PROGRAM IN PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGY COURSES OFFERED


Undergraduate

PSCL 101 - General Psychology I
PSCL 102 - General Psychology II
PSCL 230 - Child Psychology
PSCL 282 - Quantitative Methods in Psychology
PSCL 313 - Psychology of Personality
PSCL 315 - Social Psychology
PSCL 317 - Health Psychology
PSCL 321 - Abnormal Psychology
PSCL 325 - Psychotherapy and Personality Change
PSCL 329 - Adolescence
PSCL 334C - Seminar and Practicum: Hospitalized Children
PSCL 335C - Seminar and Practicum: Hospitalized Child
PSCL 340 - Seminar and Practicum with Aging Populations
PSCL 344 - Developmental Psychopathology
PSCL 350 - Behavior Genetics
PSCL 352 - Physiological Psychology
PSCL 353 - Psychology of Learning
PSCL 355 - Sensation and Perception
PSCL 357 - Cognitive Psychology
PSCL 369 - Adult Development and Aging
PSCL 370 - Human Intelligence
PSCL 375 - Research Design and Analysis
PSCL 379 - Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
PSCL 382 - Psychological Measurement
PSCL 388 - Human Sexual Behavior
PSCL 390 - Seminars in Psychology
PSCL 391 - Psychology Capstone Research Using Data Archives
PSCL 392 - Capstone Seminar: Positive Psychology and Character Strengths
PSCL 393 - Experimental Child Psychology
PSCL 394 - Capstone Seminar: Current Problems
PSCL 395 - Capstone and Honors Program
PSCL 396 - Anxiety and Depression Symptoms, Etiology, and Treatment
PSCL 397 - Independent Study
PSCl 398C - Child Policy Externship


Graduate

PSCL 400 - Ethics for Professional Researchers
PSCL 401 - Sensation and Perception
PSCL 402 - Cognition and Information Processing
PSCL 403 - Physiological Foundations of Behavior
PSCL 404 - Learning Theory
PSCL 405 - Personality Theory
PSCL 407 - Research Design and Quantitative Analysis
PSCL 408 - Research Design and Quantitative Analysis II
PSCL 409 - Advanced Social Psychology
PSCL 410 - Developmental Psychology
PSCL 412 - Measurement of Behavior
PSCL 417 - Multivariate Data Analysis
PSCL 418 - History and Systems
PSCL 424 - Clinical Interviewing
PSCL 425 - Methods of Assessment I
PSCL 426 - Methods of Assessment II
PSCL 427 - Special Assessment Methods with Children with Multiple Problems
PSCL 249 - Practicum in Assessment I
PSCL 430 - Practicum in Assessment II
PSCL 431 - Supervised Field Placement Year 2
PSCL 444 - Developmental Psychopathology
PSCL 451 - Special Topics in Psychology
PSCL 453 - Seminars in Psychology
PSCL 469 - Psychology of Aging
PSCL 501 - Pediatric Psychology
PSCL 502 - Seminar: Pediatric Psychology
PSCL 524 - Advanced Psychopathology
PSCL 525 - Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology
PSCL 527 - Principles of Intervention
PSCL 529A - Practicum in Intervention I: Behavior Therapy
PSCL 529C - Practicum in Intervention I: Psychodynamic
PSCL 530A - Practicum in Intervention II: Behavior Therapy
PSCL 530C - Practicum in Intervention II: Psychodynamic
PSCL 531A - Seminar in Intervention I: Behavior Therapy
PSCL 531C - Seminar in Intervention I: Psychodynamic
PSCL 532A - Seminar in Intervention II: Behavior Therapy
PSCL 532C - Seminar in Intervention II: Psychodynamic
PSCL 535 - Child and Family Intervention
PSCL 536 - Advanced Child and Family Intervention
PSCL 537 - Child and Family Case Seminar I
PSCL 538 - Child and Family Case Seminar II
PSCL 539 - Supervised Field Placement Year 3
PSCL 540 - Supervised Field Placement Year 4
PSCL 601 - Special Problems
PSCL 651 - Thesis M.A.
PSCL 700 - Internship
PSCL 701 - Dissertation Ph.D.

