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Psychology
PSYCH 100 Introductory Psychology
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A general survey of selected content areas in psychology, including personality and human development, physiological psychology, learning, intelligence, heredity and environment, and motivation and emotion. Please note: Students who have already earned credits for PSYCH 101 may not register for this course. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 101 Introductory Psychology
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A general survey of selected content areas in psychology, including personality and human development; physiological psychology; learning; intelligence; heredity and environment; and motivation and emotion. In addition, separately scheduled discussion sessions provide students with the opportunity to work concretely with constructs and methods as they apply to specific problem areas. Please note: Students who have already earned credits for PSYCH 100 may not register for this course. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 105 Biological Foundations in Psychology
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This courses provides the basic background in physiology, evolution, genetics, and heredity essential to understanding the content of most required courses in the psychology major. It serves as a foundation for understanding physiological, genetic, developmental, and evolutionary influences on behavior. The course targets students whose prior course work has not given them such requisite biological knowledge. More Info
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PSYCH 141G Children's Social Worlds: Child and Adolescent Peer Relationships and Social Development
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This course offers a broad examination of childrens and adolescents peer relationships; why they are important, how they change over the course of development, why some children are better accepted than others, and how early peer relationship difficulties produce echoing effects in adolescence and adulthood. We explore the important ways in which peer relationships influence childrens emotional, cognitive, and social development. We consider causes of peer difficulty, short and long-term consequences, bullying and victimization, friendships and peer groups, educational and community contexts, familial and cultural influences, and intervention and prevention programs. More Info
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PSYCH 201 Introduction to Behavioral Research
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An introduction to the ways of discovering, describing and making warranted assertions about aspects of people and social life. The chief objectives are 1) to help students develop the skills and knowledge necessary to become intelligent critics of research in the behavioral and social sciences, and 2) to give them a rudimentary understanding of the design and evaluation of scientific research. Statistical material is treated in a conceptual manner. Classroom work and course examinations concentrate equally on research design and research evaluation. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 234 Psychology of Cross-cultural Relations
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This course examines the nature and dynamics of inter-group relations within a multicultural context, studying relations among diverse cultures and racial groups in the United States and globally. The course looks at cross-cultural relations from an interdisciplinary perspective, discussing psychological and sociopolitical perspectives. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 235 Psychology and the Black Experience
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This course is an introduction to the psychological experience of Blacks in the United States, including the historical, sociopolitical, and cultural influences that shape personality and mental health in community, family, and individual contexts. Connections between Africa, the Caribbean, and black America will be examined with respect to culture, belief systems, and values. At the same time, we also explore the many differences in history, culture, and experience within the many groups and individuals of African-descent in the U.S. More Info
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PSYCH 236 The Psychology of Women
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Psychological theories about women from Freud to the present are examined with emphasis placed on biological and sociocultural perspectives as they have influenced the development of a psychology of women. Special attention is paid to the developmental process and the unique issues and concerns of the female infant, child, adolescent, young adult, and older woman. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 238L Asian American Psychology
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This course is an introduction to the psychological experience of Asian Americans, including the historical, sociopolitical, and cultural influences that shape personality and mental health in community, family, and individual contexts. The course also explores prevention and intervention possibilities through specific examples, such as trauma and intergenerational conflict, that are relevant for Asian American populations. ASAMST 238L and PSYCH 238L are the same course. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 270 Statistics
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The applied study of the scientific method in the behavioral sciences. Fundamental statistical concepts and techniques are surveyed and used, with primary emphasis on the logic underlying the use of descriptive and inferential tools in scientific inquiry. Topics include parametric and non-parametric statistics, e.g., correlation and analysis of variance. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 271L Introduction to Cognitive Science
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Cognitive science is an interdisciplinary field fundamentally concerned with furthering our understanding of the development, underlying processes, and implementation of language, perception, problem-solving, learning, memory, and other intelligent capacities. This course offers an introduction to this science for all levels of undergraduate majors in psychology, computer science, biology, and other related fields. CS 271L and PSYCH 271L are the same course. More Info
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PSYCH 286 Introductory Research Apprenticeship
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The proposed course, a 200-level Research Apprenticeship (PSYCH 286) is designed for students who are interested in being involved in hands-on research, but who are still at the beginning of their studies in the major. Students who are enrolled in this course work with faculty members on topics related to the faculty members research interests. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 290 Special Topics in Psychology
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This course is conducted by various members of the faculty with special attention to their fields of scholarly interests. Topics vary by semester. More Info
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PSYCH 300 Personality
