Graduate Courses for Psychology (PSYC)

Schedule of Classes: Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer
(Only current and next semester available)

PSYC 401 Biological Bases of Behavior Laboratory (4 credits)
Two hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: BIOL105; and PSYC200; and PSYC301 or equivalent; and permission of instructor. Restricted to PSYC majors who have completed 85 credits.
A laboratory course to introduce students to some of the basic physiological and anatomical techniques of contemporary neuroscience. Exercises look at specific neurons or groups of neurons and how they control such simple behaviors as swimming, prey capture, and species recognition. The lab exercises use living invertebrates and cold-blooded vertebrates.

PSYC 402 Neural Systems and Behavior (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC206 or PSYC301. Priority is given to PSYC majors. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC402.
Research on the physiological basis of behavior, including considerations of sensory phenomenon, motor coordination, emotion, drives, and the neurological basis of memory.

PSYC 403 Animal Behavior (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC206 or PSYC301.
Social interactions, learning, sensory processes, motivation, and experimental methods, with a major emphasis on mammals.

PSYC 404 Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology (3 credits)
Prerequisites: PSYC200 and {PSYC206 or PSYC301}.
Theoretical viewpoints on the interaction of drugs and behavior. Basic principles of pharmacology, the effects of drugs on various behaviors, experimental analysis of drug dependence and abuse, and neuropharmacology and behavior.

PSYC 406 Neuroethology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BSCI105 or BSCI106. Recommended: PSYC301. For PSYC majors only.
A merger between the disciplines of neuroscience and ethology (animal behavior) studies the behavioral functions of nervous systems using a comparative and evolutionary approach. Students will learn how the nervous system controls behavioral patterns in a variety of different organisms ranging from insects to mammals.

PSYC 407 Behavioral Neurobiology Laboratory (4 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC100, PSYC200 and {BSCI105 or BSCI106}. Recommended: PSYC301. 85 semester hours.
Laboratory exercises introducing concepts and techniques of behavioral neurobiology. Activities emphasize design of neurobiology experiments, hands-on experience with behavioral and neurobiological techniques, data collection, and analysis of the results. Most exercises use living animals.

PSYC 409 Topics in Neurosciences Seminar (1 credits)
Restricted to students in the Minor in Neurosciences. Prerequisite: permission of department. Junior standing. Repeatable to 4 credits if content differs.
Current research in neurosciences will be presented, read, and discussed. Emphasis will change each term.

PSYC 410 Experimental Psychology: Sensory Processes I (4 credits)
Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: PSYC200; and completion of the English, math and science supporting course sequence. A student who has completed PSYC310 must have permission of department in order to register for PSYC410. Restricted to PSYC majors who have completed 85 credits and permission of instructor.
A systematic survey of the content, models, and methodology of sensory and perceptual research.

PSYC 415 History of Psychology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: twelve credits in psychology including PSYC 200 or permission of department.
Origins of psychology in philosophy and biology, and the development of psychology as a science in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Consideration of current theoretical perspectives and experiments in relation to the enduring problems of psychology, and of the role of culture, science, and technology in the development of psychological ideas.

PSYC 420 Experimental Psychology: Social Processes I (4 credits)
Two hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PSYC200; PSYC221; the completion of the departmentally required math and science supporting course sequence; and 85 credits.
A laboratory course to provide a basic understanding of experimental method in social psychology and experience in conducting research on social processes.

PSYC 423 Advanced Social Psychology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC420 or permission of department.
A systematic review of research and points of view in regard to major problems in the field of social psychology.

PSYC 424 Communication and Persuasion (3 credits)
Prerequisites: PSYC200 and PSYC221.
Effect of social communication upon behavior and attitudes. Theory and research concerning attitude change and social influence.

PSYC 432 Introduction to Counseling Psychology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: nine hours in psychology including PSYC200.
Analysis of research and intervention strategies developed and used by counseling psychologists. Historical and current trends in content and methodology.

