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POLI 396 - Radical and Utopian Politics
Description:
Selected revolutionary movements, leading actors in revolutionary dramas, and radical and utopian blueprints of future societies.
3 cr.
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POLI 397 - Methods of Policy Analysis
Description:
Systematic methods, techniques, tools for public policy evaluation; policy analysis as service to decision makers, analysts in policy and political processes. Available for graduate credit as POLI 597 .
Prerequisites:
Either POLI 202 or POLI 314 , and Statistics (MATH 355); or Instructor Consent
3 cr.
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POLI 414 - Politics of Race, Class and Gender in the U.S.
Description:
Examine causes and consequences of American political discord over race, class and gender and how this discord manifests itself in and emanates from the laws our society creates to manage conflict, distribute resources, and parcel out value preferences.
Prerequisites:
POLI 101
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: USD
3 cr.
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POLI 450 - Law, Policy, and Regulation
Description:
Study of administrative law, policymaking, and the regulatory process at the federal and state level.
3 cr.
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POLI 455 - Internship in Government
Description:
Work with a local, regional, state, or federal agency under instructor’s supervision and complete a research paper. Credits set by instructor.
1-6 cr.
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POLI 490 - Selected Problems in Political Science
Description:
Examine problems in political thought or activities. Subtitle will designate topic.
1-3 cr.
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POLI 497 - Methods of Political Science Research
Description:
Examine political science as a discipline by using the materials, approaches, methods, and modes of presentation of contemporary research.
3 cr.
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POLI 498 - Political Science Capstone Seminar
Description:
Subtitle denotes specific topic. Graduating seniors: apply acquired skills, methodologies, and knowledge from the political science major and the General Education Program to selected topics for research and discussion in a seminar setting.
Prerequisites:
Political Science Major/Minor with senior standing; successful completion of at least one course in four of the five areas of the discipline; one of the following: POLI 101 , POLI 160 , or POLI 180 ; and POLI 300 ; or Department Consent
3 cr.
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POLI 499 - Special Work
Description:
Upperclass political science majors and minors may arrange for independent study with cons chair. Credit based on scope of project.
1-3 cr.
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POLI 504 - Environmental Politics and Policy
Description:
Examine the influences on environmental laws and policies. Topics include public opinion, environmental organizations, state-federal governance, and development of specific policies. Available for undergraduate credit as POLI 304 .
Typically Offered:
Not currently offered
3 cr.
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POLI 506 - Health Politics and Policies
Description:
Focus on public policy of health care financing, delivery, access, and providers; impact of major government programs and proposed reforms; emphasis on technological change and its impact. Available for undergraduate credit as POLI 306 .
3 cr.
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POLI 514 - Public Policy Issues
Description:
Intensive analysis of selected national public policy issues; their origin, development, proposed solutions, and political impact. Available for undergraduate credit as POLI 314 .
3 cr.
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POLI 516 - Parties and Elections
Description:
Description and critical examination of political parties and voting behavior in the U.S. Available for undergraduate credit as POLI 316 .
Typically Offered:
Not currently offered
3 cr.
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POLI 520 - Legislative Process
Description:
Analyze forces and procedures that determine formation of law and public policy in the U.S. Available for undergraduate credit as POLI 320 .
3 cr.
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POLI 538 - Environmental Law and Regulation
Description:
In-depth coverage of federal environmental statutes and regulations including agency rules and court decisions. Areas of focus include air and water pollution as well as waste disposal. Both federal law and Wisconsin regulations will be covered where applicable. Available for undergraduate credit as POLI 338 .
3 cr.
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POLI 554 - Public Personnel Administration
Description:
Problems and practices involved in selection, training, and performance of public employees. Available for undergraduate credit as POLI 354 .
3 cr.
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POLI 556 - Government Finance
Description:
How U.S. national, state, and local governments determine their fiscal policies; governmental institutions and agencies involved, legislation and regulations, and the pattern of relationships affecting them. Available for undergraduate credit as POLI 356 .
3 cr.
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POLI 558 - Public Budgets
Description:
Determination and execution of public agency budgets; preparation, authorization, and political considerations of the government agency budget. Available for undergraduate credit as POLI 358 .
Typically Offered:
Not currently offered
3 cr.
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POLI 593 - Ancient and Medieval Western Political Theory
Description:
Examine principal political thinkers of ancient Greek and medieval Roman societies including Thucydides, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas. Emphasizes enduring nature of central questions of politics. Available for undergraduate credit as POLI 393 .
