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PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology [SOCS] (Partially Online)
(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: PSY 1001H, PSTL 1289 (inactive, ending 05-SEP-06), PSTL 1281 (inactive, starting 07-SEP-99, was GC 1281 until 05-SEP-06)
Scientific study of human behavior. Problems, methods, findings of modern psychology.
PSY 1001H - Honors Introduction to Psychology [SOCS] (Partially Online)
(4 cr; Prereq-Honors.; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: PSY 1001 (starting 07-SEP-99), PSTL 1289 (inactive, ending 05-SEP-06), PSTL 1281 (inactive, starting 07-SEP-99, was GC 1281 until 05-SEP-06)
Scientific study of human behavior. Problems, methods, findings of modern psychology.
PSY 1010 - Topics in Psychology (Topics course)
(1 cr [max 3]; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits)
Introductory topics of current interest in Psychology.
PSY 1925 - Neuroimaging in Psychology: Why Do Psychologists Use Magnets & Electrodes to Look at People's Brains
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Periodic Spring)
This seminar explores how people use electricity and magnets to study brains. It seems almost magical that we can use magnets, radio antennae, and electrodes to figure out what people are thinking. But there?s no magic about it, and we will spend part of our time together learning about the basic physics and neuroscience that make functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), magnetoencephalography (MEG), and electroencephalography (EEG) possible. We will spend the rest of the time talking about why people want to do this and whether or not they should. The central problem is that, once we?ve collected our data, we have to interpret it. In order to interpret our data, we have to make some assumptions about how things work. The goal of this seminar is to teach students to detect and question those assumptions. Students will use weekly writing assignments to sharpen their thinking on each topic. The midterm exam will be a debate on the topic ?Can we read people?s minds?? and the final project will be to explain a popular neuroimaging paper to a stranger.
PSY 1927 - Asian American Experiences [DSJ]
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
This seminar examines the nature and meaning of being Asian American in the United States, with a particular focus on immigrant, refugee, second-generation, and adoptee communities that are unique to Minnesota and the Midwest. Students will learn about the history, struggle, and success of Asian Americans. Drawing upon psychological theory and research, as well as interdisciplinary ethnic studies scholarship, the seminar engages students in a critical analysis of the ways in which race, ethnicity, and migration affect the everyday lives of Asian American individuals and families.
PSY 3001V - Honors Introduction to Research Methods [WI]
(4 cr; Prereq-[1001, [2081/3801 or equiv]]or dept consent, PSY major, honors student; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: PSY 3005W (inactive, starting 07-SEP-04, was PSY 3005 until 05-SEP-00), PSY 3005V (inactive, ending 06-SEP-05), PSY 3001W
Concepts/procedures used to conduct/evaluate research, especially in social sciences. Benefits/limitations of traditional research methods. Evaluating scientific claims.
PSY 3001W - Introduction to Research Methods [WI]
(4 cr; Prereq-[1001, [2801 or 3801 or equiv]] or dept consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: PSY 3005W (inactive, starting 07-SEP-04, was PSY 3005 until 05-SEP-00), PSY 3001V, PSY 3005V (inactive, ending 06-SEP-05)
Concepts/procedures used to conduct/evaluate research, especially in social sciences. Benefits/limitations of traditional research methods. Evaluating scientific claims.
PSY 3011 - Introduction to Learning and Behavior (Completely Online, Partially Online)
(3 cr; Prereq-1001; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Methods/findings of research on learning and behavior change. Twentieth-century theoretical perspectives, including contemporary models. Emphasizes animal learning and behavioral psychology.
PSY 3031 - Introduction to Sensation and Perception (Partially Online)
(3 cr; Prereq-PSY 1001; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: MADR 3031 (starting 22-MAY-17)
Psychological, biological, and physical bases of sensory experience in humans and animals. Emphasizes senses of vision/hearing.
PSY 3051 - Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
(3 cr; Prereq-1001; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: CGSC 5051
Scientific study of the mind in terms of representation and processing of information. Research and theory on cognitive abilities such as perception, attention, memory, language, and reasoning. Aspects of computational modeling and neural systems.
PSY 3061 - Introduction to Biological Psychology
(3 cr; Prereq-1001 or BIOL 1009 or NSci 1100 prereq: 1001 or BIOL 1009 or NSci 1100; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: PSY 5061 (inactive)
Neurophysiology/neuroanatomy, neural mechanisms of motivation, emotion, sleep-wakefulness cycle, learning/memory in animals/humans. Neural basis of abnormal behavior, drug abuse.
PSY 3101 - Introduction to Personality
(3 cr; Prereq-1001; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Covers the major issues in personality psychology, including personality traits, their assessment, and their roots in genetic and environmental influences; personality development and the effects of personality on life outcomes; psychological and biological processes related to personality; and the importance of goals, roles, and narrative identity. Various contemporary and historical perspectives are considered, including psychodynamic, humanistic, behaviorist, and evolutionary approaches.
PSY 3121 - History and Systems of Psychology (Primarily Online)
(3 cr; Prereq-PSY 1001; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was PSY 5121 until 24-MAY-10
Survey of the history, methods, and content of modern psychological theory, research, and application. Schools of psychology (e.g., structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, Gestalt psychology) and central theories of psychology reviewed in their historical and philosophical context.
PSY 3135 - Introduction to Individual Differences
(3 cr; Prereq-[1001, [3801 or equiv]] or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: PSY 5135
Differential methods in studying human behavior. Psychological traits. Influence of age, sex, heredity, environment in individual/group differences in ability, personality, interests, social attitudes.
PSY 3201 - Introduction to Social Psychology
(3 cr; Prereq-1001 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Overview of theories/research in social psychology. Attitudes/persuasion, social judgment, the self, social influence, aggression, prejudice, helping, and applications.
PSY 3206 - Introduction to Health Psychology
(3 cr; Prereq-1001; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: MADR 3206
Theories/research in health psychology. Bi-directional relationships between psychological factors and physical health. Stress/coping, adjustment to chronic illness. Psychological factors in etiology/course of disease. Health behavior change.
PSY 3301 - Introduction to Cultural Psychology
(3 cr; Prereq-1001; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: MADR 3301 (starting 16-JAN-18), ARGN 3301
Theories/research on how culture influences basic psychological processes (e.g., emotion, cognition, psychopathology) in domains that span different areas of psychology (e.g., social, clinical, developmental, industrial-organizational) and of other disciplines (e.g., anthropology, public health, sociology).
PSY 3511 - Introduction to Counseling Psychology
(3 cr; Prereq-1001; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
History, theories, and research related to counseling psychology. Development/application of counseling theories to diverse populations. Psychological research on counseling process. Psychological mechanisms that promote change in people's lives.
PSY 3604 - Introduction to Psychopathology
(3 cr; Prereq-1001; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: MADR 3604, PSY 5604H (inactive, was PSY 5604 until 16-JAN-01)
Diagnosis, classification, etiologies of behavioral disorders.
