688 College of Social & Behavioral Sciences PSY 4390 - Practicum Credits: (2) Placement of students in state and community agencies for the purpose of providing supervised practice in application of psychological skills and knowledge. A maximum of four credit hours counted toward the psychology major and minor from the following courses: PSY 2830 , PSY 4890 , PSY 4380 and 4390. Prerequisite: 18 credit hours of psychology courses, one of which must be PSY 1010 . Other courses will be at the discretion of the supervising instructor. Also, permission of the instructor is required. May be repeated 2 times for a maximum of 4 credit hours. PSY 4510 - Industrial and Organizational Behavior Credits: (3) The psychological aspects of the work setting including selection, training, motivation, attitudes, and the effects of the organization. Prerequisite: (Recommended) PSY 1010 . PSY 4760 - Tests and Measurements Credits: (3) Survey of methods, techniques, and instruments for measuring individual differences in behavior, a critical analysis of representative tests, values and limitations of test, methods of test selection, lab experience with tests. Prerequisite: PSY 1010 , PSY 3600 and PSY 3010 . PSY 4800 - Projects and Research Credits: (1-3) Supervised participation in projects and/or primary research with a faculty mentor in various areas of psychology. Limited to advanced students upon consent of psychology mentor and department chair. A paper written in APA style and an oral report are required at the end of the semester. Prerequisite: PSY 1010 , PSY 3600 (Statistics), and PSY 3610 (Research Methods) or equivalent, and faculty mentor permission. May be repeated 3 times for a maximum of 6 credit hours. PSY 4830 - Directed Readings Credits: (1-3) Independent readings or secondary research on advanced special topics under the direction of a faculty mentor. For each hour of credit in a readings project the student is required to read an appropriate number of primary research journal articles and book chapters. A paper written in APA style and oral report are required at the end of the term. Prerequisite: PSY 1010 , PSY 3600 (Statistics), PSY 3610 (Research Methods) or equivalent, and faculty mentor permission. PSY 3610 maybe taken concurrently with PSY 4830. May be repeated 3 times for a maximum of 6 credit hours. PSY 4890 - Cooperative Work Experience Credits: (1-2) Open to all students. Provides academic credit for on-the-job learning experience. Learning experiences will be specified in a learning contract. Grade and amount of credit will be determined by the department. Limited to two credit hours per semester and four credit hours counted toward the psychology major and minor from the following courses: PSY 2890 ,4890, PSY 4380 and PSY 4390 . Federal regulations restrict all Cooperative Work Experience to no more than six semester hours. Must be employed in a position that uses psychological training. By prior permission of instructor only. Prerequisite: PSY 1010 . May be repeated 4 times for a maximum of 4 credit hours. PSY 4900 - Selected Topics in Psychology Credits: (2-3) Variable Title An in-depth exploration of selected topics and issues in the discipline, designed as an upper division course. May be repeated 3 times for a maximum of 6 credit hours. PSY 4910 - Capstone Research Project Credits: (3) A research project to be written by a senior student under the supervision of a faculty member. Successful completion of the research project will fulfill the capstone requirement of the major (as an alternative to PSY 4000 or PSY 4090) and the senior project requirement for honors. The student must apply for acceptance into the course (applications available from the chair), and the research proposal and the final project must be approved by a faculty committee. It is expected that the course will be taken once for the writing and defense of a proposal and repeated for the writing and defense of the final project. May be repeated once for a maximum of 6 credit hours. PSY 4920 - Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-3) Variable Title Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. May be repeated 2 times for a maximum of 3 credit hours. PSY 4990 - Seminar Credits: (l) Variable Title Readings and active discussions of selected psychological topics. Repeatable for up to a total of 2 hours. Department of Social Work and Gerontology Department Chair: Mark Bigler Location: Social Science Building, Room 140 Telephone Contact: Jamie Luna, 801-626-6157 Associate Professor: Mark Bigler, Kerry Kennedy-Pressey, Corina Segovia Tadehara; Assistant Professors: Barrett Bonella; Instructor: Kristina Moleni, Steve Vigil Social Work The goal of social work education at every level is for students to integrate the knowledge, skills, and values of the profession into a generalist practice framework. Social work education takes place in four year undergraduate and two-year graduate programs and leads to professional degrees at the baccalaureate and master's levels, respectively. These levels of education differ from each other in the level of knowledge and skill they expect students to synthesize in practice competence. These distinctions and the discretion provided by the tradition of academic freedom contribute to the desired Weber State University 2014-2015 Catalog