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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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This section of the Catalog includes course descriptions, listed alphabetically by discipline. The descriptions provide information on course numbers, titles, the level of instruction, credit, course sequence, content, and prerequisites as shown in the following example:
CHE 2100 Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry
Credits: 5
Prerequisite: CHE 1100
Description: A study of the elements of organic and biological chemistry. This course satisfies requirements for nursing programs and other fields requiring a survey of organic and biological chemistry.
The first two to four letters, called the course subject code, represent the area of study or discipline, e.g., CHE represents chemistry. The course number follows the course subject code, e.g., 2100. The first digit in a four-digit course number designates the level of instruction. Only courses numbered 1000 or above will be included in credits toward a degree. Courses with numbers up to and including 1999 are primarily for freshmen, 2000 through 2999 primarily for sophomores, 3000 through 3999 primarily for juniors, and 4000 through 4999 primarily for seniors. In general, students should not take courses above the level of their class (based upon semester hours earned), but they may do so at one level above if they have the specified prerequisites. In special cases, students may be permitted to take courses more than one level above that designated for their class if they obtain the permission of their advisor and of the faculty member teaching the course and if they meet the prerequisite requirements. Course descriptions provide a summary of the content of the course. If a prerequisite must be met before a student can register for a course, this information is listed above the course description. Attributes, such as Multicultural, General Studies, or Guaranteed Transfer, are listed after the course description. A list of courses being offered in a given semester, instructors, class meeting times, and locations is described in the Class Schedule.
Types of Courses
- Regular courses appear in this section of the University Catalog and are offered on a regular basis.
- Independent study courses provide students the opportunity to pursue in-depth study of a topic of special interest. Independent study courses are specified as 498_ and include an alpha character in the course number. Independent study courses are published in the Class Schedule.
- Special topics or omnibus courses are temporary courses that are not listed in the Catalog. They may be used to pilot-test a course, present a special topic, or provide a unique, experiential-learning opportunity. Omnibus courses use a specified range of course numbers: 190_, 290_, 390_, 490_ and include an alpha character in the course number. Omnibus courses are published in the Class Schedule.
- Variable topics courses allow courses of varying titles under an overall theme or “umbrella” course. Variable topic courses include an alpha character in the course number and are published in the Class Schedule.
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PSC 2230 - Introduction to International Relations
Credits: 3
Description: This course introduces students to the discipline of international relations with a general survey of the theories and issues of relations between nation states, states and non-state actors. Issues covered in this course include the causes of war, conflict, and the pursuit of peace in the international system.
Note: Credit may be granted for only one prefix: HON or PSC.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences I, Global Diversity
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 2230
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PSC 2240 - Global Challenges in the Twenty-First Century
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Minimum performance standard scores on the reading and writing placement tests.
Description: This interdisciplinary course focuses on seven areas expected to have a revolutionary effect on the world in the coming decades: Population, Resources, Technology, Information, Economic Integration, Security and Conflict, and Governance. The course develops the significance of each of these issues and explores the relationships among them.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences II, Global Diversity
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PSC 3000 - American State and Local Government
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010 or Permission of instructor
Description: The organization, powers, functions, and practical workings of state, county, town, and city governments of the United States. Special attention is given to federal-state relations and to the Colorado state government and constitution.
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PSC 3020 - Introduction to Public Administration
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010 or PSC 1020 or Permission of instructor
Description: An introduction to public management as a field of study and professional practice. Topics include the political environment of public administration, organization theory, decision-making, budgetary processes, intergovernmental relations, and ethics and professionalism in public service.
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PSC 3050 - Political Theory
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: Examination of Western political ideas and ideals from Plato through Marx: the hopes and fears, questions and responses, dreams and realities about the state, humanity, justice, and politics. An opportunity to relate historical political thinking to modern problems.
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PSC 3090 - Current Topics in Political Science: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010 or PSC 1020 or Permission of instructor
Description: An in-depth study of an important topic of political science.
Note: Topics vary and the course may be repeated for credit as the topics change.
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PSC 3100 - American Political Parties and Elections and Voting Behavior
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010 or PSC 1020 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course considers the nature and functions of parties in the U.S. political system: their membership, beliefs and internal organization. It examines campaign methods and financing, and analyzes the American voter and nonvoter, based on the latest research findings.
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PSC 3110 - Federal Indian Law
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NAS 1000
Description: This course addresses the legal and political relationship between the United States and American Indians. Students will study the major doctrines in Federal Indian Law, including the doctrines of Discover, Trust, Sovereignty, and Plenary Power with provide the legal/political basis for the U.S. and American Indian relationship. The course also provides a critical examination of current topics such as the continued political control exercised by the U.S. Government over Native American Nations and the meaning of Sovereignty in the context of U.S. and Native Nations.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: NAS or PSC.
Cross Listed Course(s): NAS 3110
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PSC 3120 - American Constitutional Law
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010 and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: This course examines how the basic principles and doctrines of the Constitution have been interpreted, altered, and applied in response to the ever-changing social, economic, and political conditions in the United States.
