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| PSYC 1100 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A survey of the multidimensional aspects of psychology. Covers human growth and development, learning, cognitive and perceptual processes, physiology, emotion and motivation, personality, psychological tests, social psychology, and behavior disorders and therapy. 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. Satisfies International/Multicult Course The course will cover human development from puberty until the early 20s, the periods usually considered as adolescence and early maturity. Physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development will be investigated. Faculty: S. GONSALVES 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department Course Attributes: International/Multicultural -I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSYC 2211 - PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. The analysis of abnormal behavior (mental illness). Discusses a number of perspectives of abnormal behavior (e.g., psychodynamic, behavioral, and humanistic) and reviews traditional psychiatric classifications (i.e., anxiety, psychoses, personality disorders). Treatment for psychological disorders is discussed. Faculty: D. LESTER, J. LYKE, S. MARTINO 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSYC 2212 - HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. Not open to students with credit for PSYC 3612. Overview of the contributions of psychology to promotion of health, prevention and treatment of illness, effects of health and disease, and systems of health care via education, research, and practice. Faculty: STAFF 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department Course Attributes: Holistic Health | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSYC 2215 - COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. This course focuses on the mental processes people use to acquire, interpret, store and recall information. Considerations of research and theories related to thinking, problem solving, decision making, attention, memory, language, and cognitive development are included. Faculty: J. FLECK, S. GONSALVES, E. SHOBE 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSYC 2241 - STATISTICAL METHODS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. Quantitative Reasoning Intensive course (Q1). Elementary statistical methods for the behavioral sciences. Includes descriptive methods (frequency distributions and graphing) and inferential methods (hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, and simple analysis of variance). Also analyzes nonparametric procedures. Discusses the application of statistics in psychological research. Recommended for sophomores. Faculty: M. FRANK, S. GONSALVES, D. LESTER, C. FERRI, J. FLECK 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department Course Attributes: Q1- Quant Reasoning Intensive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSYC 2285 - INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 Industrial and organizational psychology applies findings from cognitive, personality, and social psychology to address processes in the workplace. This course is a survey of the I/O field and will include topics such as employee motivation, teamwork, work design, and personnel recruitment, assessment, and management. Faculty: K. Yang 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Lecture (do not use), Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSYC 2301 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. Not open to students with credit for SOCY 2201. A survey of social psychology covering a variety of theories, methods, and their application to contemporary problems. Includes attitude development and change; interpersonal and group processes such as attraction, aggression, altruism, and racism in our society and the influence of education on prejudice and racism. Faculty: N. ASHTON, K. WILLIAMS 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSYC 2335 - HUMAN FACTORS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This course will introduce the student to the study of human factors engineering. Also referred to as ergonomics and engineering psychology, the primary goal of human factors is to improve the efficiency of the interaction between the human user and the system, machine or component equipment in order to increase performance, safety, and satisfaction. This course will draw on principles from the disciplines of psychology (e.g., cognitive and experimental psychology) and introduce students to basic principles in engineering (e.g., industrial and operations engineering).
4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSYC 2340 - ANOMALOUS EXPERIENCES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Not open to those with credit for GIS 3633. In this course students will demonstrate an understanding of current psychological research related to anomalous experiences, including methodological issues, related psychopathology, individual and cultural differences, aftereffects, and clinical implications. Anomalous experiences may include but are not limited to hallucinatory, out of body, alien abduction, past life, near death and mystical experiences. Faculty: J. LYKE 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Lecture (do not use), Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSYC 2381 - ADULT DEVELOPMENT & AGING | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 or GERO 1100. (Same as GERO 2381.) Focuses on consistency and change in the basic processes of adult development and aging (including sensation, perception, cognition, learning, memory, intelligence, and personality). Also briefly considers themes such as widowhood and bereavement, sexuality, psychopathology, and intervention strategies. Faculty: D. BURDICK 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Lecture (do not use), Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSYC 2401 - ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. Cross-listed SUST 2401. This course explores the interplay between psychological aspects of humans (including behavior, emotion, cognition and perception) and the natural and manufactured environments of humans. Faculty: D. BURDICK 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSYC 2501 - SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. This course represents an overview of exercise and sport psychology. Examines the psychological theories and research related to sport and exercise behavior. Explores how psychological factors influence involvement and performance in sport. Addresses both the positive and negative consequences of exercise and sport on mental health. 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Lecture (do not use), Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSYC 2525 - FOUNDATIONS OF NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Open only to BIOL majors, PSYC majors, and Behavioral Neuroscience Minors. An introduction to neuroscience that explores the molecular, cellular, and structural components of the brain, including how the brain develops and changes through life’s experiences, and supports the processes necessary for cognition and emotion. Aspects of applied neuroscience will be woven into the entire course.