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Conceptions of human nature are examined in light of various theories of personality. This course focuses on the theories of Freud, Adler, Sullivan, Erikson, Kelly, Ego psychologists, and other theorists presenting the behavioristic and humanistic perspectives. Among the topics to be addressed are personality structure and its development; stress and coping; neurotic styles; and human motives and their measurement. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 301 Psychological Testing
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An examination of the assessment process and the methods (tests, interviews observations) used in it. Emphasis on the standards of validity for tests and procedures and on proper test use. Introduction to some major psychological tests. More Info
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PSYCH 302 Human Motives and Emotions
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An examination of major issues in the area of human motives and emotions. Theoretical analyses from the early theories of James, Dewey, Freud and Watson to contemporary studies employing the evolutionary behaviorist and cognitive perspectives. Topics include the relationship among motives, emotions and personality, and the rationality of the emotions. More Info
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PSYCH 315 Abnormal Psychology
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This course examines the range of common psychological disorders, their characteristic symptoms, possible causes, and treatment. It takes a critical scientific approach to the criteria used to define psychological abnormality, the theories used to explain it, and the therapies used to treat it. Etiology, dynamics and treatment of psychopathology. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 330 Social Psychology
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A scientific attempt to understand and explain how the thought, feeling, and behavior of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others; focuses on the drama of social interaction. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 333 Group Dynamics
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An examination of small group behavior from a theoretical and empirical perspective. The group is viewed as a system functioning in a number of environments-physical, personal, social, and task. Each of these interrelated environments influences various aspects of group process. Thus leadership, power, conformity, status, goals, and others are considered as interrelated processes of social interaction. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 335 Social Attitudes and Public Opinion
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This course examines the nature of attitudes, beliefs, and values, and the influences which individuals' attitudes have upon their behavior. Various theories of attitude organization and attitude change are discussed, and the development of social attitudes is explored by examining the differential impact of the family, the educational system, the mass media, and the general social environment. The changing content of public opinion over time and its relationship to the political system are also discussed. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 337 Communication and Society
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This course explores interpersonal interaction and the functional and dysfunctional ways in which communication occurs. Participants examine non-verbal communication, including paralanguage, spacing, and gestures. Additionally, they acquire experience using the Internet, for research purposes as well as for on-line communication with other course participants. Discussions also focus on various aspects of the mass media. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 338 Community Psychology
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Contributions of psychology to the understanding of human communities. Community mental health, ecological, and social structural approaches to community psychology are examined. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 339 Psychology Of Law
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This course provides a basic understanding of the interaction between law and psychology, including developmental, social and clinical psychology. Topics include rules of evidence, statistics in the court, child witnesses, eyewitness testimony recovered memory, criminal investigatory practices, competence to stand trial, and constitutional rights of search and seizure. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 341 Infancy and Childhood Development
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This course explores human development from infancy to middle childhood, i.e., from childbirth to ages seven or eight. Major emphasis is given to early perceptual, cognitive, social and affective development bearing the following questions in mind: How does the world of space and objects appear to the infant? How does he or she acquire knowledge and discover reality? How does the child experience the world of people and develop a sense of self? How does the child develop attachments to others and what role is played by the significant people in his or her life? More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 342 Adolescence
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This course is designed to acquaint students with psychological characteristics of adolescent development, theoretical approaches to adolescence, and experimental studies of the causes of a variety of behaviors during adolescence. The course also focuses upon major problems and characteristics of adolescents in modern society. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 343 The Psychology of Adult Development and Human Aging
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A developmental approach to human integrity and functioning in the second half of the life span. Stereotyped ideas about the aging process are critically reviewed. Newer approaches to facilitating psychological well-being in the latter years of life are given special attention. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 346 Language Development
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This course focuses on various theoretical approaches to the development of language. Pragmatic, semantic, and syntactic aspects of language acquisition are studied in depth. The role of language-specific, cognitive, and social factors in the process of acquisition are considered, with reference to both normal and disordered populations. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 350 Learning and Memory
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An introduction to current views of behavioral change, learning, and remembering. The course focuses on concepts, theoretical issues and applications of current research. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 355 Perception
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The traditional problems of perception, with focus on the changing theoretical perspectives within which these problems are viewed. Evolution in theory from early elementalistic approaches to the more current concern with perception-personality relationships. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 360 Behavioral Neuroscience