3 cr.
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POLI 594 - Political Ideas that Changed the World
Description:
During certain periods, political ideas undergo significant changes. In Greece, warfare and democracy prompted Plato and Aristotle to offer new ideas capable of making sense of the politics of their tiime. At other times, political ideas provoke change. The Protestant Reformation ignited conflicts in Europe that led to new ideas about individual freedom, equality, revolution, and legal constitutions that remain influential. Focus is on how political ideas reflect their social and historical context as well as how new political ideas have generated conflicts within societies. Available for undergraduate credit as POLI 394 .
3 cr.
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POLI 595 - Political Ideas Today
Description:
Political ideas inspire change. Big changes require new political ideas to make sense of them. The twentieth century involved significant economic, technological, and cultural changes. How are political thinkers making sense of the effects of these changes? Emphasis on political ideas since World War II. Available for undergraduate credit as POLI 395 .
Typically Offered:
Not currently offered
3 cr.
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POLI 597 - Methods of Policy Analysis
Description:
Systematic methods, techniques, tools for public policy evaluation; policy analysis as service to decision makers, analysts in policy and political processes. Available for undergraduate credit as POLI 397 .
Prerequisites:
Either POLI 202 or POLI 314 , and Statistics (MATH 355); or Instructor Consent
3 cr.
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POLI 790 - Selected Problems in Political Science
Description:
Graduate seminar investigating an area of political science. Subtitle will designate area. May repeat for credit with different subtitles.
3 cr.
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POLI 796 - Special Work
Description:
Graduate students may arrange for special out-of-class work with cons chair. Credit based on scope of project.
1-3 cr.
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Psychology |
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PSYC 110 - Introduction to Psychology
Description:
Introduction to scientific study of behavior and mental processes, and methods used in psychological research.
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: SS; AAS: HC
3 cr.
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PSYC 198 - Reading in the Discipline
Description:
Improve critical reading and thinking skills. Does not apply to Psychology major or minor.
Prerequisites:
Concurrent registration in another designated Psychology course
1 cr. pass/fail
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PSYC 200 - Research Methods in Psychology
Description:
Introduction to the research methods used in psychology including experimental and nonexperimental designs. Library research, conducting research, research ethics, and basics of writing in APA style.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110
General Education Designation(s):
AAS: CCT, LS
3 cr.
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PSYC 240 - Psychology of Gender
Description:
Research and theory concerned with men’s and women’s personalities, roles, capacities; emphasis on socialization and gender role development.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: SS; AAS: HC
3 cr.
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PSYC 255 - Psychology of Sexual Behavior
Description:
Psychological aspects of sexual behaviors, responses, and attitudes, including psychosexual development, varieties of sexual experience, basic physiology, sexual problems and therapy, and psychological factors in contraception, conception, pregnancy, and childbirth.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110
3 cr.
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PSYC 260 - Introduction to Developmental Psychology
Description:
Survey growth and development; physical, perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, emotional, and social development; emphasis on human development from conception through adulthood.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: SS; AAS: HC
3 cr.
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PSYC 270 - Positive Psychology
Description:
Scientific study of optimal human functioning, focusing on theory, research, application of positive emotions, character strengths and virtues, and positive institutions.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110
3 cr.
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PSYC 275 - Canine Behavior
Description:
Evolution, history, sensory abilities, social behavior, learning and methods of dog training. Behavior problems and ways dogs work with and help people.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110
3 cr.
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PSYC 290 - Psychoactive Drugs and Behavior
Description:
Introduction to psychopharmacology; examine effects of commonly used drugs on the central nervous system, behavior, and motivation for administration, consumption, and drug abuse.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110 or Instructor Consent
3 cr.
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PSYC 295 - Career Development in Psychology
Description:
Explore and prepare for careers and professions in psychology. Readings and activities to help understand fields of psychology, planning for graduate school, graduate school search/application processes, curricular/ extracurricular preparation for baccalaureate level occupations, and resume development.
Prerequisites:
Psychology Major
1 cr. pass/fail.
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PSYC 300 - Statistics for Psychologists
Description:
Calculation and interpretation of measures of central tendency, variability, correlation, and regression in psychological research; hypothesis testing and estimation from large and small samples; analysis of variance; forms of experimental design. 3 hrs lec, 2 hrs lab per wk. Available for graduate credit as PSYC 500 .