Course Descriptions

PSCL 101 - General Psychology I - 3 credits Taught by: Jane Buder-Shapiro
Methods, research, and theories of psychology. Basic research from such areas as psychophysiology, sensation, perception, development, memory, learning, psychopathology, and social psychology.

PSCL 102 - General Psychology II - 3 credits Taught by: Jane Buder-Shapiro
The application of psychological research in normal problems of adjustment. Topics include: coping with anxiety, romance and marriage, and interpersonal behavior.

PSCL 230 - Child Psychology - 3 credits Taught by: Elizabeth Short
Basic facts and principles of psychological development from the prenatal period through adolescence. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101

PSCL 282 - Quantitative Methods in Psychology - 3 credits
The theory and application of basic methods used in the analysis of psychological data. Not available for credit to students who have completed STAT 201.

PSCL 313 - Psychology of Personality - 3 credits
The development and organization of personality; theories of personality and methods for assessing the person; problems of personal adjustment.

PSCL 315 - Social Psychology - 3 credits Taught by: Jen Butler
Empirical studies of typical human responses to situations. First impressions, attitude change, effects of cash incentives, behavior in emergencies, interpersonal attraction, impression management, crowding, stress, vices. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101

PSCL 317 - Health Psychology - 3 credits
Examines psychological processes that affect physical health. Covers the physiological factors affecting the immune system, chronic physical disorders, pain, compliance with prescribed medical treatments, the effects of stress and coping, the hospital and the health care systems. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 315

PSCL 321 - Abnormal Psychology - 3 credits
Major syndromes of mental disorders, their principal symptoms, dynamics, etiology, and treatment. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101

PSCL 325 - Psychotherapy and Personality Change - 3 credits
Three methods of psychotherapy (behavioral, psychoanalytic, and client-centered) are discussed. The therapy techniques and the manner by which personality change is effected are examined. PREREQUISITE; PSCL 101

PSCL 329 - Adolescence - 3 credits Taught by: Elizabeth Short
Psychological perspectives on physical, cognitive, and social development. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101

PSCL 334C - Seminar and Practicum: Hospitalized Children - 3 credits Taught by: Sandra Russ
Supervised field placement and attendance at staff conferences in various child and adolescent settings. Regular seminar meetings. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 230

PSCL 335C - Seminar and Practicum: Hospitalized Child - 3 credits Taught by: Sandra Russ
Supervised field placement and attendance at staff conferences in various child and adolescent settings. Regular seminar meetings. PREREQUISITES: PSCL 230 and Junior or Senior standing.

PSCL 344 - Developmental Psychopathology - 3 credits
This course will focus on the interplay of biological, psychological, familial, and social determinants of disorders ranging from autism to delinquency and bulimia. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 230 or PSCL 321.

PSCL 350 - Behavior Genetics - 3 credits Taught by: Lee Thompson
Examines the impact of both nature and nurture on human behavior. Basic quantitative genetic methodology will be covered. Current family, twin, and adoption studies in the areas of personality, intelligence, alcoholism, criminality, and psychopathology will be reviewed. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101

PSCL 352 - Physiological Psychology - 3 credits Taught by: Heath Demaree
The nervous system as it relates to behavior. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101

PSCL 353 - Psychology of Learning - 3 credits
The basic methods in the study of learning. The major theories proposed to account for the learning process. Development of the fundamental concepts and principles governing the learning process in both humans and lower animal. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101

PSCL 355 - Sensation and Perception - 3 credits
The psychological and physiological processes entering into perception. Current research and theory in the light of classical statements of the problems. The role of learning in perceptual functioning. Reading, lectures, demonstrations, and problems. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101

PSCL 357 - Cognitive Psychology - 3 credits
How individuals encode, store, organize, and use information. Pattern recognition, attention, memory, and problem solving. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101

PSCL 369 - Adult Development and Aging - 3 credits Taught by: T.J. McCallum
An overview of concepts and research relating to adult development and aging. The lifespan perspective will be used in examining major developmental paradigms. Personality and cognitive lines of development will be traced across the lifespan. Data from both longitudinal and cross-sectional studies will be analyzed. Both normal and pathological aging will be discussed. Special emphasis will be given to areas of cognitive deterioration in aging. Implications for optimal adult development and again will also be discussed.