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PSC 3130 - The American Presidency
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010 or PSC 1020 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course addresses the powers and functions of the presidency as the office has changed and evolved, with emphasis on recent experience. It explores styles of presidential leadership, relations with Congress, the bureaucracy, the media, the group influence and constituent relations. It examines internal organization, traditions, power structure and reform.
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PSC 3140 - The American Congress and Legislative Process
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010 or PSC 1020 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course explores the powers and functions of the legislative branch of government; relations with the executive branch; interest group influence; constituent relations. It examines internal organization, traditions, power structure and reform.
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PSC 3150 - Law and Society
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010 or PSC 1020
Description: In this course, students critically examine the American judicial system and the legal process. Students analyze the historical development and current organization of the judicial system, the major actors in the system, trial and appellate processes, and judicial decision-making.
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PSC 3160 - Readings in Political Science and Public Administration: Variable Topics
Credits: 1-3
Description: This course provides the opportunity for the student to explore important writings in a selected subject area of political science. It is a self-paced course under the guidance of the instructor.
Note: Topics vary and the course may be repeated for credit.
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PSC 3170 - Leadership Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: This class focuses on the modern development of leadership studies, from the cornerstone study by James MacGregor Burns in 1978 to the present. The course highlights the debates surrounding the search for a general theory of leadership, the role of values in the study of leadership and the value of leadership itself. A variety of perspectives are presented on the topics covered.
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PSC 3200 - Native American Politics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NAS 1000 or PSC 1020 or Permission of instructor, and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: The focus of this course is to examine Native Americans as political beings. Important questions and strategies for understanding the rise and expansion of Native politicization will be identified. In general, the students will be able to explain why, how, and when movements that demand change emerge. By comparing and contrasting the Native American experience with other powerless groups in society, the students should be able to trace the historical and political factors that led to a change in the movement of insurgency and analyze the specific actions by insurgents that inevitably resulted in the failure or success of those specific actions.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: PSC or NAS.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): NAS 3200
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PSC 3220 - Public Policy
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010 or PSC 1020 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is an analysis of the ongoing development of government policy, covering the main stages of the policy process: agenda building, formulation, authorization, implementation, and evaluation.
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PSC 3230 - Environmental Politics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010, PSC 1020 or Permission of instructor
Description: The class will explore the political and administrative issues in the field of environmental politics. Environmental areas to be reviewed will include environmental theory, organizations, political behavior, assessment, law, and decision-making.
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PSC 3240 - Intergovernmental Relations
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is an analysis of the functioning of the American federal system and the changing forms of local/state/federal relationships. It surveys recent efforts to develop theories relating to the administrative processes of intergovernmental relations.
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PSC 3250 - Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTH 1210; or permission of instructor
Description: This course focuses on the research design and quantitative methods used in conducting policy analyses and program evaluations in the public sector. Emphasis is on the application of quantitative data analysis to public policies and programs.
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PSC 3260 - Politics of Budgeting
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 3020 or Permission of instructor
Description: Budget systems analyzed with an evaluation of administrative techniques of budget control. The legal, social, and political aspects of governmental budgets and the budgetary process.
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PSC 3280 - Public Personnel Administration
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 3020 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is an analysis of managing, motivating and developing people in public organizations. Surveys the main elements of personnel administration such as selection, evaluation, promotion, training, productivity and job classification.
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PSC 3300 - Land Use, Culture and Conflict
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1400 or NAS 1000 or PSC 1010 and at least junior standing
Description: This course is designed to introduce students to theories, approaches and controversies concerning use of land and resources on Indian Reservations. Reading and discussion will be directed toward questions related to differing views on land use and resources, how modernization impacts traditional settings, as well as treaties and governmental policies that govern Indian land. Case studies which illustrate current conflict/resolution issues between Native Americans and other actors such as federal, state and local governments will be examined.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): GEG 3300, NAS 3300
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PSC 3310 - American Foreign and Military Policy
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course examines the main trends of U.S. foreign and military policy from the end of World War II to the present, with an exploration of the motives and perceptions behind recent policies and actions. Studies the policymaking process and the relationship between foreign policy and domestic policies.
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PSC 3320 - International Law
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 2230
Description: This course examines past and present efforts of nations to regulate their relations and resolve conflicts through the use of existing legal doctrine, or the development of new law in response to new problems, such as the uses of outer space and ocean resources.
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PSC 3330 - International Organizations
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 2230
Description: This course examines the theory and practice of international organizations, with emphasis on the United Nations. Past and present attempts of nations to solve problems or achieve security by means of regional and global organizations, such as the Common Market and the World Bank are addressed.
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PSC 3340 - International Political Economy
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010 or PSC 1020; ECO 1040 or ECO 2010 recommended
Description: This is a survey course of the major issues and themes of international political economy. It covers the basic theoretical orientations and the international institutions that structure the international economy. It provides students with all the necessary background to understand the intersection of economics and politics in the international system.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or PSC.
