Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Survey of topics, problems, and approaches in contemporary psychology. Includes the biological basis of behavior, sensation, perception, attention, learning and memory, thinking, language, abnormal behavior and therapies, personality and individual differences. Required for psychology majors.

Long Title: READINGS IN INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 1

Description: This is an accompaniment to PSYC101 and provides the opportunity for students to delve deeper into various topics through reading and discussion of research. This course will expand on the topics discussed in PSYC101, and help students to develop the skills necessary for reading, evaluating, and discussing psychological research.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101

Description: Overview of topics in social psychology. Includes conformity and social influence, attitude formation and change, aggression, altruism, relationships, liking and loving, prejudice and stereotyping, as well as applications to other disciplines (e.g. law, marketing, the workplace, etc.). Required for psychology majors.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101

Description: An introduction to topics in cognitive psychology including perception, memory, psycholinguistics, problem solving and decision making. Required for psychology majors.

Long Title: INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 or permission of instructor

Description: An overview of the principles, techniques, and theories of psychology applied in the industrial setting.

Long Title: UNDERGRADUATE PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: This seminar will provide students interested in psychology with an opportunity to explore psychology as a major and a career. Through guest lecturers, group discussions, and class projects, students will learn about diverse fields and potential career paths in psychology. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: MEMORY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 AND PSYC 203 or permission of instructor

Description: Critical review of traditional and contemporary approaches to the study of remembering and forgetting.

Long Title: PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 203

Description: Study of human and other animal communication. Includes the structure of human language, word meaning and semantic memory, psychological studies of syntax, bilingualism, language and thought, and language errors and disorders. Cross-list: LING 309.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO SEMANTICS

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to basic approaches to the study of meaning in linguistics and related fields. Includes the cognitive representation of meaning, lexical categorization, conceptual structures, metaphor/metonymy, meaning change, pragmatic inference, and the relation of language and mind. Cross-list: LING 315. Recommended prerequisite: LING 200 or ANTH 200.

Long Title: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 or permission of instructor

Description: Study of behavioral changes with age and general laws in both human and nonhuman species. Recommended Prerequisite: PSYC 202 and PSYC 203.

Long Title: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course focuses on some of the central aspects of first language acquisition. Topics include statistical learning; the use of special kinds of input modification ('motherese'); how children's grammatical, lexical-semantic, and phonological systems develop; the critical period hypothesis; and language development in the absence of a conventional model ('home sign'). Cross-list: LING 325.

Long Title: PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 AND PSYC 202 AND PSYC 339 or permission of instructor

Description: Offers a detailed examination of psychological test development and analysis. Topics include an exploration of different forms of psychological tests (e.g. intelligence, attitudes, personality, clinical), reliability and validity of tests, and practical issues in testing such as test bias (e.g. gender differences).

Long Title: PERSONALITY THEORY AND RESEARCH

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 AND PSYC 202 or permission of instructor

Description: Examination of those aspects of personality emphasized by major theorists past and present. Recommended prerequisite(s): PSYC 202 and PSYC 340.

Long Title: PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 AND PSYC 202 or permission of instructor

Description: Overview of research and theory on gender in psychology. Cross-list: SWGS 331.

Long Title: ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 AND (PSYC 202 OR PSYC 203) or permission of instructor

Description: Study of the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.

Long Title: STATISTICAL METHODS-PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 4

Description: Introduction to quantitative and computer methods applicable to the analysis of experimental and correlational data. Required for psychology majors. This is an online course. Please see link. http://davidmlane.com/teaching/psych339s10/

Long Title: RESEARCH METHODS

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 AND PSYC 339 or permission of instructor

Description: A continuation of PSYC 339, with emphasis on individual student experiments and the writing of research reports. Required for psychology majors.

Long Title: HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 AND PSYC 203 or permission of instructor

Description: Study of design and evaluation of interactive computing systems for human use and the major phenomena surrounding them.

Long Title: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The use of computers in psychological research and in usability engineering. The emphasis will be on dynamic HTML and JavaScript. Topics will include designing and running psychology experiments to run on the web and the use of web-based video. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 504. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 342 if student has credit for PSYC 504.

