Course
Descriptions
Psychology
(PSY) Course
Schedules
Distance
Learning Courses: Courses in the department approved for
offering in a distance learning format include: PSY 534.
PSY
500 Special Issues: Title to be listed 1-12 (Spec)
Subjects of contemporary psychology not covered by regular
curriculum. Prerequisites: permission of instructor.
PSY 501 Workshop: Title to be
listed 1-18(Spec)
Study of problem-oriented subjects for persons already working
in psychological services with the intent of continuing their
professional growth. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
PSY 502 Teaching Assistant in
Psychology 1-3(Spec)
Development
of practical skills for effective teaching of psychology. No
more than 3 hours of PSY 502 may be applied to a student's
psychology major or minor. Prerequisite: permission of
instructor.
PSY 503 Principles and
Applications of Sign Language 3(3-0)
A study of the principles and application of sign language.
Emphasis on developing receptive and expressive skills in
American Sign Language. Prerequisite:
permission of instructor.
PSY 510 Principles of
Psychological Measurement 3(3-0)
Problems and procedures in scaling and in correlational
methods related to testing reliability, validity, and
measurement error. Prerequisite: PSY 310 and PSY 211 or
equivalents.
PSY 511 Statistics in
Psychology 3(3-1)
An extension of topics introduced in PSY 211, with emphasis upon
hypothesis testing and statistical inference. Prerequisite: PSY 211 or equivalent.
PSY 531 Group Dynamics 3(3-0)
Conceptual and empirical background in the dynamics of
face-to-face groups and related interpersonal areas. Emphasis
is cognitive-theoretical rather than experiential.
Prerequisite: PSY 330 or equivalent.
PSY 533 Psychology of Racism
3(3-0)
This course explores racism from a cognitive-social
psychological viewpoint. The processes involved in the
development, maintenance and change of racist attitudes are
considered. Prerequisites: junior or higher standing, and PSY
330 or SOC 201, and a social science methods class, or
permission of instructor.
PSY 534 Psychology and the
Courtroom 3(3-0)
The application of psychological principles and theories to
the courtroom. Prerequisites: coursework in basic
statistics (e.g., PSY 211) and research methods (e.g., PSY
285), graduate standing, or permission of instructor.
PSY 535 Organizational
Psychology 3(3-0)
The study of organizations as complex social systems with
analyses of individual and group behavior in organizations and
responses of organizations to their environments.
Prerequisites: PSY 336 or graduate standing or permission of
instructor.
PSY 536 Personnel Psychology
3(3-0)
This course examines the identification, measurement, and
development of individual differences, and job systems related
to individual differences, within organizations to improve job
performance and satisfaction. Topics include job
analysis, criterion development, personnel selection,
training, and performance evaluation. Prerequisites: PSY 336
or permission of instructor or graduate standing; PSY 211 is
recommended.
PSY 537 Organizational
Behavior Management 3(3-0)
Behavior analysis in business, industry, and human service
settings. Applied research in organizations is emphasized.
Empirical rather than theoretical approach. Prerequisites: PSY
336 or PSY 370 or PSY 384 or graduate standing or permission of
instructor.
PSY 544 Theories of
Personality 3(3-0)
Theories regarding the structure and functions of personality.
Prerequisite: PSY 250 or equivalent.
PSY 555 Psychopathology of
Children 3(3-0)
Problems of children deviating from the norm in behavior and
adjustment. Recommended: PSY 220 and PSY 250 or equivalent.
PSY 559 Rehabilitation
Psychology 3(3-0)
Psychological concepts in understanding physical disability
from the perspectives of the individual, family and society
will be emphasized. Designed for advanced students in health
professions. Prerequisites: PSY 100 and PSY 220 or graduate
standing.
PSY
562 Therapeutic Intervention: Foundations 3(3-0)
Foundational skills for therapeutic intervention including
theory and technique. Prerequisite: PSY 350 or graduate
standing or permission of instructor.
PSY
575 Autism Spectrum Disorder: Characteristics and Etiology
3(3-0)
This course will review the behavioral and educational
characteristics of students with autism spectrum disorders.