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3340
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PSC 3350 - Global Issues Forum: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010 or PSC 1020
Description: This is a variable topics course in which students explore a particular contemporary issue in global politics with a combination of in-class and online content, as well as with an experiential learning component. Specific issues will vary but will focus on understanding the issue in an international and/or comparative political context. This class includes a service-learning component where students will have the opportunity to apply the material from class in a real-world setting under the direction of the instructor. (Service Learning)
Note: This class may be repeated for different content for up to 6 elective credits in the Comparative Politics/International Relations major concentration.
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PSC 3360 - Advanced Problems in International Relations
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 2230
Description: This class analyzes the various policy challenges within a globalized international system, with an emphasis on the application of theoretical perspectives to these problems. Courses offered as Advanced Problems in International Relations consider a particular issue within the international system and the theoretical perspectives that may help us to understand this problem.
Note: Students may repeat this course under different topics for up to 6 semester hours.
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PSC 3379 - Middle Eastern Cultures
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020 or ANT 1310 or PSC 1020
Description: This course introduces students to various aspects of Middle Eastern cultures, including family life, marriage, kinship, religious practices, communal, ethnic, class, and gender identities. Using anthropological approaches of holism and cultural relativism to studying cultures, the course highlights the region’s diverse ethnic, religious, linguistic and economic groups, its visual, popular, national, gender, and social cultures, and how colonial history and foreign powers have influenced it using ethnographic case studies and cultural histories from Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences II, Global Diversity
Cross Listed Course(s): ANT 3379
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PSC 3400 - Contemporary Africa
Credits: 3
Description: This course focuses on the political, social and economic realities of post independence Africa. Africa’s relations with the outside world and the question of South Africa are also examined in this course.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: PSC or AAS.
Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 3400
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PSC 3520 - American Political Thought
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010 or Permission of instructor
Description: Is there an American political philosophy? This course is a study of some of the significant individuals and ideas that have shaped and are shaping political thinking in America.
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PSC 3530 - Gender and Global Politics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GWS 1001 or PSC 1020
Description: This course introduces students to the application of feminist theorizing of international relations to critical global issues. The first part of the course examines feminist international relations theory to ascertain how gender reinforms global politics. The second part of the course examines a variety of global issues, such as war, global economic relations, human trafficking, and the environment, to see how the ways we understand, and therefore construct policies to deal with these issues, are gendered.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: GWS or PSC.
Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 3530
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PSC 3540 - Women in the Developing World
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GWS 1001 or PSC 1020 or ANT 1310
Description: This course presents a cross-cultural study of women’s lives in the developing world by examining two main issues: the influence of culture on women’s issues and politics’ impact on women. By the end of this course students will not only learn about the lives of women in the developing world but also become familiar with how women across the globe articulate the desire for equality.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix
Cross Listed Course(s): ANT 3540, GWS 3540, HON 3540
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PSC 3600 - Comparative Politics Area Studies: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010 or PSC 1020 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is a thorough examination of the political system or systems of a selected foreign nation or geographical region, such as the Middle East, Western Europe, or Latin America.
Note: Subject matter varies and the course may be repeated for credit.
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PSC 3630 - Latin American Politics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010 or 1020 and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: This course will provide the student with the core concepts used within the social science literature in Latin American countries; will broaden intellectual horizons beyond United States borders to question ethnocentrism regarding what is means to be developed; and will examine the causes, processes, and outcomes of revolution and social conflict.
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PSC 3670 - European Politics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010 or PSC 1020
Description: This course examines the states of Europe with a concentration on the major theoretical, empirical, and substantive issues in contemporary European political systems. The European Union is also addressed in detail. Students explore how political events in Europe affect the relationship between the United States and Europe. The comparison between political life in the United States and Europe is discussed throughout the semester.
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PSC 3800 - On Leaders and Leadership
Credits: 3
Description: There are questions about leaders and leadership that have emerged in a variety of contexts throughout the human experience. This course examines those questions by focusing, first, on the general issues connected to leaders and leadership, and, then, by analyzing the role of leaders and the operation of leadership in the organized political world. Such a comparison highlights the similarities and the differences that exist between broad concepts of leadership and the actual practice and meaning of leadership in politics.
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PSC 3910 - African Politics and Government
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): AAS 1130, AAS 2300, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course will survey present-day political systems in Africa and examine factors, internal and external, that have contributed to their emergence.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: PSC or AAS.
Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 3910
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PSC 4020 - Special Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010, PSC 1020, completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy, and Senior standing
Description: This course is an in-depth examination of a selected subject within the overall field of political science. It provides students with an opportunity to delve into a subject that the instructor has a special interest or knowledge, but is not specifically covered in any of the existing courses.