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110 and either MATH 95 or MATH 100 or a suitable placement test score. Recommended: PSYC 200
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: QL; AAS: AAS-QL, NW
4 cr.
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PSYC 301 - Personality Psychology
Description:
Contemporary approaches to the study of personality; clinical and experimental contributions to the understanding of the personality and its structure.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110
General Education Designation(s):
AAS: HC
3 cr.
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PSYC 315 - The Psychology of Adolescence
Description:
An examination of the adolescence period, including biological, social, and cognitive changes that occur at this time, with emphasis placed on normative development.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110
3 cr.
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PSYC 320 - Social Psychology
Description:
An overview of theory and research on how people think, feel, and behave in social situations. Examine attitudes, conformity, group dynamics, helping behavior, intergroup relations, and social influence in everyday settings.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: SS; AAS: HC
3 cr.
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PSYC 321 - Environmental Psychology
Description:
Theoretical and empirical relationships between human psychology and the natural environment; environmental attitudes, values, and social norms; interactions with nature; promotion of sustainable behavior.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: ER
3 cr.
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PSYC 322 - Psychology and Culture
Description:
Examine relationship between psychology and culture/ethnicity. Examine psychological processes that contribute to origin and persistence of culture; ways culture/ethnicity affect psychological processes/behavior.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: USD
3 cr.
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PSYC 325 - Behavioral Neuroscience
Description:
Introduction to biological bases of behavior. Nervous system function and its relation to behavior, perception, motivation and thinking. May include behavioral endocrinology, behavioral genetics, evolutionary psychology, and psychopharmacology.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: IS; AAS: NW
3 cr.
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PSYC 330 - Perception
Description:
Fundamental concepts of perception involving all the senses, with emphasis on hearing and vision; experimental findings, theoretical interpretations, and demonstrations relating to perception.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110
3 cr.
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PSYC 331 - Cognitive Psychology
Description:
Topics in human cognition including sensory memory, pattern recognition, selective attention, working memory, semantic memory and connectionist models, speech production and comprehension, semantic and syntactic theories, language acquisition, concept attainment, problem solving and artificial intelligence.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110
3 cr.
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PSYC 333 - Animal Cognition
Description:
Study of the cognitive abilities of animals in an evolutionary framework, including animal perception, communication, learning, memory, spatial cognition, and observational learning. Discussion of how animal cognition is important for professions that work with wild and companion animals.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110 and 3 credits of Biology
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: IS
3 cr.
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PSYC 345 - Industrial Organizational Psychology
Description:
Job analysis, selection, training, performance appraisal; EEOC/diversity, sexual harassment, compensation, employee motivation, attitudes and morale, and leadership
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110
3 cr.
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PSYC 350 - Psychological Assessment
Description:
Introduction to psychological assessment and norm-referenced testing. Psychometrics, test construction, and validation. Contemporary intelligence, achievement, interest, and personality tests and behavioral assessment techniques. Available for graduate credit as PSYC 550 .
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110 and either PSYC 300 or MATH 255 ; or Instructor Consent
3 cr.
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PSYC 351 - Abnormal Psychology
Description:
Research-based study of classification, causes, origins (etiology), and treatment of major psychological disorders such as anxiety and mood disorders, schizophrenia, personality disorders, childhood problems, sexual dysfunctions, and neurological disorders.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110
General Education Designation(s):
AAS: NW
3 cr.
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PSYC 360 - Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Description:
Introduction to child and adolescent (developmental) psychopathology. Includes identification, causes, course, and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders, specific earning disorders, internalizing disorders, externalizing disorders, and pediatric psychological conditions in children and adolescents. Available for graduate credit as PSYC 560 .
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110 ; Recommended: PSYC 260
3 cr.
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PSYC 370 - Emotion
Description:
An overview of theory and research on emotion. Examine issues such as biology, personality, development, cognition, expression, regulation, culture, disorders, and therapy.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: IS
3 cr.
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PSYC 375 - Learning
Description:
Basic mechanisms of how the environment influences the behavior of humans and other animals. Topics include the principles of classical conditioning, operant conditioning, motivation, and observational learning. Available for graduate credit as PSYC 575 .
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110
3 cr.
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PSYC 377 - Evolutionary Psychology
Description:
Application of evolutionary principles to understanding human behavior. Topics may include sex, mating preferences, parenting, altruism, kinship, and cognition.
