College of Social & Behavioral Sciences 681 Department of Psychology Department Chair: Eric Amsel Location: Social Science Building, Room 370 Telephone Contact: Mickey Cole 801-626-6247 Professors: Eric Amsel, Lauren Fowler, Joseph Horvat; Associate Professors: Aaron Ashley, Todd C. Baird, Azenett Garza, Theresa Kay, Matthew Schmolesky, Leigh Shaw; Assistant Professors: Shannon McGillivray, Melinda Russell-Stamp; Instructor: Maria Parrilla de Kokal; Emeritus Professors: Julianne Arbuckle, Richard Grow, Bruce Haslam, Thomas Musgrave, Benne Williams The 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. Res ide ncy Pol icy 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. Required Core Courses (26 credit hours) Core General Courses (11 credit hours) • PSY 1010 SS - Introductory Psychology Credits: (3) • PSY 3600 - Statistics in Psychology Credits: (3) * • PSY 3605 - Psychology Statistics Lab Credits: (l) * • PSY 3610 - Research Methods in Psychology Credits: (4) ** Core Content Courses (15 credit hours) • PSY 2730 - Biopsychology Credits: (3) t or • NEUR 2050 - Introduction to Neuroscience Credits: (3) + • PSY 3000 - Child Psychology Credits: (3) + or • PSY 3140 - Psychology of Adolescence Credits: (3) + • PSY 3010 - Abnormal Psychology Credits: (3) • PSY 3250 - Conditioning & Learning Credits: (3) + or • PSY 3500 - Cognition Credits: (3) t • PSY 3460 - Social Psychology Credits: (3) t or • PSY 3430 - Theories of Personality Credits: (3) + * PSY 3600 - Statistics in Psychology and PSY 3605 Psychology Statistics Lab are recommended to be taken no later than first semester Junior year. MATH 1010 or equivalent is required for PSY 3600 . For PSY 3605 : MATH 1010 or equivalent is a prerequisite and PSY 3600 is a prerequisite/co -requ isite. ** PSY3610 - Research Methods in Psychology is recommended to be taken no later than second semester Junior year. Note that PSY3600 and PSY3605 (or an equivalent with prior approval from the Department Chair) are prerequisites for PSY 3610 . t 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 (10 credit hours): from the Core General Courses, Core Content Courses, or Electives (Group A or B) Electives Group A: Area Specialization Courses PSY 2000 SS - Interpersonal Relationships Credits: (3) PSY 2370 - Psychology of Women and Gender Credits: (3) PSY 3020 - Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Credits: (3) PSY 3100 - Psychology of Diversity Credits: (3) PSY 3200 - Psychology of Sport, Injury & Rehabilitation Credits: (3) PSY 3270 - Motivation and Emotion Credits: (3) PSY 3300 - Applied Behavior Intervention Credits: (3) PSY 3450 - Psychology of Language Credits: (3) PSY 3550 - Psychology of Consciousness Credits: (3) PSY 3560 - Group Dynamics and Counseling Credits: (3) PSY 3710 - Physiological Psychology Credits: (3) PSY 3730 - Perception Credits: (3) PSY 3740 - Drugs and Behavior Credits: (3) PSY 4000 - Advanced General Credits: (3) PSY 4050 - Evolutionary Psychology Credits: (3) PSY 4090 - History and Systems of Psychology Credits: (3) PSY 4310 - Introduction to Counseling Theories Credits: (3) PSY 4340 - Skills and Techniques of Counseling Credits: (3) * PSY 4510 - Industrial and Organizational Behavior Credits: (3) PSY 4760 - Tests and Measurements Credits: (3) ** PSY 4900 - Selected Topics in Psychology Credits: (2-3) • PSY 4990 - Seminar Credits: (l) * PSY 4310 or permission of the instructor is a prerequisite for PSY4340 ** PSY3010 and PSY3600 are prerequisitesfor PSY4760 Weber State University 2014-2015 Catalog