Long Title: PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 AND PSYC 203 or permission of instructor

Description: A consideration of historically important and modern perspectives on learning. Both human and animal research will be discussed.

Long Title: PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 AND PSYC 203 or permission of instructor

Description: Overview of the sensory and cognitive processes involved in human vision and audition. Not offered every year.

Long Title: PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTION AND MOTIVATION

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 AND PSYC 202

Description: Study of motives and emotions as causes of human behavior; includes biological motives, aggression, emotions and emotional expression, and individual differences in motivation. Recommended Prerequisite(s): PSCY 203.

Long Title: THINKING

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 AND PSYC 203 or permission of instructor

Description: Study of the higher mental processes. Includes problem solving, judgment, decision making, and reasoning. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 527.

Long Title: BIOPSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 AND PSYC 203 or permission of instructor

Description: Overview of the neurophysiological correlates of behavior.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 AND PSYC 203 or permission of instructor

Description: Application of principles of psychology and human performance to the design of modern systems.

Long Title: NEUROPSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE AND MEMORY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 203

Description: An introduction to the neural basis of language and memory covering patient-based and neuroimaging approaches. Topics include the neural basis of speech perception, language comprehension, language production, short-term memory, working memory, sematic and episodic memory, and domain-specific memory (e.g., verbal, spatial, and emotional memory). Recommended pre-requisite(s): PSYC 101, PSYC 308, PSYC 309, PSYC 362.

Long Title: METHODS IN HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 AND PSYC 203 or permission of instructor

Description: Introduction to methods for developing and testing user interfaces to computer systems. The focus is on web-based applications. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 609. Recommended Prerequisite(s): PSYC 370. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 409 if student has credit for PSYC 609.

Long Title: HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 AND PSYC 202 or permission of instructor

Description: Survey of evolution of psychological theory from the Greeks to the present. Includes development of scientific approaches to the study of human thought and behavior. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 511. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 411 if student has credit for PSYC 511.

Long Title: ELECTION SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND ADMINISTRATION

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This multidisciplinary course will consider how elections are conducted to enhance participation, to accurately measure the will of the electorate, and to be sufficiently rigorous to convince all parties that the results are legitimate. This course will consider the design and evaluation of election technologies, ranging from voter registration through the polling booth and vote tabulation. This course will consider three questions: how do individual voters interact with the voting technology, how are voting technologies engineered to be accurate and secure, and how do the social aspects of voting fulfill democratic goals for elections? A central requirement for this course will be group research projects, many operating in our community, build around the November 2006 election. Cross-list: COMP 435, POLI 420.

Long Title: COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF COGNITIVE PROCESSES

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A survey of computational approaches to cognitive processes. The emphasis will be on recent production system models, but other approaches will also be covered. The course will involve evaluation of existing models and hands-on experience in modeling. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 543. Recommended prerequisite(s): PSYC 203, COMP 200 (or equivalent), or permission of instructor. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 430 if student has credit for PSYC 543.

Long Title: ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY SEMINAR

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An emphasis on reading original published research. Topics covered include personnel selection, training, motivation, job attitudes, and groups. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 530. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 431 if student has credit for PSYC 530.

Long Title: BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 AND PSYC 203 AND PSYC 362 or permission of instructor

Description: An in depth examination of the neural basis of higher mental functions in humans including perception, attention, memory, motor skill, and language. Claims and controversies in cognitive neuroscience will be discussed. Recommended Preprequisite: PSYC 339 and PSYC 340.

Long Title: POLLUTION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: In this course we will consider research on the effects of various pollutants and toxic substances on the cognitive, social, and emotional development of children. Expert guest speakers will contribute to the course as well. Instructor Permission Required.

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 231 AND PSYC 431

Description: Contemporary theory and research in organizational psychology including topics such as motivation, leadership, job satisfaction, occupational stress, social cognition in work organizations, and group processes. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 636. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 436 if student has credit for PSYC 636.

Long Title: ADVANCED STATISTICAL METHODS FOR PSYCHOLOGY UNDERGRADUATES

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 339

Description: This course is intended as a second course in statistics for Psychology and the social sciences. It builds on PSYC 339. Advanced factorial ANOVA designs, mixed between - and within - subject designs, and multiple regression will be covered. This course is primarily for advanced Psychology undergraduates contemplating enrollment in Graduate school.