PSYC 433 Basic Helping Skills: Research and Practice (4 credits)
Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PSYC200; and {PSYC235 or PSYC334 or PSYC353 or PSYC432 or PSYC434 or PSYC435 or PSYC436}; and 85 credits.
Theories and research regarding effective helping skills. Students will practice helping skills with each other and will conduct research projects evaluating their helping skills. Students should be willing to talk about personal issues in class.

PSYC 434 Severe Mental Disorders: Etiology and Treatment (3 credits)
Prerequisites: PSYC200, and PSYC301, and PSYC353, or permission of department. For PSYC majors only.
Examines multiple perspectives on severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and the major affective disorders. Integrates the biological findings with the human experience of these illnesses, their cultural and socio-political aspects, and their psychological, pharmacological, and social service treatments.

PSYC 435 Personality Theories (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC100; and PSYC200 or equivalent.
Major theories of personality and research methods and findings relevant to those theories.

PSYC 436 Introduction to Clinical Psychology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC200 or equivalent.
Critical analysis of clinical psychology, with particular emphasis on current developments and trends.

PSYC 437 The Assessment and Treatment of Addictive Behaviors (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC100 and an additional six credits in psychology. Not open to students who have completed PSYC309E during a previous Winterterm semester. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC309E (taken in the Winterterm) or PSCY437. Formerly PSYC309E.
Explores the current research in assessment and treatment of addictive behaviors. Topics may include addictions in the areas of alcohol, drugs, nicotine, gambling, and eating.

PSYC 440 Experimental Psychology: Cognitive Processes (4 credits)
Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: PSYC100; and PSYC200; and completion of supporting course sequence; and 85 credits. Recommended: PSYC341.
A survey of the content, models, and methods in cognitive psychology with an emphasis on auditory and visual pattern recognition, information processing, attention, memory, learning, problem solving, and language.

PSYC 442 Psychology of Language (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC200; and PSYC341 or PSYC440, or permission of department.
Introductory survey of topics in psycholinguistic research, theory and methodology. Major emphasis on the contribution of linguistic theory to the psychological study of language behavior and cognition. Linguistic theory, biological bases of language, and speech, grammars, phonetics and phonological performance, speech perception and production, psychological studies of syntax and semantics, language and cognitive development, language comprehension and thought.

PSYC 443 Thinking and Problem Solving (3 credits)
Prerequisites: PSYC200; and {PSYC341 or PSYC440} or permission of department.
Historical development, current theory and data, and research methods in problem solving. Formal problem solving theory and computer models of thinking and human problem-solving behavior. The uses of strategies to improve students' own thinking processes and problem-solving behavior.

PSYC 444 Cyberpsychology: The Psychology of Human/Computer Interactions (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC100 and an additional six credits in psychology. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC309E or PSYC444. Formerly PSYC309E.
Explores traditional psychological processes in the rapidly changing world of computer and internet technologies. Students will address how the use of computers impacts many of the major topics in psychology.

PSYC 450 Field Research in Organizational Psychology (4 credits)
Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: PSYC100, PSYC200 and completion of the departmentally required math and science supporting course sequence. Recommended: PSYC361. Restricted to PSYC majors who have completed 85 credits.
Methods of field research applicable to organizational settings are examined, including field experiments and quasi-experiments, observation, interviewing, surveys, content analysis, and various forms of qualitative inquiry.

PSYC 451 Principles of Psychological Testing (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC200 or equivalent.
Basic concepts and theories of psychological assessment including test development. Also discussed are social, legal, cultural, and ethical considerations in testing and commonly used tests.

PSYC 455 Cognitive Development (3 credits)
Prerequisites: PSYC200 and {PSYC355 or PSYC341 or PSYC440}.
Theory and research in cognition from a life-span developmental perspective including memory, reasoning, attention, spatial cognition, and conceptual organization, and discussions of implications of current research for a variety of educational interventions.

PSYC 456 Research Methods in Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
Prerequisites: PSYC200 and {PSYC355 or PSYC356 or PSYC357}.
A presentation of major research designs used in developmental psychology and of the methodology used in developmental research, such as observational research, program evaluation, and laboratory experimentation.

