2022-2023 Graduate Course Catalog 
    
    Apr 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Graduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Political Science

  
  • PSC 681 - Comparative State, Society Relations

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Crosslisted with: AAS 681 
    Conceptual, methodological, and theoretical tools in comparing state, society relations, and their political and socioeconomic outcomes in the Pan African world and the rest of the world.
  
  • PSC 682 - Social Theory and Middle East Politics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: MES 682 
    Orientalist, Marxian, Weberian, and postmodern viewpoints about such issues as colonialism, Islamism, nationalism, secularism, authoritarianism, modernity, and patriarchy in the Middle East.
  
  • PSC 684 - International Relations of the Middle East

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: MES 684 , PAI 684 
    Analysis of some of the central issues of contemporary regional and international politics of the Middle East.
  
  • PSC 690 - Independent Study

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSC 691 - Logic of Political Inquiry

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Major debates in logic of political inquiry. Includes alternative approaches to explanation and theory, nature of political knowledge, place of values in political inquiry, and policy relevance of political science.
  
  • PSC 693 - Introduction to Quantitative Political Analysis

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Basic statistics, including measures of central tendency and dispersion, hypothesis testing, indices of association, and bivariate analysis. Application of statistics to political science data.
  
  • PSC 694 - Qualitative Political Analysis

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Survey of qualitative methods in political science research. Topics include elite interviewing, participant observation, content analysis, and discourse analysis. Discussions center on research practices and exemplary applications.
  
  • PSC 700 - Selected Topics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSC 703 - Governance and Global Civil Society

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PAI 713 
    Survey of perspectives and literatures on global civil society organizations and transnational NGOs. Begins the process of integrating these literatures through critical analysis.
  
  • PSC 704 - Comparative Political Economy

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Political economy of economic growth, redistribution and inequality. Political institutions, origins and evolution. Cross-national variations in economic institutions.
  
  • PSC 706 - United States National Security: Defense and Foreign Policy

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: PAI 718 
    Current problems in planning and administering national security policy in the United States.
  
  • PSC 711 - American Constitutional Development

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Key moments, periods, and themes in American constitutional development. The influence of constitutional ideas and institutions on political development and the influence of political ideas and institutions on the Constitution.
  
  • PSC 712 - Public Opinion and Communication

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Comparative perspective, emphasizing United States. Opinion formation, political communication systems, impact of news media, propaganda, and methods, including opinion surveys and content analysis.
  
  • PSC 713 - Congress and the Presidency

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Separate and shared powers of Congress and the Presidency. Consequences for policy making.
  
  • PSC 715 - Judicial Politics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Judicial structure and process, emphasizing U.S. Supreme Court. Behavioral and institutional perspectives on judicial attitudes and behavior.
  
  • PSC 716 - Foundations of American Political Thought

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: HST 682 , SOS 716 
    American political thought to about 1820. Puritans, American Revolution, establishment of the Constitution, and thought of Hamilton and Jefferson.
  
  • PSC 718 - Politics and the Environment

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Examines the opportunities and constraints for addressing environmental problems through the political process. Its aim is to understand how problems, political actors, and institutions come together to shape policymaking in this arena.
  
  • PSC 719 - Fundamentals of Post-Conflict Reconstruction

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PAI 719 
    The goal of this class is to provide students with a broad overview of the field of post-conflict reconstruction (PCR) from both a theoretical and applied point of view. Over the course of the semester we will consider the various goals of PCR work, the range of actors that conduct it and the lessons learned from its application across various settings.
  
  • PSC 722 - Surveys and Experiments

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Introduces graduate students to the use and analysis of surveys and experiments in political science. Explores both technical aspects of surveys and experiments and applied substantive social science literature that uses these methods.
  
  • PSC 749 - International Security Theory

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Explores key controversies and debates in contemporary security studies.
  
  • PSC 752 - International Law and Organizations

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Foundations and application of international law. Institutional and political capability of international organizations. Recent theoretical and methodological development.
  
  • PSC 753 - International Political Economy

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Relation between international politics and economics. Neoclassical and leftist approaches to problems of expansion, North-North relations, North-South relations, and system transformation.
  
  • PSC 754 - International Conflict and Peace

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Forms of international conflict and explanations for occurrence and resolution.
  
  • PSC 755 - Politics and Governance in the Information Age

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    The impact of advanced computing and communications technologies on the structure, organization, and behaviors of contemporary systems of public governance.
  
  • PSC 756 - Politics of the European Union

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    History, institutions, policies, and political dynamics of the European Union and its relations with the rest of the world.
  
  • PSC 757 - Non-State Actors in World Affairs

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Analysis and assessment of the causes of transnational non-state activism, the means and goals chosen by activists, and the effects of non-state actors in international and domestic affairs.
  