Long Title: HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 203

Description: Study of the design and evaluation of interactive computing systems for human use and the major phenomena surrounding them. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 541. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 441 if student has credit for PSYC 541.

Long Title: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Consideration of the research on psychological factors and health with special consideration to the role of health beliefs in people's practice and nonpractice of health, illness, and sick-role behaviors. Recommended Prerequisite(s):Four psychology courses or permission of instructor.

Long Title: ADVANCED SEMINAR IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 332 or permission of instructor

Description: Topics will vary. Pre-requisites PSYC 332 or permission of instructor. Repeatable for credit.

Long Title: REASONING, DECISION-MAKING, PROBLEM SOLVING

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 203 AND PSYC 340

Long Title: OLFACTORY PERCEPTION

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101

Description: Overview theories and research related to olfaction. Special topics include olfactory memory, the effect of emotion and cognition on olfaction, olfaction as a channel of communication, sensory integration, and ERP and fMRI studies on olfaction and its relationship with other sensory systems. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 565. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 465 if student has credit for PSYC 565.

Long Title: ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Principles of psychology and human performance applied to the design of modern systems. Instructor Permission Required. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 470 if student has credit for PSYC 540.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 203 AND PSYC 340

Description: A comprehensive introduction to all aspects of functional magnetic resonance imaging, a cutting-edge methodology that allows direct observation of the neural processing underlying human perception and cognition. Lectures will cover methods and applications of fMRI. The lab portion will involve designing experimental paradigms and collecting and analyzing fMRI data. Taught in even years only. Instructor Permission Required.Cross-list: BIOE 471, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 579.

Long Title: STEREOTYPING AND PREJUDICE

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 202

Description: Consideration of modern research on stereotypes of, prejudice against, and discrimination toward racial, gender, and stigmatized groups. Recommended prerequisite(s): PSYC 203 and 340.

Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 AND PSYC 203 or permission of instructor

Description: Topics will vary. Different course topics will require different prerequisites. Please see individual instructor for prerequisite requirements. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: UNDERGRADUATE SUPERVISED RESEARCH

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Supervised empirical research. Research paper required. Sponsorship by faculty member required. Instructor Permission Required. Recommended prerequisite(s): PSYC 339, PSYC 340. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SUPERVISED READING

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 339 AND PSYC 340

Description: Supervised reading of books and empirical papers on a topic of mutual interest to students and faculty. Term paper required. Sponsorship by faculty member required. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SUMMER INTERNSHIP

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Provides enrollment for various department summer internship. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: HONORS THESIS

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 339 AND PSYC 340

Description: Sponsorship by faculty member required. Students must apply for the Honors Program. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS I

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to inferential statistics with emphasis on analysis of variance. Students who do not meet the registration requirements and are not Graduates or Psychology Majors will need instructor permission to register. Cross-list: STAT 509.

Long Title: ADVANCED PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS II

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 502 OR STAT 509

Description: A continuation of PSYC 502, focusing on multiple regression. Other multivariate techniques and distribution-free statistics are also covered. Instructor Permission Required.Cross-list: STAT 510.

Long Title: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The use of computers in psychological research and in usability engineering. The emphasis will be on dynamic HTML and JavaScript. Topics will include designing and running psychology experiments to run on the web and the use of web-based video. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 342. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 504 if student has credit for PSYC 342.

Long Title: RESEARCH METHODS

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Graduate-level treatment of a wide range of laboratory and field research methodologies. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: HISTORY AND SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of the philosophical foundations of psychology, the development of scientific models in the 19th century, 20th-century schools of psychology, and the growth of fields of modern psychology. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 411. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 511 if student has credit for PSYC 411.

Long Title: FOUNDATIONS OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An introduction to the basic topics in cognitive psychology, including perception, memory, psycholinguistics, concept formation, problem solving, and decision making.

Long Title: PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An overview of the sensory and cognitive processes involved in human vision and audition.

Long Title: INFORMATION PROCESSING AND ATTENTION

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An exploration of topics in attention, including information overload, selective attention, response conflict, and automatic/unconscious and controlled/conscious processes. The neural mechanisms underlying these processes will also be discussed.