PSYC 458 Applied Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC200 and {PSYC355, or PSYC356, or PSYC357}. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
An examination of a topic in developmental psychology which has been examined in the laboratory and is central to developmental theories. Extension of these analyses to practical and social issues in the daily life of the developing individual. Topics will vary from semester to semester.

PSYC 460 Psychological Foundations of Personnel Selection and Training (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC200 or equivalent.
An examination of issues and processes involved in the design and evaluation of personnel selection and training programs in a variety of organizational settings: job, person and organizational analysis; organizational choice; development of predictors; evaluation of instructional and training systems; criteria for performance evaluation, promotion and training.

PSYC 463 Psychology of Motivation and Attitudes in Organizational Settings (3 credits)
Prerequisites: PSYC200 and PSYC361.
Theories, research and practice regarding the assessment, understanding, and prediction of motivation at work. Theories, assessment and consequences of various work-related attitudes. An integration of theory, research, and practice.

PSYC 464 Psychology of Leaders in Work Organizations (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC361 or equivalent.
The psychological assumptions and implications of various theories of management and leadership. Selections and training; development of careers; influence processes; change of managerial behavior; and the impact of the larger environment, nature of product or service, and organization structure on managerial behavior.

PSYC 465 Psychology of Organizational Processes (3 credits)
Prerequisites: PSYC200 and PSYC361 or equivalent.
Theories of interpersonal, intra- and inter-group relations, with emphasis on issues of conflict, competition, cooperation and the role of power in organizations. Organizational diagnosis and intervention.

PSYC 468 Field Experience and Special Assignments in Honors (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department as well as supervisor and honors faculty. Repeatable to 6 credits.
An individual experience arranged by the honors student and his or her supervisor. A proposal submitted to the honors faculty in the semester preceding registration for the course should state the activities anticipated and the method of evaluation.

PSYC 469 Honors Thesis Proposal Preparation (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: Honors thesis supervisor's approval. Repeatable to 3 credits.
Development of honors thesis proposal by preliminary research and literature review. Presentation of formal proposal to the thesis committee.

PSYC 478 Independent Study in Psychology (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of both department and instructor in the form of a written agreement signed by the student and the faculty mentor. The student must have completed 9 hours in psychology with at least a 3.0 G.P.A. in psychology and a 2.8 overall G.P.A. Students may not accumulate more than a total of 9 credits in PSYC 478 and PSYC 479 without permission of the Chair of the Department of Psychology or the Psychology Undergraduate Committee.
Integrated reading under direction leading to the preparation of an adequately documented report on a special topic.

PSYC 479 Special Research Problems in Psychology (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of both department and instructor in the form of a written agreement signed by the student and the faculty mentor. The student must have completed 9 hours in psychology with at least a 3.0 G.P.A. in psychology and a 2.8 overall G.P.A. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 credits unless there is a waiver from the Psychology Undergraduate Committee.
Research and data collection under individual faculty supervision, leading to a written research report.

PSYC 488 Advanced Psychology I (Honors) (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC200 and permission of department.
Seminar covering topics in sensation, perception, learning, and motivation.

PSYC 489 Senior Seminar (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC100.
Treatment of a specialized topic in psychology.

PSYC 498 Advanced Psychology II (Honors) (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC488H or permission of department.
Seminar covering topics in measurement, social processes, developmental processes and other subject matter of current interest.

PSYC 499 Honors Thesis Research (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC469 and permission of thesis advisor.

PSYC 601 Quantitative Methods I (4 credits)
Four hours of lecture and two hours of discussion/recitation per week. Prerequisite: PSYC 200 or equivalent.
A basic course in quantitative/mathematical analysis and statistical methods in psychology with an emphasis on conceptual understanding. Topics include issues in measurement, probability theory, statistical inference and hypothesis testing, parameter estimation, bivariate regression, and correlation.

PSYC 602 Quantitative Methods II (4 credits)
Four hours of lecture and two hours of discussion/recitation per week. Prerequisite: PSYC 601.
A continuation of PSYC 601. Topics include experimental design, analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, multiple regression, and general linear models.