PSCL 370 - Human Intelligence - 3 credits Taught by: Douglas Detterman
Survey of individual differences in human intellect including construction and administration of intelligence tests, theories and models of intelligence, and the role of heredity and environment in intelligence and the development of intelligence. This course will also examine the relationships of cognitive abilities to intelligence and human to artificial intelligence. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101

PSCL 375 - Research Design and Analysis - 3 credits Taught by: Joseph Fagan, Anastasia Dimitropoulos
Conceptual and methodological issues confronted by the behavioral scientist conducting research. Major experimental designs and statistical procedures. Intuitive understanding of the mathematical operations. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 282

PSCL 379 - Neurodevelopmental Disabilities - 3 credits Taught by: Anastasia Dimitropoulos
Ways in which neurobehavioral development can go awry, the causes of such deviations, and their consequences. The course builds on basic psychological and neuroscience concepts to explore the manner in which developmental disabilities occur, ways of preventing disabilities, and approaches to ameliorating and managing disabling conditions. PREREQUISITES: PSCL 101 &; PSCL 230

PSCL 382 - Psychological Measurement - 3 credits
The problems and methods of measuring behavior. Scaling theory, rating, methods, and the theoretical basis of psychological testing. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 282

PSCL 388 - Human Sexual Behavior - 3 credits Taught by: Jen Butler
Sex is approached as a form of personal and interpersonal behavior. A broad range of theories from social psychology will be used to explain human sexual behavior, and these will be evaluated by using facts and findings from recent research studies. Topics include sexual relationships, gender differences, promiscuity, rape and coercion, finding and choosing sex partners, sexual risk-taking, harassment, sexual identity and orientation, cultural influences and differences, evolution of sexual motivations, prostitution, pornography, and love. PREREQUISITES: PSCL 101 & PSCL 315

PSCL 390 - Seminars in Psychology - 1-3 credits
Surveys of special subject areas. Topics vary in response to faculty and student interests. Small group discussion. PREREQUISITE depends on content.

PSCl 391 - Psychology Capstone Research Using Data Archives
In this course, each student will derive and address a research question by identifying and analyzing archived publically available data. Successful completion of the course will require: training in ethical research involving human participants; a critical review of the literature on a specific area of psychology with the goal of creating a research question; identification of a set of variables in a publically available dataset that can be used to address the research question, a final written research report in a format acceptable for publication in a psychological research journal, and an oral presentation of the research. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 375. Offered only in the spring semester.

PSCL 392 - Capstone Seminar: Positive Psychology and Character Strengths - 3 credits Taught by: Julie Exline
This seminar-based course is designed to provide a senior capstone experience in the area of positive psychology and character strengths. Students will focus on one specific character strength or positive psychology concept for the class project. The project will include a literature review and critique as well as a self-reflective component. Students will present their projects in two formats: a classroom-based lecture presentation and a literature review (15-20 pages). Class periods will include a blend of lecture, discussion, and student presentations. All students will be assigned to small groups for classroom-based discussions. Assignments are designed to help students develop their projects and will focus on self-reflection, literature review skills, and effective strategies for writing, presenting, and evaluating the work of others.

PSCL 393 - Experimental Child Psychology - 3 credits Taught by: Joseph Fagan
The development of behavior from birth to adolescence. Growth of basic processes such as perception, learning, memory, intelligence, and language in the light of current theoretical models. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101.

