Courses

Examines the development of language in childhood and into adult life, emphasizing the role of environment and biological endowment in learning to communicate with words, sentences, and narratives. Restricted to Psychology majors only. Prereqs. or coreqs., PSYC 1001 and LING 2000. Same as LING 4560 and SLHS 4560. Prerequisites: Restricted to Psychology majors only.

In-depth study of selected topics in social psychology. Particular section content each semester is determined by the instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours, provided the topics vary. Prereqs., PSYC 1001, 2606 and 3101. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Psychology (PSYC) majors only.

In-depth consideration of human developmental processes across the life span. Includes coverage ofthe major topics in human development, such as physical, cognitive, social, and personality development. Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Psychology (PSYC) majors only. Prereq., PSYC 1001. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Psychology (PSYC) majors only.

Examines mental health issues of women by focusing on theories of female personality development. Explores theory and research pertaining to women and psychopathology and to women as patients in traditional and nontraditional forms of treatment. Prereq., PSYC 2700, WMST 2000, or WMST 2700. Same as WMST 4700.

Covers theories and practices relating to problems of ability and maladjustment. Diagnostic procedures and treatment methods with children and adults. Prereq., PSYC 3313 or 4303. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Psychology (PSYC) majors only.

Provides an overview of issues central to testing and assessment of psychological constructs, including types of evaluation instruments currently in use inthe field, their applications, and design. Prereqs., PSYC 1001 and 3101.

Focuses on comparative morphology, taxonomy, ecology, behavior, and geographic distribution of amphibians and reptiles. Prereqs., EBIO 1210, 1220, 1230, and 1240; or PSYC 1001, 2012. Same as PSYC 5740 and EBIO 4740.

May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours. Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Neuroscience (NRSC) majors only. Pass/Fail only. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Neuroscience (NRSC) majors only.

Pass/fail only. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Psychology (PSYC) majors only.

This course offers a rich experience for students to develop and organize curriculum to complement the Neuroscience core courses. This course offers a valuable teaching experience utilizing computational modeling to simulate experimental results. Any Neuroscience curriculum course, such as Intro to Neuroscience I or II, Neuropharmacology, Neurobiology of Learning and Memory or Behavioral Neuroscience may be appropriate with instructor consent. NRSC 4911 and 5911 are the same course.

Students receive concrete experience in teaching general psychology under supervision of a psychology faculty member. Alternative pedagogical strategies are discussed. Students must submit an application to the undergraduate advising center.

Offers valuable volunteer experience through a supervised field placement. Provides hands-on insight into the decisions and issues that confront professionals in psychology and related fields. Prereqs., completion of 15 or more hours of psychology course work. Restricted to psychology majors. Prerequisites: Restricted to Psychology majors only.

Experiencing and learning from affect--emotional value--is a fundamental part of the human experience. When people started thinking of brains as computers, research on emotion fell by the wayside. Recently however, this has changed, and there is an explosion of work on the brain mechanisms of affective value. We will cover recent advances in understanding the emotional brain. Prereqs. for NRSC 4015 are PSYC 2012 or NRSC 2100 or instructor permission, and junior or senior standing. NRSC 4015 and 5015 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Same as NRSC 4032. Formerly PSYC 5032 Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

PSYC 5052 and NRSC 5052 are the same course. Same as PSYC/NRSC 4052. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

PSYC 5052 and NRSC 5052 are the same course. Same as PSYC/NRSC 4052.

Same as NRSC 4072. Formerly PSYC 5072. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Special topics concerning biological bases of behavior. Prereqs., PSYC 4052 and instructor consent.

Same as NRSC 4092. Formerly PSCY 5092. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Provides an intensive introduction to the principles of neuroscience, initially covering the detailed neuroanatomy of human forebrain, hindbrain, and spinal cord. This is followed by neurophysiology with a concentration on the electrophysiology of neural systems. The basics of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology with a concentration on the electrophysiology are then applied to an examination of the structure and function of visual, auditory, and sensorimotor systems in animal and man. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Instructor consent required. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Provides an intensive interdisciplinary introduction to the principles of neuroscience. It is a sequel to NRSC 5100. Provides a detailed overview of neurochemistry, neurodevelopment, neuromotor control, neurogenetics, and cognitive neuroscience. Prereq., NRSC 5100.

Examines selected topics in greater detail than is possible in the comprehensive undergraduate course in behavioral genetics (PSYC 3102). Topics covered may include inheritance of behavioral characteristics from perspectives of pharmacogenetics, transmission genetics, biochemical genetics, and evolutionary genetics. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Instructor consent required.

Surveys principles of genetics of quantitative characteristics. Topics include gene frequencies, effects of mutation, migration, and selection. Also looks at correlations among relatives, heritability, inbreeding, crossbreeding, and selective breeding.

May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Formerly PSYC 5132. Same as NRSC 4132. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.