Course Listing For PSYC

PSYC 1030H. General Psychology (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GENERAL PSY HONORS.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 1101.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
A survey of psychology, with emphasis on theoretical and methodological issues.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PSYC 1101. Elementary Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ELEM PSYCHOLOGY.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 1030H.
The phenomena, laws, theories, and history of psychology. Topics include animal and human learning, motivation, perception, individual differences, social behavior, and biopsychology. Emphasis is on fundamental principles rather than on application. Students are given the opportunity to participate in ongoing research.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PSYC 2100. Survey of Black Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SURVEY BLACK PSYCH.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 4130 or AFAM 4250.
Black people as psychologists and as subjects of psychological inquiry. The history of Black psychology and African philosophy as a basis for Black psychology will be discussed. Other topics include self-concept and identity, intelligence and school achievement, the Black family, and Black speech and language.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 2101. The Psychology of Adjustment. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PSY OF ADJUSTMENT.
Psychological adjustment, including appropriate and inappropriate reactions to frustration and stress; solutions to conflict, fear, and anxiety; building self-concept and improving interpersonal relations.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PSYC(AFAM) 2150. Understanding Cultural Diversity. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CULTURAL DIVERSITY.
Cross-cultural psychology, including an examination of issues such as conformity, leadership, and attributional style as they vary across different cultures, with consideration of their implications for the emerging world.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 2520. Comparative Animal Behavior. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMP ANIMAL BEH.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1101.
Methods, principles, and findings of the study of animal behavior. The value of conservation of natural populations of animals and how their behavior and the behavior of coexisting species, including humans, affects conservation.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 2530. Mental Processes. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MENTAL PROCESSES.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1101.
Mental processes such as perception, imagery, memory, attention, problem solving, decision making, and thinking.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 2540. Basic Learning and Motivation. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BASIC LEARNING.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1101.
The study of learning, including acquisition, extinction, generalization/discrimination, reinforcement, punishment, and motivation.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 2560. Interpersonal Behavior. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTERPERSONAL BEHAV.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1101.
The social behavior of adults from a psychological perspective, including aggression, interpersonal attraction, leadership, conformity, and persuasion.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 2570. Applications of Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: APPL OF PSYCHOLOGY.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1101.
The applications of psychology to humans, especially for understanding, measuring, changing, and improving behavior. An introduction to personality, abnormal behavior, clinical psychology, and human relations.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 2980. Research Design in Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: RESEARCH DESIGN.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1101 and (BIOL 1103-1103L or BIOL 1107-1107L) and STAT 2000.
Design of research in psychology. Experimental and quasi-experimental design, as well as the general principles of the scientific method. Direct experience with the formulation of hypotheses, collection of data, and description of research findings is required.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PSYC 2990. Research Analysis in Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: RESEARCH ANALYSIS.
Prerequisite: PSYC 2980.
Basic concepts and quantitative methods used to describe, analyze, and draw logical conclusions from data collected in psychological research. Direct experience with data analysis and description of research findings is required.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

(PSYC)(ARTI)EPSY 3020. Introduction to Cognitive Science. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COGNITIVE SCIENCE.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1101 or PHIL 1000 or EPSY 2020.
Interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligent activity that forms cognitive sciences. Contributions of psychology, philosophy, linguistics, biology, anthropology, computer science, and education toward uncovering important aspects of the mind and intelligent activity are discussed.
Offered every year.

(PSYC)HONS 3040H. Honors Research Methods. 2 hours. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: HONORS RES METHODS.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Research methods in the Social and Behavioral Sciences to enhance directed study participation and Honors thesis/project preparation.
Non-traditional format: Weekly seminars focus on individual student research designs. May be held as daily seminars during May session.
Offered every year.

(PSYC)AFAM 3150. Introduction to Black Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO BLACK PSYCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Deconstruction of traditional thought, behavior, and development as well as reconstruction of the same on contemporary terms; testing of nuances and varieties of multicultural and indigenous models. The designs and projected future of the Black Psychology Movement.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 3230. Abnormal Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 4240.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1101.
The varieties of abnormal behavior: their explanation, assessment, and treatment.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PSYC 3260. Psychology of Sex and Sexual Deviation. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PSY OF SEX/DEVIATNS.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1101.