PSYC 603 Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 603 or PSYC 730. Formerly PSYC730.
Advanced survey of industrial-organizational psychology, including selection, training, motivation, group processes, leadership, organizational psychology, and organizational theory. Readings stressed and seminar time will be used for lectures, discussion and integration of the reading materials.

PSYC 604 Fundamentals of Social Psychology (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 604 or PSYC 640. Formerly PSYC640.
A survey of classic and contemporary theories, research and methods in social psychology.

PSYC 605 Sensory and Perceptual Processes (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 605 or PSYC 651. Formerly PSYC651.
A broad coverage of knowledge in sensory and perceptual processes. Major theories and antecedents of contemporary research in the field.

PSYC 606 Human Biopsychology (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 606 or PSYC 660. Formerly PSYC660.
An introductory graduate level course in human psychobiology designed for graduate students with little specific training in this area. Introduction to the comparative and evolutionary approach to the study of human behavior, the biobehavioral basis of human sexuality and social behavior, the physiological basis of higher cortical functions in humans including language, memory, and spatial perception, and an introduction to neuropharmacology.

PSYC 607 Advanced Topics in Human-Learning and Cognitive Psychology (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 607 or PSYC 671. Formerly PSYC671.
A systemic review of major topic areas in the field of human learning and cognition, with emphases on information processes, mental representations, memory, reasoning, problem solving, and language.

PSYC 610 Historical Viewpoints and Current Theories in Psychology (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 610 or PSYC 688. Formerly PSYC688.
Origins of psychology in philosophy and the sciences; the development of psychology as a science in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A review of current theoretical perspectives and research in relation to the enduring issues in psychology. The role of culture, science, and technology in the development of psychological ideas.

PSYC 611 Advanced Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
Systematic exploration of contemporary and classic theories of development focusing on the assumptions they make and research they generate.

PSYC 612 Theories of Personality (3 credits)
Scientific requirements for a personality theory. Postulates and relevant research literature for several current personality theories.

PSYC 619 Research Team in Clinical Psychology (1-3 credits)
For PSYC majors only. Repeatable to 6 credits.
Participation in ongoing faculty-student research teams focusing on discussion of research topics, presentation and critique of original research proposals, and development of thesis and dissertation research studies.

PSYC 620 Fundamentals of Clinical Psychology (2-3 credits)
For PSYC majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 620 or PSYC 713. Formerly PSYC713.
Examines the theoretical and empirical literature related to understanding normal and pathological behaviors in terms of the scientific study of psychodiagnostic, psychotherapeutic, behavioral strategies, and the design of process and outcome studies of psychological interventions.

PSYC 622 Research Methods in Clinical Psychology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 622 or PSYC 718. Formerly PSYC718.
Examines issues and strategies in conceptual systems, designs and methodologies of current research in clinical and community psychology. Readings include critical analyses of published research. Course requirements include preparation of a research proposal for a thesis level study.

PSYC 623 Child Psychopathology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. For PSYC majors only.
Examines the scientific and clinical literature relevant to normal and pathological behavior in children and adolescents. Issues in developmental psychopathology and consideration of processes initiated in childhood which manifest as pathology in adulthood are also considered.

PSYC 624 Adult Psychopathology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. For PSYC majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 624 or PSYC 719. Formerly PSYC719.
Examines the scientific and clinical literature relevant to normal and pathological behavior in adults and associated nosological systems for categorizing psychopathology. Issues relevant to etiology, differential diagnosis, and treatment planning are also considered.

PSYC 625 Psychological Assessment of Cognitive Functioning (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 625 or PSYC 721. Formerly PSYC721.
Introduction to theory, research and clinical case material relevant to phe assessment of cognitive, motoric, and neuropsychological functioning across the life span. Course requirements include the supervised administration and interpretation of diagnostic approaches to cognitive and neuropsychological functioning in children and adults. Other topics considered include cultural, biological, and situational factors which influence cognitive performance and its assessment.