PSCL 394 - Capstone Seminar: Current Problems - 3 credits Taught by: Lee Thompson
This seminar course will revolve around the identification and critical examination of current problems in society. Insights gained from psychological research will be applied to better understand these problems. Successful completion of the course will require critical analysis of published research, integration of information from different areas of psychology and from different disciplines, an oral presentation, and a final written research report including a literature review. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 375

PSCL 395 - Capstone and Honors Program - 3 credits
Supervision in carrying out an independent research study in the student's area of interest. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 375. Offered every semester. Any student majoring in psychology may take this course to fulfill the capstone requirement; qualified students may take this course to fulfill the capstone requirement AND to graduate with honors in psychology (see following paragraph for requirements).

During their junior year, qualified Psychology majors are encouraged to apply to the department's Honors Program, which leads to a B.A. with Honors in Psychology. The program's purpose is to provide the students with an intensive, supervised research experience in areas of their choice.

The Program consists of PSCL 375 and PSCL 395 and begins in the junior year, when students receive instruction in research design and methodology. This provides the foundation for students to work under close supervision with a department faculty member in the fall of their senior year. At the end of that semester, the research project is written in scholarly form, and presented for consideration of graduation with Honors in Psychology.

Junior majors with a minimum 3.25 average in Psychology and a 3.0 overall GPA may apply. The Honors Program requires a great deal of work, and only students with a serious interest in behavioral sciences should apply.

An important part of the Honor's Program is selection of the faculty advisor. A student should select a faculty advisor with interests as close as possible to the area the student intends to research (please see the Faculty Webpage for a list of faculty members and their interests). Make an appointment with the faculty member or email them to inquire about the possibility of doing an honor's thesis with them. You may either suggest an idea of your own or ask the advisor for a project that you might carry out. In either case, there should be a firm understanding of what will be accomplished (preferably written) before the student registers for the honor's program.

PSCL 396 - Anxiety and Depression Symptoms, Etiology, and Treatment - 3 credits
A research-based and writing-intensive presentation of current knowledge regarding the symptom, etiology, and treatment of anxiety disorders and mood disorders.

PSCL 397 - Independent Study - 1-3 credits
Individual study involving specific programs of reading, research, and special projects. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 101

PSCl 398C - Child Policy Externship - 3 credits
This course provides students with externships in child policy. These externships give students an opportunity to work directly with professionals who design and implement policies that impact the lives of children and their families. Agencies involved are active in the areas of childcare, education, juvenile justice, and physical and mental health. Students apply for the externship. Selected students are placed in a local child policy agency. An individualized learning plan is developed in consultation with the Childhood Studies Program faculty, the supervisor in the agency, and the student. This course is a 3 credit hour course and may be taken twice for a total of 6 credit hours. 3 credits is required for fulfillment of the capstone requirement. PREREQUISITE: CHST 301 or consent, permit required. PSCL 375 recommended. Also offered as ANTH 398C and CHST 398C.

PSCL 400 - Ethics for Professional Researchers - 3 credits
Ethical principles applied to topics including authorship, plagiarism, grants, ownership of intellectual property, conflict of interest, harassment, and treatment of animal or human subjects.

PSCL 401 - Sensation and Perception - 3 credits
Role of sensory and perceptual processes in adjustment. Theories and experimental work dealing with such topics as nativism vs. empiricism, perception without awareness, perception and personality, effects of drugs on perception, pathology of perception. Limited to graduate students.

PSCL 402 - Cognition and Information Processing - 3 credits
Aspects of cognition beyond the area of sensation and perception, involving symbolic processes, especially problems of meaning, conceiving, reasoning, judging, and thinking.

PSCL 403 - Physiological Foundations of Behavior - 3 credits Taught by: Heath Demaree
Fundamental neurological processes controlling behavior

PSCL 404 - Learning Theory - 3 credits
The research literature in learning; theoretical formulations of contemporary learning theorists. Limited to graduate students.