Research in human sexual behavior. Emphasis is given to empirical findings and current personal and social implications. Topics include variations in sexual behavior, deviance, social patterns, assessment, and treatment.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 3300. Social and Personality Development. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SOC/PERSON DEVLOPMT.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1101.
Factors that influence children's social behavior as they are integrated into adult society. Included are basic theories and research on the development of sex roles, aggression, altruism, moral standards, dependency, independence, achievement, and peer relations.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 3510. Theories of Personality. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: THEOR PERSONALITY.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1101.
The major theories of personality with attention given to current research and methodological issues in the field.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 3810. Psychology of Health. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PSYCHOL OF HEALTH.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1101.
Psychological influences on health, illness, and responses to those states, as well as psychological origins and outcomes of health policy and health interventions.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 4100. Cognitive Psychology. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: COGNITIVE PSYCH.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 2530.
Prerequisite or corequisite: PSYC 2990.
Contemporary theories of human information processing. Major topics include attention, mental representations, categorization, short-term and long-term memory, psycholinguistics, reasoning, problem-solving, judgment, and decision making. Laboratory/research experience is included.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 4110. Learning. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: LEARNING.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 2540.
Prerequisite or corequisite: PSYC 2990.
The phenomena and theories of animal and human learning, including Pavlovian conditioning, operant conditioning, discrimination learning and verbal learning, and organization and processing in memory. Laboratory/research experience is included.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 4120. Sensation and Perception. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: SENSE & PERCEPTION.
Prerequisite or corequisite: PSYC 2990.
How organisms sense and perceive the environment. Topics discussed: anatomy and physiology of the sensory systems, types of stimuli affecting sensory systems, and current knowledge and theories of our perceptual abilities. Laboratory/research experience is included.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 4130. Physiological and Comparative Psychology. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: PHYSIO COMP PSYCH.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 2520.
Prerequisite or corequisite: PSYC 2990.
The biological bases of human and nonhuman behavior, with emphasis on underlying physiological mechanisms, and on the development, evolution, and function of behavior. Laboratory/research experience is included.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 4200. Social Psychology. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 2560.
Prerequisite or corequisite: PSYC 2990.
Research and theory on social behavior, including attitudes, social influence, group dynamics, and person perception. Laboratory/research experience is included.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 4210. Psychological Testing. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: PSYCH TESTING.
Prerequisite or corequisite: PSYC 2990.
The measurement of individual and group differences in abilities, interests, achievement, and traits. Laboratory/research experience is included.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 4220. Developmental Psychology. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCH.
Prerequisite or corequisite: PSYC 2990.
Research and theory on the psychological development of the maturing human, including social/emotional and cognitive development. Laboratory/research experience is included.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 4230. Psychology of the Workplace. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: PSYCH OF WORKPLACE.
Prerequisite or corequisite: PSYC 2990.
Major topics in industrial-organizational psychology, with emphasis on organizational and personnel psychology applied to business, industry, and government. Laboratory/research experience is included.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 4240. Psychopathology. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: PSYCHOPATHOLOGY.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 3230.
Prerequisite or corequisite: PSYC 2990.
An introduction to the mechanisms and treatment of pychopathology. Emphasis is placed on the use of the scientific method for understanding abnormal behavior. Laboratory/ discussion experience included.
Not offered on a regular basis.

(PSYC)AFAM 4500/6500. Psychology of Prejudice. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PSYCH OF PREJUDICE.
Undergraduate prerequisite: (PSYC 1101 or SOCI 1101) and senior standing.
Motivational, cognitive, social, and cultural factors that lead to discrimination in our society and various perspectives found in the research on discrimination.
Not offered on a regular basis.

(PSYC)AFAM 4550/6550. Classic Studies in Black Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CLASSIC BLACK PSYCH.
Undergraduate prerequisite: AFAM(PSYC) 3150 or permission of department.
Studies which have had major social or scientific impact on the lives of Black Americans and the way black people have been viewed within psychology. Approach is historical and interdisciplinary.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 4600/6600. Psychology of Women. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN.
Undergraduate prerequisite: PSYC 3230 or PSYC 4200 or PSYC 4220.
Women as the subject of psychological inquiry. Topics include personality theory, psychopathology, psychological aspects of reproductive health, psychological reaction to being victimized, and life crises.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 4650. Cognitive Development. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMT.