PSY 3617 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology
(3 cr; Prereq-3604 or 5604H; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Historical developments, contemporary issues. Trends in psychological assessment methods, intervention strategies, and clinical psychology research. Theories behind, empirical evidence for, usefulness of psychological intervention strategies.
PSY 3621 - Japanese Traditions & Psychology of Well-Being
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Summer)
During this class we will travel to the two main regions of Japan, Honshu, and Oki-Shoto. Students will deepen their knowledge of Japanese culture, consider lifespan development within the context of family and examine rituals and traditions within the context of family. To understand these traditions, students will apply their deepening knowledge of the culture. From a lifespan development perspective, we will plan to study some of the common developmental processes that occur, emphasizing individual and family development. Finally, we will explore family traditions and rituals in Japan including: (a) what function they serve; (b) what factors are associated with tradition adherence; and (c) influences outside (e.g., nuclear war) or inside (e.g., parental mental illness) the family that may promote or interfere with these traditions. No Japanese language knowledge is required.
PSY 3666 - Human Sexuality
(3 cr; Prereq-1001; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
Overview of theories, research, and contemporary issues in human sexual behavior from an interdisciplinary perspective. Sexual anatomy/physiology, hormones/sexual differentiation, cross-cultural perspectives on sexual development, social/health issues, and sexual dysfunction/therapy.
PSY 3711 - Psychology in the Workplace
(3 cr; Prereq-1001, [2801/3801 or equiv] or SCO 2550 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: MADR 3711
Application of psychological theory/research to recruitment, personnel selection, training/development, job design, work group design, work motivation, leadership, performance assessment, job satisfaction measurement.
PSY 3801 - Introduction to Psychological Measurement and Data Analysis [MATH]
(4 cr; Prereq-High school algebra, [PSY 1001 or equiv]; intended for students who plan to major in psychology; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was PSY 2801 until 07-SEP-10, PSY 3801H
Descriptive/basic inferential statistics used in psychology. Measures of central tendency, variability, t tests, one-way ANOVA, correlation, regression, confidence intervals, effect sizes. Psychological measurement. Graphical data presentation. Statistical software.
PSY 3801H - Honors Introduction to Psychological Measurement and Data Analysis [MATH]
(4 cr; Prereq-[1001 or equiv], high school algebra, honors; intended for students who plan to major in psychology; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was PSY 2801H until 07-SEP-10, PSY 3801 (starting 02-SEP-08, was PSY 2801 until 07-SEP-10)
Descriptive/basic inferential statistics in psychology. Measures of central tendency, variability, t tests, one-way ANOVA, correlation, regression, confidence intervals, effect sizes. Psychological measurement. Graphical data presentation. Statistical software.
PSY 3896 - Internship in Psychology
(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-Psychology BA or BS major, Department Permission; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)
Students first need to secure an internship related to the field of Psychology. Support from Psychology Undergraduate Advising and CLA Career Services is available for this process. Corresponding online coursework includes written goals, journal entries, career development activities, and a culminating paper/project. Credits are variable based on hours at your site: - 1 credit - 45 hour minimum (average 3-4 hours per week) - 2 credit - 90 hour minimum (average 5-7 hours per week) - 3 credit - 135 hour minimum (average 8-9 hours per week) - 4 credit - 180 hour minimum (average 10-12 hours per week). The classwork (journal entries, final paper, etc.) required is increased relative to your credit registration. Students work with their site supervisors to submit a completed internship contract via Handshake in order to register. https://handshake.umn.edu/ -- "Request an Experience". Contact the psyadvis@umn.edu with any questions. A student may only earn credit for a given internship through one course at a time.
PSY 3901W - Capstone in Psychology - Research Laboratory [WI]
(3 cr; Prereq-[3801 or equiv], 3001W, completion of five courses from three distribution areas, PSY major, senio; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: PSY 3902W (starting 22-JAN-13, was PSY 3902 until 05-SEP-00), PSY 3903W
The capstone courses in Psychology synthesize knowledge gained throughout major and create pathways to post-graduation life. Students will reflect on the discipline of psychology and on their experiences in their degree program; class and small group discussions will support this reflection. Students will be provided with access to professionals who are alumni of the psychology program and will have the opportunity to hear these career professionals speak about their varied career paths and to network with them for advice and connections to other professionals. Students will also receive important information regarding graduate school and career preparation from the Psychology Advising Office and CLA Career Services. In this course, you will draw from your experience in a faculty research lab (PSY 4/5993) to help develop the topic of your major project paper. Students complete a research paper based on activities in the lab, or a literature review if the lab did not complete empirical work. Before class begins students must secure a laboratory research experience in a faculty member's lab for PSY 4/5993 credits or enroll in the PSY 5993 class, either the semester prior to or concurrently with your PSY 3901W enrollment. Because research lab positions are not guaranteed, we recommend BA students only select this option if they already have a PSY 4/5993 position secured.
PSY 3902W - Capstone in Psychology - Individual Interests [WI]
(3 cr; Prereq-[3801 or equiv], 3001W, completion of five courses from three distribution areas, PSY major, senior; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was PSY 3902 until 05-SEP-00, PSY 3903W, PSY 3901W
The capstone courses in Psychology synthesize knowledge gained throughout major and create pathways to post-graduation life. Students will reflect on the discipline of psychology and on their experiences in their degree program; class and small group discussions will support this reflection. Students will be provided with access to professionals who are alumni of the psychology program and will have the opportunity to hear these career professionals speak about their varied career paths and to network with them for advice and connections to other professionals. Students will also receive important information regarding graduate school and career preparation from the Psychology Advising Office and CLA Career Services. In this course, you will develop a project that relates to your personal or occupational interests. It includes extra reading or contact with people working in your area of interest. The most common way to satisfy this requirement is to read a book written by a psychologist for a general audience or to interview at least three professionals working in your area of interest. Other ideas may be discussed with the course instructor.
PSY 3903W - Capstone in Psychology - Community Engagement [WI]
(3 cr; Prereq-[3801 or equiv], 3001W, completion of five courses from three distribution areas, PSY major, senior; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: PSY 3902W (starting 22-JAN-13, was PSY 3902 until 05-SEP-00), PSY 3901W
The capstone courses in Psychology synthesize knowledge gained throughout major and create pathways to post-graduation life. Students will reflect on the discipline of psychology and on their experiences in their degree program; class and small group discussions will support this reflection. Students will be provided with access to professionals who are alumni of the psychology program and will have the opportunity to hear these career professionals speak about their varied career paths and to network with them for advice and connections to other professionals. Students will also receive important information regarding graduate school and career preparation from the Psychology Advising Office and CLA Career Services. In this course, you will have the opportunity to connect your study of psychology to important issues in the local community. The Center for Community-Engaged Learning provides students with the opportunity to work onsite at a nearby community organization for approximately four hours each week throughout the semester. Students draw from this community experience to help identify the topic of their capstone paper. In the first week of classes you will receive instructions from the Center for Community-Engaged Learning regarding community site placement.