Prerequisites:
Either PSYC 110 or BIOL 160 , and 9 credits in Psychology or Biology
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: IS
3 cr.
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PSYC 385 - Health Psychology
Description:
Contribution of environmental and psychological factors to the causes, treatment, and prevention of disease. Available for graduate credit as PSYC 585 .
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110
3 cr.
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PSYC 388 - Animal Behavior
Description:
Comparative study of animal behavior; description, classification, analysis, and evolution of behavioral patterns of animals. Also social behavior and underlying mechanisms. May not receive credit for both PSYC 388 and BIOL 388 . Available for graduate credit as PSYC 588 .
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110 and either BIOL 101 or BIOL 160
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: IS
3 cr.
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PSYC 395 - Selected Topics in Psychology
Description:
Discuss topics in psychology. Subtitle will designate area. May repeat for credit with different subtitles.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110 and Instructor Consent. Additional prereqs may apply depending on the topic.
3 cr.
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PSYC 397 - Field Experience
Description:
Application of psychological principles in professional settings under the direction of faculty member. Credit and hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit. No more than nine combined credits from PSYC 397, PSYC 398 , and PSYC 399 may be applied to the major.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110 and Instructor Consent
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: XL
Typically Offered:
Fall and Spring
1-6 cr.
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PSYC 398 - Directing Readings
Description:
Readings in specific areas of psychology under direction of faculty member. Credit and hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit. No more than nine combined credits from PSYC 397 , PSYC 398, and PSYC 399 may be applied to the major.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110 and Instructor Consent; Recommended: PSYC 200
Typically Offered:
Fall and Spring
1-6 cr.
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PSYC 399 - Directed Research
Description:
Research in specific areas of psychology under direction of faculty member. Credit and hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit. No more than nine combined credits from PSYC 397 , PSYC 398 , and PSYC 399 may be applied to the major. Available for graduate credit as PSYC 599 .
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110 and Instructor Consent; Recommended: PSYC 200
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: XL
1-6 cr.
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PSYC 400 - Advanced Research Methods in Psychology
Description:
Exposure to and practice with advanced research designs used in psychology. Focus on the link between research and design and the statistical tests used for these designs. Conduct research projects, collect and analyze data, and write and present as appropriate to the field.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110 , PSYC 200 , PSYC 300 , Instructor Consent, and 22 credits in Psychology
3 cr.
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PSYC 401 - Introduction to Counseling and Psychotherapy
Description:
Major approaches to counseling and psychotherapy; theory, research, evaluation, and demonstration. Available for graduate credit as PSYC 601 .
Prerequisites:
Both PSYC 110 and PSYC 200 , and either PSYC 301 or PSYC 351 , and junior standing. Nonmajors must have Instructor Consent.
3 cr.
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PSYC 402 - Practicum in Counseling and Psychotherapy
Description:
Clinical application of theory/research in counseling and psychotherapy. Develop professional ethics, attitudes, behaviors, communication, and intervention skills essential to therapeutic interview. Videotape/critique student counseling interviews. Available for graduate credit as PSYC 602 .
Prerequisites:
PSYC 401 and Instructor Consent
3 cr.
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PSYC 480 - Applied Theories of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Description:
Application of behavioral and cognitive theory and research in the remediation of psychological disorders and behavior problems, including such topics as operant conditioning, cognitive restructuring, desensitization therapies, token economies and biofeedback. Practical application of behavior principles included. Available for graduate credit as PSYC 680 .
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110 , PSYC 200 , PSYC 351 , and junior standing. Recommended: PSYC 375
3 cr.
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PSYC 490 - Seminar: Topics in Psychology
Description:
Integrative discussion of theory and research in psychology. Subtitle will designate area. Write and present as appropriate to the field. May repeat for credit with different subtitles.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 110 , PSYC 200 , PSYC 300 , Instructor Consent, and 22 credits in Psychology. Additional prereqs may apply depending on the topic.
3 cr.
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PSYC 491 - Workshop
Description:
Subtitle will designate area. May repeat for credit with different subtitles. Available for graduate credit as PSYC 691 .
1-5 cr.
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PSYC 494 - Human Services Internship
Description:
Field experience in human services agencies or activities under direction of field placement supervisors and psychology faculty. May repeat for 9 cr max.
Prerequisites:
Both PSYC 351 and PSYC 401 , Psychology Major, junior standing, 2.5 cumulative and Psychology GPA, Instructor Consent, and concurrent registration in PSYC 495
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: XL
1-6 cr.
