331 Department Psychology Chair: Dr. Jujlianne Arbuckle Location: Social Science Building, Room 370 Telephone: Rebecca Barlow 801-626-6247 Professors: Norris R. Bancroft, Richard T. Grow, W. Bruce Haslam, Joseph J. Horvat, William H. McVaugh; Associate Professors: Eric Amsel, Julianne Arbuckle, Richard Atkinson; Assistant Professors: Paul Caldarella, Laurie A. Fowler, Theresa S. Kay; InstructonTodd Baird; Lecturer: Maria Parrilla de Kokal; Emeritus Professors: Merrill May, Thomas Musgrave, Benne Williams I he reasons for selecting a major or minor or choosing a BIS emphasis in Psychology are to broadly prepare yourself to understand human behavior and to prepare yourself for a possible career involving working with people. The program is designed to teach the content of psychology, the major methods of psychological inquiry and some skills and techniques in applying its concepts. Students majoring in Psychology can select a program of study individually tailored to interests in counseling, child and family, business, corrections, research, graduate study in psychology and other areas such as law, business, political science and personnel. The students are required to select courses from the different areas below to insure some breadth in their program of study. All majors are assigned an advisor who will help them develop their course of study. Teaching majors and minors and BIS students should contact the department chairperson for advisement. Psychology Areas Table Area 1: Required Courses for Psychology Major (10 credit hours required) Psych SS1010 Introductory Psychol ogy (3) Psych SI3600 Statistics in Psychology (3) Psych SI3610 Research Methods in Psychology (4) Area 2: Biological Basis (one course required for major and teaching major) Psych 2 73 0 Bi op sychol ogy (3) Psych 3710* Physiological Psychology (3) Psych 3730* Perception (3) Psych 3740* Drugs and Behavior (3) *Biopsychology prerequisite recommended Area 3: Affective, Cognitive & Behavioral (one course required for major and teaching major) Psych 3250 Conditioning and Learning (3) Psych 3270 Motivation and Emotion (3) Psych 3500 Cognition (3) Psych 4750 Comparative Psychology (3) Area 4: Abnormal and Therapeutic (two courses required for major and teaching major) Psych 3010 Abnormal Psychology (3) Psych 3300 Applied Behavior Intervention (3) Psych 3560 Group Dynamics (3) Psych 4310* Intro to Counseling Theories (3) Psych 4340** Skills & Techniques of Counseling (3) Psych 4760*** Tests & Measurements (3) *Psych 3010 is a prerequisite for Psych 4310 **Psych 4310 or permission of the instructor is a prerequisite for Psych 4340 ***Psych 3010 and 3600 or equivalent are prerequisites for Psych 4760 Area 5: Social and Developmental (two courses required for major and teaching major) Psych SS2000 Interpersonal Relationships (3) Psych 2100 Psychology of Women & Gender (2) Psych 3000 Child Psychology (3) Psych 3140 Adolescent and Adult Psychology (3) Psych 3430 Theories of Personality (3) Psych 3460 Social Psychology (3) Psych 4510 Industrial and Organizational Behavior (3) Area 6: Support Courses (no more than one of these electives may be used to fulfill the requirements for a BIS or minor) Psych 1050 Careers in Psychology (1) Psych 1540 Psychology of Adjustment (2) Psych 2800 Projects & Research (1-2) Psych 2830 Psychology of Consciousness (3) Psych 2890* Cooperative Work Experience (1-2) Psych 4000 Advanced General (3) Psych 4090 History and Systems of Psychology (3) Psych 4380** Counseling Practicum (2) Psych 4390** Counseling Practicum (2) Psych 4800*** Projects and Research (2-3) Psych 4830*** Directed Readings (1-2) Psych 4890* Cooperative Work Experience (1-2) Psych 4920**** Conferences and workshops (1-3) Psych 4900***** Selected Topics in Psychology (2-3) Psych 4910****** Capstone Research Project (3,3) *Psych 2890 and 4890 requte the student to have a current job in the field and get permission of the coordinator in the department. **Ifthe student is working with adults, Psych 4310, 4340, 4760 and eight additional hours in psychology and permission by the dtector are requted. If the student is working with children, Psych 3000, 3140, 3300 plus eight additional hours in psychology and permission of the instructor are requted. Psych SI3600 and 3610 are requted prerequisites. ***Psych 4800 and 4830 requte a contract to be filled out with an instructor pnor to registration. ****Psych 2920, 4920 may be used for aedit toward a major or minor or BIS in psychology but only when written permission of the department is given at the time of registration. *****PsyCh 4900 Selected Topics courses may substitute for courses in areas 2-5 when the content area is appropriate and when this course has received prior approval of the department for substitution. Before registering, check with your advisor or the chairperson if you wish to make this substitution. ******pSyCh 4910 requtes a contract to be completed for the project and approval of the Department of Psychology prior to registration. The course is taken for one semester to complete the proposal and gain approval. The course is taken for a second semester to complete the project. PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR AND PSYCHOLOGY TEACHING MAJOR ^^^^^^^^ACHELOR DEGREE (B.S. OR B.A.) ^^^^M » Program Prerequisite: None. Psychology Teaching majors and minors must meet the Teacher Education admission and certification requirements (see Teacher Education Department). » Minor: Required, unless a student is a double major. » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better is required in all courses used to fulfill requirements for the psychology major or minor (a grade of "C" is not acceptable). In addition an overall GPA for Psychology courses of 2.50 or higher is required. Also refer to the general grade requirements for graduation on page 36. Teaching majors must achieve an overall GPA of 3.00 for admission to the Teacher Education program. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREEREQ GENED Jnterdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBSCI INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology CEET CS MFET/MET CMT CDGT ENGR AUTOSV/AUTOTC IDT SST TBE Arts & Humanities COMM ENGL FORLNG DANCE MUSIC THEATR ART Business & Econ MBA MPACC/ACCTNG BUSADM FIN LOM MGMT MKTG ECON/QUANT IS&T Education MEDUC CHFAM ATHL/AT HEALTH/NUTRI PE/REC EDUC Health Professions CLS DENSCI PARAMD HTHSCI HAS/HIM NURSNG RADTEC DMS NUCMED RADTHR RESTHY Science BOTANY CHEM GEOSCI MATH/MATHED MICRO PHSX ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOGR HIST POLSC PHILO PSYCH- SOCLWK GERONT SOCLGY ANTHRO AEROSP MILSCI NAVSCI Continuing Ed Davis Campus WEBER STATE UNIV 2003-2004 CATALOG E R S I T Y