Note: Course content will vary and may be variable depending on subject. The course may be repeated for credit as the subject matter changes.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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PSC 4240 - Women and Violence
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GWS 1001 or CJC 1010 or PSC 1020 or SOC 1010 or permission of instructor
Description: Students analyze key patterns and trends in violence perpetrated by and against women, with special focus on the diverse experiences of women in the United States. Students will investigate historical, contemporary, sociopolitical, and cross-cultural patterns in causal factors, perpetuation, prevention, intervention and treatment relative to violence and women. Topics will include sexual violence, domestic violence, family violence, cyber-violence, women in prison, women on death row, and women as victims of violence, among others.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CJC, GWS, PSC, or SOC.
Cross Listed Course(s): CJC 4240, GWS 4240, SOC 4240
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SPS 4500 - Teaching Assistantship in the College of Professional Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 15 semester hours of coursework in major; junior or senior standing; permission of faculty member and department chair
Description: This course provides undergraduate students with an experience as a teaching assistant in courses offered through academic departments within the School of Professional Studies. Under close faculty supervision, this course provides training and support for students to learn about higher education pedagogy and processes in teaching courses within the student’s selected major. Students will put into use what they learned in previous major courses to assist other students enrolled in the major courses. The experience includes seminar meetings, along with additional hours of application each week using students’ content knowledge and developing pedagogical skills.
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PSY 1001 - Introductory Psychology
Credits: 3
Description: This course presents basic concepts, principles, and methods involved in the scientific study and understanding of human behavior. Attention is given to organic bases of human and other animal behavior with emphasis on the scientific method, behavioral neuroscience, sensation and perception, learning, cognition, personality, mental health, social behavior, and developmental processes. This course is required for all psychology majors and minors.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences II
Guaranteed Transfer: GT-SS3
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PSY 1800 - Developmental Educational Psychology
Credits: 3
Description: The course focuses on concepts, principles, and methods by which all humans develop psychologically and how these factors can be used to better understand how infants, children, and adolescents learn. Emphasis is placed on milestones of child development (physical, social-emotional, cognitive) from birth to adolescence, and the influence of the family, peers, and school on development during the preschool and elementary school years. Observations of children and of the learning/teaching process in classrooms are a required part of the class and provide experience in the application of course concepts.
Note: Students may not substitute PSY 2110 for PSY 1800. Students may not receive credit for both PSY 1800 and PSY 2110.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences II
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PSY 2001 - Careers and Professional Development in Psychology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: This course provides students with an overview of careers and opportunities in the field of psychology. Topics include the sub-specialties and professions within psychology, career options for psychologists, and graduate school and/or bachelor’s level employment. Students learn the differences between psychology sub-specialties and the educational requirements for entering different specialties. In addition, students learn professional skills such as creating a resume, creating a personal statement, using professional etiquette, searching research databases, and writing in APA style.
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PSY 2110 - Educational Psychology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: This course involves application and examination of various principles of psychology to learning and teaching. There is an examination of effective modes as they apply to classroom management and application of new communications as they may affect the classroom. There is an emphasis on development, birth to adulthood.
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PSY 2120 - Brain and Behavior
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: This course provides an introductory overview of the brain and its role in behavior from a psychological perspective. Topics discussed may include drugs, perception, brain injuries, mental illness, and cognition. An understanding of how the brain directs both normal and abnormal behavior is used to investigate current topics.
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PSY 2150 - Positive Psychology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: This course introduces students to the field of Positive Psychology, the scientific study of optimal living. Relevant psychological theory and research will be used to explore topics including: happiness, positive emotions and cognitions, goal-setting, character assessment, health, love and interpersonal relationships, applications to social institutions, positive psychotherapy, and positive psychology interventions.
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PSY 2210 - Psychology of Human Development
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: This course presents the development of behavior from conception through maturity and death and is intended to help the student understand the developmental characteristics of different age groups and the determinants of their individual and collective behaviors.
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PSY 2240 - Parenting Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: This course is designed to help students understand the role of parents, developmentally appropriate expectations, and how cultural variations influence parenting. Students learn specific parenting techniques from a variety of approaches including how to implement them. The emphasis is on research-based information.
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PSY 2270 - Death and Dying
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: This course reviews the psychological aspects of death and dying throughout the lifespan. It covers how individuals cope with their own or others’ mortality, from infancy through aging. Emphasis is placed on common causes of death, decisions concerning death, stages in the death process, psychotherapy with the dying person and family members, and psychological as well as cross-cultural interpretations of death and dying rituals.
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PSY 2310 - Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Credits: 3
Description: This course exposes students to statistical measurement and analysis in the social and behavioral sciences, including descriptive statistics, probability, sampling distributions, t-tests, ANOVA, and correlation. The course requires students to learn how to interpret and report output using appropriate APA format.
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PSY 2330 - Statistics and Research Methods for the Social and Behavioral Sciences I
Credits: 3
Description: This course is an introduction to statistics and research design used in the behavioral sciences. Topics covered will include: frequency distributions, probability, measures of central tendency, hypothesis testing, t-tests, computations, statistical decision making, basic research methods, variables use in research, populations and sampling. A focus will be placed on understanding how statistical procedures are applied to basic research questions.