Known causes of this disorder will also be examined. Identical
to SPE 530. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these
courses. Prerequisites: senior or graduate status.
PSY
579 Behavioral Medicine 3(3-0)
Applications of behavior analysis and social learning in
medicine, dentistry, and physical health. Prevention,
treatment, and long-term maintenance are all considered.
Prerequisite: PSY 370 or PSY 384 or permission of instructor or
graduate standing.
PSY 583 Motivation and Emotion
3(3-0)
Survey of the theories, systems and concepts of motivation an
emotion. Prerequisites: 15 hours of
psychology, graduate standing, or permission of instructor.
PSY
584 Cognitive Neuroscience 3(3-0)
Converging evidence from human neuroanatomy and
neurophysiology, cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, and
neuroimaging research will be examined for topics in
attention, perception, memory, language, and emotion.
Prerequisites: PSY 387 or permission of instructor or graduate
standing.
PSY 585 Psychophysiology
3(3-0)
Introduction to psychophysiology methods, measures, and
applications. Topics include: basic neuroanatomy and
neurophysiology; electrophysiological recording; inference
using brain, cardiovascular, somatic measures; biofeedback;
ergonomic, and other applications. Prerequisites: PSY 387 or
permission of instructor or graduate standing.
PSY 586 Applied Behavior
Analysis in Education 3(3-0)
Behavior modification techniques in the areas of motivation,
elimination of undesirable behaviors, promotion of academic
participation, and definition of behavioral objectives.
Prerequisites: PSY 100, or equivalent, and
upper-division or graduate standing.
PSY 587 Physiological
Psychology 3(3-0)
Physiological events which underlie human and animal behavior.
Prerequisite: PSY 387 or graduate standing.
PSY 588 Functional
Neuroanatomy 3(3-0)
Role of the central and peripheral nervous systems in
mediating behavior. Emphasis on neurophysiology of the
sensory and motor systems in humans. Prerequisites: PSY
387 or
graduate standing.
PSY 589 Cognitive Psychology
3(3-0)
Introduction to the cognitive processes; survey of theory and
research in memory, thinking, concept formation, problem
solving, and language. Prerequisites: PSY 383 or permission of
instructor.
PSY 600 Special Issues: Title
to be listed 1-12(Spec)
Subjects of contemporary psychology not covered by regular
curriculum. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
PSY 605 Assessment of Affective and
Behavioral Disorders of Children and Youth 3(3-0) S
Assessment measures and procedures for emotional and behavior
disorders of children and adolescents will be addressed with
an emphasis on linking assessment to intervention.
Prerequisite: matriculation in the School Psychology program
or the Clinical Psychology program or permission of the
instructor.
PSY 609 History and Systems of
Psychology 3(3-0)
Modern psychology is analyzed by tracing its historical roots
and early systems. Emphasis is on the influence of historical
systems on current areas of specialization.
PSY 611 Research Design 3(3-0)
Common types of analysis of variance, multiple comparisons
tests, the analysis of covariance. Prerequisite: PSY 511 or
equivalent.
PSY 612 Applied Multiple
Regression and Correlation 3(3-0)
A study of the general linear model as applied to multiple
regression and the analysis of variance. Prerequisite: PSY 211
or equivalent and permission of instructor.
PSY 613 Multivariate and
Correlational Methods 3(3-0)
A survey of multivariate statistical procedures, including
multiple regression and correlation, canonical and
discriminant analysis, multivariate analysis of variance, and
factor analysis. Prerequisite: PSY 612 or permission of
instructor.
PSY 619 Continuing Registration for
Final Research Project 1(1-0)
A
non-credit course intended for students who have completed all
program credits but still need to use university resources to
complete their degree requirements.
PSY 624 Advanced Developmental
Psychology 3(3-0)
Basic theory and principals of life-span developmental
psychology. Prerequisites: matriculation in psychology
graduate program or permission of instructor.