PSYC 628 Advanced Topics in Clinical Psychology (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 09 credits if content differs. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 628 or PSYC 719. Formerly PSYC719.
Examines selected topics in clinical/community psychology, public policy and health care planning.

PSYC 629 Clinical Laboratory (1-3 credits)
Repeatable to 15 credits. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 629 or PSYC 632. Formerly PSYC632.
Provides advanced supervised experience in the delivery and supervision of mental health interventions targeted to individuals. Supervised work with clients is required.

PSYC 630 Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Adults (3 credits)
Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: PSYC 620 or PSYC 680 and permission of instructor. For PSYC majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 630 or PSYC 728. Formerly PSYC728.
Introduces students to the process of therapy with particular focus on behavioral focus on behavioral and cognitive behavioral internentions. Syllabus focuses on theory, research, client diversity, ehtics, and practical aspects of conducting therapy.

PSYC 632 Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Children and Adolescents (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 620. Corequisite: permission of instructor. For PYSC majors only. Formerly PSYC789A.
Introduces students to the process of therapy with particular focus on behavioral and cognitive behavioral interventions in children and adolescents. Syllabus focuses on theory, research, client diversity, ethics and practical aspects of conducting therapy.

PSYC 638 Externship in Professional Psychology (1-3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Approved appointment as an extern in a mental health setting.

PSYC 639 Internship in Professional Psychology (1 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
This seminar combines involvement with a program approved appointment as an intern in a mental setting with a supervisory review of the training experience.

PSYC 641 Environmental Assessment in Clinical Psychology (2 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 641 or PSYC 722. Formerly PSYC722.
Introduction to a broad range of theory, research, and systematic approaches focusing on the assessment of the contexts in which people reside, recreate, work and learn.

PSYC 642 Biological Considerations in Clinical Psychology (3 credits)
Behaviors are based partially in the bilogy of the human organism. This course begins with an examination of the nature-nurture issue on psychology, particularly as it applies to clinical psycology. Genetic underpin nings of behavior & their neuroanatomical & neurochemical expressions will be explored. This course will also examine psychopsychiological meas ures and the role of psychoparmacology and other biological interventions in treatment.

PSYC 643 Ethical and Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. For PSYC majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 643 or PSYC 719. Formerly PSYC719.
An overview of the ethical and professional issues involved in psychological research, instruction, and practice, with special attention to advocacy and ethical decision making regarding a variety of primary, secondary, and tertiary clinical/community interventions.

PSYC 644 Basic Foundation of Clinical Interventions (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. For PSYC majors only.
General introduction to behavior theory and the basic behavioral principles that underlie behavior therapy. Provides an introduction to the philosophical, theoretical and empirical contributions of basic behavior analysis as they relate to behavior therapy, including examples of how behavior therapy is disconnected from its roots.

PSYC 661 Experimental Analysis of Behavior (3 credits)
Fundamental principles, theoretical framework and areas of application of the experimental analysis of behavior.

PSYC 669 Professional Issues in Counseling Psychology (1 credits)
Open only to Counseling Psychology majors. Repeatable to 3 credits if content differs. Also offered as EDCP669.
Introduction to counseling psychology, including history and development of the field, and current professional and scientific issues. Exploration of career, research, and professional development opportunities.

PSYC 678 Seminar in Psycholinguistics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 671. Repeatable to 6 credits.
Contemporary psycholinguistic theories of language acquisition and use. Phonological, semantic and syntactic aspects of language.

PSYC 679 Seminar in Cognitive Development (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 611 or PSYC 671. Repeatable to 6 credits.
Advanced coverage of research methodology and research issues in various areas of cognitive development such as categorization, spatial understanding, language acquisition, and memory. Emphasis on interrelationships among developmental changes across the life-span. Utility of a developmental perspective in analyzing the components of cognition.