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PSY 2340 - Statistics and Research Methods for the Social and Behavioral Sciences II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 2330
Description: This is a continuation of PSY 2330. This course will cover issues in research that include APA Ethics Code, validity and reliability, and the application of statistics to various experimental designs. Designs discussed include correlation, ANOVA and Chi-Square. Students learn how to interpret and report output from SPSS statistical software using appropriate APA format.
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PSY 2410 - Social Psychology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: This course covers the major topics, theories, methods, and applications of social psychology. Topic areas include research methodology, person perception, attraction, helping behavior, aggression, attitudes, persuasion, group processes, and intergroup relations. Both classic and recent works are discussed.
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PSY 2850 - Psychology of Sexuality
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: This course is a survey of human sexual functioning, and covers sexual anatomy and physiology, the biological and environmental influences on the development of sexuality and sex roles, and the interface of human psychological functioning with sexual identity and behavior. Topics covered include sex research, sexual health, gender development, sexual orientation, sexuality across the lifespan, sexual variation and deviation, sexual dysfunction, intimate relationships, legal and ethical aspects of sexuality.
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PSY 2950 - Contemporary Issues: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: Courses included under this umbrella deal with issues of personal importance to students, with an emphasis on applying psychological principles and knowledge to contemporary questions, rather than mastery of an academic content area in psychology. Course content will vary, and the course may be repeated twice with different topics for a maximum of nine hours.
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PSY 3000 - Theories of Personality
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: Students will learn the major contemporary theories of personality. The course will consider the following perspectives on human behavior and mental processes: psychodynamic, behavioral and cognitive behavioral, humanistic, trait and factorial, and neurobiological. The underlying assumptions and research support for these theories will be examined.
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PSY 3010 - Research Methods in Psychological Science
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 2310
Description: This course provides an introduction to the fundamental principles and procedures of research in psychological science. Students gain knowledge in research ethics, basic sampling procedures, measurement, and research design. This course is to be taken concurrently with or prior to PSY 3011 - Laboratory for Research Methods in Psychological Science .
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PSY 3011 - Laboratory for Research Methods in Psychological Science
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): PSY3010
Description: This course is the laboratory that accompanies PSY 3010 Research Methods in Psychological Science and engages students in activities that reinforce the concepts of PSY 3010 . The course provides hands-on experience with fundamental research methods in psychological science. Exercises include collecting, analyzing, and reporting psychological data.
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PSY 3030 - Multicultural Psychology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: This course examines theories of difference and their application to behavior. Diversity across race/ethnicity, gender, class, and sexual orientation is explored. A significant portion of the coursework is directly devoted to African American, Asian American, Hispanic/Latina(o), and Native American identity development.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
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PSY 3050 - Psychology of Gender
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: This course presents a survey of major contemporary approaches to gender, including a range of scientific and theoretical work. A constructionist approach is utilized to synthesize the views. The course then reviews several major areas of application, including relationships, health, violence, workplace, and achievements.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: PSY or GWS.
Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 3050
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PSY 3070 - Psychology of Sexual Orientation
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: This course explores psychological theory and research dealing with sexual orientation, with an emphasis on lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) identity. Topics include historical and theoretical frameworks, homophobia and heterosexism, origins of sexual orientation, LGB identity development and coming out, diversity, relationships and parenting, the role of community, and others.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: PSY or GWS.
Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 3070
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PSY 3170 - Social Justice: Self and Citizenship: A Service Learning Course
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GWS 1001 or PSY 1001 and six additional semester hours in Women’s Studies or six additional semester hours in Psychology
Description: Social justice encompasses research, activism and current events about manifestations of social oppression and social change. This course focuses upon psychological theory and self-identity in the context of multicultural and social justice issues (e.g., classism, racism, sexism, heterosexism, and ableism). Lectures, readings, and discussions are integrated with a required service learning placement involving 30 hours of volunteer work in a setting for the underserved. Students have the opportunity to a) reflect on their values, assumptions, place within, and emotional reactions to social oppressions; b) analyze the political systems that surround their communities and institutions; and c) apply their reflections to their career goals and personal development.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON, PSY, or GWS.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3170, GWS 3170
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PSY 3240 - Infancy
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: The focus of the course is development during the infancy period, from birth to approximately 3 years of age. Key themes are genetic as well as prenatal influences on infant development, the major theories of child development, and research related to infant behavior. The course will emphasize the physical/biological, cognitive, and social emotional aspects of development during this period.
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PSY 3250 - Child Psychology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: This course covers the major theories of child development and research related to child behavior. A social science emphasis is placed on prenatal, physical, social, cognitive, emotional, language, and psychological development of normal children.
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PSY 3260 - Psychology of Adolescence
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: This course covers the major theories of adolescence and research related to adolescent behavior. The physical, cognitive, and social/emotional developments of this period will be emphasized, including the influences of peers, parents, and schools. Problems and concerns specific to adolescent development will also be discussed.