PSCL 405 - Personality Theory - 3 credits
General problems and systematic points of view in the analysis of personality. Limited to graduate students.

PSCL 407 - Research Design and Quantitative Analysis - 3 credits Taught by: Robert Greene
Intermediate research design and statistical analysis used in psychological research. Statistical inference from single variables, elementary principles of probability, correlation and regression. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 282

PSCL 408 - Research Design and Quantitative Analysis II - 3 credits Taught by: Douglas Detterman
Advanced research design and statistical analysis used in psychological research. Statistical inference from multiple variables, multiple correlation and regression, analysis of variance, nonparametric statistics. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 407

PSCL 409 - Advanced Social Psychology - 3 credits Taught by: Julie Exline
Major theories, methods, and problem areas of social psychology. Psychological development of the individual group structures and dynamics.

PSCL 410 - Developmental Psychology - 3 credits
The research literature and theoretical formulation in the area of developmental psychology. Limited to graduate students.

PSCL 412 - Measurement of Behavior - 3 credits
Theory and methods of human behavior measurements. Reliability, validity, and test construction in the objective assessments of traits and abilities.

PSCL 417 - Multivariate Data Analysis - 3 credits
Major statistical techniques used in experimental and survey research containing more than one dependent variable. Techniques discussed include multiple regression, canonical correlation, multivariate analysis of variance, discrimination analysis, cluster analysis and factor analysis. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 408

PSCL 418 - History and Systems - 3 credits
Historical antecedents of modern psychology

PSCL 424 - Clinical Interviewing - 3 credits Taught by: T.J. McCallum
Introduction to diagnostic and therapeutic interviewing.

PSCL 425 - Methods of Assessment I - 3 credits Taught by: Sandra Russ
Limited to graduate students in Clinical Psychology. PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing in psychology with department permission

PSCL 426 - Methods of Assessment II - 3 credits Taught by: Elizabeth Short
Methods of psychological assessment, emphasizing personality and family function in childhood and adulthood. PREREQUISITE: Limited to graduate students in Clinical Psychology. Requires approval of the Director of Clinical Training

PSCL 427 - Special Assessment Methods with Children with Multiple Problems - 3 credits
Specialized assessment techniques for handicapped children, mentally retarded, and chronically ill children. Infant and preschool assessment. PREREQUISITE: PSCL 425

PSCL 429 - Practicum in Assessment I - 1 credit
Applied experience for clinical psychology graduate students in the cognitive assessment of children and adults. COREQUISITE: PSCL 425

PSCL 430 - Practicum in Assessment II - 1 credit
PREREQUISITE: Approval of the Director of Clinical Training. COREQUISITE: PSCL 426

PSCL 431 - Supervised Field Placement Year 2 - 0 credits
Supervised training in clinical psychology in agency, hospital, or university settings. Required in Fall and Spring terms of all second year students in the Clinical Psychology program. PREREQUISITES: PSCL 425 & PSCL 426

PSCL 444 - Developmental Psychopathology - 3 credits
This course will focus on the interplay of biological, psychological, familial, and social determinants of disorders ranging from autism to delinquency and bulimia.

PSCL 451 - Special Topics in Psychology - 1 credit

PSCL 453 - Seminars in Psychology - 1-3 credits
A special problem or topic. Content varies with student and faculty interest. recent offerings: creative thinking in research, community psychological, evaluation of community processes, experimental and computer methods, consultation, and psychoanalytic ego psychology

PSCL 469 - Psychology of Aging - 3 credits Taught by: T.J. McCallum
Normal psychological development in later life; psychological development in the oldest old; definitions and assessment of successful aging.

PSCL 501 - Pediatric Psychology - 1-3 credits
Seminar on current research topics, research design and methodological issues related to pediatric psychology. Introductory lectures provide an overview of research populations, methods, and practical issues appropriate to research with pediatric populations.