PSYC 680 Basic Didactic-Practicum in Counseling Psychology (3 credits)
One and a half hour of lecture, one and a half hour of laboratory, and three hours of discussion/recitation per week. Prerequisite: PSYC 700. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 680 or PSYC 727. Formerly PSYC727.
In depth examination of counseling theories and techniques, and supervised experience in application of a range of counseling and therapy approaches.

PSYC 682 Counseling Psychology Didactic-Practicum in Group Interventions (3 credits)
One and a half hour of lecture and one and a half hour of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 682 or PSYC 729. Formerly PSYC729.
In depth examination of theories and techniques of group interventions, and supervised experience in group counseling.

PSYC 683 Counseling Psychology Didactic-Practicum in Couples and Family Interventions (3 credits)
One and a half hour of lecture and one and a half hour of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 683 or PSYC 729. Formerly PSYC729.
In depth examination of theories and techniques of couples and family counseling, and supervised experience in couples/family counseling.

PSYC 684 Counseling Psychology Didactic-Practicum in Consultation (3 credits)
One and a half hour of lecture and one and a half hour of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 684 or PSYC 729. Formerly PSYC729.
In depth examination of theories and techniques of consultation on and off university campuses, and supervised experience on conducting consultation.

PSYC 685 Counseling Psychology Didactic-Practicum in Counseling Supervision (3 credits)
One and a half hour of lecture and one and a half hour of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 685 or PSYC 729. Formerly PSYC729.
In depth examination of theories and techniques of counseling supervision, and supervised experience in the process of supervising counselors.

PSYC 686 Didactic Practicum in Career Counseling (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 681 or PSYC 686. Formerly PSYC681.
In depth examination of approaches to issues in career interventions; supervised experience in career counseling and assessment.

PSYC 688 Ethicial and Legal Issues in Counseling Psychology (1 credits)
Open only to Counseling Psychology Majors. Repeatable to 03 credits if content differs. Also offered as EDCP688.
Exploration of ethical standards and legal issues in the profession of counseling psychology.

PSYC 689 Seminar in Counseling Psychology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 12 credits if content differs. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 689 or PSYC 719. Formerly PSYC719.
Special topics in counseling psychology. Examples of topics include multi-cultural counseling, the counseling relationship, counseling and victimology, psychological treatment and health.

PSYC 690 Research in Counseling Psychology I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 690 or PSYC 718. Formerly PSYC718.
Critical analysis of strategies methodological, conceptual, and content trends.

PSYC 691 Research in Counseling Psychology II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 691 or PSYC 718. Formerly PSYC718.
Critical analysis of trends and issues in counseling psychology science.

PSYC 692 Assessment in Counseling Psychology I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 680. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 692 or PSYC 721. Formerly PSYC721.
Broad introduction to the construction of psychological tests and measures, and experience in test interpretation, with consideration of historical, legal, ethical, and cultural issues surrounding the assessment process.

PSYC 693 Assessment in Counseling Psychology II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 692. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 693 or PSYC 722. Formerly PSYC722.
Supervised experience in administration, scoring, and interpreting major psychodiagnostic instruments used by counseling psychologists, as well as writing integrative assessment reports. Emphasis on hypothesis testing approach to assessment and on the counseling interview as an assessment tool.

PSYC 695 Ethical and Professional Issues in Counseling Psychology (3 credits)
Only open to Counseling Psychology majors. Formerly: EDCP669 and EDCP688. Also offered as EDCP695. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDCP669, EDCP688, EDCP695, PSYC688 or PSYC695.
Exploration of ethical and professional issues in Counseling Psychology.

PSYC 697 Multicultural Issues (3 credits)
Only open to Counseling Psychology majors. Also offered as EDCP697. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDCP697, EDCP699, or PSYC697. Formerly EDCP699.
Exploration of knowledge, attitudes and skills for providing counseling and psychological services to culturally diverse populations.

PSYC 698 Advanced Didactic-Practicum in Counseling Psychology (3 credits)
One and a half hour of lecture and one and a half hour of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 12 credits if content differs. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 698 or PSYC 729. Formerly PSYC729.
In depth examination of approaches to or theories about intervention, and supervised experience in the application of those approaches or theories. Each practicum focuses on a particular approach, e.g, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, cross-cultural.