Long Title: MEMORY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Overview of issues and research in remembering and forgetting.

Long Title: PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of the psychology of language. Includes the study of speech production, reading, syntax, meaning, bilingualism, language and thought, and language errors and disorders.

Long Title: THINKING

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The study of higher mental processes includes problem judgment, planning, decision making, and reasoning. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 360.

Long Title: COGNITIVE RESEARCH SEMINAR

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: A weekly student-staff seminar on current and recent research about mental phenomena. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: FOUNDATIONS OF I/O PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Graduate-level introduction to the study of human behavior in the work setting. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 431. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 530 if student has credit for PSYC 431.

Long Title: HF/HCI RESEARCH SEMINAR

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: A weekly student-staff seminar on various human factors and human computer interaction topics. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: I/O PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH SEMINAR

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: A weekly student-staff seminar on various industrial- organizational psychology topics. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: FOUNDATIONS OF ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An introduction to the basic topics in engineering psychology including basic methods of systems analysis, display-control design, mental and workload analysis, motor control, and error in human performance. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 540 if student has credit for PSYC 470.

Long Title: HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of the design and evaluation of interactive computing systems for human use and the major phenomena surrounding them. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 441. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 541 if student has credit for PSYC 441.

Long Title: COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF COGNITIVE PROCESSES

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A survey of computational approaches to modeling cognitive processes. The emphasis will be on recent production system models, but other approaches will also be covered. The course will involve evaluation of existing models and hands-on experience in modeling. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 430. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 543 if student has credit for PSYC 430.

Long Title: FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Review of theories of social psychology with an emphasis on current empirical research.

Long Title: PSYCHOLOGY PRESENTATIONS

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Practicum on oral psychology presentation.

Long Title: TEACHING IN PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Assistance in the teaching of undergraduate and occasionally graduate courses in psychology. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 9

Description: Supervised internship in cognitive psychology. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: HUMAN OLFACTION

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101

Description: Overview theories and research to olfaction. Special topics include olfactory memory, the effect of emotion and cognition on olfaction, olfaction as a channel of communication, sensory integration, and ERP and FMRI studies on olfaction and its relationship with other sensory systems. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 465. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 565 if student has credit for PSYC 465.

Long Title: FIRST YEAR PROJECT

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Individual research project undertaken in the first year of the graduate program. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SECOND YEAR PROJECT

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Individual research project undertaken during the second year of the graduate program. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: NON-THESIS GRADUATE RESEARCH

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Individual research not for first- or second-year project or thesis. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE I

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Overview of neuropsychological and cognitive neuroscience approaches to higher mental functions including sensation and perception, attention, motor control, and neuroplasticity. Other topics include basic neuroanatomy, experimental and clinical investigative methods and the historical and philosophical context of contemporary neuroscience. Instructor Permission Required.Cross-list: NEUR 501.

Long Title: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE II

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (PSYC 203 AND PSYC 362)

Description: Overview of neuropsychological and cognitive service approaches to higher mental functions including language, memory, executive functions, reasoning, and numerical processing. Cross-list: NEUR 502. Permission of instructor required for undergraduate enrollment.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO FUNCTIONAL NEUROANATOMY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Anatomy and function of components of the nervous system with an emphasis on the central nervous system. This course

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A comprehensive introduction to all aspects of functional magnetic resonance imaging, a cutting-edge methodology that allows direct observation of the neural processing underlying human perception and cognition. Lectures will cover methods and applications of fMRI. The lab portion will involve designing experimental paradigms and collecting and analyzing fMRI data. Taught in even years only. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 471.

Long Title: DEVELOPMENTAL COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Seminar focusing on the neural/biological bases of both normal and abnormal human development through a survey of recent research in developmental cognitive neuroscience. Topics include perceptual, motive, cognitive, and language development as well as experimental research methods for studying the developing brain.

Long Title: VISION SCIENCE

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Advanced graduate seminar in the psychology of vision covering the neural, psychophysical, and phenomenological approaches to visual perception.

Long Title: EARLY SENSORY, PERCEPTUAL AND ATTENTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This is a survey course for graduate students interested in the development of sensory systems, perception, and attention. There will be original empirical and theoretical readings from the literature on the development of these functions primarily during infancy. Neurobiological underpinnings for these functions will be debated and discussed.