  • PSC 758 - Global Migration

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Why do people move across international borders, and where do they go? How should local communities, national governments, and international institutions respond? What are the goals of these policies, and are they effective?
  
  • PSC 759 - Crisis Management

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Leadership, cooperation, and conflict in times of crisis. Key dynamics that influence the way decision makers perceive and respond to crisis and the processes that facilitate constructive crisis management.
  
  • PSC 760 - Foreign Policy Seminars

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Selected aspects of foreign policy, such as American foreign policy, Soviet foreign policy, and foreign policy analysis.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSC 767 - International Human Rights

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    This graduate seminar surveys human rights issues, including the sources of violations, the role of international institutions and non-state actors, and explanations for commitment and compliance.
  
  • PSC 768 - Law, Courts and Human Rights

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: PAI 768 
    This course aims to introduce students to comparative judicial politics and human rights, and familiarize them with relevant theories and methodologies for conducting research on comparative legal systems, human rights and judicial institutions.
  
  • PSC 769 - Comparative Parties and Politics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Political parties, interest groups, the electorate, and legislative behavior in a comparative political context.
  
  • PSC 780 - Seminar on Political Systems

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Political systems and political system change in selected nations and regions. Seminars may focus on one nation/region or they may analyze a substantive topic comparatively.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSC 781 - Politics of the Developing World

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    The socio-economic, political, and cultural issues shaping people’s lives in the more than 140 state-societies that constitute the “Third World.”
  
  • PSC 782 - Politics of China

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Political development, political institutions, and political economy of China and Chinese foreign relations, emphasizing the reform era.
  
  • PSC 783 - Comparative Foreign Policy

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Systematic development of theories of foreign policy not limited to a single nation, decision, situation, or time. Definitions of foreign policy and logic of comparative analysis; historical roots of study of foreign policy; theories of war proneness, change and cooperation; examination of how foreign policy is made.
  
  • PSC 785 - Comparative Civil-Military Relations

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Theory and practice of civil-military relations. The military’s role in the modern state and in modern society. Broad geographic coverage, including the United States, Europe, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
  
  • PSC 786 - Russian and Post-Soviet Politics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Political institutions and political development of Russia and other post-Soviet and post-communist states, particularly since 1991.
  
  • PSC 787 - Democracy and Democratization

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Nature of modern democracy, contemporary transitions to democracy in countries around the world, problems of democratic consolidation and democratic theory, and the effects of democracy on the economy and world politics.
  
  • PSC 788 - Political Leadership

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    The relationship between what political leaders are like, the behavior of the institutions or governments they lead, and the effects of leaders and leadership on politics.
  
  • PSC 792 - Research Design

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Logic of designing research in political science. Conceptual, theoretical, and empirical analysis. Focus on developing dissertation proposals.
  
  • PSC 793 - Constructing the World Polity

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Survey of constructivist research. Comparisons of constructivist theories, comparisons to other theories of world politics, and reviews of exemplary empirical applications.
  
  • PSC 794 - Advanced Quantitative Political Analysis

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Multivariate data analysis, including regression, causal analysis, time series, and factor analysis. Theoretical uses, implications, and meanings of techniques. Techniques applied through computer analyses using statistical software.
  
  • PSC 796 - Formal Theories of Choice

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Production of collective states from individual choice. Role of evaluative concepts like equality, liberty, and rights in such efforts. Design theory, game theory, impossibility theorems, voting rules, distributive justice, market models.
  
  • PSC 797 - Contemporary Normative Theory

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Major debates in contemporary democratic theory: extent of and rationale for political participation; relation of material and political equality; tension between liberty and equality. Theories of justice: Rawls, utilitarianism, Nozick.
  
  • PSC 800 - Selected Topics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Seminar
    Repeatable
  
  • PSC 804 - Advanced Topics in Qualitative Methods

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Advanced survey of selected qualitative research methods, for students who have completed PSC 694. Specific topics covered will vary by semester.
    PREREQ: PSC 694 
  
  • PSC 810 - Selected Topics in Public Administration

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Seminar
    Repeatable
  
  • PSC 820 - Selected Topics in American Politics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Seminar
    Repeatable
  
  • PSC 860 - Selected Topics in International Relations

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Seminar
    Repeatable
  
  • PSC 880 - Selected Topics in Comparative Politics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Seminar
    Repeatable
  
  • PSC 901 - Readings and Research on Political Theory and Methodology

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-3 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable
  
  • PSC 911 - Readings and Research on Public Administration and Policy

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: PAI 930 
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 9 credits maximum
  
  • PSC 920 - Readings and Research on American Politics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-3 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable
  
  • PSC 960 - Readings and Research on International Relations

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-3 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable
  
  • PSC 970 - Experience Credit

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSC 980 - Readings and Research on Comparative Politics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-3 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable
  
  • PSC 990 - Independent Study

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSC 999 - Dissertation

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-15 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable

Professional Project Management

  
  • PPM 610 - Project Management Fundamentals

    College of Professional Studies
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Project Management Fundamentals prepares participants for hands-on, real world project management activities. Participants will acquire knowledge necessary for applying project management skills and tasks related to planning, scheduling, budgeting, communications, risk management and project closure.   
  