4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Natural Sciences & Mathematics Division Biology Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSYC 2720 - NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH PRACTICUM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite: PSYC 2241. Open to sophomore and juniors only. Students will be conducting several experiments to test the validity of manufacturer’s claims about the effects of a specific product line. This course is intended to immerse students in behavioral neuroscience research methods and to engage students in learning about those aspects of the central nervous system that is specifically relevant to these claims and the hypothesized impact of the product line on central nervous system structures and processes. Faculty: E. SHOBE 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Tutorial Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSYC 2725 - RESEARCH PRACTICUM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite: PSYC 2241. Not open to seniors. This course is designed as an in depth exploration of a specific research topic. Students will gain background knowledge from primary (empirical articles) and secondary (books) materials and begin collecting data for a research project. This course is for students interested in research and looking for a starting point, and/or who are seeking in depth knowledge of the course topic. Projects started in this course can be continued as independent studies or projects for distinction. Faculty: E. SHOBE 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Tutorial Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSYC 2800 - PSYC SPECIAL PROJECT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Independent Study in Psychology
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| PSYC 3120 - FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. The field of forensic psychology is broad and multifaceted. This introductory survey course will enhance students’ understanding of the relationship between scientific and practical psychological concepts, methods, and principles as they are applied to the law. The course systematically examines how psychologists help the police, courts, and corrections deal with people who exhibit deviant behaviors, as well as other situations that result in legal processes. Faculty: J. White, J. Duntley 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Criminal Justice Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite: PSYC 1100; Open only to juniors and seniors. Cultural and historical perspectives on sexual behavior and sex crimes are examined. Various specific crimes are identified as well as methods used for the apprehension, treatment, and punishment of sex offenders. Faculty: J. WHITE 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Criminal Justice Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSYC 3230 - CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 and PSYC 2241. Not open to freshmen. This class will examine different fields of psychology (e.g., clinical, developmental, social) from a cross-cultural perspective. It will focus on the effects and importance of cross-cultural factors on human behavior, cognition, and affect. Faculty: Z. Kalibatseva 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department Course Attributes: Global Studies, International/Multicultural -I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSYC 3242 - EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite: PSYC 2241. Formerly PSYC 2242; not open to students with credit for PSYC 2242. Students learn the methods employed by people who conduct psychological research. Observational, correlational, and experimental methods will be considered. Students will write APA Style reports of research conducted for class. This course may be offered in sections with a Q2 designation. 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSYC 3300 - NEURONS AND NETWORKS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 or BIOL 1200. Faculty: E. Shobe 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Lecture (do not use), Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3302 - PERSONALITY |
Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. | This course considers the major theories of personality, the development of personality, the measurement of personality, and the kinds of personalities found in different groups of people. Faculty: D. BURDICK, D. LESTER, K. WILLIAMS 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3304 - PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING |
Prerequisite: PSYC 2241. | The methods of conducting psychological evaluations. Explores the construction and application of psychological tests including intelligence tests, projective tests, such as the Rorschach and vocational interest tests. Faculty: M. SPINELLA 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Lecture (do not use), Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3322 - LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT |
Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. | The study of human psychological and physiological development from conception to old age with emphasis on the basic principles of growth. Faculty: N. ASHTON 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3323 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE |
Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. | A course for the Childhood Studies minor, this course surveys various aspects of human development from conception to adolescence, including physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development. Child and adolescent development concepts, theories, and research are examined. Basic principles of developmental change will be stressed. Application of this information to practical problems will be discussed. . Faculty: C.TANG, S. MARTINO, J. SLUZENSKI 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department Course Attributes: Childhood Studies PSYC 3324 - PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING |
Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. | This course introduces the student to scientific findings that have dramatically increased our understanding of the origins of behavior. Topics include innate behavior patterns, classical conditioning, operant conditioning, social learning, and animal cognition. Various practical applications are discussed. Faculty: E. SHOBE 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3331 - PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY |
Prerequisite: Two PSYC courses including PSYC 1100. | The central nervous system's structure and function and its relationship to behavior. Includes brain research, neural and endocrine functioning, sensory processes, and the neural bases of motivation, emotion, and learning. Faculty: M. SPINELLA 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3332 - PERCEPTION |
Prerequisite: Two PSYC courses including PSYC 1100. | The anatomy, physiology, and physics of sensory systems. Deals with the effects of attitude, expectation and maturation on perceptual response. Faculty: STAFF 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3355 - CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY |
Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. | Open to juniors and seniors only. This course is designed to provide an overview of clinical neuropsychology. Students will become familiar with various disorders of the central nervous system and the role of neuropsychological assessment in diagnosing and treating these disorders. Classes will consist of lectures, hands-on practice with administering neuropsychological tests, and review of clinical case studies. Students will also learn the clinical application of neuropsychological assessments (e.g., treatment recommendations, cognitive rehabilitation, and determination of capacity). Faculty: C. GAYDA 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3380 - MOTIVATION |
This course covers major theories which attempt to explain human motivation. It discusses and evaluates research produced by these theories and examines various perspectives, including research produced by the theories. It also examines various perspectives, including the physiological, psychoanalytic, drive, incentive, learning, and cognitive approaches.
| 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3391 - EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY |
Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. | Learning and teaching variables in classroom interactions. Draws on psychological principles from the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains. Examines practical application for classroom use. Faculty: S. GONSALVES, K. WILLIAMS 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3392 - THEORIES OF COUNSELING |
Prerequisite: PSYC 2211 or PSYC 3302. | The philosophies, rationales, and techniques of the various approaches to counseling and psychotherapy are reviewed. Faculty: D. LESTER, J.LYKE 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3398 - THEORIES OF COUNSELING II |
Prerequisite: PSYC 3392. | This course examines the theories of counseling introduced initially in PSYC 3392 Theories of Counseling and will expand on them with a lab component. Applications of counseling techniques for enhancing communication in therapy will be covered throughout the semester. Lab exercises will take place outside of class (hybrid format) and supervision of sessions will take place in class. Faculty: S. Martino 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Lecture (do not use), Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3510 - RESEARCH PRACTICUM: COGNITIVE DISSONANCE |
Prerequisite: PSYC 3242. | Cognitive dissonance is an unpleasant state caused by behaving in a manner that is inconsistent with our beliefs. This course focuses on the conditions under which cognitive dissonance appears, strategies used to reduce dissonance, and the effects of dissonance on behaviors. Students will prepare a research project to pursue in the coming semesters with the ultimate goal of publication. Faculty: E. SHOBE 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Lecture (do not use), Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3535 - STEM EDUCATION: NEUROSCIENCE |
Prerequisite: GSS 3114 or PSYC 3331 or PSYC 3300 or BIOL 3360 or PSYC 3634 | Students will design, create, and implement games and activities that teach neuroscience concepts to local 5th and 8th grade students. This course is intended for Stockton students to demonstrate skill and application of concepts in behavioral neuroscience through game construction. Students in this class will host several neuroscience events during the semester at K-12 schools in the area. This is a service learning course designed to expand local STEM K-12 offerings to include neuroscience. Faculty: E. Shobe 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Lecture (do not use), Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department Course Attributes: Service Learning PSYC 3602 - PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER |
Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 and two other PSYC courses. | Permission of Instructor required. This seminar reviews the literature in areas of psychology concerning what is known about similarities and differences in behavior of females and males. Faculty: N. ASHTON 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 Lecture hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department Course Attributes: Women's,Gender & Sexuality Std PSYC 3604 - PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIONS |
Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. | This course reviews various types of addiction, including drug, alcohol, gambling, eating, sex, and spending. Research will be covered examining them from biological, psychological, and social perspectives. Topics will include predisposing and perpetuating factors in addiction and relapse, as well as treatment and prevention. Faculty: M. SPINELLA 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3605 - PSYCHOLOGY OF EATING DISORDERS |
Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. Open to juniors and seniors only. | This course will examine all types of disordered eating, including: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, compulsive eating, obesity, and weight preoccupation. There will also be discussion of cultural and nutritional factors, family issues, and psychological consequences of eating disorders. Finally, some clinical aspects, such as preventative and therapeutic interventions, will be discussed. Faculty: S. MARTINO 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department Course Attributes: Women's,Gender & Sexuality Std PSYC 3606 - PSYCHOLOGY OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES |
Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. | This psychology course provides an overview of the theories and research methods used by psychologists and behavioral geneticists in exploring the nature vs. nurture debate as it relates to causes of individual differences in human behavior. Students will be introduced to current research investigating the contributive effects of hereditary and environmental influences on such behaviors as intelligence, personality, cognitive ability and psychopathology. 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3613 - SEMINAR IN ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY |
Prerequisite: Only open to junior and senior PSYC majors. | This course, in a seminar format, will take one topic in abnormal psychology and explore it in depth. We will conduct a literature search, collect the articles, and write a review of the topic. Faculty: D. LESTER 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 Lecture hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3616 - AGING AND MENTAL HEALTH |
Prerequisite: GERO 1100 or PSYC 1100. | (Same as GERO 3616.) The course considers the multiple issues of age-related psychopathologies, diagnosis and assessment, as well as various approaches to intervention. Course also discusses means to promote and maintain optimal mental health in the older years. Faculty: D. BURDICK, M. SPINELLA 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3618 - THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CHILD VICTIMS AND WITNESSES |
Prerequisites: PSYC 1100, PSYC 3242 / CRIM 2141 / another comparable research methods course. Open to juniors and seniors only. This is a course for the Childhood Studies minor, the Victimology and Victim Services minor, and the Forensic Psychology concentration. This is also a W2 course. A senior seminar that gives students a chance to learn in smaller group settings about the psychological issues related to children and adolescents as crime victims and / or witnesses. Students will engage in in-depth investigations about the historical context of children serving as eyewitnesses in court, more and less suggestive forensic interviewing techniques, and the influence of memory, language, and conceptual development on the quality and quantity of children’s testimony. In the end, students will design a research project reflective of their own interest that can potentially improve children’s experience in the forensic context. This seminar is designed to augment student interest in children and the law, to prepare students for work in this area, and to give students a taste of how graduate school classes are like. | Faculty: C. TANG 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department Course Attributes: Childhood Studies, Victimology & Victim Services PSYC 3619 - PSYCHOLOGY OF GROUP THERAPY |
Prerequisite: Three PSYC courses | This course is an experiential exploration of therapeutic groups. Topics include group development, theories, ethics, structure, leadership, nad research. Students will both participate in nad observe process-focused group work. Faculty: J. Lyke 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 Lecture hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3620 - ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY: SEMINAR |
Prerequisite: PSYC 2241. Open only to junior and senior PSYC majors. | Current research in the area of individual and group functioning in organizational settings. Topics include organization development, interpersonal communication, motivation, work groups, and systems theory. Faculty: STAFF 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3623 - PSYCHOLOGY OF PREJUDICE |
