2022-2023 Undergraduate Course Catalog 
    
    May 03, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Policy Studies

  
  • PST 101 - An Introduction to the Analysis of Public Policy

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Develop research and problem solving skills to create government policies that address current social and economic problems facing the United States. Students study policy problems of their choice.
  
  • PST 121 - Leadership Practicum

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1 credit(s) Every semester
    A six-week practical leadership development class that explores current leadership models.
  
  • PST 200 - Selected Topics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    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
  
  • PST 276 - National Security Organization/Aerospace Forces

    College of Arts and Sciences
    0-1 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: ASC 206 
    Organization and administration of the U.S. aerospace forces, including strategic defensive, general purpose, and support-force components of the Department of Defense budget.
  
  • PST 315 - Methods of Public Policy Analysis and Presentation

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Opportunity to develop competencies in the application of social science methods to public policy problems.
    PREREQ: PST 101 
  
  • PST 351 - Global Social Problems

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Topics include war, inequality, population, scarcity, environment, and technology.
  
  • PST 400 - Selected Topics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    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
  
  • PST 409 - Intermediate Analysis of Public ­Policy

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Current public policy problems (e.g., energy, health care, transportation, the Equal Rights Amendment, the draft) using a variety of research techniques.
    PREREQ: PST 101  WITH MINIMUM GRADE A
  
  • PST 410 - Practicum in Public Policy

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Students develop skills and gain knowledge about organizations that influence and implement public policy. Students are placed in community agencies for about 100 hours of work or work in applied research projects conducted by faculty.
    Repeatable
  
  • PST 416 - Community Problem Solving

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Historical problems of Syracuse. Volunteerism, community organization, and local socioeconomic conditions. Student teams work with youths from Syracuse community centers to solve local problems.
    PREREQ: PST 101 
  
  • PST 420 - Interpersonal Conflict Resolution Skills

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Enhanced communication skills to interact more effectively and solve problems creatively. Emphasizing reflective listening, problem solving, assertion, and managing conflicts among needs and values. Presenting theories demonstrating skill, practice, and critique. Additional work required of graduate students.
    Repeatable
  
  • PST 421 - Mediation:Theory and Practice

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Mediation skills to facilitate the resolution of disputes and differences. Techniques of third party intervention with individuals and groups. Learning approach includes lectures, simulations, modeling and practice mediations. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • PST 423 - Leadership: Theory and Practice

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Leadership skills to exercise responsible leadership and effective group membership in various contexts. Focus on individual leadership style and growth. Development of skills for a collaborative model of leadership. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • PST 424 - Conflict Resolution in Groups

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Skills to enhance understanding of conflict and conflict resolution and manage conflict in intragroup and intergroup settings. Unstructured small group experience to learn how groups function and to present a context for practice.
  
  • PST 431 - Criminal Justice System

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Seminar exploring the structure and function of the criminal justice system, as well as current issues, through readings, case analysis, court observation, and guest speakers.
    PREREQ: PST 101 
  
  • PST 451 - Environmental Policy

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Study of interaction among government, environmental lobbyists, industry, scientists, and news media in formation of environmental policies.
  
  • PST 470 - Experience Credit

    College of Arts and Sciences
    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
  
  • PST 476 - National Security Forces in Contemporary American Society

    College of Arts and Sciences
    0-3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: ASC 406 
    Impact of both technological and international developments upon strategic preparedness, military strategy, and the overall defense policy-making process.
  
  • PST 490 - Independent Study

    College of Arts and Sciences
    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
  
  • PST 499 - Honors Capstone Project

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum

Psychology

  
  • PSY 205 - Foundations of Human Behavior

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Fundamental principles of mental life and human behavior. Significance of psychology in human relationships and self-understanding.
  