  • PPM 612 - Project Planning

    College of Professional Studies
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring

    This course will outline the steps taken to complete the planning process and to create the components of the project management plan that will serve as the guide to project execution.
    PREREQ: PPM 610

  
  • PPM 613 - Agile Project Management

    College of Professional Studies
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Provides an understanding of how new Agile principles and practices are changing the landscape of project management. Designed to give project managers fresh new insight to successfully blend Agile and traditional project management principles and practices to fit any business and project situation.
    PREREQ: PPM 610
  
  • PPM 615 - Schedule Development and Management

    College of Professional Studies
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    This course guides the student through the process of planning, developing, and controlling the project schedule.
    PREREQ: PPM 610
  
  • PPM 628 - Opportunity and Risk Project Management

    College of Professional Studies
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    This course addresses the risk management knowledge area with an approach that provides the project management professional the ability to minimize the threats of risk while maximizing the positive impacts of opportunities. 
    PREREQ: PPM 610
  
  • PPM 629 - Procurement and Stakeholder Management

    College of Professional Studies
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    This course discusses both project procurement and stakeholder management.
    PREREQ: PPM 610
  
  • PPM 632 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership

    College of Professional Studies
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Examine traditional and contemporary leadership theories and styles, gain an understanding of approaches that can provide direction and motivation to project teams.  
    PREREQ: PPM 610
    COREQ: PPM 646, PPM 711
  
  • PPM 634 - Project Communications Management

    College of Professional Studies
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring

    This course will equip the project manager to achieve the goal of getting the right people, the right information, at the right time and ensuring that the key stakeholders are kept updated.
    PREREQ: PPM 610

  
  • PPM 646 - Global Projects and Virtual Project Management

    College of Professional Studies
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    This course examines approaches to effectively manage large-scale projects which are primarily comprised of virtual teams that have the additional challenges of being multi-cultural, overcoming language barriers, and collaborating across different time zones.
    PREREQ: PPM 610
    COREQ: PPM 632, PPM 711
  
  • PPM 711 - Capstone in Project Management

    College of Professional Studies
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Making use of case study examples, students will develop a comprehensive project management plan demonstrating expertise in the (10) knowledge areas across the (5) phases of the project lifecycle.
    PREREQ: PPM 610, PPM 612, PPM 613, PPM 615, PPM 628, PPM 629, PPM 634
    COREQ: PPM 632, PPM 646

Psychology

  
  • PSY 600 - Selected Topics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s)
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 605 - Teaching of Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Discussion of pedagogical topics, building dynamic course materials, practicing different teaching strategies, refining your teaching style, developing a teaching portfolio.
  
  • PSY 611 - Proseminar Methods and Topics in Cognitive Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Discussion of methods, theories, and findings for student selected and faculty-selected topics in cognitive psychology.
    Repeatable 5 time(s)
  
  • PSY 612 - Advanced Experimental Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Current theories, topics, and methods in experimental psychology. Analysis and critique of research that uses experimental methods. Permission from Instructor.
  
  • PSY 614 - Cognitive and affective bases of behavior

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    This course is intended to provide a scientific basis for students understanding of cognition and affect, and how both of these impact/relates to typical and atypical development through classic and contemporary readings.
  
  • PSY 615 - Behavioral Pharmacology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Behavioral effects of major psychoactive drugs. Basic concepts in pharmacology, behavioral techniques in drug research, the current status of minor and major tranquilizers, antidepressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and drugs of abuse. Permission from Instructor.
  
  • PSY 617 - Individual differences and developmental disability

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    This course is intended to provide a scientific basis for students understanding of individual differences and their stability over development with a special focus on developmental disability.
  
  • PSY 620 - Using Robots to Understand the Mind

    Psychology
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Double Numbered with: 420
    Cognitive science explains behavior mechanistically. This course uses simple, autonomous, mobile robots as model cognitive agents. By doing cognitive science on these robots we come to understand what it means to say that “cognition is computation”.
  
  • PSY 621 - Contemporary Behavioral Approaches in Health Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Theory and methods derived from advances in psychology. Biofeedback autogenic training, guided imagery, hypnosis, and multimodal psychophysiological techniques. Permission from Instructor.
  