Prerequisite: PSYC 2301. Open to juniors and seniors only. | This course examines the social psychological and cognitive underpinnings of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. Topics include theoretical perspectives on prejudice from cognitive, group level, and societal level perspectives, the differences between stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination, and the consequences of prejudice and discrimination for targets of prejudice. Heavy emphasis on reading empirical research studies. Faculty: R. FOELS 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3624 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN LEARNING |
Prerequisite: PSYC 2215, PSYC 3324, or PSYC 3391. | Advanced topics in learning research, theory, and practice with a definite focus on cognitive perspectives. Approaches to learning in schools and colleges will be analyzed in the light of the current state of the learning research. Topics will include cognitive theories of learning, constructivism and learning, barriers to learning, experiential and collaborative learning, exceptional learners, classroom practice and learning theory. Faculty: S. GONSALVES, E. SHOBE 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3626 - COUPLES AND FAMILY THERAPY |
Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. Open to juniors and seniors only. | This course examines patterns in family communication including marital relationships. Students will learn various therapeutic approaches to family counseling, as well as read about current issues in couples and family counseling. Students will also learn applications of counseling techniques for enhancing communication in the family. Faculty: S. MARTINO 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3628 - SOCIAL COGNITION |
Prerequisite: PSYC 2215 or PSYC 2301. Open to juniors and seniors only. | Social Cognition is the study of how our mental images and mental processes are influenced by situations and other people, and how these mental images and processes influence our feelings and social behavior. Topics include automatic versus controlled processing, mental shortcuts for judging situations, explaining others’ behavior, and the cognition behind stereotyping and prejudice. Faculty: R. FOELS 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3632 - METACOGNITION |
Prerequisite: PSYC 2215. Open to juniors and seniors only. | Metacognition refers to understanding, awareness, and control of one’s own thoughts and cognition. This seminar will examine various components of metacognition, including its role in learning and memory, applications to legal and educational situations, and its existence in non-human populations. Emphasis will be placed on theoretical models grounded in empirical support. Faculty: J. Bulevich 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3634 - SEMINAR IN COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE |
Prerequisite: PSYC 2215 or PSYC 3300 or PSYC 3331 or GSS 3114 or BIOL 3360 | The desire to understand the role of the brain in normal and abnormal behavior is paramount, making neuroscience a hot topic in psychology and related fields. This seminar focuses on understanding the potential for change in the brain throughout the lifespan, and how these changes are relevant in understanding normal cognition (memory, attention) and clinical applications (schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease). Faculty: J. Fleck 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3635 - POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY |
Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. | While clinical psychology has been concerned primarily with understanding and alleviating mental illness, positive psychology is a developing field that is concerned with helping all people develop their strengths and virtues in order to live a more meaningful and fulfilling life. This course will cover topics including happiness, gratitude, flow, learned optimism, adaptive coping, and communication skills. Faculty: M. Spinella 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Lecture (do not use), Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department Course Attributes: Holistic Health PSYC 3636 - HUMAN MEMORY |
Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 or GERO 1100. Open to juniors and seniors only. | (Cross-listed as GERO 3636.)Formerly Aging and Remembering. This seminar-level course involves analysis of memory development in older adulthood. We will examine multiple aspects of this issue, including evidence that memory declines in late adulthood, individual differences in memory, and research applications regarding the growing population of aging adults. Faculty: J.BULEVICH 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3641 - ADVANCED STATISTICS |
Prerequisite: PSYC 3242. | Permission of Instructor required. Quantitative reasoning intensive course (Q1). Quantitative methods of data analysis including higher order analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, multivariate analysis of variance, multiple regression and analysis. Utilizes packaged computer programs. Faculty: M. FRANK, S. GONSALVES, J. LYKE 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department Course Attributes: Q1- Quant Reasoning Intensive PSYC 3646 - FORENSIC BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS |
Prerequisite: PSYC 1100 | Students become familiar with types of behaviors and mental conditions that lead to the commission of violent criminal acts and then apply those personality characteristics to types of crime scenes. Students will learn the terminology and techniques used in the psychological profiling of cases. Statistical treatments will be applied. This course may be offered in sections with a Q2 designation. Faculty: J. WHITE 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3648 - THE CRIMINAL BRAIN |