  • PSY 209 - Foundations of Human Behavior/ Honors Section

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Honors secton of PSY 205 
  
  • PSY 223 - Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: NEU 223 
    The science of how thought processes are instantiated in the brain. Functional neuroanatomy, cognitive neuroscience methods, and cognitive neuroscience theory in broad cognitive areas such as attention, perception, memory, language, and decision-making.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
  
  • PSY 252 - Statistical Methods II

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Distributions, graphs, exploratory data analysis, and descriptive statistics, sampling and experiments Sampling distributions. Correlation and regression. Confidence intervals and significance tests for measured data and count data. Computer applications.
    PREREQ: MAT 121 OR MAT 221 OR MAT 285 OR MAT 295
  
  • PSY 270 - Experience Credit

    College of Arts and Sciences
    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.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 274 - Social Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Introduction to scientific study of the social behavior of individuals; experimental approach. Social influence, conformity, social perception, attitude changes, small groups, and collective behavior.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
  
  • PSY 290 - Independent Study

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 291 - Research in Clinical/Health Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Research including the prevention/treatment of alcohol and other substance use disorders, behavioral aspects of HIV/AIDS, religious/spiritual/psychological aspects of cardiovascular disorders, psychological aspects of tobacco addiction, and stress and coping.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
    Repeatable 5 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • PSY 292 - Research in Cognitive Neuroscience Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Research including changes in cognitive functioning, information processing, and memory associated with aging; neurobiology of learning; computational neuroscience and quantitative models of cognitive declines.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
    Repeatable 5 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • PSY 293 - Research in Developmental Educational Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Research including neurological and family factors related to children’s health and well-being, identification/treatment of children with developmental problems, school-based interventions for children’s academic and behavioral problems.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
    Repeatable 5 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • PSY 294 - Research in Social Personality Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Research including psychological prejudice, social stigma, interpersonal perception, accuracy in impression formation, intergroup relations, motivational aspects of social cognition, gender, social/personality development across the lifespan, and forensic psychology.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
    Repeatable 5 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • PSY 313 - Introduction to Research Methodology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Logic and methods of psychological research. Development of research questions, selection of appropriate methods, and interpretation of results. Statistical background not needed.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
  
  • PSY 315 - Drugs and Human Behavior

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Effects of psychoactive drugs on human behavior. Basic pharmacology and neurobiology, history, mechanism of action, short- and long-term effects, use and abuse of various psychoactive drugs.
    PREREQ: PSY 205 OR PSY 209
  
  • PSY 321 - Introduction to Sensation and Perception

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Common properties of sensory and perceptual systems and their physiological bases, emphasizing information processing.
    PREREQ: PSY 205 OR PSY 209
  
  • PSY 322 - Cognitive Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Means by which humans extract information from the environment. Feature extraction and pattern recognition, mechanisms of selective attention, and encoding and retrieval in short-term and long-term memory.
    PREREQ: PSY 205 OR PSY 209
  
  • PSY 323 - Brain and Behavior

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Basic functions of the brain and manner in which they relate to behavior. Methodology: brain stimulation, recording, and ablation.
    PREREQ: PSY 205 OR PSY 209
  
  • PSY 324 - Developmental Biopsychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Sequence of the biological development of humans and animals. Brain, glands, and other structures that underlie the development of behavior potential. Behavior genetics, neural and behavioral teratology, aging processes, nutritional factors, disease.
    PREREQ: PSY 205 OR PSY 209
  
  • PSY 329 - Biopsychological Perspectives on Women’s Health

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: WGS 329
    Psychoanalytic and evolutionary theories of gender and adaptive fitness; pscyhoneuroimmunological perspectives on sexually influenced disease processes, aging, and biopsychological influences on women’s health.
    PREREQ: PSY 205 OR PSY 209
  
  • PSY 331 - Laboratory in Sensation and Perception

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Techniques and experimental design for research in human sensation and perception. Develop skills in conducting experiments, designing research projects, and writing research reports.
    PREREQ: (PSY 205  OR PSY 209 ) AND (PSY 321  OR
    COREQ: PSY 321 )
  
  • PSY 332 - Experiments in Cognitive Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Experimental design and techniques for research in human memory and cognition. Students conduct class research studies.
    PREREQ: (PSY 205 OR PSY 209) AND PSY 322
  
  • PSY 334 - Laboratory in Developmental Biopsychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Observing and quantifying changes in ethologically relevant behaviors during development. Effects of early experience on visual, olfactory, and exploratory behaviors.
    PREREQ: (PSY 205  OR PSY 209 ) AND (PSY 324  OR 
    COREQ: PSY 324 
  