Long Title: PSYCHOMETRICS

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Test theory including reliability, validity, item response theory, and generalizability theory. In addition, the course offers hands-on experience with analysis software and discussion of practical issues such as test bias, item writing, and scale construction issues.

Long Title: METHODS IN HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to methods for developing and testing user interfaces to computer systems. The focus is on web-based applications. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 409. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 609 if student has credit for PSYC 409.

Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: Topics will vary. Fall 2008 Topic: Executive Function Graduate seminar examining executive function. Topics will include both historical perspectives and contemporary research addressing executive function in motor, memory, language, and social/affective domains. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: TOPICS IN MEMORY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Topics will vary. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: MEMORY RESEARCH SEMINAR

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Weekly seminar to discuss recent research in human memory. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: PSYCHOLINGUISTICS RESEARCH SEMINAR

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Weekly seminar to discuss recent research in psycholinguistics. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS IN I/O

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 530 or permission of instructor

Description: Topics will vary.

Long Title: FOUNDATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Applied psychologists attempt to build theoretical and empirical models that effectively explain how variation in individual differences (e.g., cognitive ability, personality, motivation, interests) relates to variation in practically relevant outcomes (e.g., training effectiveness, job performance, response to clinical treatment). This course covers major theoretical and methodological approaches to this end.

Long Title: LEADERSHIP

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of the major psychological approaches to the study of leadership. Emphasis is on theory and practice in formal organizations.

Long Title: FOUNDATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Research psychologists across subdisciplines are concerned about modeling individual differences (e.g., cognitive ability, personality, and motivation) and their relationships with practically relevant outcomes (e.g., job performance, response to clinical treatments). This course covers current theory and empirical findings that inform a psychological and scholarly understanding of individual differences.

Long Title: PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 530 or permission of instructor

Description: Examination of the theory, research and applications in personnel selection including job analysis, job performance, evaluation of performance, validation of selection methods, and training.

Long Title: MULTILEVEL MODELING IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Psychological data often have a nested structure (e.g., students within classrooms, time points within individuals). Multilevel modeling of such data yields results that are more appropriate and interpretable than traditional statistical methods. Students will gain both practical and conceptional knowledge of this increasingly popular methodology.

Long Title: ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 530 or permission of instructor

Description: Contemporary theory and research in organizational psychology including topics such as motivation, leadership, job satisfaction, occupational stress, social cognition in work organizations, and group processes. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 436. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 636 if student has credit for PSYC 436.

Long Title: META-ANALYSIS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Meta-analysis is a popular tool for statistically aggregating effects across related psychological studies. Course topics traverse a wide range of issues, including developing and using a coding sheet, fixed vs. random effect models, analysis moderator effects, correcting for statistical artifacts, dealing with dependent outcomes and outliers, and detecting publication bias.

Long Title: I/O PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 9

Description: Supervised internship in organizational and/or personnel psychology. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: TOPICS IN HCI

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Topics will vary. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: Topics will vary. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: HF/HCI PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 9

Description: Supervised internship in engineering psychology. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: TOPICS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Topics will vary. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: PROFESSIONAL ISSUES

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Discussion of selected topics on professional matters. Includes grant writing, licensing, and ethics in psychology.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN GENES AND COGNITION

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This seminar will consist of reading and discussing papers on molecular genetic studies of various cognitive functions broadly construed. This will include studies of genes and attention, genes and working memory, and genes and executive function. Will also include readings on genes and disordered cognition (e.g., ADHD, Alzheimers).

Long Title: METHODS IN COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Explores issues in functional neuroimaging and provides hands-on experience with experimental design, data acquisition, and analysis. Examines hemodynamic (PET, FMR), electrophysiologic (EEG, MEG), and other (e.g. neural stimulation, event-related optical) methods of measuring functional activation in the human brain related to cognitive operations. **The course is scheduled to meet at The University of Texas Medical School Building, B.645.

Long Title: THESIS RESEARCH

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 15

Description: Research for the master's thesis. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: DISSERTATION RESEARCH

Department: Psychology

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 15

Description: Research for the doctoral dissertation. Repeatable for Credit.