Prerequisite: PSYC 4220.
Theory and research in cognitive development from infancy to adolescence, with emphasis on symbolic thought, memory, intelligence, and individual differences.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 4700/6700. Psychology of Aging. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING.
Research in gerontology, with emphasis on learning, personality, attitudes, perception, ability, and adjustment in the aged.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 4800. Special Problems. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS.
Prerequisite: PSYC 2990 and permission of department.
A course for the advanced undergraduate who wishes to participate in supervised research.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 4850. Directed Readings in Psychology. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DIRECT READ PSYCH.
Prerequisite: PSYC 2990 and permission of department.
A course for the student who wishes to read comprehensively in a particular content area under the direction of a faculty member.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 4910. Advanced General Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADVANCED GEN PSYCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Review, summary, and integration of psychology as a whole. Attention will be given both to content and to psychology as a profession.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 4920. History of Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HISTORY OF PSYCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
The history of psychology and its antecedents, both classical and modern.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 4930/6930. Systems of Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SYSTEMS OF PSYCH.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
Major theoretical systems in psychology, with special emphasis on developments of the last half-century, especially behaviorism and cognitivism.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 4960H. Directed Reading and/or Projects (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DIRECT READ OR PROJ.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1101 and senior standing and permission of Honors.
Supervised research, reading, or other projects.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PSYC 4970H. Directed Reading and/or Projects (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DIRECT READ OR PROJ.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1101 and senior standing and permission of Honors.
Supervised research, reading, or other projects.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PSYC 4980H. Directed Reading and/or Projects (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DIRECT READ OR PROJ.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1101 and senior standing and permission of Honors.
Supervised research, reading, or other projects.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PSYC 4990H. Honors Thesis. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HONORS THESIS.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1101 and senior standing and permission of Honors.
Individual research in his or her major or in a closely related field.
Non-traditional format: Students will meet with faculty members on a regular basis.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PSYC 5100. Seminar in Psychology. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEMINAR IN PSYCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Current topics and new developments in areas of psychology which are not covered in other courses.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 5750/7750. Principles of Primate Phylogeny. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PRIN PRIM PHYLOGENY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Junior or senior standing.
Interrelationships among morphology, behavior, and systematics for students studying primate behavior.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 5760/7760. Comparative Physical and Psychological Development of the Primates. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PRIMATE DEVELOPMENT.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Junior or senior standing.
Influence of species and developmental environment on normal and abnormal behavioral development.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 5770/7770. Organization of Primate Social Groups. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PRIMATE SOC ORGANIZ.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Junior or senior standing.
The interaction of ecology, phylogeny, individual behavior, and group organization from a comparative perspective.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 5850. Psychopharmacology - Drugs and Behavior. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY.
Prerequisite: PSYC 4130 or permission of department.
The effects of psychoactive drugs on consciousness and behavior. The mechanisms of drug action on neurotransmitter systems are emphasized. Topics include the relationship between behavior and endogenous neurochemical activity, therapeutic agents in psychopathology, and drugs of abuse.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6100. Cognitive Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COGNITIVE PSYCH.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 6630.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6520 and permission of department.
History of cognitive psychology and the basic cognitive processes involved in attention, memory, knowledge representation, information processing, and problem solving.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6110. Basic Learning Processes. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: LEARNING PROCESSES.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 6520.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Empirical phenomena and theories concerning basic forms of nonassociative and associative learning, primarily stimulus-stimulus and response-consequence associations. Phenomena include habituation, Pavlovian and operant conditioning, generalization and discrimination, concept formation, and choice behavior. Historical and comparative aspects of the subject are emphasized.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6130. Biological Foundations of Behavior. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BIOL FOUND BEHAVIOR.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 6910.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Literature in the fundamental aspects of physiological psychology.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6180. History of Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HIST OF PSYCHOLOGY.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 6040.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
History of psychology and its antecedents, both classical and modern.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6200. Advanced Social Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADVANCED SOCIAL PSY.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 6640.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Ethics in social research, social factors in perception, attitude formation and change, cognitive theories, group structure and process, ideology and personality, and social motivation.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6210. Individual Differences. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INDIVIDUAL DIFFEREN.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 6530.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Nature and interrelationship of psychological traits, including maximum performance (intelligence, achievement, etc.) and typical behavior (interests, personality, etc.) traits. Also considered are the extent of racial, sex, age, and other group differences as well as the causal factors (genetics, environmental, etc.) in individual differences.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6220. Developmental Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DEVELOPMENTAL PSY.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 8800.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Critical survey of evidence concerning physical, social, and psychological development of primates. Special emphasis is placed on comparative analysis for understanding human development.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6240. Advanced Psychopathology: Adults. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV PSYCHOP ADULT.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 8140.