  • PSY 335 - Psychology of Childhood

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Principles of psychological development and problems of adjustment during childhood. Intellectual, social, and emotional development.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
  
  • PSY 336 - Psychology of the Adolescent

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Characteristics, needs, and problems of adolescence. Principles of psychology important to those who guide and teach adolescents.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
  
  • PSY 337 - Psychology of Adult Life: Maturity and Old Age

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Adulthood life span from developmental perspective. Cognitive, social, biopsychological, and personality development. Psychosocial forces affecting adult development and aging in contemporary American society.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
  
  • PSY 353 - Psychological Measurement

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Double Numbered with: PSY 653
    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.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
  
  • PSY 365 - Educational Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Behavior in school situations. Analysis and application of principles of learning, motivation, and control of conduct.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
  
  • PSY 373 - Human Memory

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    This course is an overview of the scientific study of human memory. You will learn about topics such as working and short-term memory, recognition, retrieval, forgetting, false memory, autobiographical memory, and metamemory.
    PREREQ: (PSY 205 OR PSY 209) AND PSY 322
  
  • PSY 375 - Cross-Cultural Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Comparative analysis of psychological research conducted among non-Western and Euro-American peoples. Influence of cultural variables on emotional and cognitive development, perception, socialization, and group behavior.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
  
  • PSY 376 - Why Good People Do Terrible Things

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Students will become familiar with core conceptual approaches to understanding how people who appear to be decent human beings could engage in moral transgressions and play a role in the victimization of others.
    PREREQ: PSY 205 or PSY 209
  
  • PSY 379 - The Social Psychology of Stigma

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Current social psychological research on why some groups are devalued, how individuals are affected by and cope with being members of such groups, and interactions between stigmatized and non-stigmatized individuals.
    PREREQ: (PSY 205 OR PSY 209) AND PSY 274
  
  • PSY 382 - Health Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Psychological, behavioral, and social influences on health and illness. Why people stay healthy, why they become ill, and how they respond when they do get ill.
    PREREQ: PSY 205 OR PSY 209
  
  • PSY 383 - Laboratory in Health Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Applied study of research questions and techniques in the field of health psychology.
    PREREQ: (PSY 205  OR PSY 209 ) AND PSY 313  AND (PSY 382  OR
    COREQ: PSY 382 
  
  • PSY 392 - Stress and Health

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    An integration of the psychological, social and biological factors linked to the impact of stress on health and well-being and examination of stress management methods.
    PREREQ: PSY 205 OR PSY 209
  
  • PSY 393 - Personality

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Organization, motivation, and dynamics of human behavior.
    PREREQ: PSY 205 OR PSY 209
  
  • PSY 395 - Abnormal Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Abnormal psychology in relation to normal psychology.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
  
  • PSY 398 - History and Systems of Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Developments from the 18th through mid-20th centuries, including major systems and leading figures. Designed for psychology majors who plan to apply to graduate school. Permission of instructor.
    PREREQ: PSY 205 OR PSY 209
  
  • PSY 400 - Selected Topics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    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.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 410 - Close Relationships

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly


    This advanced elective course will acquaint participants with theory and empirical research relevant to understanding critical scientific elements of close relationships (initiation, commitment, maintenance, and dissolution), including coverage of evolutionary, attachment, interdependence, and social cognition approaches.
    PREREQ: (PSY 205  OR PSY 209 ) AND PSY 274  

     

  
  • PSY 414 - Social Psychology of Conflict and Cooperation

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Offered only in London. Explores conflict and cooperation through social psychological theories on interaction, group formation, attribution and attitude. Guest lecturers, site visits and independent research provide a European perspective. Introductory social psychology course strongly recommended.
    PREREQ: PSY 205 OR PSY 209
  
  • PSY 415 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Introduction to the field of clinical psychology. Roles, theories, research methods, evaluation, intervention, ethics, cultural diversity, and areas of specialization which may include health, neuropsychology, forensic psychology, and child psychology.
    PREREQ: (PSY 205  OR PSY 209 ) AND PSY PSY 395  
  