PSYC 699 Diversity and Multiculturalism in Counseling Psychology (1 credits)
Open only to Counseling Psychology Majors. Repeatable to 03 credits if content differs. Also offered as EDCP699. Formerly EDCP696.
Exploration of knowledge, attitudes, and skills for providing counseling psychological services to culturally diverse populations.

PSYC 700 Theories and Strategies of Counseling Psychology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 700 or PSYC 711. Formerly PSYC711.
Introduction to the professional field, examination of pertinent scientific and philosophical backgrounds, and survey of the major theories, principles, and training models in counseling. Correlated laboratory analogue experiences in dyadic and group interrelationships.

PSYC 701 Multivariate Analysis I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 602 or permission of instructor.
Fundamentals of maxtrix algebra, multivariate distributions, multivariate estimation problems and test of hypotheses, general linear model.

PSYC 702 Multivariate Analysis II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 701 or permission of instructor.
Component and factor analysis with emphasis on the appropriateness of the models to psychological data. Both theoretical issues and research implications will be discussed. The course will treat the factor analytic model, the three indeterminant problems of communalities, factor loadings, and factor scores, extraction algorithms, rotational algorithms, and the principal component model.

PSYC 705 Mathematical Models of Memory and Cognition (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 602 or permission of instructor.
Topics to be covered include a review of basic probability theory; models of learning, memory and attention; stimulus sampling theory; computer simulations of cognitive processes.

PSYC 707 Theory of Decision and Choice (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 602 and permission of instructor.
A study of algebraic and probabilistic models for decision and choice behavior, and related experimental procedures. Topics include: measurement of preference, subjective utility models for certain and uncertain outcomes, normative strategies, decision making styles, and group decision making.

PSYC 708 Seminar in Psychometric Theory (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 602 or permission of instructor. Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs.
Study of the current practices, trends, or recent developments in psychometric theory.

PSYC 709 Seminar in Mathematical Models (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 602 or permission of instructor. Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs.
Special topics in mathematical psychology. A discussion of quantitative representations of psychological processes in one or more substantive areas of psychology.

PSYC 725 Teams at Work (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 602 or permission of instructor. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PSYC 725 or PSYC 747. Formerly PSYC747.
Theory and research regarding the formation, management, and functioning of teams in the workplace; including team composition, team rewards, team-task and team-organization relationships and fit, team productivity, and the selection for and training of teams. International use of teams at work.

PSYC 732 Selection and Classification Issues in Organizations (3 credits)
Prerequisites: PSYC 603, and PSYC 602 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Consideration of societal, organizational and individual demands for appropriate use of individual differences in (primarily) initial placement of employees. Recruitment, and selection issues, the role of governmental regulations, and the role of individual factors in individual behavior are considered. Extensive coverage given to fundamental psycho-metric problems and the development of individual and organizational criteria of effectiveness.

PSYC 733 Organizational Psychology (3 credits)
Prerequisites: PSYC 603, PSYC 602, or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Emphasizes theories and data regarding the impact of environmental factors on individual, group, and organizational behavior. Group dynamics, leadership, and power, motivation and satisfaction, and organization structure and environment are examined as correlates of behavior.

PSYC 737 Research Methods in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 603 or permission of instructor.
Philosophy, theory, and method issues underlying I/O psychology. History and the effectiveness of different methods for answering different questions is explored. Reliability and validity are emphasized.

PSYC 738 Seminar in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 603 or permission of instructor. Repeatable if content differs.
An occasional advanced seminar covering specialized topics.

PSYC 739 The Psychology of Workplace Change and Innovation (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 603 or permission of instructor. For PSYC majors only.
Organizational change and innovation research and theory, current impetuses for organizational change (e.g., economic, demographic, and technological trends) and specific workplace innovations (e.g., employee ownership, QWL, CAD/CAM, etc.)