PSY 630 Advanced Social
Psychology 3(3-0)
Intensive examination of the major theories and experiments of
social psychology. Prerequisite: matriculation in psychology
graduate program or permission of instructor.
PSY 636 Organizational
Applications of Personnel Psychology 3(3-0)
This course examines major ideas, assumptions, and
technologies in personnel psychology, the implementation and
utilization of personnel technologies, and selected current
topics. Prerequisite: graduate standing and PSY 536 or
permission of instructor.
PSY 641 Objective Personality Assessment
3(2-2)
Survey of concepts, procedures, and issues in personality
assessment. Prerequisites: PSY 544 or equivalent,
matriculation in the School or Clinical Psychology graduate
programs, or permission of instructor.
PSY 642 Clinical Research Methods 3(3-0)
Provides a conceptual framework for clinical research and
acquaints students with behavioral assessment and single
subject research designs.
PSY
651 Projective Assessment 3(3-0)
Intellectual and personality assessment of children and
adolescents. Prerequisites: matriculation in Psychology
Department graduate programs and
permission of instructor.
PSY 653 Intervention I: Adult (3-0)
Survey of different therapeutic approaches and
techniques. Prerequisites: admission to the Doctoral Program
in Clinical Psychology or permission of the instructor.
PSY 655 Introduction to Intelligence
Testing 2(2-2)
Administration and interpretation of individual intelligence
scales. Lab fee prorated among class members after
registration. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
PSY 656 Advanced Intellectual
Assessment 2(2-2)
Report writing, interpretation of intelligence tests, and
integration of testing with other assessment devices used in
diagnosis of emotional and learning problems. Prerequisite:
PSY 655 and permission of instructor.
PSY 657 Assessment I: Adult 3(3-1)
Administration and interpretation of individual intelligence
scales, report writing, and integration of intellectual
testing with other assessment devices. Prerequisites:
matriculation in Clinical Psychology program.
PSY 658 Assessment II: Child and
Adolescent 3(3-1)
Intellectual and personality assessment of children and
adolescents. Prerequisites: admission to the doctoral program
in Clinical Psychology or permission of the instructor.
PSY 660 Intervention II: Child and
Adolescent 3(3-0)
Introduction to therapeutic interventions for children and
adolescents. Prerequisites: admission to the doctoral program
in Clinical Psychology or permission of the instructor.
PSY 661 Neuropsychological Assessment
3(3-0)
Introduction to neuropsychological assessment of behavior with
emphasis on instrument, research, and interpretation.
Prerequisites: PSY 587 or PSY 687 or permission of instructor.
PSY 662 Advanced Therapeutic
Interventions 3(3-1)
The practice and application of therapeutic intervention with
children, birth through high school. Takes a developmental
perspective on children's problems. Prerequisites: PSY 562 and
concurrent enrollment in PSY 791 or permission of instructor.
PSY 667 Assessments of Learning
Disorders 3(3-0)
Administration and interpretation of special diagnostic
testing of children with learning difficulties. Lab fee.
Prerequisite: PSY 577 or permission of instructor.
PSY 677 Education of Children with
Learning Disabilities 3(3-0)
Principles of underlying development and evaluation of
academic interventions and critique of current programs and
procedures designed to improve academic performance of K-12
children. Prerequisite: matriculation in Psychology
graduate program or permission of instructor.
PSY 680 Learning 3(3-0)
Theory and research in basic learning phenomena including
classical, operant, and complex behavior. Prerequisite:
permission of instructor.
PSY 681 Sensation and Perception
3(3-0)
Data on sensory systems and perceptual responses, with primary
emphasis upon vision and audition. Prerequisite: permission of
instructor.
PSY 682 Psychology of Child
Development 3(3-0)
Identical to EDU 682. Credit may not be earned in more than
one of these courses.
PSY 686 Engineering Psychology 3(3-0)
An overview of the discipline of engineering psychology
including the topics of human error and applications of
perception and cognition in human-machine systems. Prerequisites:
graduate standing in Psychology or permission of instructor.