PSY 3960 - Undergraduate Seminar in Psychology
(1 cr [max 5]; Prereq-1001; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 45 credits; may be repeated 9 times)
Undergraduate seminars in subjects of current interest in psychology.
PSY 3993 - Directed Study
(1 cr [max 6]; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 24 credits; may be repeated 8 times)
Independent reading leading to paper or to oral or written exam. Prereq instr consent, dept consent, college consent.
PSY 3996 - Undergraduate Fieldwork and Internship in Psychology (independent study)
(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-1001, instr consent, dept consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 16 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Supervised fieldwork/internship in community/industry pertinent to formal academic training in psychology.
PSY 4021 - Creativity Sciences: Minds, Brains, and Innovation
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Spring Odd Year)
Creativity and innovation play a pivotal role in our individual and collective lives. How do our minds, brains, and environments together enable the generation of useful novel ideas? This course investigates this question, using empirical findings and methods from the cognitive and brain sciences and other disciplines. Both close readings of original empirical research articles and active hands-on/minds-on within-class experiments and collaborative activities are core parts of the course. Two integrative themes throughout the course are the need for dynamically adaptive (contextually sensitive) variation in both levels of cognitive control and goal guidance (deliberate to spontaneous to automatic) and our level of representational specificity (concrete and specific to mid-level to abstract).
PSY 4032 - Psychology of Music
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad or [[jr or sr], [3011 or 3031 or 3051 or 3061]] or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Sound, hearing, music perception. Cognitive neuroscience of music appreciation/production. Concepts in perception/production of sound/music. Music psychology topics. Recent primary research.
PSY 4036 - Perceptual Issues in Visual Impairment
(3 cr; Prereq-1001 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall)
Challenges/capabilities of people who are blind or have low vision. Reading, space perception, mobility. Strengths/weaknesses of adaptive technology.
PSY 4206 - Interventions for Health and Wellness
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
This course explores empirically-tested psychological interventions to increase health and happiness. In the first part of the course, the focus will be on interventions to increase happiness, and students will test different strategies on themselves each week (as well as read the research literature on the strategies) as they attempt to increase happiness. In the second part of the course, students will select a health behavior, and then read about and test interventions (again on themselves) to change health behaviors, aiming to maintain a new health goal. A group project will involve creating an intervention to increase happiness on campus. Course consists of lecture, discussion, group work, and intervention design and testing. PSY 3206 is recommended, but not required.
PSY 4207 - Personality and Social Behavior
(3 cr; Prereq-3101 or 3201 or honors or grad student or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: PSY 5207 (starting 20-JAN-15)
Conceptual/methodological strategies for scientific study of individuals and their social worlds. Applications of theory/research to issues of self, identity, and social interaction.
PSY 4301 - Psychology & Diversity Science
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
This is an advanced course for undergraduate students interested in research, theory, history, and practice related to psychological perspectives in Diversity Science. Diversity Science broadly pertains to understanding causes, consequences, and correlates of human group-based variations, in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, and the like. Students will learn how to adopt a scientific, analytic perspective on current issues and debates related to diversity within both academic research and popular culture. The course consists of lecture, discussion, and a substantial amount of hands-on learning through use and analysis of relevant research data. Prerequisites: Psy 3001W or Psy 3001V and Psy 3801 or Psy 3801H. In addition, completion of Psy 3301 is strongly recommended.
PSY 4501 - Psychology of Women and Gender
(3 cr; Prereq-[[Jr or sr], psych major] or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Theory/research regarding psychology of women and psychological sex differences/similarities. Issues unique to women (e.g., pregnancy). Research comparing men/women in terms of personality, abilities, and behavior.
PSY 4521 - Psychology of Stress and Trauma
(3 cr; Prereq-PSY 1001 and 3001W or PSY 3001V or CPSY 3308W; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was PSY 4520 until 16-JAN-18
This course covers the major theories and research findings related to stress and trauma, including the effects of stress and trauma on mental and physical health, factors related to more effective coping with stress/trauma and interventions designed to decrease the negative effects of stress and trauma. Course material will highlight research related to stress and coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. The course focuses on both research methods and personal application of research findings.
PSY 4802 - Using R to Create Reproducible Research in Psychology
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Conducting psychological research involves collecting data, but what happens next? Completing research projects involves more than just analyzing data. In this course, we will learn how to incorporate Open Science tools like R programming into the research process in order to generate reproducible and transparent analyses. Specifically, students will learn how to clean data, and create R Markdown files that contain statistics, data visualizations, and interpretations. Finally, students will learn how to share their code and data via GitHub and the Open Science Framework as well as how to use and evaluate each other?s code. A large component of this course will involve applying R skills and Open Science knowledge in a group secondary data analysis project that will culminate in a brief presentation. Completion of PSY 3801 is strongly recommended, but not required.
PSY 4960 - Seminar in Psychology
(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-[1001, psych major] or instr consent; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 16 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Seminars in subjects of current interest in Psychology.
PSY 4993 - Directed Research: Special Areas of Psychology and Related Sciences
(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-instr consent, dept consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 48 credits; may be repeated 8 times)
Directed research projects in psychology.
PSY 4994V - Honors Research Practicum [WI]
(4 cr; Prereq-[3001W or 3001V], psych major, honors; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was PSY 4994 until 05-SEP-00
Practical experience conducting psychological research. Preparation for completion of honors thesis. Research ethics, practical aspects of conducting psychological research, writing research reports. Students assist faculty and advanced graduate students in research.
PSY 4996H - Honors Internship/Externship
(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-Honors, instr consent, dept consent, college consent; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: was PSY 4996 until 05-SEP-00
Supervised internship/externship experience in a community-service or industrial setting relevant to formal academic training/objectives.
PSY 5014 - Psychology of Human Learning and Memory
(3 cr; Prereq-3011 or 3051 or honors or grad student; A-F only; offered Spring Odd Year)
Human memory encoding/retrieval. How we adaptively use memory. Brain systems that support memory. Episodic/semantic memory. Working/short-term memory. Procedural memory. Repetition priming. Prospective remembering. Autobiographical memory.
PSY 5015 - Cognition, Computation, and Brain
(3 cr; Prereq-[Honors or grad] or [[jr or sr], [3011 or 3031 or 3051 or 3061]] or instr consent; Student Option; offered Spring Even Year)
Human cognitive abilities (perception, memory, attention) from different perspectives (e.g., cognitive psychological approach, cognitive neuroscience approach).
PSY 5018H - Mathematical Models of Human Behavior
(3 cr; Prereq-Math 1271 or instr consent; A-F only; offered Periodic Fall)
Mathematical models of complex human behavior, including individual/group decision making, information processing, learning, perception, and overt action. Specific computational techniques drawn from decision theory, information theory, probability theory, machine learning, and elements of data analysis.