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PSY 3270 - Adulthood and Aging
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: This course is a developmental study of the adult from young adulthood throughout the remainder of life. The course will provide a broad overview of emotional, behavioral, social, physical, and intellectual changes that occur during adulthood. Both theories and research findings will be emphasized; applications will be included.
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PSY 3280 - Developmental Research Methods
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001, either PSY 2310 or PSY 2330, and one of the following: PSY 1800, PSY 2270, PSY 3250, or SOC 3100
Description: This course focuses on the design and research methods used in the study of human development. This includes a survey of methodology that has been used to study development from a multi-disciplinary approach. The course will provide students with the opportunity to learn specific and applied uses of both the statistics used in the field of developmental psychology, as well as the specific research designs most commonly utilized. The appropriateness of different methods for different developmental levels will also be discussed.
Note: This course cannot substitute for PSY 3300 or PSY 3320.
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PSY 3300 - Applications of Psychological Research Methods
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 2340
Description: In this course, students will apply the theoretical principles that they have learned in the previous two research methods courses. Students will learn to critically evaluate research claims that they encounter in a variety of situations including the popular press, pop psychology books and articles, and peer-reviewed journal articles. They will learn to conduct and document research by acting as researchers and participants in demonstration experiments that they will write up in APA style.
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PSY 3340 - Cognitive Development and Learning
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1800 or PSY 3250 or PSY 2270 or SOC 3100
Description: This course is designed to examine human cognitive development and learning. Topics include the major theories of cognitive development and how they can be applied to teaching children, adolescents, and adults. The roles of motivation, problem solving and intelligence in learning and cognition also will be explored. Additionally, this course will investigate how cognitive theories can be applied to teaching literacy acquisition, scientific and mathematical skills.
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PSY 3350 - Psychology of Social Development
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001 or PSY 1800
Description: Several important aspects of social, emotional, and personality development across childhood into adolescence will be critically examined. Topics pertain to the development of behavior (e.g., aggression, helping), social cognition (e.g., achievement motivation, person perception), emotion (e.g., expression, temperament) and relationships (e.g., peers, family).
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PSY 3370 - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 2310 or PSY 2330; and permission of department
Description: Students will work with individual faculty members to hone the student’s research and writing skills. Students will assist in conducting research under the direct supervision of a faculty member. Within this context, students will develop the skills necessary to conduct research, will explore methods of measurement and data collection, and will employ analytic tools that will enable them to perceive relationships and patterns. They will synthesize bodies of knowledge to develop a deeper understanding of the topic under investigation. Course work will culminate in the synthesis and dissemination of project results.
Note: Departmental permission is required to enroll in this course, and it may be repeated once for a maximum of six hours of credit.
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PSY 3380 - Clinical Neuropsychology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001 and (PSY 2120 or BIO 1000 or BIO 1030 or BIO 1080) and junior status
Description: This course covers the history of neuropsychology; the assessment of organic and nonorganic brain damage; and the causes, assessment, behavioral outcomes, treatment, and prognosis of various brain disorders and diseases.
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PSY 3390 - Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Training
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001 and permission of instructor
Description: Students will serve as a teaching assistant for a specified course under the direct supervision of the instructor. Students need to have already taken the course for which they will be serving as a teaching assistant. The use of various pedagogical theories, methods, strategies, and ethical principles relevant to the teaching of psychology will be explored. Students will develop the skills necessary to create, as well as implement, a variety of course materials, learning assessment tools, and grading procedures. Professional development as it relates to the scholarship of teaching will be emphasized. Departmental permission is required to enroll in this course, and it may be repeated once for a maximum of six semester hours of credit.
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PSY 3400 - Child Psychopathology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1800, or PSY 2210 or PSY 3240 or PSY 3250 or PSY 3260 or PSY 3620
Description: This course explores child (infant, early childhood, and adolescent) psychopathology from a developmental perspective, recognizing that pathology expresses itself in different ways at different ages and stages of development. Concepts such as risk and resilience and etiological trajectories are emphasized, with a review of the major types of psychopathology seen in infants, children, and adolescents. This includes: learning disabled, intellectually developmentally disabled, physically impaired, chronically ill, emotionally disturbed, and neurologically impaired individuals including those with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, autism spectrum disorders, and ADHD.
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PSY 3410 - Health Psychology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: This course examines how biological, psychological, and social factors interact with and affect health behaviors. Topics include the promotion of health; prevention, management, and treatment of illness; experience, treatment, and consequences of stress and pain; and experience, coping, and treatment of chronic health problems. The course also addresses the healthcare system and its implications for patient-practitioner interactions and health outcomes.
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PSY 3420 - Issues in Social-Personality Psychology: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001; PSY 2160 or PSY 2410 or PSY 3000
Description: This course entails in-depth consideration of specific areas and issues in contemporary social psychology and personality theory. Emphasis will be on exploration of current theory, research, and applications.
Note: Course content will vary, and course may be repeated twice with different topics for a maximum of nine credit hours.