| Prerequisite: PSYC 1100; PSYC 2241; PSYC 3242. Open to juniors and seniors only. This course explores the intersection of neuroscience and social environment as it relates to criminal behavior. Students will learn about new insights into brain mechanisms that may be dysfunctional in violent offenders by studying the various functions of nerve cells, brain structures, chemical neurotransmitters, and neural circuits. Students will also read numerous studies on brain behavior as they relate to case studies of perpetrators of violent behavior, including serial and mass murderers as well as juvenile offenders. The role of neuroplasticity as a function of adapting to the environment will also be explored in conjunction with the teachings of major personality theorists. After investigating numerous research experiments, students will design their own behavioral research project in which they identify areas of the brain that are targets of their research. Faculty: J. WHITE 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Criminal Justice Department PSYC 3660 - EVOLUTION & BEHAVIOR |
Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. | This course includes weekly (or almost weekly) critical papers related to the assigned book and journal article readings. The topics include, but are not limited to: explaining behavior in terms of physics and chemistry, adaptation, micro- vs. macro-evolution, effect of man's intervention on evolutionary processes, animal cognition. Faculty: E. SHOBE 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3661 - PSYCHOLOGY: HISTORY AND SYSTEM |
Prerequisite: PSYC 1100, one other PSYC course. Open only to juniors and seniors. | Study of the history of psychology from ancient Greek times to the present, with stress on the 19th and 20th centuries. A good GRE preparation. Faculty: STAFF 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3701 - RESEARCH IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY |
Prerequisite: PSYC 3620. | An investigation of a selected topic that includes readings, empirical work, and an APA style research project report.. The goal is to produce a publishable article. Faculty: N. ASHTON, K. WILLIAMS 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Tutorial Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3703 - RESEARCH IN INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY |
Prerequisite: PSYC 3620. | Students will become involved in applied and/or basic research on various industrial/organizational topics including team processes, employee satisfactions, motivation and communication. Students will be expected to participate in research design, data collection and interpretation. Faculty: STAFF 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Tutorial Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3705 - RESEARCH ON CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE |
Prerequisite: PSYC 1100, PSYC 3242 / CRIM 2141 / another comparable research methods course. Open to juniors and seniors only. A course for the Childhood Studies minor, and a Q2 and W2 course. Under the close guidance of the instructor, a small group of students will work together to conduct a research project related to children and adolescents. Students will go through all steps of scientific research, including reading journal articles, coming up with research ideas, designing the study, collecting and analyzing data, and writing up the research using the APA style. | Faculty: C. Tang 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Tutorial Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department Course Attributes: Childhood Studies PSYC 3708 - RESEARCH ON CREATIVITY |
Prerequisite: PSYC 3242. Open to juniors and seniors only. | This tutorial will explore behavioral and imaging approaches used in the study of creative thought. The tutorial will focus on hands-on research activities, to include training in EEG techniques. Students will also be asked to propose and complete a research project on creativity. Faculty: J.FLECK 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Tutorial Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3716 - RESEARCH IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY |
Prerequisite: PSYC 3242. | Permission of Instructor required. This course is aimed at providing students with experience in conducting laboratory experiments in cognitive psychology. Students are responsible for collecting, organizing data, and using statistical software to do minimal analyses. Faculty: E. SHOBE 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Tutorial Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3718 - RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE |
Permission of Instructor. | Open to juniors and seniors only. This tutorial is designed to give students direct experience in neuroscience research. Students will learn about electroencephalography (EEG) as an imaging approach to study the brain. As part of the course, students will collect neuroscience data using the psychology laboratory’s EEG system and analyze these data to learn more about how different areas of the brain work together. Students who enroll in the course should have an understanding of the principles of brain structure and function and possess a preliminary understanding of data collection and data analysis, as performed in psychology and related fields. Faculty: J. FLECK 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Tutorial Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3720 - NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH |
Prerequisite: PSYC 2241. | Open to sophomore and juniors only. Students will be conducting several experiments to test the validity of manufacturer’s claims about the effects of a specific product line. This course is intended to immerse students in behavioral neuroscience research methods and to engage students in learning about those aspects of the central nervous system that is specifically relevant to these claims and the hypothesized impact of the product line on central nervous system structures and processes. Faculty: E. SHOBE 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Tutorial Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3740 - DATA ANALYSIS PRACTICUM |
Prerequisite: PSYC 2241; Open to PSYC majors only. | Students will gain extensive experience in conducting quantitative research via the analysis of large, publicly available datasets relevant to a variety of topics in the social and mental health sciences. Rather than learning new statistical techniques, students will apply the techniques they have previously learned in their statistics courses in order to evaluate empirical research hypotheses. Students will also gain extensive experience in communicating research findings via the writing of APA-style research reports. Faculty: J. Ostorfsky 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Tutorial Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3754 - RESEARCH ON AGING |
Permission of Instructor required. | Students conduct guided research on various phenomena associated with the aging process. Faculty: D. BURDICK 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Tutorial Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3800 - PSYC SPECIAL PROJECT |
Independent Study in Psychology
| 1.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3890 - EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY FIELD PLACEMENT |
Prerequisite: An Educational Psychology course that did not include a field placement. | Permission of Instructor required. This course is for students who completed Educational Psychology at another institution and did not do a field placement in that course. Forty hours of fieldwork in an Atlantic County or neighboring county K-12 school. The placement will be arranged by the Office of Teacher Education. Faculty: S. GONSALVES, K. WILLIAMS 1.000 Credit hours 1.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3900 - FIELD PLACEMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY |
Prerequisite: Open only to juniors and seniors. | Permission of Instructor required. Students spend at least 120 hours at a local agency, hospital, school, or other institution. A listing of sites is available on the program's webpage. Requires related readings and meetings with the faculty sponsor. Positions are arranged with the consultation and approval of the faculty sponsor. Faculty: D. BURDICK., C. TANG 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours 0.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Internship Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 3904 - FIELD PLACEMENT IN CHILDHOOD STUDIES |
Prerequisite: PSYC 1100. Open to juniors and seniors with a declared minor in Childhood Studies only. Permission of Instructor (POI) required. Students spend at least 120 hours at a local agency, hospital, school, or other institution which serves children and / or adolescents. Requires related readings and meetings with the instructor. Positions are arranged with the consultation and approval of the instructor and the office of Service Learning. This is a course that centers on hands-on learning, and is one of the capstone courses for the Childhood Studies minor. After upper class Childhood Studies minors have had considerable course work (probably in the senior year), it is a good idea to solidify the learning in an applied setting. In addition, this course serves as an experiential way for upper level students to investigate possible career paths in childhood studies, thereby assisting in students’ post-graduation plans.
Faculty: C. TANG | 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Internship Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department Course Attributes: Childhood Studies, Service Learning PSYC 3960 - PSYC RESEARCH ASSISTANT |
This course offers students an experience as a research assistant in the field of study. | 0.000 TO 3.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Internship Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 4800 - PSYC SPECIAL PROJECT |
Independent Study in Psychology
| 0.000 TO 7.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 4805 - SPECIAL PROJECT IN COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE/ NEUROPSYCHOLOGY |
Prerequisite:Open only to Behavioral Neuroscience minors. Special Project Request Form required. | Faculty: STAFF 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Internship Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 4820 - SENIOR PROJECT FOR DISTINCTION |
Prerequisite: Open only to psychology seniors. | Special Project Request Form required. Seniors who maintain at least a 3.2 grade point average in psychology courses at Stockton and who have at least 24 credits completed in psychology are eligible to conduct a research project for program distinction. Please see guidelines in Stockton Bulletin or Psychology Handbook. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 4895 - NEUROSCIENCE: SUMMER RSCH EXP |
Student research experience in support of faculty research.
| 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 4899 - PSYC: SUMMER RSCH EXP (SIRE) |
Student research experience in support of faculty research.