PSY 5031W - Perception [WI]
(3 cr; Prereq-3031 or 3051 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Fall Odd Year)
Equivalent courses: was PSY 5031 until 05-SEP-00, NSC 5031W (ending 02-SEP-08, was NSC 5031 until 04-SEP-00)
Cognitive, computational, and neuroscience perspectives on visual perception. Topics include color vision, pattern vision, image formation in the eye, object recognition, reading, and impaired vision.
PSY 5036W - Computational Vision [WI]
(3 cr; Prereq-[[3031 or 3051], [Math 1272 or equiv]] or instr consent; Student Option; offered Fall Even Year)
Equivalent courses: was PSY 5036 until 05-SEP-00
Applications of psychology, neuroscience, computer science to design principles underlying visual perception, visual cognition, action. Compares biological/physical processing of images with respect to image formation, perceptual organization, object perception, recognition, navigation, motor control.
PSY 5037 - Psychology of Hearing
(3 cr; Prereq-Instructor permission; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: NSC 5037 (inactive, ending 02-SEP-08)
Biological and physical aspects of hearing, auditory psychophysics, theories and models of hearing, perception of complex sounds including music and speech. Clinical/other applications.
PSY 5038W - Introduction to Neural Networks [WI]
(3 cr; Prereq-[[3061 or NSC 3102], [MATH 1282 or 2243]] or instr consent; Student Option; offered Fall Odd Year)
Equivalent courses: was PSY 5038 until 05-SEP-00
Parallel distributed processing models in neural/cognitive science. Linear models, Hebbian rules, self-organization, non-linear networks, optimization, representation of information. Applications to sensory processing, perception, learning, memory.
PSY 5052 - Psychology of Attention
(3 cr; Prereq-Psy 3051 or equivalent; A-F only; offered Fall Odd Year)
Is attention needed for perception? Are we more likely to attend to locations associated with reward? Does brain training work? Are attention deficits at the root of autism spectrum disorders? This course will introduce students to advanced topics in the psychology of attention. It will combine didactic lecturing, instructor-led discussions, and student-led discussions on core topics of attention and its neural substrates. Students will acquire familiarity with theories, phenomena, and experimental paradigms of attention.
PSY 5054 - Psychology of Language
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad or [[jr or sr], [3011 or 3031 or 3051 or 3061]] or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Theories/experimental evidence in past/present conceptions of psychology of language.
PSY 5062 - Cognitive Neuropsychology
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad or [[jr or sr], [3011 or 3031 or 3051 or 3061]] or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Consequences of different types of brain damage on human perception/cognition. Neural mechanisms of normal perceptual/cognitive functions. Vision/attention disorders, split brain, language deficits, memory disorders, central planning deficits. Emphasizes function/phenomenology. Minimal amount of brain anatomy.
PSY 5063 - Introduction to Functional MRI
(3 cr; Prereq-Jr or sr or grad or instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
How to understand and perform a brain imaging experiment. Theory and practice of functional MRI experimental design, execution, and data analysis. Students develop experimental materials/acquire and analyze their own functional MRI data. Lectures/lab exercises.
PSY 5064 - Brain and Emotion
(3 cr; Prereq-3061 or 5061 or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Spring Odd Year)
Introduction to affective neuroscience. How brain promotes emotional/motivated behavior in animals/humans. Biological theories of emotion in historical/current theoretical contexts. Fundamental brain motivational systems, including fear, pleasure, attachment, stress, and regulation of motivated behavior. Implications for emotional development, vulnerability to psychiatric disorders.
PSY 5065 - Functional Imaging: Hands-on Training
(3 cr; Prereq-[3801 or equiv], [3061 or NSCI 3101], instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Basic neuroimaging techniques/functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). First half of semester covers basic physical principles. Second half students design/execute fMRI experiment on Siemens 3 Tesla scanner.
PSY 5066 - Neuroscience, Philosophy and Ethics
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Neuroscience increasingly allows us to explain the human experience in terms of mechanistic, electrochemical processes. The current course explores philosophical issues sparked by these developments in two modules. The first module examines the ways in which human neuroscience may shed new light on age-long philosophical quagmires such as mind-body dualism, free-will, and consciousness. For example, will neuroscience solve the mind-body problem by providing a wholly physical account of human nature? Is the neural view of decision making as a logical consequence of brain states incompatible with free-will? Can all of conscious experience (qualia) be reduced to neurobiology? The second module turns to neuro-ethical questions regarding the potential benefits and harms neuroscience might bring to the moral fabric of society.
PSY 5101H - Honors: Personality: Current Theory and Research
(3 cr; Prereq-Honors Psychology major OR Psychology PhD student; A-F only; offered Spring Odd Year)
Equivalent courses: was PSY 5101 until 19-JAN-21
Current theory and research on personality functioning and personality structure. Descriptive, biological, evolutionary, cognitive, developmental, cultural, and narrative perspectives on personality.
PSY 5135 - Psychology of Individual Differences
(3 cr; Prereq-[3001W or equiv] or [5862 or equiv] or instr consent; Student Option; offered Periodic Spring)
Equivalent courses: PSY 3135
Differential methods in study of human behavior. Psychological traits. Influence of age, sex, heredity, and environment in individual/group differences in ability, personality, interests, and social attitudes.
PSY 5136 - Human Abilities
(3 cr; Prereq-[3001W or 3001V], [3135 or 5135], [5862 or equiv] or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Theory, methods, and applications of research in human abilities. Intelligence, aptitude, achievement, specific abilities, information processing/learning and intelligence, aptitude/treatment interactions, and quantitative measurement issues.
PSY 5137 - Introduction to Behavioral Genetics
(3 cr; Prereq-3001W or equiv or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Genetic methods for studying human/animal behavior. Emphasizes nature/origin of individual differences in behavior. Twin and adoption methods. Cytogenetics, molecular genetics, linkage/association studies.
PSY 5202 - Attitudes and Social Behavior
(3 cr; Prereq-3201 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Periodic Spring)
Theory/research on social psychology of beliefs/attitudes. Persuasion principles.
PSY 5204 - Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships
(3 cr; Prereq-Honors or grad student or instr consent; A-F only; offered Periodic Fall)
Introduction to interpersonal relationship theory/research findings.
PSY 5205 - Applied Social Psychology
(3 cr; Prereq-3201 or grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Spring Odd Year)
Applications of social psychology research/theory to domains such as physical/mental health, education, the media, desegregation, the legal system, energy conservation, public policy.
PSY 5206 - Social Psychology and Health Behavior
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Spring Odd Year)
Survey of social psychological theory/research regarding the processes that shape people's beliefs about health and how these beliefs affect and are affected by their health behavior. Consideration of how theory and evidence regarding these processes informs the development and testing of intervention strategies to promote health behavior change. Prerequisite: Psy 3201
PSY 5207 - Personality and Social Behavior
(3 cr; Prereq-3101 or 3201 or honors or grad student or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: PSY 4207
Conceptual/methodological strategies for scientific study of individuals and their social worlds. Applications of theory/research to issues of self, identity, and social interaction.