PSYC 740 Social Psychology Research Methodology (3 credits)
A review of research methodology in social psychology, including research design, techniques of data collection, and the interpretation of data. Emphasis is placed on developing skill in evaluating studies and generating research designs.

PSYC 741 Attitude Change (3 credits)
A review of research and theory concerning the nature of attitudes and the determinants of attitude change.

PSYC 742 Group Processes (3 credits)
Research and theory concerning a) intra-group behavior, including topics such as group formation, conformity, group task performance and decision-making, minority influence, and jury decision-making, and b) inter-group behavior, including the processes of social categorization, stereotype development and change, and issues of prejudice and discrimination.

PSYC 743 Social Cognition (3 credits)
Research and theory concerning the attribution of personal characteristics, errors and biases in social judgment, social information processing, person memory, motivated social-cognition and cognition in groups.

PSYC 748 Seminar in Social Psychology (3 credits)
Repeatable to 15 credits if content differs.
A seminar on selected topics in social psychology.

PSYC 749 Current Research in Social Psychology (1-3 credits)
Repeatable to 12 credits if content differs.

PSYC 758 Seminar in the Neural Bases of Sensory Processes (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 605 or permission of instructor. Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs.
Selected topics in vision and the other senses.

PSYC 759 Seminar in Neural Bases of Perceptual Processes (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 605 or permission of instructor. Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs.
Selected topics in perceptual phenomena and their physiological bases.

PSYC 762 Comparative Psychology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 661.
The experimental literature on the behavior of non-human organisms. Special topics.

PSYC 764 Comparative Neuroanatomy (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Demonstrations and lectures on the gross, microscopic and ultrastructural morphology of the central nervous system of vertebrates.

PSYC 765 Biological Bases of Psychopharmacology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: one year of graduate study in psychology and permission of instructor.
A critical review and detailed analysis of the literature and problems related to the effects of drugs on animal and human behavior. Designed for advanced graduate students in experimental psychology and clinical psychology.

PSYC 768 Conditioning and Learning (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 622.
Alternate years. The literature on the experimental analysis of behavior, with examination of basic experiments and contemporary theories related to them.

PSYC 778 Seminar in Learning and Memory (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 671. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
An advanced topical seminar covering the areas of human learning and memory. Acquisition processes, storage and retrieval processes, and attention and information processing.

PSYC 779 Seminar in Human Performance Theory (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Formerly PSYC735.
An examination of human-machine interactions with emphasis on theories and research which focus on human performance capabilities and skills. Topics selected from information processing, communications, human computer interaction, decision making, environmental constraints and automation.

PSYC 788 Special Research Problems (1-4 credits)
Supervised research on problems selected from the areas of experimental, industrial, social, quantitative, or mental health psychology.

PSYC 789 Special Research Problems (1-4 credits)

PSYC 798 Graduate Seminar (1-4 credits)
Repeatable to 12 credits if content differs.

PSYC 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6 credits)

PSYC 818 Research Issues in Personality Or Development (3 credits)
Prerequisites: PSYC 601; and PSYC 602; and either PSYC 611 or PSYC 612 or equivalent, depending on course content. Repeatable to 9 credits.
Experimental design and methodology and statistical treatment of data appropriate to personality or developmental research; critical analysis of major current areas of research including methodologies, findings and implications. The course will focus on either personality research or developmental research in a given semester.

PSYC 819 Seminar in Personality and Development (3 credits)
Repeatable to 9 credits.
An advanced seminar covering specialized topics.

PSYC 859 Special Topics in Perception (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 605 or permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits.
Intensive study of selected topics in perception.

PSYC 878 Current Research in Language and Cognition (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 671. Repeatable to 6 credits.
Seminar will cover current research and methodological issues in language and cognition. Specialized topics include: computer models of cognitive behavior; cross-cultural studies in language and thought; mathematical and analytical techniques for assessing structures; and others.

PSYC 888 Research Methods in Psychology (1-3 credits)

PSYC 889 Research Methods in Psychology (1-3 credits)

PSYC 898 Pre-Candidacy Research (1-8 credits)

PSYC 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8 credits)