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An overview of the field of neuroscience. Selected topics are neuroanatomy, brain physiology, communication in the central nervous system, immunology, and psychopharmacology. This course also includes a critical discussion of various research techniques. One goal for students is to develop critical thinking skills, as consumers of scientific information. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 403 Gender, Culture, and Health
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This course studies of health throughout the life span, using theory, research, and practice models emerging in health psychology, community-based public health, and work addressing gender and racial disparities in health and mental health. Through individualized journals and final projects, students will study interventions mobilizing individual, family, and social resources preventing illness and promoting health in diverse settings. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 415 Psychological Trauma: Individual and Society
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This course explores the theory, research, and phenomenology of response to such traumatic events as combat, rape, and concentration camp survival. It examines normative psychological processes, common symptom picture, and the developmental, sociocultural, and personality factors that influence response. Discussions also focus on present and past controversies within the research, and on the personal, social, and professional implications of the material. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 430 Internship in Psychology
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An internship course to give students the opportunity of combining human service or research in an area of psychology with a weekly seminar where they can reflect on their field experiences. As part of the seminar, students are expected to attend its weekly meetings and to complete readings and a written term project relevant to their field experience as worked out in consultation with the faculty coordinator. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 436 Religion, Spirituality, and Health
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Students in this course will critically evaluate the empirical evidence and methodological issues in a growing body of research that links religion and spirituality to various health outcomes across the lifespan including: coping with cancer and HIV/AIDS; mental illness including anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia; alcohol and drug use; and mortality. Students also will explore the effects of Western and Eastern religious and spiritual practices intended to promote physical and mental well-being. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 441 The Family and the Child: A Psychological View
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The role of the family in the psychological development of the child. A psychodynamic view of the family, examining stages of development from the third trimester of pregnancy to sixteen years of age. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 445 The Transition to Adulthood
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The goal of this course is to examine the individual, socio-demographic and policy factors that have given rise to this new developmental stage of "emerging adulthood." Students will examine theories and research related to the stage of emerging adulthood with a focus on the ways in which context shapes development. Context includes both micro and macro-level influences on emerging adulthood (e.g., sociohistorical context, race/ethnicity, gender, and economic conditions). The topics include: historical comparisons of emerging adulthood; cultural, ethnic, and gender identity; family and romantic relationships; friendships; and education and career choices. More Info
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PSYCH 447 Cognitive Development
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This course explores the general question of how thinking develops. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding the development of thinking in childhood and on identifying those aspects of children's approaches to conceptualizing, theorizing, and remembering which are changing during this time. Some attention is also given to understanding possible mechanisms of cognitive change. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 449 Developmental Disorders
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This course examines the underlying causes of developmental changes in the brain and behavior that result in childhood neurobehavioral disorders. Attention is given to the neuropsychological outcome of premature infants, infants with genetic/chromosomal disorders (such as Down syndrome, or fragile X syndrome), and infants with problems resulting from environmental exposures (drugs, chemicals, and maternal illnesses). More Info
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PSYCH 450 Cognitive Psychology
PSYCH 460 The Neuropsychology of Higher Cognitive Processes
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The neural basis of higher cognitive functions, such as perception, language, and memory, including a consideration of human brain damage and psychological tests used to assess such damage. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 461 Neurotoxicology: Effects of environmental agents on the brain and behavior
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Neurotoxicology examines the effects of toxic substances in the environment upon nervous system functioning. The course explores the actions of toxicants on adult functioning as well as on the development of the nervous system and behavior. Principles of toxicology, cellular and molecular mechanisms of action, and federal regulations are examined to provide foundational knowledge of the major classes of neurotoxicants. More Info
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PSYCH 462 Psychopharmacology
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A survey of the background and history of psychoactive drugs, their current uses as research and therapeutic tools, and the difficulties in appraising their effects. Particular attention is given to the effects of drugs on the development of new fields of inquiry such as neuropsychopharmacology and influences on older fields such as biological psychiatry, etc. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 463 Substance Abuse & The Brain
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This course examines commonly abused substances and their psychobiological effects. Accordingly, it surveys a variety of "street drugs" - from crack/cocaine marijuana, oxycodone "E" to inhalants - focusing on the interaction with the brain reward and stress systems. Also explored are gender/age interactions as they relate to propensity to "try" and abuse drugs, especially during adolescent years. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 464 Biological Rhythms in Brain and Behavior
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This course will be an introduction to the field of biological rhythms. In this course, students will examine biological clocks at multiple levels including theoretical aspects, organismal and system level studies, and cellular and molecular analyses. The course will cover numerous examples that illustrate the important impact of rhythms on both psychological and biological functioning. More Info
