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Show 153. Human Relations in Student Leadership—Training in the basic principles of leadership as related to student government with emphasis placed on communications, creativity, and group dynamics as well as an effective evaluation of student services when dealing with student personnel. Course cannot be repeated for credit. A (1). Staff 156. Group Dynamics—Concepts and methods of group discussion and decision making. Psychology 1 recommended. S (3). Larsen 160. Advanced Experimental Psychology—An advanced lecture and laboratory course, dealing with such topics as reaction time, learning, motivation, problem-solving, vision, audition, other sensory processes, perception, and psychophysical methods. Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 60, and 180. Limited to upper division students only. S (3). Murdock 171. Physiological Psychology—Sensory, neural, and motor mechanisms of behavior. Prerequisites: Psychology 1 and Physiology 1. W (5). Murdock 175. Comparative Psychology — Relationship between structure and behavior of selected species. Comparative study of behavior in different animal groups. Includes perception, motivation, learning and the factors affecting development. Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 60 or 160, and 180. (Alternate years.) S (5). Murdock 180. Statistics—Graphic methods, central tendency, variability, reliability, and correlation. Prerequisite: Psychology 1. A (3). Stratford 185. Psychological Testing—Methods of collecting and scaling psychological data; concepts of testing, including error or measurement, profile analysis, reliability, validity, item analysis, and the criterion problem. Prerequisite: Psychology 1 and. 180 or equivalent. W (3). Staff 191. Individual Projects and Research Studies—Special, supervised work in various areas of psychology. Enrollment limited to seniors upon consent of a psychology advisor. Prerequisites : Psychology 1, plus fifteen hours of additional approved psychology classes. AWS (2-5) Staff 194. History of Psychology—Philosophical origins and major scientific contributions basic to modern psychology. A (5). (May not be offered 1966-67.) Staff 199. Seminar in Psychology—Seminar treatment of psychological topics. Required of psychology majors. Seniors only. S (2). Staff 242 Department of Sociology Associate Professor, Walter C. Neville, Head; Professor, Edward C. Larsen; Associate Professor, Stephen S. Stanford; Assistant Professors, Raymond H. Clark, Charles C. Moore*. Associate Staff Member: Instructor, William Rolfe Kerr. The sociology program at Weber State College serves the following purposes: 1. To provide an adequate program for the sociology major or minor. 2. To provide substantial preparation for the student going into social work or other graduate activity. 3. To provide worthwhile general education for all students of the college. Sociology major—Students planning to obtain a Bachelor of Arts (Bachelor of Science) degree with a departmental or teaching major in sociology are required to have at least 45 hours of satisfactory work in sociology including Sociology 1, 18 or 118, 20, 30, 104 or 105, 150, 165 or 199. Social Work Concentration (Sociology major—The increasing demand for Social Workers at all levels is exceeding the supply of professionally trained people. Modern society with its many complexities creates many personal and emotional problems for which help is needed. The social work concentration offered at Weber State College is designed: 1. To prepare students for professional social work education. 2. To provide a liberal, interdisciplinary education for students who plan to secure employment in social welfare. 3. To provide liberal educational experience to help the student in his understanding of and adjustment to living in a democratic society with all the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Weber State College was granted membership in the Council on Social Work Education in 1965 and joins with almost 150 other undergraduate departments in preparing the students on the Bachelor Degree level for future responsibilities in the Social Welfare field. The social work concentration has the same basic requirements as a sociology major, but the student should also select Sociology 115, 125 or 126, 135, 138, 139, 143, and at least one course from each of the following areas: anthropology, economics, history, political science, philosophy, and psychology. Sociology Departmental Minor—A student minoring in sociology will be required to take Sociology 1, 20, 104 or 105, and at least 7 additional hours of upper-division work in sociology selected in consultation with an advisor. Sociology Teaching Minor—A sociology teaching minor will consist of not less than twenty-four quarter hours including *On Leave 243 |