LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES 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 this catalog.) PSYCHOLOGY COURSES PSYCH Psych SS1010. Introductory Psychology (3) Introduction to the scientific study of human behavior. Psych 1050. Careers in Psychology (1) Presents information and the critical thinking/decision making methods and activities necessary for the exploration of careers in Psychology. Students learn life planning, career planning, and educational planning methods. The course requires students to develop their own plans and design an educational program. Psych 1540. Psychology of Adjustment (2) Issues involved in adjusting to the problems of life and maintaining a psychologically healthy lifestyle. Psych SS2000. Interpersonal Relationships (3) The systematic analysis of interpersonal relationships is used to teach the skills and attitudes necessary for relationship development, maintenance, and repair. The acquisition of effective relationship skills and the communications styles that support them throughout various types of developmental stages and situations in modern life, will be emphasized. Psych 2100. Psychology of Women and Gender (2) The philosophical, theoretical, and empirical issues of psychology of gender. Issues include gender differences, stereotypes, androgyny, sexuality, health issues, achievement motivation, gender stereotypes, and violence. Prerequisite: Psych SS1010. Psych 2730. Biopsychology (3) Biological basis of human & animal behavior, with emphasis upon sensory and nervous system processes underlying motivation, learning, perception, emotion, & abnormal behavior. Prerequisite: Psych SSI010. Psych 2800. Projects and Research (1-2) Supervised participation in faculty research projects in various areas of psychology. Written report required at end of semester; oral report assigned at discretion of faculty supervisor. Prerequisite: Psych 1010 and permission of the instructor. Psych 2830. Psychology of Consciousness (3) History, theory, principles, and content areas of consciousness examined from the perspective of information processing at various levels of awareness, including hypnosis, meditation, sleep and dreams, sensory deprivation, biofeedback, consciousness-altering drugs, and psi abilities. Psych 2890. Cooperative Work Experience (1-2) Open to all students who meet the following requirements. 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: Psych 2890, 4890, 4380 and 4390. Federal regulations restrict all Cooperative Work Experience to no more than six semester hours. Must be employed in a position that uses 333 psychological training. By prior permission of instructor only. Prerequisite: Psych SSI010. May be repeated for up to four semester hours. Psych 2920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-3) Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. Prerequisite: Psych SS1010. Psych 3000. Child Psychology (3) Principles and theories of physiological, psychological, emotional, cognitive, personality and social child development and parent- child relations and developmental problems. Psych 3010. Abnormal Psychology (3) An overview of abnormal human behavior, its etiology, symptoms and treatment as seen by current psychological paradigms. Psych 3020. Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (3) An overview of the etiology, diagnosis, developmental course, treatment, and prevention of disorders first evident in childhood and adolescence. Prerequisite: Psych SS1010. Psych DV3100. Psychology of Diversity (3) This course examines the psychological issues associated with human diversity including culture, disabling conditions, gender, class, ethnicity, and others. It addresses the psychological principles underlying these issues and offers effective ways of dealing with these issues. Psych 3140. Psychology of Adolescence (3) Principles and theories of physiological, psychological, emotional, cognitive, personality and social adolescent development and parent-adolescent relations and developmental problems. Psych 3250. Conditioning & Learning (3) 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. Prerequisite: Psych SS1010. Psych 3270. Motivation and Emotion (3) Theories, content areas, research methods, measurement and practical applications in the psychology of motivation and emotion. Prerequisite: Psych SS1010. Psych 3300. Applied Behavior Intervention with Children (3) Theory and principles of child intervention suitable for school and home settings. Techniques include cognitive, behavioral and other interventions Practical applications of these principles are central to the course. Prerequisite: Psych SS1010 or equivalent. Psych 3430. Theories of Personality (3) A survey of the major theories of personality. Prerequisite: Psych SS 1010. Psych 3460. Social Psychology (3) An empirically based survey of the effects of social influence on the basic psychological processes of individuals. Included are the individual in culture and society, the development of attitudes, and the impact of the group. Prerequiste: Psych SSI010. Psych 3500. Cognition (3) Principles of cognition and thinking including attention, memory, concept learning, decision making, and problem solving. Prerequisite: Psych SS 1010. 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