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PSYCH 465 The Psychobiology of Development
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Problems in behavioral development are explored from an evolutionary perspective. A major emphasis of the course is on the formulation of general principles of development applicable to a wide variety of species. A second emphasis is on interpreting the relation of the animal literature to an understanding of human development. Specific topics are drawn from naturalistic studies of animal and human development and from studies exploring the relation between biology and behavioral development. More Info
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PSYCH 466 Hormones and Behavior
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This course studies relationships between behavior and the neuroendocrine system studied in diverse behavioral systems of animals, including humans. Participants acquire an understanding of the complex interactions between hormones and behavior; study endocrine bases of sex differences, reproduction, affiliation, aggression, homeostasis, biorhythms, and other behavioral systems; explore clinical implications; and learn to read, evaluate, and discuss original research findings. More Info
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PSYCH 467 Evolution and Behavior
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Comparative biological study of the behavior of humans and other animal species. Neural, endocrine, genetic, and developmental mechanisms of behavior are examined within an evolutionary framework. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 468 Science of Human Sexuality
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This course introduces the topic of human sexuality in an evidence-based, scientific manner, focusing especially on its biological and neurobiological underpinnings. The class also explores the history and methods of sex research, including animal behavior research, sexual evolution, sexual differentiation of body and brain anatomy, the nature of physical attractiveness, as well as scientific study of the wide range of human sexual behaviors. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 470 History, Systems, and Theories of Psychology
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This course explores the theoretical and methodological problems of contemporary psychology-especially clinical psychology-in historical perspective. It provides a broad overview of the development of psychology as an independent discipline and of the various sub-specialties in the field; and it evaluates the significance of new movements and methods by examining intellectual antecedents and underlying assumptions. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 475 Experimental Methods: Learning and Perception
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The course is focused on the use of laboratory methods and research design in the traditional areas of experimental psychology (e.g., perception, learning, problem solving). Students design experiments, collect and analyze data and report their findings. The objectives of the course are to help students develop knowledge of the logic and techniques of experimentation, along with the skills required to use this knowledge. More Info
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PSYCH 476 Experimental Methods: Physiological
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Lab research on selected topics in physiological psychology, including hormonal influences, brain-behavior relationships, and mechanisms of reward and punishment. Emphasis is on the acquisition of research skills through the use of surgical, histological and statistical techniques in investigations mainly derived from computer-simulated data bases. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 477 Experimental Methods: Social
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The general purpose of the course is to introduce the students to experimental research methods in social psychology. Class activities include examination of the relevant literature, participation in pre-designed studies, and the formulation, carrying out, and analysis of an original research project. The student has an opportunity to become familiar with the use of laboratory equipment such as audio and video recorders. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 478 Experimental Methods: Personality and Abnormal Psychology
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This course immerses students in research literature in personality and abnormal psychology and prepares students to conduct their own empirical research. Students learn how to read and critique research articles, use databases for literature searches, write a literature review, design a research project, analyze data using a statistical package, and write a paper in the form of a journal article. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 479 Psychology Internship: Field Placement in Early Child Development
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This course is a field laboratory course fulfilling two distinct functions: (a) it exposes the student to children in a naturalistic setting (e.g., day care center or elementary school); (b) it exposes the student to research methods typically used by developmental psychologists. Students collect data from placements, analyze them, and submit a written report on their work. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 486 Research Apprenticeship in Psychology
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This course is designed to provide undergraduate majors in psychology with opportunities to participate in empirical research under the direction of a full-time faculty member. Students may be involved in all aspects of research including review of the literature, selection of tasks and measures, preparation of experimental protocols, data collection, coding and analysis. This course is open only to psychology majors. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 488 Directed Study in Psychology
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Independent work on special problems or in certain fields of psychological interest. Students must make arrangements with individual instructors and have projects approved by the department. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 489 Directed Study in Psychology
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Independent work on special problems or in certain fields of psychological interest. Students must make arrangements with individual instructors and have projects approved by the department. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 490 Special Topics in Psychology
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Conducted by various members of the faculty with special attention in their fields of scholarly interest. Topics vary by semester. More Info
Offered in:PSYCH 496 Honors Research
PSYCH 497 Honors Research
PSYCH 498 Senior Honors Seminar I
PSYCH 499 Senior Honors Seminar II
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An intensive program of directed research combined with weekly discussion. More Info
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