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Show Psychology Area Requirements: Psychology courses are listed in eight areas. Students are required to: Select at least one course from Areas 2, 3, 4, and 5; and to select at least two courses from Area 6. Elective Courses: Psychology courses to complete the 45 required hours may be taken from Areas 1 through 7 but not from Area 8. Area 8 courses may be taken but will apply only toward the 183 hours required for graduation from Weber State. Support courses required: Teaching majors must take Commun HU102 (3) or an approved equivalent and Educ 450 (3). PROGRAM: PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENTAL HONORS General Requirements: • Enroll in the General Honors program and complete 10 hours of General Honors courses (see the Interdisciplinary Programs section of the catalog). Specific Requirements: Option I In fulfilling a Psychology Department Honors major, complete at least 20 hours of courses on an Honors basis including Psych 480 taken as Psychology Honors senior project. A student may receive Psychology Honors credit in any Psychology courses numbered above 200. Permission from the department chair should be sought before registering in a course for Honors credit. A written agreement should be reached with the appropriate professor regarding the work expected for Honors credit by the end of the first week of classes. Option II In fulfilling a Psychology major, complete at least 10 hours of courses on an Honors basis. In addition, complete at least 6 to 9 hours in Honors 499, Honors Senior Project. Typically students will outline the Honors project by the 3rd quarter of their junior year. The purpose of this project is to do research of quality worthy of presentation to a professional meeting of psychologists such as UPA. RMPA, or UAS. If the student is not able to present the research to one of these groups, they will present it to the faculty of the Department of Psychology and one outside member. At any time during a student's career, they may switch options with the consent of their major advisor. They may change any course selected for honors to non-honors status within the first 6 weeks of the quarter. (See the Interdisciplinary Programs section of the catalog.) PROGRAM: PSYCHOLOGY MINOR BIS EMPHASIS General Requirements: • A grade of C or better (C- not acceptable) in minor courses. • Transferring students with Psychology minors or BIS emphasis must take at least 10 hours from Weber State coming from Areas 1 through 7. Specific Requirements (25 credit hours): • Psych SS101 (5), plus at least 20 hours selected from Areas 1 through 7. Students may take Area 8 courses, but they will not count toward the 20 required hours. PROGRAM: PSYCHOLOGY TEACHING MINOR General Requirements: • A grade of C or better (C- not acceptable) in minor courses. • Transferring students with Psychology teaching minors must meet the specific requirements listed below. Ten hours must be from Weber State. Specific Requirements (26 credit hours): • Psych SS101 (5) or 400 (5), 215 (5), 273 (5), 300 (3) or 314 (3), 446 (3), and 345 (5). LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES MINOR PROGRAM The Department of Psychology participates in the Latin American Studies Program. A student who wishes to enroll should meet with the Latin American Studies Coordinator who will help the student work out a proper combination of courses to fit her/his particular needs. (See the Interdisciplinary Programs section of the catalog.) PSYCHOLOGY COURSES-PSYCH SS101. Introductory Psychology (5) Introduction to the scientific study of human behavior. 104. Effective Study Skills (3) A course designed to provide motivation, encouragement, and study skills essential to academic success. Cannot be used as credit for a major or minor. 276 Psychology 154. Psychology of Adjustment (3) Psychological foundations necessary for the understanding of both normal and abnormal adjustment patterns. Explores techniques for better adjustment. SS200. Interpersonal Relations and Communication (3) Analysis of communication as a conceptualization of interpersonal relationship and awareness of personal characteristics which either increase or impede accurate communication in interviewing or group interaction and appropriate use of psychological communication skills. 215. Fundamentals of Behavioral Research (5) A noncomputational approach to understanding the technique and meaning of behavioral research. Intended to provide general background and knowledge in the theory and methodology of social science research. 220. The Psychology of Women (3) The philosophical, theoretical, and empirical issues of psychology of women. Issues include gender differences, stereotypes, androgyny, sexuality, health issues, achievement motivation, gender stereotypes, and violence against women. 256. Encounter (2) Growth in the affective domain and in interpersonal relations. Tasks are experienced by group members as a basis for developing and sharing emotions, feeling or affect. This interaction also provides the basis for the forming and exchanging perceptions of self and others in the group. 273. Biopsychology (5) Biological basis of human & animal behavior, with emphasis upon sensory and nervous system processes underlying motivation, learning, perception, emotion, & abnormal behavior. 289. Cooperative Work Experience (1-3) Open to all students in the Psychology Department who meet the minimum Cooperative Work experience requirements of the department. Provides academic credit for on-the-job experience. Grade and amount of credit will be determined by the department. Limited to three credits per quarter. Must be employed in social service-type position as described by State Merit System. 292. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-6) Consult the quarterly class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. 300. Child Psychology (3) Principles and theories of physiological, psychological, emotional, cognitive, personality and social child development and parent-child relations and developmental problems. 314. Psychology of Adolescence (3) Principles and theories of physiological, psychological, emotional, cognitive, personality and social adolescent development and parent-adolescent relations and developmental problems. 325. Conditioning & Learning (4) Principles of behavioral conditioning and higher-order learning in humans and animals. Emphasizes the role of heredity, environment, and experiences in the acquisition and modification of behavior. 327. Motivation (3) Theories, content areas, research methods, and measurement. Practical implications. 330. Behavior Analysis and Modification (3) Theory, principles, and issues of behavior modification and related techniques including biofeedback and cognitive restructuring. 343. Theories of Personality (3) A survey of the major theories of personality. 345. Abnormal Psychology (5) A review of abnormal human behavior, its etiology, symptoms and treatment. 356. Group Dynamics (3) Lecture and lab experiences pertaining to effective and small group behavior. Awareness of group forces and pressures and development of insights into personal relationships. Prerequisite: Psych 256. 360. Statistics in Psychology (4) Techniques of data collection and analysis for application to experimental research in Psychology. 361. Experimental Psychology (4) Scientific methods of behavioral research. Emphasis upon design, conducting and analysis of experiments on human and animal behavior as well as proposal writing and critiques of experimental literature. Prerequisite: Psych 360 or equivalent. 371. Physiological Psychology (5) Sensory neural, and motor mechanism of behavior. Diagnosis of some organic disorders. Recommended: Zool LS201. 373. Perception (3) Sensory, cognitive and behavioral processes whereby living organisms sense, organize, process, interpret, and respond to the environment. Emphasis is upon humans, including self and interpersonal perceptual processes. Applications for learning motivation, social, developmental, comparative and clinical- counseling psychology. Psych 273 or equivalent recommended. 400. Advanced General (5) In-depth and comprehensive treatment of major areas and issues in psychology. A senior-level overview and review course for graduating majors. 409. History and Systems of Psychology (5) Early philosophic origins. Major contibutions to psychology, critical contrasts of systematic viewpoints on major issues. 425. Learning and Cognition (4) Principles of cognition and thinking including attention, memory, concept learning, decision making, and problem solving. Prerequisite: Psych 215 or 361 recommended. 277 |