PSY 5501 - Self, Society and Health - What's Work Got To Do With It?
(3 cr; Prereq-3001W or equiv or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Survey of history, concepts, theories, methods, and findings of vocational/occupational health psychology. Burnout, personality, violence, stressors/stress-relations, counter productive behaviors, coping in workplace. Vocational development/assessment, career decision-making/counseling, person-environment fit.
PSY 5701 - Employee Selection and Staffing
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: PSY 5703 (ending 16-JAN-18, starting 24-MAY-10), PSY 5707 (inactive, starting 19-JAN-10)
Application of psychological research/theory to issues in personnel recruitment/selection and to measurement of job performance. Applying principles of individual differences, psychological measurement to decision making in organizations (recruitment, selection, performance appraisal). Prerequisite: Psy 3001W, Psy 3711 or Instructor Permission
PSY 5703 - Psychology of Organizational Training and Development
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Theories, methods, research, and practice of improving performance of individuals at work through adult learning and instruction, including needs analysis, learning philosophy, models of program and instructional design, theory of knowledge and training transfer, learning analytics, and training evaluation. Prerequisites: PSY 3801 or equivalent
PSY 5708 - Organizational Psychology
(3 cr; Prereq-Psy 3001W or 3001V and 3711 OR Psy grad; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: PSY 5702 (inactive, starting 07-SEP-99), PSY 5705 (inactive)
Psychological causes of behavior in work organizations. Consequences for individual fulfillment and organizational effectiveness. Individual differences, social perception, motivation, stress, job design, leadership, job satisfaction, teamwork, organizational culture.
PSY 5862 - Psychological Measurement: Theory and Methods
(3 cr; Prereq-3801H or MATH 1271 or grad student; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Types of measurements (tests, scales, inventories) and their construction. Theory/measurement of reliability/validity.
PSY 5865 - Measurement of Latent Traits
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Spring Even Year)
Equivalent courses: EPSY 8222 (inactive, ending 18-JAN-22, starting 07-SEP-99)
Virtually all psychological variables are latent, i.e., not directly observable. Consequently, they are measured by observing manifestations of them that are assumed to adequately reflect the underlying latent variables. These observables are typically test questions that have predetermined correct and incorrect options for ability, achievement, and other cognitive variables. For personality, attitudes, and other variables the test questions are based on self report. Two general types of theories are in use for measuring both types of these variables?classical test theory (CTT) and item response theory (IRT). Both theories address measurement issues for both types of variables differently. Taking a practical approach, this course compares both theories in terms of the methods for constructing, refining, scoring, interpretation, applications, and criteria for evaluating the adequacy of measuring instruments developed by both CTT and IRT. Topics include methods of item analysis, special problems of the two types of methods that are unique to the two general types of variables, and special topics including equating, differential item functioning, and multidimensionality. Advantages and limitations of both CTT and IRT will also be discussed.
PSY 5960 - Topics in Psychology (Topics course)
(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 8 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule.
PSY 5993 - Research Laboratory in Psychology
(3 cr; Prereq-instr consent, dept consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 18 credits; may be repeated 6 times)
Laboratory instruction and seminars in faculty research areas.
PSY 5994 - Directed Research: Psy Honors Thesis
(1 cr [max 6]; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: was PSY 4902V until 05-SEP-23, was PSY 4902 until 05-SEP-00
Individual research/writing of departmental honors thesis. Pre-req: PSY 4994V
PSY 8004 - Philosophical Psychology
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; S-N or Audit; offered Periodic Spring)
Selected philosophical/methodological problems.
PSY 8010 - Advanced Topics in Learning (Topics course)
(3 cr; Prereq-5012 or instr consent; S-N or Audit; offered Periodic Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Contemporary topics in learning and behavior theory.
PSY 8026 - Neuro-Immune Interactions
(3 cr; Prereq-MicB 4131 or equiv, NSc 5111 or equiv; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: CMB 8361 (ending 02-SEP-08, was MVB 8361 until 06-SEP-05), PHCL 8026 (ending 02-SEP-08), NSC 8026 (starting 07-SEP-99, was PSY 8026 until 19-AUG-02, was MVB 8361 until 19-AUG-02, was PSY 8026 until 07-SEP-99, was MVB 8361 until 07-SEP-99)
Regulatory systems (neuroendocrine, cytokine, and autonomic nervous systems) linking brain and immune systems in brain-immune axis. Functional effects of bidirectional brain-immune regulation.
PSY 8031 - Seminar: Visual Perception
(2 cr; Prereq-5031 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits)
Equivalent courses: was NSC 8031 until 21-JAN-03, was NSC 8031 until 19-AUG-02, was NSC 8031 until 12-APR-00
Cognitive, psychological, neurophysiological determinants of visual perception. Current research.
PSY 8036 - Topics in Computational Vision (Topics course)
(3 cr; Prereq-5031 or 5036 or equiv or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Recent research in visual psychophysics, visual neuroscience, and computer vision.
PSY 8037 - Psychophysics and Audition
(3 cr; Prereq-instr consent; Student Option; offered Periodic Spring)
Equivalent courses: was ANPH 8037 until 18-JAN-00
Modern/classical psychophysics. Psychophysical/physiological correlates of audition. Theories of hearing.
PSY 8041 - Proseminar in Perception
(3 cr; Prereq-Psy grad student or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Fall Odd Year)
Seminar. Advanced topics in auditory and visual perception. Lecture, discussion, and student-led presentations of research papers on core topics of the peripheral visual and auditory systems, cortical representations, behavioral and brain-imaging methods, and computational approaches to understanding/simulating perception.
PSY 8042 - Proseminar in Cognition, Brain, and Behavior
(3 cr; Prereq-Psy grad student or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Fall Even Year)
Advanced topics in cognition, brain, and behavior. Lecture, discussion, and student-led presentations of research papers on core topics of attention, memory, emotion, categorization, thinking, and language, and intersections between these areas.
PSY 8055 - Seminar: Cognitive Neuroscience
(3 cr; Prereq-5015 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Spring Odd Year)
Recent advances in analysis of neural bases of cognitive functions.
PSY 8056 - Seminar: Psychology of Language
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad psych major or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
Selected topics in psycholinguistics.
PSY 8061 - Neuropsychopharmacology
(3 cr; Prereq-5xxx coursework in biological psych or neuroscience or pharmacology or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Fall Even Year)
Equivalent courses: CMB 8208
Relationships between biochemical, neurophysiological, psychological, and behavioral effects of drugs. Research in neuropharmacology, behavioral pharmacology, and pharmacology of addiction.