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PSY 3440 - Cravings and Addictions
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: This course offers a multidisciplinary analysis of a broad range of addictive disorders, including alcohol or other drugs, and a spectrum of behavioral disturbances, including excessive eating, exercising, gambling, and risk taking. Emphasis is placed on contemporary strategies for prevention, early intervention and treatment.
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PSY 3450 - Organizational Psychology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: Organizational Psychology is a comprehensive survey course, applicable to any student whose career places them in an organization. Content includes approaches to organizational structure, culture, and change; organizational behavior such as leadership, teamwork, conflict, power, management strategies, feedback and communication styles; personnel selection and appraisal; theories of motivation and performance; and diversity and its impact on the changing organization in the global context.
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PSY 3470 - Psychology of Violence and Aggression
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: This course provides an in-depth overview of contrasting theoretical approaches to the explanation, prediction, and control of violent and aggressive behaviors, including psychobiological, radical behaviorism, social learning, cognitive social learning, and psychopathological approaches. Specific behavioral foci include youth violence, criminal violence, inner-city gang violence, white-collar aggression, combat, terrorism, sexual violence, self-mutilation, etc., from both legal and psychological perspectives. This course explores socialization systems leading to the development of aggressive and violent behavioral tendencies and factors facilitating the maintenance of these dispositions. Prevention and intervention strategies are considered.
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PSY 3500 - Research Issues: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001; PSY 2310 or PSY 2330; or permission of instructor
Description: This course presents an in-depth consideration of current areas and issues in experimental psychology, focusing on the scientific investigation of various aspects of psychological functioning.
Note: Course content will vary, and the course may be repeated twice with different topics for a maximum of nine hours of credit.
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PSY 3540 - Cognitive Aging
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001; and 3 hours upper-division psychology coursework; or permission of instructor
Description: This course will cover theoretical and empirical explorations of the effect of aging on cognition. The course will cover the impact of normal aging on individual’s ability to remember and use knowledge. Topics will include the impact of aging on working memory, attention, executive functioning, long-term memory, reasoning, decision making, and dementia. The course will also cover research investigating whether and how functional cognitive capacity can be maintained as individuals age.
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PSY 3560 - Psychopharmacology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001 and (PSY 2120 or BIO 1000 or BIO 1080 or BIO 1081) and junior standing
Description: This course provides the foundation for understanding the basic mechanisms of drug action, specifically how drugs are delivered and removed from their sites of action. The pharmacological features of different classes of drugs and the ways in which drugs produce their biological effects are discussed. Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic principles are explored through a study of both therapeutic drugs and recreational drugs. A review of regulatory and governmental control issues is included.
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PSY 3620 - Abnormal Psychology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001
Description: This course examines and evaluates the major theories of abnormal behavior: biological, behavioral, cognitive, and sociocultural. The course provides a description of the cognitive, behavioral, and emotional patterns defined as abnormal, and examines the current classification system and assessment procedures. Students will examine causal models of abnormal behavior from an integrated systems approach. Biological, psychological and social treatments of psychological disorders are also discussed and evaluated. Classification, etiology and treatment will be examined using case studies.
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PSY 3700 - Psychology of Group Prejudice
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001 or AAS 1010 or GWS 1001
Description: This course covers psychological theory and research that examines causes, effects, expressions, and reduction of group prejudice. Various types of group prejudice are addressed, most notably prejudice against cultural and ethnic minorities in the United States (i.e., Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans). Sexism and heterosexism also are discussed.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: AAS, GWS, or PSY.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 3700, GWS 3700
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PSY 3920 - Gender Politics of Health
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GWS 1001 or SOC 1010 or PSY 1001
Description: This course focuses on health issues specific to women and the challenges historically faced by women in the health care arena. Students will learn about the role of patriarchal medical mythologies that exist throughout various cultures in the oppression of women, especially minority women, and how women have reclaimed healing, health, and communities of medical knowledge production. This course specifically explores feminist, physiological, psychological, and sociological factors in women’s health within a global context.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: PSY, SOC, GWS, or ITP
Course Revised June 26, 2019
Cross Listed Course(s): SOC 3920, GWS 3920, ITP 3920
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PSY 3970 - Practicum
Credits: 3
Description: This practicum is a field experience course in psychology. Departmental permission is required to enroll in this course.
Note: This course may be repeated once for a maximum of 6 credits.
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PSY 3980 - Internship in Psychology
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001; major or minor in psychology; junior or senior status; permission of instructor
Description: Supervised by a faculty member within the major department, internships provide practical, hands·on experience in a professional field related to the major. Internship placements must be established prior to enrollment in this course in consultation with the Applied Learning Center.
Internship requirements vary by department. For information and instructions on finding and enrolling in an internship, contact the Applied Learning Center at 303-615-1333 or internships@msudenver.edu.
Note: This course may be taken for 1-3 credits (serving 50 hours in internship for each credit). It may be taken up to three times for a maximum of 6 credit hours. Each time students complete an internship, they must participate in both the internship and the seminar.
