387 I DEPARTMENT Psychology Chain Dr. Eric Amsel Location: Social Science Building, Room 370 Telephone Contact: Aubrey Jenkins 801-626-6247 Professors: Eric Amsel, Norris Bancroft, Lauren Fowler, Richard Grow, Joseph Horvat; Associate Professors: Azenett Garza, Theresa Kay, Leigh Shaw; Assistant Professors: Aaron Ashley, Todd Baird, Melinda Russell-Stamp, Matthew Schmolesky; Lecturer Maria Parrilla de Kokal; Emeritus Professors: Julianne Arbuckle, Bruce Haslam, Merrill May, William McVaugh, 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 and animal behavior and to prepare yourself for a possible career working with or doing research on 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, neuroscience, research, graduate study in psychology and other areas such as law, political science and personnel. Students are required to select courses as described 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. Residency Policy The Psychology Department has established a residency policy for students transferring undergraduate psychology credits from another accredited institution of higher education. Students who are majoring in Psychology must complete at least 9 credit hours of Psychology courses with a C or better in residence at Weber State University; students who are minoring in Psychology must complete at least 6 credit hours of Psychology courses with a C or better in residence at Weber State University. All transfer requests must go through the University Transfer Office. Psychology Courses Table Required Core Courses (25 hours) Core General Courses (10 hours) PSY SSI010 Introductory Psychology (3) *PSY SI3600 Statistics in Psychology (3) **PSY SI3610 Research Methods in Psychology (4) Core Content Courses (15 hours) A. PSY 2730 Biopsychology (3) or NEUR 2050 Introduction to Neuroscience (3) B. fPSY3000 Child Psychology (3) or fPSY 3140 Psychology of Adolescence (3) G PSY 3010 Abnormal Psychology (3) D. tPSY 3250 Conditioning and Learning (3) or fPSY 3500 Cognition (3) E. tPSY3460 Social Psychology (3) or fPSY 3430 Theories of Personality (3) * PSYSI3600 Statistics in Psychology is recommended to be taken no later than first semester Junior year. Math 1010 or equivalent is required for PSY SI36O0. ** PSY SI3610 Research Methods in Psychology is recommended to be taken no later than second semester Junior year. Note that PSY SI3600 (or an equivalent with prior approval from the Department Chair) is a iteforPSYSI3610. f One of these two courses must be taken to fulfill the core course requirement. However, the student may opt to also take the second course as an elective. Additional Courses (11 hours): from the Core General Courses, Core Content Courses, or Electives (Group A or B) Electives Group A: PSYSS2000 PSYDV2370 PSY 3020 PSYDV3100 PSY 3270 PSY 3300 PSY 3550 PSY 3560 PSY 3710 PSY 3730 PSY 3740 PSY 4000 PSY 4050 PSY 4090 PSY 4310 PSY 4340* PSY 4510 PSY 4760** PSY 4900 PSY 4990 Area Specialization Courses Interpersonal Relationships (3) Psychology of Women & Gender (3) Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (3) Psychology of Diversity (3) Motivation and Emotion (3) Applied Behavior Intervention (3) Psychology of Consciousness (3) Group Dynamics (3) Physiological Psychology (3) Perception (3) Drugs and Behavior (3) Advanced General (3) Evolutionary Psychology (3) History and Systems of Psychology (3) Intro to Counseling Theories (3) Skills & Techniques of Counseling (3) Industrial and Organizational Behavior (3) Tests & Measurements (3) Selected Topics in Psychology (2-3) Seminar (1) PSY 1050 PSY 1540 PSY 2010 PSY 2800*** PSY 2830*** PSY 2890**** PSY 4380***** PSY 4390***** PSY 4800*** PSY 4830*** PSY 4890**** PSY 4910****** PSY 4920******* * PSY 4310 or permission of the instructor is a prerequisite for PSY 4340 ** PSY 3010 and 3600 are prerequisites for PSY 4760 Electives Group B: Individualized Instruction and Experiential Courses Careers in Psychology (1) Psychology of Adjustment (2) The Science and Profession of Psychology (3) Projects & Research (1-3) Directed Readings (1-3) Cooperative Work Experience (1-2) Practicum (1-2) Practicum (1-2) Projects and Research (1-3) Directed Readings (1-3) Cooperative Work Experience (1-2) Capstone Research Project (3, 3) Conferences and workshops (1-3) * PSY 2800, 2830, 4800 and 4830 require a contract to be filled out with an instructor prior to registration. ** PSY 2890 and 4890 require the student to have a current job in the field and get permission of the coordinator in the department. *** Eighteen credit hours of psychology courses approved by the supervising instructor are required, one of which must be PSYSS1010. Also, permission of the instructor is required. A maximum of four credit hours counted toward the psychology major and minor from the following courses: PSY 2890, 4890, 4380 and 4390. **** PSY 4910 requires 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. This course is taken for a second semester to complete the project. PSY 4920 may be used for credit toward a major or minor or BIS in psychology but only when written permission of the department is given at the time of registration. Course Designations: DV = Fulfills a University Diversity Requirement SI = Fulfills a University Scientific Inquiry Requirement SS = Fulfills a Social Science General Education Requirement ******* General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Engaged Learning 8 Interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CEET MFET/ETM Arts 8 Humanities MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business 8 Econ MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT/MED CHF AT/HLTH NUTR/PEP/REC HPHP COURSES ATHL/PE EDUC Heaifh Professions MHA/MSN MSRS CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR ZOOL Social* Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2010-2011 Catalog