PSY 8070 - Seminar: Psychopharmacology
(1 cr [max 3]; Prereq-instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 12 times)
Equivalent courses: PHCL 8207 (inactive, starting 22-JAN-02, was PSY 8070 until 28-MAY-02, was NSC 8207 until 22-JAN-02, was PSY 8070 until 22-JAN-02, was NSC 8207 until 16-JAN-01, was PSY 8070 until 16-JAN-01, was NSC 8207 until 07-SEP-99), NSC 8207
Basic issues, contemporary research. Lectures, student presentations.
PSY 8101 - NSF Graduate Fellowship Proposal Writing Seminar
(1 cr; S-N only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: CPSY 8101 (starting 06-SEP-16)
The primary purpose of this course is to prepare students to submit a competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship proposal. Students submitting to other organizations are welcome to join the course, but all of the assignments and focus will be on increasing NSF and predoctoral fellowship competitiveness. This course is intended primarily for doctoral students in their first or second year of study.
PSY 8121 - History and Methods of Psychology
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Fall Even Year)
This course is designed to expose students to the history of psychology through a study of the methods used in research over time, with an emphasis on methods used in developmental and personality psychology. Unlike most traditional history of psychology courses, we will focus less on the emergence and differentiation of various schools of psychological thought, and more about the emergence and differentiation of various methods of empirical and theoretical inquiry. Unlike traditional methods courses, we will focus less on specific research designs and analytic techniques, and more on broader issues of inference that permeate all psychological research (i.e., meta-psychology). Unlike both traditional history and methodological courses, we will integrate a focus on the racial and socio-structural aspects of both history and methods. Importantly, the historical focus of the course will be grounded in contemporary methodological issues in the context of the open science movement, both to illustrate how many of the current issues in the field have persisted for decades, but also to highlight the tremendous advances in potential solutions we have seen in recent years. Through this course, students will develop a basic familiarity with a core set of issues in the history of psychology and will be competent in rudimentary open science and meta-psychology. These skills are intended to greatly enhance the research acumen of the students, both as rigorous producers of new research and informed consumers of existing work.
PSY 8201 - Social Cognition
(3 cr; Prereq-Psych PhD candidate; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Social psychological theory/research on social inference and reasoning processes. Psychology of prejudice/stereotyping.
PSY 8202 - Close Relationships
(3 cr; Prereq-5204 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Periodic Spring)
Classic/contemporary theory/research on close relationships. Emphasizes romantic relationships.
PSY 8203 - Impression Management
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad psych major; 8208 recommended; instr consent; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall)
Classic and contemporary theory and research concerning interpersonal strategies of impression management and interplay between private and public self.
PSY 8204 - Social Psychology of Prejudice and Intergroup Relations
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Approaches, findings, and controversies in research on social psychology of prejudice, racial attitudes, and intergroup relations. Focuses on approaches based on social psychology and related work from political science and sociology.
PSY 8205 - Principles of Social Psychology
(3 cr; Prereq-Psy PhD student; Student Option; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 15 credits; may be repeated 5 times)
Contemporary theoretical positions and related research.
PSY 8206 - Proseminar in Social Psychology
(1 cr; Prereq-[PSY 8205, Social Psych PhD student] or instr consent; S-N only; offered Every Spring; may be repeated for 5 credits; may be repeated 5 times)
Current research topics in social psychology.
PSY 8208 - Social Psychology: The Self
(3 cr; Prereq-Psych background especially in personality and soc psych; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Social psychological theory and research concerning the self and social behavior.
PSY 8209 - Research Methods in Social Psychology
(3 cr; Prereq-Psych PhD student; A-F only; offered Fall Odd Year)
Experimental/quasi-experimental methods for research in social psychology. Statistical, interpretive, operational, and ethical issues.
PSY 8210 - Law, Race, and Social Psychology
(3 cr; Prereq-2nd or 3rd yr law student or PhD student in social science doctoral program; A-F only; offered Periodic Fall)
Interdisciplinary seminar. Scientific foundations for and legal implications of implicit (vs explicit) racial or gender bias in four socio-legal domains: criminal law, affirmative action, employment discrimination, and legislative redistricting.
PSY 8211 - Proseminar in Political Psychology I
(2 cr; S-N or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: POL 8307 (starting 07-SEP-99, was PSY 8211 until 02-SEP-03)
Readings, discussion, and guest speakers. Topics vary each semester.
PSY 8212 - Proseminar in Political Psychology II
(2 cr; S-N or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: POL 8308 (starting 07-SEP-99, was PSY 8212 until 02-SEP-03)
Readings, discussion, and guest speakers. Topics vary each semester.
PSY 8333 - FTE: Master's
(1 cr; Prereq-Master's student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)
(No description)
PSY 8444 - FTE: Doctoral
(1 cr; Prereq-Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)
(No description)
PSY 8501 - Counseling Psychology: History and Theories
(3 cr; Prereq-Counseling psych grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Introduction to history of counseling psychology and to primary theoretical orientations used by counseling psychologists. For each theory: basic principles, application to counseling practice, and research support.
PSY 8502 - Assessment in Counseling Psychology
(3 cr; Prereq-Counseling psych grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall)
Principles and practice. Emphasizes psychometric assessment. History, foundations in measurement, basic methods, survey of instruments, test interpretation evaluation, ethics.
PSY 8503 - Interviewing and Intervention
(3 cr; Prereq-Counseling Psy grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Skills-based course: conceptualization of counseling process, stages of counseling, development of counseling skills, and strategies for behavior change.
PSY 8510 - Counseling Psychology Beginning Practicum: General
(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-Counseling Psy grad student; S-N only; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 6 credits)
Beginning applied experiences in counseling psychology settings.
PSY 8511 - Counseling Psychology Beginning Practicum: General
(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-Counseling Psy grad student; S-N only; offered Every Spring; may be repeated for 18 credits; may be repeated 18 times)
Beginning applied experiences in counseling psychology settings.
PSY 8512 - Counseling Psychology Beginning Practicum: General
(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-Counseling Psy grad student; S-N only; offered Every Summer; may be repeated for 18 credits; may be repeated 18 times)
Beginning applied experiences in counseling psychology settings.
PSY 8514 - University Counseling Practicum I
(4 cr; Prereq-Counseling Psy grad student, instr consent; S-N only; offered Every Fall)
Integrates science with supervised practice in University Counseling and Consulting Services (UCCS) involving career, academic, and personal counseling clientele.
PSY 8515 - University Counseling Practicum II
(4 cr; Prereq-Counseling Psy grad student; S-N only; offered Every Spring)
Integrates science with supervised practice in University Counseling and Consulting Services (UCCS) involving career, academic, and personal counseling clientele.
PSY 8541 - Multicultural Psychology
(3 cr; Prereq-instr consent; Student Option; offered Spring Odd Year)
Approaches, findings, and controversies in research on psychology of ethnic/racial minorities and other cultural populations. Emphasizes counseling/community applications of theory/research. Lecture, discussion, lab.