Prerequisite: PSYC 4230 and permission of department.
Surveys, historical trends, and contemporary theories of psychopathology; reviews methods, issues, validity, and utility of classificatory systems; evaluates the intrinsic-attribute properties of various behavior disorders as well as related assessment; and treatment procedures.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6250. Psychometrics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PSYCHOMETRICS.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 6150.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Theoretical and statistical principles that underlie psychological measurement and how they are employed in the development and use of psychological tests.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6310. Introduction to Industrial Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INDUSTRIAL PSYCH.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 6140.
Major topics in industrial psychology, with emphasis on personnel psychology applied to business, industry, and government.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6320. Introduction to Organizational Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ORGANIZATIONAL PSY.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 8970.
Major topics in organizational psychology with emphasis on organizational psychology applied to business, industry, and government.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6400. Research Methods in Social Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: RSCH MTHDS SOC PSY.
Methods used in contemporary empirical research by social psychologists. Field and experimental approaches will be examined in terms of their relative strengths, weaknesses, and costs for various research questions. Topics will vary from semester to semester.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6410. Statistics in Psychological Research. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: STAT IN PSY RSCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Basic concepts and techniques in descriptive and sampling statistics. Applications of statistics in psychological research.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6420. Advanced Experimental Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV EXPERI PSY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Experimental techniques and methods of experimental work. Especially designed for the student who desires to learn scientific method in psychology.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6430. Applied Regression Methods in Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: APPLIED REGRESSION.
Prerequisite: STAT 6220 and permission of department.
Simple and multiple regression methods as applied to the prediction and explanation of behavior. Topics include the formation and testing of models in experimental and nonexperimental research. Computer software packages are used for data analysis.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6440. Experimental Design in Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: EXP DESIGN PSY.
Prerequisite: STAT 6220 and permission of department.
Design and analysis of psychological research, with emphasis on the logical foundations of experimental design.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6510. Theories of Personality. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: THRY PERSONALITY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Major theories of personality, with some attention given to current research and to methodological issues in the field.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6560. Clinical Assessment. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CLINICAL ASSESSMENT.
Introduction to the theory, concepts, methods, and issues related to assessment in the practice of clinical psychology. Provides a foundation for further study of assessment through advanced courses, practice, and self-directed learning.
Offered fall semester every year.

PSYC 6650. Ethical Issues in the Methods and Practice in Clinical Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MTHS PRAC CLIN PSY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Ethics in conducting clinical research and in the assessment and behavior-personality change procedures currently used in clinical psychology. Ethical, applied, and theoretical issues important to these applied procedures.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6670. Research Design in Clinical Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: RESEARCH CLIN PSY.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6650.
Research problems and strategies in clinical psychology. Methods for evaluating treatment outcome will be the focus of study. Both single subject and group designs.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6800. Physiological Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PHYSIOLOGICAL PSY.
The relationship between the internal environment and such behaviors as food intake control, mating behavior, neural action, emotion, etc,.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6810. Comparative Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMPARATIVE PSY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Literature in fundamental aspects of comparative psychology.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 6920. Sensory Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SENSORY PSYCHOLOGY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Literature in the fundamental aspects of sensation and perception.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 7000. Master's Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PSYC 7300. Master's Thesis. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S THESIS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and thesis preparation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PSYC 7520. Behavior Therapy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BEHAVIOR THERAPY.
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 6120.
Behavior therapy techniques for use with adults. Emphasis on relaxation training, systematic desensitization, modeling, contingency management, aversive control, cognitive restructuring, and similar methods.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 7530. Personality Assessment. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PERSONALITY ASSESS.
Prerequisite: PSYC 8140 or permission of department.
