Graduate Courses
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Course Offerings for Graduate Credit
400 Cognitive Psychology: Language and Symbolic Processes (3) Psychology of knowing, explaining, and understanding. Directed and associative thinking, memory, problem-solving, and concept formation. Nature, use and development of language. Prereq: 310 or consent of instructor.
409 Group Facilitation (3) Study of theory and technique through supervised experience in small groups. Prereq: 359 and consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum: 6 hrs.
410 Sensory Processes and Perception (3) Survey of physiological and psychological theories of perception. Audition and vision. Prereq: 210, 385.
415 Psychology of Religion (3) History of psychology of religion; various philosophical and empirical orientations. Psychological function of religion for individuals and society.
420 History and Systems of Psychology (3) History of psychological thought. Classical approaches and recent developments. Prereq: 110, 210, 220, and 3 upper division courses in psychology.
424 Psychology and the Law (3) Psychological aspects of legal systems. Prereq: 110 or equivalent, upper-division standing and consent of instructor.
430 Health Psychology (3) Survey of psychological factors related to health and illness: Stress, personality, and environment. Applications of psychological treatments to physical illness. Prereq: 110 or equivalent, 210.
434 Psychology of Gender (3) Biological, psychological, and social factors in gender. Importance of gender roles and stereotypes for behavior and experience. Prereq: 110 or equivalent, 210, 220.
440 Organizational Psychology (3) Social psychological analysis of organizations, role-theory and systems theory. Prereq: 360.
445 Measurement and Testing (3) Theory of test construction and psychological measurement. Statistical methods in measurement. Survey of existing tests. Prereq: 385, 395.
446 Advanced Measurement and Testing (3) Mental test theories: classical test and item response theories. Prereq: 445.
450 Comparative Animal Behavior (3) Principles and methods of ethology: ecological, developmental, physiological and evolutionary aspects.
459 Comparative Animal Behavior Laboratory (3) Introduction to observational and experimental research in ethology. Coreq: 450.
461 Physiological Psychology (3) Nervous system and physiological correlates of behavior. Biological basis of emotion, learning, memory and stress. Prereq: 110 or equivalent, 210, and 1 yr of biology or zoology.
470 Theories of Personality (3) Survey of major theories of human personality and their development. Prereq: 220 and 300 or 330.
475 Adolescent Development (3) Theoretical perspectives and empirical research findings pertinent to adolescent development.
480 Theories of Learning (3) Classical and current approaches to learning and cognition. Prereq: 310.
482 Topics in Psychology (3) Intensive analysis of special topics: African-American psychology or evaluation of programs in the community. Prereq: 210, 461. May be repeated. Max: 6 hrs.
489 Supervised Research (1-9) Prereq: Consent of instructor. May be repeated. Max: 12 hrs.
502 Registration for Use of Facilities (3-15) Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses University facilities and/or faculty time before degree is completed. May not be used toward degree requirements. May be repeated. S/NC only.
505 Research Design (3) Techniques for planning and conducting research in controlled and natural settings: experiments, quasi-experiments, observational studies, surveys, and program evaluations. Development of questions and hypotheses for study. Design of studies to maximize validity. Prereq: Consent of instructor.
507 Foundations of Applied Psychology (3) Fundamental methods for application of psychology principles and techniques in community, organizational, and industrial settings, and related ethical and theoretical issues. Prereq: 505.
508 Readings and Special Issues in Psychology (1-3) Prereq: Consent of instructor. May be repeated. Max: 9 hrs.
509 Research Practicum (1-3) Required of first-year graduate students in psychology. May be repeated. Max: 9 hrs. S/NC only.
510 Topics in Psychology (3) Intensive examination of selected issues in psychology. Prereq: Consent of instructor. May be repeated. Max: 9 hrs.
511 Developmental Psychology (3) Normal processes of human socialization; physical, cognitive and emotional development from conception through infancy, childhood and adolescence. Prereq: Consent of instructor. May be repeated. Max: 6 hrs.
512 Life-Span Development (3) Theories and research concerning normal human development throughout life, adulthood and old age. Prereq: Consent of instructor.
513 Biological Foundations of Psychology (4) Survey of physiological psychology and psychophysiology. Prereq: Consent of instructor.
515 Colloquium in Experimental Psychology (1) Research and practical issues in experimental psychology. May be repeated. Max: 4 hrs. S/NC only.
516 Colloquium in Ethology (1) Current research and theory. May be repeated. Max: 9 hrs. S/NC only.
521 Analysis of Variance for Social Sciences (3) Analysis of variance and statistical theory: application within social science framework. Contrasts among means, trend analysis, analysis of covariance, analysis of factorial designs, and multivariate approaches to analysis of within subjects data.
522 Multiple Regression for Social Sciences (3) Complexities of regression analyses and theory: application within social science framework. Bivariate correlation and regression, multiple regression, analysis of variance sets, interactions among continuous predictors, reducing co-linearity between main effects, and application of multiple regression to testing procedures of mediation and moderation.
526 General Vertebrate Neuroanatomy (3) Lecture and laboratory. Structure and function of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Prereq: 461 and consent of instructor.
527 Behavioral Neurology (3) Disorders of nervous system, organic brain dysfunctions. Diagnosis and treatment. Prereq: Consent of instructor.
528 College Teaching in Psychology (3) Concepts, techniques, and materials for teaching psychology at the college/university level. Supervised practice. Prereq: Consent of instructor. S/NC only.