PSY 8544 - Vocational and Occupational Health Psychology Research
(3 cr; Prereq-[[8501, 8502, 8503] or equiv], counseling psych grad student, instr consent; Student Option; offered Spring Odd Year)
Research problems specific to special populations, vocational research, assessment/testing, findings in these areas useful to counseling psychology practice.
PSY 8545 - Counseling Psychology Process and Outcome Research
(3 cr; Prereq-[[8501, 8502, 8503] or equiv], counseling psy grad student, instr consent; Student Option; offered Spring Even Year)
Research methods, empirically-supported interventions, assessing treatment outcomes in practice, research on the counseling process, applying counseling research in counseling practice and in non-counseling contexts in the "real world." Ethics and standards of research, history of counseling process and outcome research.
PSY 8560 - Counseling Psychology Advanced Practicum I: General
(1 cr [max 3]; Prereq-Counseling psy grad student, instr consent; S-N only; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 3 credits)
Applied practice experience in counseling psychology settings and seminars. May include guest speakers, readings, and student presentations.
PSY 8561 - Counseling Psychology Advanced Practicum II: General
(1 cr [max 3]; Prereq-Counseling psy grad student, instr consent; S-N only; offered Every Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits)
Applied practice experience in counseling psychology settings and seminar that may include guest speakers, readings, and student presentations on topics relevant to clients and settings of practice experiences.
PSY 8562 - Counseling Psychology Advanced Practicum III: General
(1 cr [max 3]; Prereq-Counseling psy grad student, instr consent; S-N only; offered Every Summer; may be repeated for 3 credits)
Applied practice experience in counseling psychology settings and seminar that may include guest speakers, readings, and students presentations on topics relevant to clients and settings of practice experiences.
PSY 8565 - Counseling Psychology Advanced Practicum I: Career Counseling and Assessment Clinic
(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-Counseling psy grad student, instr consent; S-N only; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 6 credits)
Applied practice experience in vocational assessment clinic of Department of Psychology. Career/vocational testing, assessment, decision making.
PSY 8566 - Counseling Psychology Advanced Practicum II: Career Counseling and Assessment Clinic
(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-Counseling psy grad student, instr consent; S-N only; offered Every Spring; may be repeated for 6 credits)
Applied practice experience in Vocational Assessment Clinic of Department of Psychology. Career/vocational testing, assessment, decision making.
PSY 8567 - Counseling Psychology Advanced Practicum III: Career Counseling and Assessment Clinic
(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-Counseling psy grad student, instr consent; S-N only; offered Every Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits)
Applied practice experience in Vocational Assessment Clinic of Department of Psychology. Career and vocational testing, assessment, and decision making.
PSY 8570 - Counseling Psychology Internship I
(1 cr [max 12]; Prereq-Counseling psy PhD candidate, instr consent; S-N only; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 36 credits; may be repeated 36 times)
First part of counseling psychology internship.
PSY 8571 - Counseling Psychology Internship II
(1 cr [max 12]; Prereq-Counseling psy PhD candidate, instr consent; S-N only; offered Every Spring; may be repeated for 36 credits; may be repeated 36 times)
Second part of counseling psychology internship.
PSY 8572 - Counseling Psychology Internship III
(1 cr [max 12]; Prereq-Counseling psy PhD candidate, instr consent; S-N only; offered Every Summer; may be repeated for 36 credits; may be repeated 36 times)
Third part of counseling psychology internship.
PSY 8601 - Contemporary Directions in Clinical Psychology Research Seminar Series
(1 cr; Prereq-PhD student in Clinical Psychology; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
The central goal of this series is to provide incoming clinical students broad exposure to clinical science methodologies used by CSPR faculty and affiliated scientists in the U of MN community. Each week, faculty will provide an hour long, formal presentation of their research program, emphasizing employed research design and methods. Students will be assigned 1-2 readings relevant to the presentation of the week. Students are encouraged to meet with faculty presenters further to follow-up on specific research methods of interest. This seminar lays the foundation for more in-depth methodological training, in lab-specific areas, to be completed during the Research Laboratories in Psychology course (Psy 5993).
PSY 8602 - Psychopathology & Personality
(3 cr; Prereq-Clinical psych grad student, instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was PSY 8111 until 07-SEP-21
Psychopathology and Personality. Theory/research. Evaluation of current experimentation in various behavior disorders.
PSY 8603 - Clinical Seminar Series: Contemporary Directions In Clinical Psychology Research
(1 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was PSY 8613 until 07-SEP-21
The central goal of this series is to provide incoming clinical students broad exposure to clinical science methodologies used by CSPR faculty and affiliated scientists in the U of MN community. Each week, faculty will provide an hour long, formal presentation of their research program, emphasizing employed research design and methods. Students will be assigned 1-2 readings relevant to the presentation of the week. Students are encouraged to meet with faculty presenters further to follow-up on specific research methods of interest. This seminar lays the foundation for more in depth methodological training, in lab-specific areas, to be completed during the Research Laboratories in Psychology course (Psy 5993). Additional goals of the seminar include: (a) exposing students to the work of potential mentors, committee members, and/or consultants; (b) prompting students to think through the methodological aspects of their first year project; and (c) providing opportunities to hear from faculty on issues related to career development, work-life balance, and the importance of lifelong learning.
PSY 8614 - Intellectual and Neuropsychological Assessment
(3 cr; Prereq-Clinical psych grad student; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Fundamentals of intellectual and neuropsychological assessment including principles of measurement including reliability, validity, and sources of error in psychological assessment.
PSY 8615 - Professional Methods in Applied Assessment I: Intellectual & Neuropsychological Functioning
(3 cr; Prereq-Clinical psych grad student; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Theory/practice in clinical application of assessment techniques/interviewing. Lab observations, administration, scoring, interpretation.
PSY 8616 - Applied Assessment II, Personality and Psychopathology
(3 cr; Prereq-8611/8615, clinical psych grad student; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring; may be repeated for 5 credits)
Equivalent courses: was PSY 8612 until 18-JAN-22
Theory/practice in clinical application of assessment techniques/interviewing. Lab observations, administration, scoring, interpretation.
PSY 8617 - Ethical and Equitable Decisions in Clinical Science and Counseling Psychology
(3 cr; Prereq-Counseling or clinical psych grad student or instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was PSY 8542 until 06-SEP-22
Ethical principles/codes of conduct for psychologists. Ethical dilemmas faced by researchers, practitioners, teachers.
PSY 8618 - Current Issues in Equity And Inclusion for Clinical Science and Counseling Psychology
(1 cr; S-N only; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 5 credits; may be repeated 5 times)
This elective discussion group meets with the Psy 8617 class biweekly to discuss the latest research and thought papers relevant to inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility in clinical science and counseling psychology. The readings change every semester offered and so this course may be taken multiple times. The course will cover current scholarship on topics such as race, ethnicity and immigrant status, biological sex and gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status & class, and belief and religion.