PSCL 502 - Seminar: Pediatric Psychology - 1-3 credits
Seminar examining specific topics in pediatric psychology. Topics will deal with issues of infant development. Infants at risk for disability, neuropsychology and learning disabilities, and childhood psychopathology. Limited to graduate students in Psychology department.

PSCL 524 - Advanced Psychopathology - 3 credits
Theoretical issues and current research data bearing on major patterns of psychological disturbance.

PSCL 525 - Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology - 3 credits
Consideration of legal and ethical principles in research and practice in clinical psychology and contemporary controversies in professional psychology.

PSCL 527 - Principles of Intervention - 3 credits
Review of principles of psychological change, models of intervention, and process/outcome research related to intervention.

PSCL 529A - Practicum in Intervention I: Behavior Therapy - 1 credit Taught by: James Overholser
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing in Clinical Psychology

PSCL 529C - Practicum in Intervention I: Psychodynamic - 1 credit Taught by: Terry Tobias
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing in Clinical Psychology

PSCL 530A - Practicum in Intervention II: Behavior Therapy - 1 credit Taught by: James Overholser
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing in Clinical Psychology

PSCL 530C - Practicum in Intervention II: Psychodynamic - 1 credit Taught by: Terry Tobias
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing in Clinical Psychology

PSCL 531A - Seminar in Intervention I: Behavior Therapy - 2 credits Taught by: James Overholser
Theoretical issues and research on psychological interventions. PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing in Clinical Psychology.

PSCL 531C - Seminar in Intervention I: Psychodynamic - 2 credits Taught by: Terry Tobias
Theoretical issues and research on psychological interventions. PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing in Clinical Psychology

PSCL 532A - Seminar in Intervention II: Behavior Therapy - 2 credits Taught by: James Overholser
Theoretical issues and research on psychological interventions. PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing in Clinical Psychology

PSCL 532C - Seminar in Intervention II: Psychodynamic - 2 credits Taught by: Terry Tobias
Theoretical issues and research on psychological interventions. PREREQUISITES: PSCL 531C and graduate standing in Clinical Psychology

PSCL 535 - Child and Family Intervention - 2 credits Taught by: Sandra Russ
A course for advanced clinical graduate students that covers psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral approaches for working with children and adolescents and systems approaches for working with families.

PSCL 536 - Advanced Child and Family Intervention - 2 credits Taught by: Sandra Russ
A course for advanced clinical graduate students that covers evidence-based approaches to child and family therapy as well as parent training. Special emphasis on empirically guided treatment planning and outcome evaluation.

PSCL 537 - Child and Family Case Seminar I - 1 credit Taught by: Sandra Russ
Clinical graduate students in child and family field placements present and receive group supervision on ongoing cases.

PSCL 538 - Child and Family Case Seminar II - 1 credit Taught by: Sandra Russ
Clinical graduate students in child and family field placements present and receive group supervision on ongoing cases.

PSCL 539 - Supervised Field Placement Year 3 - 0 credits
Supervised training in clinical psychology in agency, hospital, or university settings. Required in Fall and Spring terms of all third year students in the clinical psychology training program. PREREQUISITES: PSCL 531A & PSCL 532A.

PSCL 540 - Supervised Field Placement Year 4 - 0 credits
Supervised training in clinical psychology in agency, hospital, or university settings. Required in Fall and Spring terms of all fourth year students in the clinical psychology training program. PREREQUISITES: PSCL 531A & PSCL 532A.

PSCL 601 - Special Problems - 1-18 credits (Credit as arranged)

PSCL 651 - Thesis M.A. - 1-18 credits (Credit as arranged)

PSCL 700 - Internship - 0 credits
Full-time predoctoral internship in clinical psychology. required of all students in clinical psychology program. Registration requires written consent of Director of Clinical Psychology training and must be for one calendar year.

PSCL 701 - Dissertation Ph.D. - 1-18 credits (Credit as arranged)