PSY 687 Physiological Foundations
3(3-0)
Extensive survey of knowledge of the physiological,
anatomical, and hormonal events underlying human behavior,
emphasizing brain function and neurochemical factors.
PSY 690 Research Seminar in General
Psychology 1-3(Spec)
Study of problems and issues in general psychology under
faculty guidance via lecture and/or seminar format. CR/NC
only.
PSY 696 Directed Research 1-12(Spec)
For students who desire to investigate some research problem
in psychology. Prerequisite: must file written proposal
approved by faculty sponsor in departmental office prior to
registration.
PSY 697 Independent Study 1-8(Spec)
For students who accept responsibility for studying a
psychological problem of their own. Prerequisite: must file
written proposal approved by faculty sponsor in departmental
office prior to registration.
PSY 700 Special Issues: (title to be
listed) 1-12(Spec) D
Special topics in contemporary psychology. May be repeated to
a maximum of 12 hours, but no more than 3 hours may be taken
per semester. Prerequisite: admission to doctoral candidacy in
psychology or permission of the instructor.
PSY
724 Psychology of Aging 3(3-0)
This course examines theories of adult development and how
those theories are related to important issues affecting older
adults. Prerequisites: graduate standing or permission of
instructor.
PSY 727 Developmental Neuropsychology
3(3-0)
Introduction to neuropsychological assessment of children with
emphasis on instruments, research and interpretation. For
advanced graduate students. Prerequisites: PSY 661 or PSY 655
or PSY 657 or permission of instructor.
PSY 736 Strategies for Intervention
in Social Systems 3(Spec)
Study of various social technologies of intervention, and the
evaluation of a range of these methods. Prerequisites:
matriculation in professional psychology doctoral program or
permission of instructor.
PSY 737 Seminar in I/O Psychology
3-12(Spec)
Exploration of specialized areas in the field of I/O
Psychology. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours.
Prerequisites: admission to master's or doctoral programs in
I/O Psychology or permission of instructor.
PSY 751 Psychopathology 3(3-0)
A course in descriptive psychopathology with an emphasis on
understanding the manifestations of disordered functioning
within a variety of cultural and contextual constraints.
Prerequisites: admission into a graduate program in psychology
or permission of instructor.
PSY 760 Seminar: School Services
3(3-0)
Philosophical rationale for development of school psychology
as major discipline. Role of school psychologist, and legal
and ethical issues that affect the role are discussed.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
PSY 765 Seminar: Ethics and
Professional Issues 3(3-0)
Problems and issues in the practice of professional
psychology. Prerequisite: matriculation in school psychology subdoctoral program or professional psychology doctoral
programs or permission of instructor.
PSY 766 Seminar: Consultation Skills
3(Spec)
Objectives of and strategies in consultation are studied with
practice and evaluation of methods in actual work settings.
Prerequisite: matriculation in school psychology subdoctoral
program or professional psychology doctoral program, or
permission of instructor.
PSY 767 Assessment and Intervention
for Developmental Disabilities 3(3-0)
Procedures and background issues for psychoeducational
assessment and intervention for infants, children, and
adolescents who are emotionally-, visually-, hearing-,
motorically-, or mentally-impaired or autistic. Prerequisite:
PSY 667 or permission of instructor.
PSY 780 Behavior Therapy 3(2-2)
Assumptions and principles of behavioral analysis and the
strategies used in a variety of behavioral disorders.
Prerequisite: matriculation in psychology graduate program or
permission of instructor.
PSY 781 Seminar: Perception 4(Spec)
Detailed treatment of selected research areas in perception.
Emphasis is on physiology and psychophysics. A major paper is
required. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
PSY 785 Seminar: Cognitive-Behavior
Theory 3(3-0)
A graduate seminar focusing on the development and
implementation of cognitive-behavioral interventions for the
remediation of a variety of psychiatric disorders.
Prerequisites: permission of instructor.
PSY 789 Seminar in Applied
Experimental Psychology 1-9(Spec)
Exploration of specialized areas in the field of Applied
Experimental Psychology through the review of the primary
literature. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours, but no
more than 3 hours may be taken per semester. Prerequisites:
permission of instructor.