543 Cognitive Science (3) Theories and research. Prereq: Consent of instructor. May be repeated. Max: 6 hrs.
545 Advanced Animal Behavior (3) Second-level course in ethology, stressing evolution, genetics, physiology, ecology and human behavior. Prereq: 450.
546 Ethological Psychology (3) Basic ethology and comparative psychology. Implications for human behavior. Prereq: Consent of instructor.
547 Conceptual Foundations of Evolution and Behavior (3) Critical evaluation of seminal writings in theory and methods in comparative analysis of behavior.
550 Social Psychology (3) Survey of theory and research concerning interpersonal interaction and individual behavior in social context. Prereq: Consent of instructor.
554 Laboratory in Psychometrics (3) Further learning about psychometric theories: item response theory (modern mental test theory), factor analysis, and applications of those methods using computer programs to simulate empirical data. Prereq: 555, may be repeated. Maximum 6 hrs.
555 Psychometrics (3) Basic concepts: factor analysis, scaling, test theories, probability models and their applications, computerized adaptive testing and other topics. Prereq: Stat 537-538. May be repeated. Max: 6 hrs.
557 Applied Psychological Measurement (3) Issues and techniques in applying psychological measurement in organizational, clinical, and community research. Prereq: Stat 537-538. May be repeated. Max: 6 hrs.
558 Interviewing and Observation (3) Sensitizing students to their feelings and beliefs and to feelings of interviewees. Analysis of language content, style, and body language. Exploration of various important aspects of interviewee's life. Prereq: Clinical students or consent of instructor. Coreq: 559.
559 Laboratory in Interviewing and Observation (1) Prereq: Clinical students or consent of instructor. Coreq: 558.
560 Psychology of Learning (3) Review of current evidence from research involving human and/or nonhuman animals. Prereq: 400 and consent of instructor. May be repeated. Max: 6 hrs.
565 History and Systems of Psychology (3) History of philosophy concerning psychology. Major systems of psychology which emerged during the 20th century.
570 Personality: Theory and Research I (3) Advanced survey of psychodynamic and neo-Freudian approaches to personality. Related research. Prereq: Clinical students or consent of instructor.
571 Personality: Theory and Research II (3) Advanced survey of behavioral and humanistic approaches to personality: Related research. Prereq: Clinical students or consent of instructor.
573 Dynamics of Psychopathology (3) Psychodynamic view of the causes and symptoms of major psychoses, neuroses, and adjustment disorders. Prereq: Clinical students or consent of instructor.
575 Psychopharmacology (3) Connections between pharmacology and psychology. Prereq: Consent of instructor.
576 Object Relations (3) European and American conceptions of normal and psychopathological development of object relations. Significance for psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and psychoanalytic theory. Prereq: Clinical students or consent of instructor.
580 Research Questions and Designs (3) Question-asking process in research and strategies or designs through which answers might be derived. Prereq: Clinical students or consent of instructor.
593 Independent, Off-campus, or Foreign Study (1-15) Prereq: Consent of instructor. May be repeated. Max: 9 hrs. S/NC only.
594 Psychological Assessment I (3) Basic concepts and techniques of adult assessment: Intelligence tests and personality tests. Prereq: Clinical students or consent of instructor.
595 Psychological Assessment II (3) Basic concepts and techniques of adult assessment: Intelligence tests and personality tests. Prereq: Clinical students or consent of instructor and 594.
596 Laboratory in Psychological Assessment (1) Prereq: Clinical students. Coreq: 594 or 595. May be repeated. Max: 4 hrs. S/NC only.
600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation (3-15) P/NP only.
601 Seminar in Psychology (3) Prereq: Consent of instructor. May be repeated. Max: 12 hrs.
607 Seminar in Applied Psychometrics (3) May be repeated. Maximum 9 hrs. Prereq: 555, 557 and consent of instructor.
610 Seminar in Applied Psychology (3) Prereq: Consent of instructor. May be repeated. Max: 12 hrs.
613 Seminar in Existential-Phenomenological Psychology (3) Prereq: Consent of instructor. May be repeated. Max: 12 hrs.
617 Seminar in Cognitive Science (3) Prereq: 543 and consent of instructor. May be repeated. Max: 12 hrs.
623 Seminar in Methods of Naturalistic Research (3) 546 or consent of instructor. May be repeated. Max: 12 hrs.
635 Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues in Psychology (3) Research, human services, teaching and public policy. Prereq: Doctoral students in psychology or consent of instructor.
670 Psychodynamic Psychotherapy I (3) Theories and principles. Prereq: Clinical students or consent of instructor.
671 Psychodynamic Psychotherapy II (3) Theories and principles. Clinical students or consent of instructor and 670.
673 Laboratory in Psychotherapy (2) Prereq: Clinical students or consent of instructor.
683 Seminar in Behavioral Medicine (3) Current research and theory concerning relationships between behavior and health. Prereq: Consent of instructor. May be repeated. Max: 12 hrs.
695 Field Placement in Clinical Psychology (3) Prereq: Clinical students or consent of instructor. May be repeated. Max: 24 hrs. S/NC only.
696 Advanced Psychology Clinic Placement (1-3) Prereq: Clinical students or consent of instructor. May be repeated. Max: 24 hrs. S/NC only.
697 Supervised Field Work in Applied Psychology (1-6) Guided practice in applying psychological principles and techniques in industrial, organizational, and community settings. Prereq: 505, 507, 555, 557, and consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum 12 hrs. S/NC only.