| 1.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 2.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 4900 - PSYC SPECIAL PROJECT |
Internship in Psychology
| 1.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Internship Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 5181 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE |
Open to graduate students only. | This course addresses the history and politics of substance abuse; society’s values and attitudes; the denial syndrome as the major factor in delaying a proper response from society, families, schools, etc.; incidence and prevalence among NJ high school students; statute and code; overview of psychopharmacology and biological effects of chemicals in the body; the disease of alcoholism; overview of the school’s role and responsibilities; prevention, intervention and treatment. Faculty: STAFF 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 5182 - ADVANCED FUNDAMENTALS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE |
Prerequisite:Baccalaureate degree from fully accredited undergraduate institution. Open to graduate students only. | This course covers the role of the Student Assistance Coordinator (SAC) in New Jersey schools; curriculum guidelines and implementation issues; child and adolescent development; school culture; staff training and development; employee assistance programs, legislation and code; dynamics of policy and program development; role of the child study team; treatment and rehabilitation; and parental outreach programs. It also relates to those involved in prevention and counseling in the broader community. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 5183 - SUBSTANCE ABUSE: INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING |
Prerequisite: Baccalaureate degree from fully accredited undergraduate institution. Open to graduate students only. | This course provides both information and the skill development necessary to provide basic counseling to individuals and families with alcoholism and other drug abuse problems. Identification of the stages of change and the various roles within the families effected and affected by substance abuse is central to this course. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 5185 - SUPERVISING BEHAVORIAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS |
Prerequisite:Baccalaureate degree from fully accredited undergraduate institution. Open to graduate students only. | This course trains those who will provide supervision to chemical dependency professionals (counselors, trainees/interns, prevention/intervention specialists, and school staff) with the techniques necessary to assess professional skills, develop self-improvement plans, and train both entry-level and experienced professionals. Current regulations governing the certification and licensure of Alcohol and Drug Counselors will be included. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 5186 - PREVENTION PLANNING, COORDINATION AND EVALUATION |
Prerequisite: Baccalaureate degree from fully accredited undergraduate institution. Open to graduate students only. | This course includes the planning, coordination and evaluation of research-based prevention program services in both school and community-based settings. While course content will use school-aged prevention strategies as prime examples, other target populations will be used to address broad-based community prevention needs. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 5187 - COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND PUBLIC POLICY FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION |
Prerequisite: Baccalaureate degree from fully accredited undergraduate institution. Open to graduate students only. | This course will present an overview and history of community organizations, how change takes place, and strategic planning, as well as the theory and practice of public policy as it relates to substance abuse prevention. 2.000 Credit hours 2.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 5188 - SUBSTANCE ABUSE: PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES |
Prerequisite: Baccalaureate degree from fully accredited undergraduate institution. Open to graduate students only. | This course considers the ethical and legal issues related to substance abuse professionals, personal and professional growth, the healthy role model, and dimensions of recovery. 1.000 Credit hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous, Seminar (do not use) Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 5191 - CLINICAL SKILLS IN ADDICTION COUNSELING |
This graduate level course will provide clinical skill training in the area of Assessment and Diagnosis according to the current DSM, including Cultural Implications in assessment and treatment. Special emphasis will be given to Co-Occurring Disorders, including Gambling and other Behavioral Addictions. Students will be introduced to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy as one of the Evidence-Based therapeutic techniques.
Students will learn how to conduct a comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and treatment of Addiction and Co-Occurring disorders, in a culturally competent manner. This course includes the topics of assessment, documentation, goal planning, the DSM Diagnostic system, SAMHSA four-quadrant framework, nicotine dependencies, cognitive behavior therapy and cultural competencies. . | Faculty: STAFF 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Lecture (do not use), Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department PSYC 5192 - SYSTEMS AND SERVICES SUPPORTING RECOVERY |
This graduate seminar will explore the systems and services that are commonly integrated into the behavioral health system to deal with adjunctive issues that support the recovery process. The focus will be on New Jersey systems and services, but wider regional and national systems will also be addressed. The seminar will include online modules and classroom-based sessions on each of the systems and services studied.
This course will also include detailed discussion on how addiction professionals can more effectively utilize the services. | Faculty: STAFF 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Face to Face, Hybrid Full, Lecture (do not use), Online Asynchronous, Online Blended, Online Synchronous Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Psychology Department |
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