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PSYC 495 - Human Services Internship Seminar
Description:
Weekly professional seminar meetings. Review professional practice standards, critique case study presentations, discuss professional ethics.
Prerequisites:
Concurrent registration in PSYC 494
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: XL
2 cr.
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PSYC 500 - Statistics for Psychologists
Description:
Calculation and interpretation of measures of central tendency, variability, correlation, and regression in psychological research; hypothesis testing and estimation from large and small samples; analysis of variance; forms of experimental design. 3 hrs lec, 2 hrs lab per wk. Available for undergraduate credit as PSYC 300 .
4 cr.
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PSYC 550 - Psychological Assessment
Description:
Introduction to psychological assessment and norm-referenced testing. Psychometrics, test construction, and validation. Contemporary intelligence, achievement, interest, and personality tests and behavioral assessment techniques. Available for undergraduate credit as PSYC 350 .
3 cr.
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PSYC 560 - Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Description:
Introduction to child and adolescent (developmental) psychopathology. Includes identification, causes, course, and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders, specific learning disorders, internalizing disorders, externalizing disorders, and pediatric psychological conditions in children and adolescents. Available for undergraduate credit as PSYC 360 .
3 cr.
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PSYC 575 - Learning
Description:
Basic mechanisms of how the environment influences the behavior of humans and other animals. Topics include the principles of classical conditioning, operant conditioning, motivation, and observational learning. Available for undergraduate credit as PSYC 375 .
3 cr.
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PSYC 585 - Health Psychology
Description:
Contribution of environmental and psychological factors to the causes, treatment, and prevention of disease. Available for undergraduate credit as PSYC 385 .
3 cr.
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PSYC 588 - Animal Behavior
Description:
Comparative study of animal behavior; description, classification, analysis, and evolution of behavioral patterns of animals. Also social behavior and underlying mechanisms. May not earn credit in both PSYC 588 and BIOL 588 . Available for undergraduate credit as PSYC 388 .
3 cr.
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PSYC 599 - Independent Study
Description:
Qualified students may arrange for independent study, research assistantship, or other relevant learning experience under the direction of psychology faculty. Credit based on scope of project. Available for undergraduate credit as PSYC 399 .
1-3 cr.
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PSYC 601 - Introduction to Counseling and Psychotherapy
Description:
Major approaches to counseling and psychotherapy; theory, research, evaluation, and demonstration. Available for undergraduate credit as PSYC 401 .
3 cr.
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PSYC 602 - Practicum in Counseling and Psychotherapy
Description:
Clinical application of theory/research in counseling and psychotherapy. Develop professional ethics, attitudes, behaviors, communication, and intervention skills essential to therapeutic interview. Videotape/critique student counseling interviews. Available for undergraduate credit as PSYC 402 .
3 cr.
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PSYC 680 - Applied Theories of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Description:
Application of behavioral and cognitive theory and research in the remediation of psychological disorders and behavior problems, including such topics as operant conditioning, cognitive restructuring, desensitization therapies, token economies and biofeedback. Practical application of behavior principles included. Available for undergraduate credit as PSYC 480 .
3 cr.
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PSYC 691 - Workshop
Description:
Subtitle will designate area. May repeat for credit with different subtitles. Available for undergraduate credit as PSYC 491 .
1-5 cr.
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PSYC 796 - Special Work
Description:
Advanced graduate students may arrange for specialized independent study with cons instr, chair, and chair of major department.
Typically Offered:
Not currently offered
Credit based on scope of project.
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REL 100 - Religions of Asia
Description:
Survey religious traditions of Asia with special attention to Hinduism and Buddhism.
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: GA, HU
3 cr.
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REL 101 - Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Description:
Survey religious traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam including origins, issues of inter-religious conflict, other comparative themes.
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: HU
3 cr.
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REL 107 - Religious Autobiographies
Description:
Autobiographical accounts of religious persons to introduce stories representing a diverse and multicultural cross section of the world’s religions, including Native American religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Latin American Catholicism, African-American Protestantism, and Islam.
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: GA
Typically Offered:
Not currently offered
3 cr.
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REL 111 - Religious Diversity in Modern America
Description:
Surveys the diversity of religions in modern America, with particular emphasis upon issues of pluralism, tolerance and inclusion, and with attention to the ways in which America’s increasing religious diversity impacts debates concerning politics, law, education, public space, medicine and culture.
