides psychology majors with
a supervised learning experience in an applied setting (e.g., hospital
intake, crisis counseling).
Faculty members or external
agencies supervise work. There are also regular meetings between the student,
the supervisor, and
the faculty sponsor.
Prerequisites: JrS or SrS, PSYC
majors with a minimum of 24 s.h. in PSYC, a minimum 2.5 GPA, and written
permission.
PSYC 299 Independent Study in
Psychology: 1-3 s.h.
Individual studies under faculty
supervision. Admission by consent of department chair and instructor involved.
Pass/Fail option. (LA)
Prerequisite: Admission by consent
of Department chair and instructor involved, a minimum 2.5 GPA in Psychology,
"C" or
better in PSYC 100 and PSYC
220..
PSYC 324 Physiological Psychology:
3-4 s.h.
Analysis of behavior in terms
of basic physiological mechanisms. Topics include basic neuroanatomy and
neuron functioning,
the senses, hunger and thirst,
emotions and learning, and memory. Laboratory portion does not use live
animals. (LA)
Prerequisite: "C" or better
in PSYC 100, 110, and 220.
PSYC 326 Comparative Psychology:
3 s.h.
A study of the behavior of organisms
in controlled experimental conditions and in their natural environment.
Emphasizes
similarities and differences
at varying levels of the phylogenetic scale.
Prerequisite: "C" or better
in PSYC 100, 110, and 220. (LA)
PSYC 398 Senior Seminar: 3 s.h.
Group discussions and independent
research allow students to synthesize the approaches, problems, themes,
concepts, and
methods of psychology. (LA)
Prerequisites: JrS, "C" or better
in PSYC 100, 110, and 220.
INTD 214 Aggression in Man and
Animals: 3 s.h.
The study of the concepts of
aggression as developed in the fields of anthropology, biology and psychology.
A major emphasis
of the course is the integration
of concepts from these areas, resulting in a more complete, broader understanding
of aggression.
Topics discussed include evolution
of aggression, effects of natural selection, warfare, modeling, ritualization,
physiology,
socialization of violence, effects
on social structure, and case studies.
Prerequisites: An introductory
course in PSYC, BIOL or ANTH.