  • PSY 622 - Cognitive Psychology: Memory and Attention

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Theory and experimentation in human cognition emphasizing how information processing models are constructed, tested, and modified. Permission from Instructor.
  
  • PSY 623 - Psychological Research of Family Systems

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    General systems theory as related to psychological processes. Current research programs on psychopathology and family systems. Psychological and empirical focus; not a therapy course. Permission from Instructor.
  
  • PSY 624 - Graduate Seminar in Psychological Methods

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Application of the scientific method and techniques of data collection to domain-specific problems in psychology. Topics include: experimental design, correlational research, measurement, scientific inference, academic writing, and critical evaluation of psychological research.
  
  • PSY 626 - Cognitive Neurochemistry

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Double Numbered with: PSY 426
    Neurochemical pharmacology and cognitive decline. Organization of neurotransmitter systems in mammalian brain, neurochemical approaches to cognitive disorders, measurement of neurotransmitters in previously frozen rat brain tissue. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • PSY 627 - Proseminar Methods and Topics in Social Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Discussion of methods, theories, and findings for student-selected and faculty-selected topics in social psychology.
    Repeatable 5 time(s), 18 credits maximum
  
  • PSY 631 - Alcohol Use and Abuse

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s)
    Double Numbered with: PSY 431
    Psychological theory and research on alcohol use and the development of abuse and dependence. Considers controversial topics related to alcohol abuse prevention, regulation, and treatment. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 640 - Psychology of Gender

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: WGS 640 
    Research and literature related to sex differences. Process of socialization of girls and boys, women and men in American society. Permission of Instructor.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 647 - Clinical Assessment I

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Experience in administration, interpretation, and report writing with individual intelligence tests, objective personality measures, and related clinical tools. Discussion of testing theory. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 648 - Assessment II

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Advanced assessment training in clinical and diagnostic interviewing, administering and interpreting psychological assessment instruments, providing consultation in response to a specific referral question, writing assessment reports, and providing feedback.
    PREREQ: PSY 647 
  
  • PSY 649 - Ethical and Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Professional, ethical, scientific, training, and practice issues in clinical psychology. Detailed coverage of some recent assessment, treatment, and conceptual issues. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 651 - Introduction to Statistical Methods

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Application of statistical methods. Exploratory data analysis and graphical display. Statistical indices, distributions, and data reexpression. Uses and limitations of correlation and regression. Foundations of statistical inference. Additional work required of graduate students. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 653 - Psychological Measurement

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: PSY 353
    Principles of measurement with respect to the development and use of norm referenced and criterion referenced tests. Issues related to test bias and assessment. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 655 - Experimental Design and Statistical Methods I

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Experimental research design. Distributions, graphs, exploratory data analysis, and descriptive statistics. Sampling and basic probability. Between-participants and within-participants designs. Inferential statistics: t-tests, one-way ANOVA, factorial ANOVA, and ANCOVA..
  
  • PSY 674 - Advanced Social Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Recurrent methodological problems in social psychology. Integration of experimental design, research findings, and theoretical formulations. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 675 - Social Influences on Human Sexual Behavior

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Double Numbered with: PSY 475
    Theory and research linking social and cultural variables with the sex-related attitudes and behaviors of individuals. Importance of social learning as the major determinant of sexual motivations and variations in sexual preferences. Additional work required of graduate students. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 675 - The Social Psychology of Close Relationships

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Discussion of theory and research relevant to understanding close relationships, including coverage of evolutionary, attachment, interdependence, and social cognitive approaches.
  
  • PSY 676 - Group Processes

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Research and theory. Social communication, group cohesiveness, social norms and roles, leadership, group productivity, and related topics. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 677 - Social Cognition

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Social inference, attribution theory, psychological control, social schemata, attention, person memory and social cognition biases. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 678 - Attitude Change

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Research and theory concerning the formation and change of beliefs and attitudes. Factors that influence the effectiveness of persuasive communications, cognitive organization, the relation of belief to action, and related topics. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 679 - Research Methods in Social Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Methodology of research in social psychology. Experimental design, sampling procedures, observational methods, questionnaires and interviews, sociometric methods, attitude scaling, analysis and interpretation of data. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 680 - Seminar in Health Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Psychological factors as they interact with health and illness. Includes presentation on cardiovascular disorders, pain, diabetes, issues pertaining to health care, primary care psychology, spirituality and health, and prevention, among other selected topics. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 682 - Physiological Processes and Health Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Graduate level introduction to basic human physiology within the context of health psychology. Particular focus on multi-directional interactions between physiological processes, behavior, and psychological variables. Permission of Instructor.
 

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