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: USD
3 cr.
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REL 199 - Reading in the Discipline
Description:
Improve critical reading and thinking skills. Taken in conjunction with designated sections of religious studies courses.
1 cr. pass/fail.
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REL 202 - Introduction to the Study of Religion
Description:
Introduction to method and theory in the comparative study of religion.
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: HU; AAS: HC
3 cr.
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REL 302 - Religion and Cultural Conflict
Description:
Explores questions of the nature and function of religion in a context of situations of cultural conflict and change. May include colonialism and post-colonialism, millenarian movements, religion and violence, religion and politics, and global fundamentalism.
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: HU; AAS: HC
3 cr.
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REL 303 - Jewish Scriptures
Description:
Study of Jewish scriptures (known to Christians as the Old Testament) in context of historical and cultural background, and issues of interpretation.
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: HU
3 cr.
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REL 304 - New Testament and Early Christianity
Description:
Study selected New Testament and extra-biblical texts to discern religious perceptions shaping various early Christian movements.
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: HU
3 cr.
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REL 305 - Prophets and Prophecy
Description:
A comparative study of ancient and modern prophecy in a variety of cultures, including Israelite, American Indian, African, and East Indian.
Typically Offered:
Not currently offered
3 cr.
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REL 307 - Religion and Health
Description:
Exploration of a variety of world religions with particular focus on how these traditions deal with issues of health, healing, disease and dying. Available for graduate credit as REL 507 .
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: GA
3 cr.
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REL 311 - American Religious History
Description:
Surveys American religious history from the colonial period through the 19th century with emphasis on the dynamics of cultural encounter, intersections of religion, racism, and sexism, and the struggles of minority groups and women for equality and justice.
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: IS, USD
3 cr.
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REL 317 - New Religious Movements
Description:
A study of new religious movements, primarily in America, applying the methodologies of history, sociology, and religious studies. Topics may include cult formation, church and state questions, religious violence, gender, the anti-cult movement, and the role of popular media in shaping public perceptions.
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: IS
3 cr.
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REL 318 - Religion and Popular Culture
Description:
Explore the fluid relationship between religion and popular culture with emphasis on the American context. Topics will include how popular culture constructs religion, how religious groups appropriate aspects of popular culture, how popular culture reflects aspects of the religion, and how religious bodies interpret and engage with popular culture.
3 cr.
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REL 321 - Studies in Religion
Description:
Topics in the study of religion in human life and culture. Subtitle will designate area. May repeat for credit with different subtitles.
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: HU; AAS: IK
3 cr.
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REL 330 - Women and Religion
Description:
Explore intersections of religion and sexism, including historical development of attitudes toward women and human sexuality in Western religious traditions.
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: HU
3 cr.
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REL 333 - Women and Goddesses in India
Description:
Study of women’s roles, notions of female power, and goddesses in Hindu tradition.
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: GA, HU
3 cr.
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REL 340 - Buddhism
Description:
Study of Buddhist religious traditions in their historical and cultural contexts. Relevance of Buddhism for addressing problems in the modern world such as war, environmental degradation, and social injustice.
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: GA, HU; AAS: HC
3 cr.
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REL 341 - Religions of India
Description:
Study Hindu deities, practices, and philosophies including comparison of Indian and U.S. Hinduism, and Hinduism’s influences on Indian Christianity.
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: GA, HU
3 cr.
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REL 342 - Islam
Description:
Study of Islam in variety of historical, cultural, political contexts. Overview of Islamic beliefs and practices including issues of women, politics and war, and mysticism in Islam.
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: HU
Typically Offered:
Not currently offered
3 cr.
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REL 343 - Judaism
Description:
Study of Judaism in history and its contemporary global context. Issues to consider may include traditions of textual interpretation, anti-Semitism, Zionism, immigration and assimilation in America, and the diversities of modern Judaism.
3 cr.
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REL 344 - Christianity
Description:
Study of Christian religious traditions in their historical and cultural contexts. Issues to consider may include the development and canonization of scripture, the relationship between the church and the state, and the modern global diversity of traditions.
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: HU; AAS: HC
3 cr.
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REL 350 - Religion and Film
Description:
Explore the aesthetic, cultural, and historical dimensions of cinema in relationship to religious communities and religious themes. These explorations will include how different religious communities have related to cinema as well as how movies have represented, maligned, or promoted various religions over time.
General Education Designation(s):
GEP: ART
3 cr.
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