PSY 8619 - Foundations in Therapeutic Intervention Applying Theory to Clinical Practice
(3 cr; Prereq-Clinical psych grad student; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was PSY 8621 until 06-SEP-22
Professional methods in clinical psychology. Individual and group treatment techniques. Lectures and demonstrations of contemporary theories of methods of intervention with adults and or children.
PSY 8620 - Clinical Practicum: Consultation, Supervision, Professional Standards, and Lifelong Learning
(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-instr consent; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 36 credits; may be repeated 8 times)
Field experience in professional work in clinical settings.
PSY 8622 - Theories and Methods of Effective Intervention
(3 cr; Prereq-8111, CSPR grad student; A-F or Audit; offered Spring Even Year)
Methodological issues in treatment research, theories of change/motivation. Empirically supported therapies for anxiety, mood, personality disorders, psychosis, addiction. Simulating therapeutic interactions to prepare students to provide therapy.
PSY 8664 - Personality Assessment
(3 cr; Prereq-Psy grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Spring Even Year)
Concepts/issues concerning individual differences in personality and their assessment; content, reality, and significance of personality traits; classification of personality traits; major approaches to measurement of personality.
PSY 8666 - Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits
(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-Doctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; dept consent for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
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PSY 8701 - Seminar in Industrial and Organizational Psychology I
(3 cr; Prereq-instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Application of research and theory in psychological measurement and individual differences to problems in job analysis, personnel selection and classification, performance assessment, and individual training.
PSY 8702 - Seminar in Industrial and Organizational Psychology II
(3 cr; Prereq-instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Determinants of behavior, performance, job satisfaction that can be influenced after an individual enters an organization. Application of research/theory in attitudes, motivation, leadership, group/team dynamics, and job design to enhancement of job performance/satisfaction.
PSY 8703 - Seminar in Industrial and Organizational Psychology III
(3 cr; Prereq-instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Spring)
Developing issues/trends in current research, research methodological advances, and implementation practices. Recent important/controversial developments.
PSY 8704 - Research Methods in IO Psychology
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
Psy 8704 will introduce students to the best research practices in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Prerequisite: Instructor Consent.
PSY 8711 - Advanced Research Methods in I-O Psychology
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Spring Odd Year)
This course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of research methods in industrial-organizational psychology. It will provide the foundations necessary for two skills: 1) the critical evaluation of existing research2) the creation of new research with trustworthy conclusionsTopics include philosophy of science, academic writing, research study design, scale development, and evaluation under both classical test theory and item response theory frameworks, significance testing, causality, multilevel issues, meta-analysis, exploratory data analysis, and open science.
PSY 8712 - Data Science in Psychology
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Spring Even Year)
?Data science? is a broad term used to describe the combination of skills from software engineering, statistics, computer science, and a wide variety of application domains to address messy applied problems using data. Intended for those with some training in statistics but little or none in practical programming, this course provides psychology students with a range of specific skills related to the practice of data science, starting with programming fundamentals and progressing through specific advanced skills, all within the statistical programming language, R. In the fundamentals portion of the course, students learn about the fundamentals of R programming, including data typing, conditionals, loops, and functions, before progressing into more advanced basic programming within the tidyverse framework. While learning specific coding skills, students also learn the fundamentals of good software engineering practices, including the use of version control systems, navigation of command shells, iterative development practices, and regular expressions. In the applied skills portion of the skills, students are introduced to variety of specific data science applications, including data visualization, markdown, web scraping, machine learning, natural language processing, supercomputing, and relational databases. previously offered as 8960
PSY 8777 - Thesis Credits: Master's
(1 cr [max 18]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 50 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
(No description)
PSY 8814 - Analysis of Psychological Data
(4 cr; Prereq-Undergrad course in statistics, grad student in psychology, instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Data-analytic procedures used in psychological research. Types of variables used in psychological research. Data collection designs, their limitations. Procedures for analyzing experimental/non-experimental data, both univariate and multivariate. Emphasizes selection of data-analytic procedures. Procedures and their assumptions. Computation using statistical software. Limitations, interpretation. Lecture, lab.
PSY 8815 - Analysis of Psychological Data
(4 cr; Prereq-8814, instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Data-analytic procedures used in psychological research. Types of variables used in psychological research. Data collection designs, their limitations. Procedures for analyzing experimental/non-experimental data, both univariate and multivariate. Emphasizes selection of data-analytic procedures. Procedures and their assumptions. Computation using statistical software. Limitations, interpretation. Lecture, lab.
PSY 8881 - Seminar: Quantitative and Psychometric Methods
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 15 credits; may be repeated 5 times)
Reviews individual research on current topics in psychological measurement.
PSY 8882 - Seminar: Quantitative and Psychometric Methods
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring; may be repeated for 15 credits; may be repeated 5 times)
Reviews, individual research on current topics in psychological measurement.
PSY 8885 - Computerized Adaptive Testing?Methods and Applications
(3 cr; Prereq-Psy 5865, EPsy 8226, or equivalent, or instructor permission; A-F or Audit; offered Fall Odd Year)
Computerized adaptive testing (CAT) is the redesign of psychological, educational, and other tests and instruments for delivery by computers?it is the first application of artificial intelligence in the field of psychological measurement. CATs dynamically adjust the test questions delivered to each examinee in real time to simultaneously maximize measurement precision and efficiency. Although CAT research began in the early 1970s, it was not until the mid-1990s that CATs began to impact testing programs and instruments in education, business and industry, medical research, personality measurement, and other applications, worldwide. This seminar is designed to (1) expose graduate students to the origins, methods, and applications of CAT, (2) evaluate its current status as reflected in the research literature, (3) identify areas in need of further research, and (4) provide the knowledge to design CATs for specific purposes.
PSY 8888 - Thesis Credit: Doctoral
(1 cr [max 24]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 100 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
(No description)
PSY 8901 - Psychology Research and Professional Development Workshop
(1 cr; S-N only; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 6 times)
The purpose of this workshop course is threefold: 1) to provide students an opportunity to present their work and receive feedback, 2) for students to learn how to provide constructive feedback; that is, to be both critical and supportive of their colleagues work, and 3) to discuss a variety of professional development issues that are relevant to students and their future careers. Prerequisite: Graduate Student in Psychology
PSY 8935 - Readings in Behavioral Genetics and Individual Differences Psychology
(1 cr; Prereq-5135, 5137 or instr consent; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 10 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
Each week participants read and discuss one or two primary research articles.
PSY 8937 - Seminar in Human Behavioral Genetics
(3 cr; Prereq-5137 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)
Advanced topics vary with each offering. Sample topics: gene identification in complex human traits, behavioral genetics of alcoholism, twin-family methodology.
PSY 8960 - Graduate Seminar in Psychology
(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-Psychology grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 36 credits; may be repeated 9 times)
Graduate seminar in subject of current interest in psychology.
PSY 8993 - Directed Studies: Special Areas of Psychology and Related Sciences
(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 36 credits; may be repeated 6 times)
Special area of psychology or a related science.

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