PSY 790 Practicum I A: Professional
Services 3(Spec)
Practice needed to function as a competent psychologist within
a variety of professional settings. Prerequisites:
matriculation in Clinical Psychology,
Industrial/Organizational or School Psychology doctoral or
subdoctoral programs, and permission of instructor.
PSY
791 Practicum I B: Professional Services 3(Spec)
Continuation of 790. Prerequisite: a grade of B or better in
PSY 790 or permission of instructor.
PSY 792 Supplemental Supervision
1-3(Spec)
Supplemental supervision arranged with clinical or school
supervising faculty. For students with special interests.
Prerequisites: matriculation in clinical or school psychology
graduate programs, enrollment in one of the practica, and
permission of the instructor.
PSY 795 Internship in School
Psychology A 3(Spec)
The first semester of a 1200 hour full-time experience in a
school setting supervised by an approved school psychologist
and on-campus faculty. Prerequisites: PSY 790 and PSY 791; permission
of instructor.
PSY 796 Internship in School
Psychology B 3(Spec)
Continuation of PSY 795. The second semester of a 1200 hour
full-time experience in a school system. Prerequisite: PSY 795
PSY 798 Thesis 1-6(Spec)
CR/NC only.
PSY 800 Research in Applied
Experimental Psychology 1-12(Spec)
Directed research course in which students work in close
collaboration with instructor on a research topic in the area
of applied experimental psychology. May be repeated to a
maximum of 12 hours. Prerequisites: permission of
instructor; students should have graduate standing, and
have completed most, if not all, of the requirements for the
M.S. degree in General/Experimental Psychology.
PSY 818 Program Evaluation 3(Spec)
Design and implementation of program evaluation research in
professional settings and how to evaluate such research.
Prerequisites: matriculation in professional psychology
doctoral program, PSY 612, or permission of instructor.
PSY 850 Ethnic and Minority Issues in
Therapy 3(3-0)
A graduate seminar addressing cultural issues in therapy with
different ethnic and minority groups. Prerequisites:
matriculated students in graduate programs or permission of
the instructor.
PSY
890 Practicum II A: Professional Services 3(Spec)
Development of advanced competencies and expansion of a
repertoire of skills in the delivery of psychological
services. CR/NC only. Prerequisites: matriculation in psychology doctoral
program and permission of instructor.
PSY 891 Practicum II B: Professional
Services 3(Spec)
Continuation of PSY 890. CR/NC only. Prerequisites: matriculation in
psychology doctoral program and permission of instructor.
PSY 892 Practicum III A: Professional
Services 3(Spec)
Further development of advanced clinical competencies and a
repertoire of psychodiagnostic, psychotherapy, interviewing,
and consultation skills in the delivery of psychological
services. CR/NC only. Prerequisites: matriculation in the professional
psychology doctor program, PSY 790, PSY 791, PSY 890, PSY 891, and
permission of instructor.
PSY 893 Practicum III B: Professional
Services 3(Spec)
Continuation of PSY 892. CR/NC only. Prerequisites: PSY 892 and permission
of instructor.
PSY 898 Doctoral Dissertation: Design
3-12(Spec)
Design of a doctoral dissertation. CR/NC only. Prerequisite:
matriculation
in psychology doctoral program.
PSY 899 Doctoral Dissertation:
Implementation 3-12(Spec)
Completion of the doctoral dissertation designed in PSY 898: data
collection, analysis, and write-up. CR/NC only. Prerequisite: PSY 898.
PSY 990 Internship A: Professional
Services 3-6(Spec)
Develop competencies in psychological services, program
development evaluation, needs assessment and/or delivery
systems; PSY 990-991 constitute a full-time year-long
experience. CR/NC only. Prerequisites: matriculation in psychology
doctoral program and permission of instructor.
PSY 991 Internship B: Professional
Services 3-6(Spec)
Continuation of PSY 990 as a full-time, year-long experience.
CR/NC only. Prerequisites: PSY 990 and permission of instructor.
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