Clinical application of selected assessment tools, with emphasis on MMPI, TAT, and Rorschach, including theoretical assumptions and interpretation of data.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 7540. Psychology of Disadvantaged and Minority Groups. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PSY DISADV/MINOR GP.
Psychological aspects of minority and disadvantaged groups in the United States and the impact of the discipline of psychology on these groups.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 7550. Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TRMNT SEXUAL DYSFN.
Prerequisite: PSYC 8140.
Biological and psychological aspects of human sexual dysfunctions, with a discussion of interviewing, psychometric, behavioral, and psychophysiological approaches to assessment and common treatment methods.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8000. Advanced Topics in Psychology. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
Oasis Title: ADV TOPICS IN PSY.
Current topics and new developments in the field of psychology.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8060. Vision Seminar. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: VISION SEMINAR.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6920 or permission of department.
Specific topics in areas representative of contemporary research and theory in visual science.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8070. Audition. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: AUDITION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Theories of hearing and their experimental bases are examined in detail, along with demonstrations of experimental techniques in the area.
Not offered on a regular basis.

(PSYC)EPSY(LING) 8130. Psycholinguistics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PSYCHOLINGUISTICS.
Recent theoretical and experimental work on the psychological aspects of semantics, grammar, and discourse processes are surveyed. Language development is also considered.
Offered every year.

PSYC 8200. Operant Conditioning. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: OPERANT CONDIT.
Theoretical and practical approaches to the assessment of free-ongoing behavior. Laboratory exercises in the circuitry and logic of operant conditioning apparatus and design are included.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8220. Human Memory. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HUMAN MEMORY.
Major phenomena, experimental procedures, and theoretical models of human memory.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8230. Classical Perception. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CLASS PERCEPTION.
Classical problem areas of perception (e.g., contour, movement, illusions), with emphasis on the perceptual process and its relation to other psychological functions.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8250. Cognitive Theories and Models. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COGNITIVE THEORIES.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6630.
Cognitive theories and models proposed for human behavior in memory, reasoning, language, mathematics, judgment, imagery, problem solving, and thinking.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8260. Applied Cognition. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: APPLIED COGNITION.
Cognitive psychology with a perspective on applying knowledge from research on basic cognitive processes in attention, memory, knowledge representation, and decision making to the workplace.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8270. Cognitive Research Seminar. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 5 hours credit.
Oasis Title: COGNITIVE RSCH SEM.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Topics in cognitive psychology, including perception, memory, reading, attention, language, mathematics, and decision making.
Non-traditional format: Cognitive research, with meetings arranged between major professor and student.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8280. Individual Differences in Child Cognition. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: IND DIFF CHILD COGN.
Prerequisite: PSYC 8800.
Theory and research in individual differences in children's cognitive development, with emphasis on the stability of intelligence, the modifiability of intelligence, and cognitive characteristics associated with individual differences in intelligence.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8300. Neuroanatomy for Behavioral Scientists. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: NEUROANAT BEHV SCI.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6910.
Basic, functional neuroanatomy of mammals, including humans, is emphasized to provide a foundation for understanding the neuroanatomical substrates of perception, motivation, emotion, learning, and other cognitive and behavioral processes.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8310. Advanced Comparative Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMPARATIVE PSY.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6810.
Topics in comparative psychology which include history, relation to other disciplines, behavior genetics, ontogenetic principles and processes, and problems in the comparative study of complex processes.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8330. Laboratory Apprenticeship in Physiological and Comparative Psychology. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
Oasis Title: LAB PHYS COMP PSY.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6810 and permission of department.
Approaches and research methods of physiological and comparative psychology.
Non-traditional format: Laboratory apprenticeship, with meetings arranged between major professor and student.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PSYC 8350. Sociobiology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SOCIOBIOLOGY.
Basic principles of sociobiology beginning with Wilson's classic book. The scientific theory will be emphasized while noting popular overextensions and common logical fallacies. Tinbergen's analysis of structure, proximate cause, ontogenetic cause, and evolutionary selective pressures will be used to critically evaluate conclusions.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8360. Comparative Cognition. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMPAR COGNITION.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6810 or PSYC 8310.