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PSY 4100 - Introduction to Clinical Counseling Psychology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001; PSY 3000 or PSY 3620
Description: This course is a survey of clinical and counseling psychology therapeutic procedures and techniques. Emphases of the course include therapeutic modalities, assessment, and diagnosis. There is a focus on ethical and multicultural issues related to the practice of psychology, as well as legal and licensing issues in the practice of clinical/counseling psychology and related practice fields. (Service Learning)
Note: This course has a Service Learning Designation such that some sections may include a Service Learning component.
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PSY 4150 - Introduction to Psychological Assessment
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001; PSY 2310 or PSY 2330; PSY 3000 or PSY 3620
Description: This course covers psychological assessment procedures, including interviews and behavioral observations, as well as tests of achievement, aptitude, intelligence, interests, and personality. Reliability, validity, and standardization of the instruments will be emphasized. The utility and limitations of each type of measure also will be addressed.
Note: This course was previously named Psychological Testing. Credit will be granted for the course under the current or previous title, but not both. The course taken under the current title can be used for Grade Replacement purposes with the previous title.
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PSY 4160 - Human Trafficking
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GWS 1001, or AAS 1010, or CJC 1010, or HSP 1010, or PSY 1001, or SWK 1010; upper-division standing; or permission of instructor
Description: This course explores human trafficking on international and local levels. A review of multidisciplinary perspectives on labor and sex trafficking provides comprehensive understanding of this human rights issue. Students examine the tactics used by traffickers to recruit and control victims and the effects of abuse on victims. This course provides an overview of U.S. federal and local laws to curb trafficking, including federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Finally, students evaluate global and local efforts of the current anti-trafficking movement, including ways to be involved.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix.
Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 4160, CJC 4160, GWS 4160, HON 4160, HSP 4160, SWK 4160
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PSY 4320 - Advanced Psychological Research Methods
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 2340 or PSY 3010; Senior standing
Description: This course entails the student proposing and designing an empirical psychological study under the guidance of the instructor. Students conduct and analyze a research study using scientifically valid quantitative and/or qualitative methods to investigate psychological phenomena. Students present their research and write a manuscript of the results. This course may be used to fulfill the Senior Experience requirement, and is strongly recommended for students interested in applying to graduate school in Psychology.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or PSY.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 4320
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PSY 4330 - Psychology in the “Real World”: Thinking Like a Psychologist
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 2340 or PSY 3010; senior standing
Description: In this course, students apply principles of scientific inquiry to evaluate claims about psychological phenomena made in both scholarly and popular media sources. Students learn to evaluate and synthesize information from multiple sources to answer questions and address problems of personal and professional interest, such as anticipated “real world” challenges in parenting or workplace leadership. As a capstone experience, this course requires students to integrate skills and competencies developed across the major curriculum. This course may be used to fulfill the Senior Experience requirement.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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PSY 4410 - Human Factors Engineering
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001; PSY 2310 or PSY 2330; or permission of instructor
Description: This course surveys the field of human factors engineering focusing on identifying the strengths and limitations of humans, in order to apply human factors design principles in optimizing human interactions with both mechanical and environmental systems, as well as workplace, home, and other environments. Emphasis is on the industrial applications of human factors design principles and psychological research data.
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PSY 4450 - Advanced Statistics: SPSS
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of B in both PSY 2330 and PSY 2340
Description: This course offers study of multivariate statistics such as multiple regression, factor analysis, discriminant analysis, and multivariate analysis of variance. Students will learn how to use the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) to perform the necessary statistical tests. Emphasis will be on understanding, application, and interpretation of multivariate statistics.
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PSY 4510 - History and Systems of Psychology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 2340 or PSY 3010 and Senior standing
Description: This course presents a critical survey of major theoretical and meta-theoretical systems in psychology from an historical perspective. Philosophical assumptions as well as cultural and political forces are discussed. Similarities and differences among the various theoretical models are highlighted. The student synthesizes and critically evaluates material from previous courses in psychology.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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PSY 4520 - Sensation and Perception
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001 and (PSY 2120 or BIO 1000 or BIO 1030 or BIO 1080 or BIO 1081) and junior standing.
Description: This course examines how information about the outside world is sensed and how that information is organized and interpreted to form perceptions. Anatomy and physiology of the sensory systems are studied, as are perceptual theories, models, controversies, and applications.
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PSY 4530 - Psychology of Learning
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001 and (PSY 2340 or PSY 3010)
Description: This course provides a study of basic learning processes. It focuses on experimental test of learning theories, both historical and contemporary. The course emphasizes non-human investigation while considering human implications.
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PSY 4540 - Behavioral Neuroscience
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001; BIO 1000 or BIO 1080; PSY 2120; and junior standing
Description: This course provides an in-depth study of the brain. How the brain develops and interacts with other systems in the body is examined. This course also investigates how the brain impacts behaviors such as: sleep, learning and memory, stress and health, and motivation.
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