Traditional and contemporary, empirical and theoretical research which may be subsumed under "cognitive processes" and which has involved nonhuman animals. Among the topics will be Piagetian concepts, oddity and sameness-difference judgments, color, form, size, number, and "natural category" judgments, and other class and relational conceptual judgments.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8370. Seminar in Comparative Psychology. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: COMPARATIVE PSY.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6910.
Particular problem areas within comparative psychology. Emphasis is placed upon the evaluation of current research and theory in the development of research ideas by the student.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8380. Behavioral Neuroendocrinology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BEHAV NEUROENDOCRIN.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6910 or CBIO 4730/6730.
Basic principles of neuroendocrinology and their applications to studies of activity, ingestive behavior, learning and memory, stress and emotion, and reproductive behavior.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8390. Seminar in Physiological Psychology. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: PHYSIOLOGICAL PSY.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6910.
Particular problem areas within physiological psychology. Emphasis is placed upon evaluation of current research and theory and students' development of original research ideas.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8500. Clinical Staffing Procedures. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 26 hours credit.
Oasis Title: CLIN STAFF PROC.
Prerequisite: Permission of major.
Practicum in clinical psychology. Supervised experience in assessment and treatment of clinical problems using a wide variety of applicable techniques. Professional roles and ethical concepts of the clinical psychologist are integrated with clinical procedures.
Non-traditional format: Clinical staffing procedures, with meetings arranged between major professor and student.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

PSYC 8510. Child Behavior Therapy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CHILD BEHAV THERAPY.
Prerequisite: PSYC 8140.
Behavior change strategies for child behavior problems occurring in the home, school, or institution. Conduct problems, hyperactivity, learning problems, social withdrawal, mental retardation, and autism are among the disorders examined.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8520. Behavioral Medicine/Health Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6650 and PSYC 6910 and permission of department.
The definition, scope, and research efforts in the field of behavioral medicine-health psychology will be discussed. The behavioral concomitants of select medical and psychophysiological disorders (e.g., cardiovascular, respiratory, and pain related problems) as well as psychologically based interventions.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8540. Marital Dysfunction and Intervention. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MARITAL DYSF/INTERV.
Prerequisite: PSYC 8140.
Contemporary empirical research on marital functioning and the treatment of marital dysfunction with an emphasis on characteristics of concordant and discordant couples, theoretically divergent models of marital functioning, and the efficacy of available methods of therapeutic intervention.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8550. Neuropsychological Assessment. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: NEUROPSYCH ASSESS.
Prerequisite: PSYC 8300.
Theories of brain function in the human. Methods of detecting abnormal functioning and the localization of such abnormal functioning by behavioral methods. Possible etiologies of such lesions.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8600. Comparative Behavioral Development. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMP BEHAV DEVELOP.
Prerequisite: PSYC 8800 or permission of department.
The interface between biology and psychology in the study of development. Evolutionary and psychobiological approaches to behavioral development across species and consideration of human behavioral development from these perspectives.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8610. Psychophysical Methods and Psychological Scaling. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PSYCHOPHYSICS.
Methods and appropriate theories to the investigation and scaling of sensory and nonsensory stimulus events. Single and multidimensional scales.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8710. Theories of Attitude Structure, Formation, and Change. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: THEOR OF ATTITUDE.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6640.
Theoretical approaches to the organization and formation of beliefs and attitudes to cognitive consistency, and to the determinants of attitude stability and change.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8720. Group Structure and Process. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GR STR AND PROC.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6640.
Situational and individual determinants of social structure and interaction in face-to-face groups. Various theories of exchange, equity, power, and leadership.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8730. Theories of Social Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: THRY SOC PSYCHOLOGY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Theoretical and conceptual frames of reference that contribute to our knowledge of social psychology, including consideration of such theories as cognitive consistency, social exchange, symbolic interaction, role theory, group process, and collective behavior.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8790. Advanced Seminar in Social Psychology. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: ADV SEM SOC PSY.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6640.
Illustrative topics are social motivation, conformity, social power, interpersonal perception, simulation and mathematical models of social behavior, and vicarious learning.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8810. Psychology of Health and Illness. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PSY HEALTH/ILLNESS.
Psychological influences on health, illness, and responses to those states. Psychological origins and outcomes of health policy and health interventions.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8830. Cognition and Aging. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COGNITION AND AGING.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6630.
Topics in cognition and aging, including age-related changes in memory, problem-solving, reasoning, intelligence, and attention; role of compensatory mechanisms, structures, and processes, including experience, expertise, knowledge structures, and wisdom.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8840. Personality and Social Development. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PER AND SOC DEV.
Literature relevant to early childhood determinants and developmental processes to personality and social behavior. Current research, theories, and methodological issues.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8850. Perceptual Development. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PERCEPTUAL DEVLPMNT.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6920 or PSYC 8230.
Ontogenetic changes in perception and their importance for cognitive processes with emphasis on the implications of these changes for perceptual theories.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8860. Cognitive Development: Infancy to Adolescence. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CHILD COGNITIVE DEV.
Prerequisite: PSYC 8800.
Current research on problems, issues, and theories relevant to the development of complex cognitive processes in infancy, childhood, and adolescence.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8870. Theories of Psychological Development. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: THEORIES OF PSY DEV.
Prerequisite: PSYC 8800.
Logical and empirical adequacies of modern theories of psychological development in relation to selected issues relevant to theory construction in the behavior sciences.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8880. Human Sexual Behavior. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HUMAN SEXUAL BEHAV.
Nature and variety of human sexual behavior in many settings.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8890. Seminar in Developmental Processes. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEM IN DEV PROC.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Current topics in developmental psychology. Emphasis on independent study and research.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8900. Psychopharmacology Seminar. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SEM PSYCHOPHARMACOL.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6910.
Psychopharmacology literature. Emphasis is placed on basic behavioral research. Pharmacotherapy and clinical topics.
Not offered on a regular basis.

(PSYC)CHFD 8920. Behavior Problems in Children. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CHILD BEHAVE PROB.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
The child's adjustment to his or her environment with a consideration of the causes, treatment, and prevention of behavior problems. Utilization of case materials and research problems in the field will be carried out by the student.
Non-traditional format: Research problems in the field will be carried out by students.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8930. Advanced Psychological Measurement. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV PSYCHOL MEASMT.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6150.
Modern test theory approaches to test construction, reliability, validity, item, and factor analysis.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8940. Cognitive Measurement. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COGNITIVE MEASMT.
Prerequisite: PSYC 8930.
Classical and contemporary readings related to the applications of measurement to industry, education, and related areas of the behavioral sciences.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8950. Non-Cognitive Measurement. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: NON-COGNITIVE MSMT.
Prerequisite: PSYC 8930.
Approaches to interest and personality measurement, artifacts and methodology, dimensions, organization, and utility.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8960. Training and Development. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TRAIN & DEVELOPMENT.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Principle systems and techniques applicable to industrial and organizational training and to management development.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8980. Seminar in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEM IND-ORG PSY.
Consideration of significant and current topics in industrial-organizational psychology as determined by the interests and research activities of the faculty.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 8990. Seminar in Psychometrics. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEM PSYCHOMETRICS.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6430 or PSYC 8930.
Consideration of significant and current topics are defined by the interests and research activities of the faculty.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PSYC 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCTORAL RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PSYC 9100. Special Problems. 1-15 hours. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Extensive readings or empirical research in selected areas or planning and pilot studies preparatory to a thesis.
Non-traditional format: Special problems, with meetings arranged between major professor and student.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PSYC 9200. Clinical Internship in Psychology. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: CLIN INTERNSHP PSY.
Prerequisite: Permission of major.
Professional practice of clinical psychology under constant and close supervision. This professional work will include treatment of patients, group and individual psychotherapy, teaching, and research.
Non-traditional format: Clinical internship, with meetings arranged between major professor and student.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PSYC 9250. Internship in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: I/O PSY INTERNSHIP.
Prerequisite: Permission of major.
Professional practice of industrial and organizational psychology under close supervision. This professional work will include work with organizations, teaching, and research.
Non-traditional format: Industrial and organizational psychology internship, with meetings arranged between major professor and student.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PSYC 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCT DISSERTATION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

PSYC 9880. Seminar in Staffing. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SEM IN STAFFING.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6140 or permission of department.
Methods appropriate to the development and administration of the staffing process in contemporary organizations. The strategies and the statistics of the validation of personnel screening devices: personnel testing, interviewing, and biographical information.
Not offered on a regular basis.