  • PSY 419 - Complex Cognition & Learning

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    This course provides broad coverage of the psychology of thinking and human thought, with a specific focus on the mechanisms and processes that underlie complex learning and cognition (e.g., concept and category learning, problem solving, analogical learning and reasoning, creativity, expertise).
    PREREQ: (PSY 205 or 209) and PSY 322
  
  • PSY 420 - Using Robots to Understand the Mind

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Double Numbered with: PSY 620
    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”.
    PREREQ: (PSY 205 OR PSY 209) AND PSY 322  (AND PSY 419
    COREQ: or PSY 419)
  
  • PSY 424 - Social Dilemmas

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Acquaints participants with theory and empirical research relevant to understanding the critical scientific elements of social dilemmas (self-interest, collective interest), including coverage of psychological, evolutionary, and cultural approaches.
    PREREQ: PSY 205 or 209, and PSY 274
  
  • PSY 425 - Internships in Clinical Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Faculty supervised internship experiences in mental health, social service, and health care settings. Assessment and intervention strategies for children and adults; report writing skills; professional ethics; stigma and mental illness; overview of mental health professions. Psychology majors only.
    PREREQ: (PSY 205 OR PSY 209) AND PSY 395 AND PSY 415
  
  • PSY 426 - Cognitive Neurochemistry

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Double Numbered with: PSY 626
    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.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
  
  • PSY 431 - Alcohol Use and Abuse

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Double Numbered with: PSY 631
    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.
    PREREQ: (PSY 205  OR PSY 209 ) AND (PSY 274  OR PSY 393 )
  
  • PSY 432 - Applied Behavior Analysis

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Principles and strategies of applied behavior analysis as an approach to skill training and behavior management with children and youth. Intended for students who plan to have responsibility for children either professionally or personally.
    PREREQ: (PSY 205 OR PSY 209) AND PSY 335
  
  • PSY 437 - Cognition and Aging

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Research and theory on the effects of aging and individual differences on basic cognitive functions, such as memory, attention, and reasoning, covering both healthy aging and dementia.
    PREREQ: PSY 205 OR PSY 209
  
  • PSY 442 - Research Methods in Child Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Methods used in research in child and adolescent development. Training in design, conduct, analysis, interpretation, and writing of research. Ethical issues.
    PREREQ: (PSY 205  OR PSY 209 ) AND PSY 335 
  
  • PSY 443 - Laboratory in Child Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    This advanced elective course focuses on conducting child-related psychological research and the consumption and applications of this research to applied settings.
    PREREQ: (PSY 205  OR PSY 209 ) AND PSY 252  AND PSY 335  AND (PSY 442  OR
    COREQ: PSY 442 )
  
  • PSY 445 - Behavior Disorders in Children

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Introduction to developmental and behavioral problems of children and adolescents; review of clinical methods for assessing and treating these disorders.
    PREREQ: (PSY 205 OR PSY 209) AND PSY 335
  
  • PSY 446 - Pediatric Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Interdisciplinary course addressing physical, cognitive, social, and emotional functioning and development as related to health and illness issues in children, adolescents, and families.
    PREREQ: (PSY 205  OR PSY 209 ) AND PSY 335 
  
  • PSY 447 - Autism

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    This course is about autism spectrum disorder from multiple perspectives that include development, stakeholder perspectives, psychology, and neuroscience. 
    PREREQ: (PSY 205 or PSY 209) and PSY 335
  
  • PSY 470 - Experience Credit

    College of Arts and Sciences
    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.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 471 - Experimental Social Psychology: Research Methods and Scientific Inference

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    llustrates core principles of scientific research in social psychology, including a detailed look at illustrative examples. Students will practice interpreting past studies and designing future studies. Addresses theoretical, practical, and ethical issues in research design.
    PREREQ: (PSY 205  OR PSY 209 ) AND PSY 274  
  
  • PSY 472 - Laboratory in Social Psychology: Advanced Research Methods and Practice

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Companion to PSY 471 providing an opportunity to discuss social psychological research in depth in a smaller group setting. Students will design, conduct, analyze, and present (verbally and in writing) simple studies of their own. Intensive instruction in conducting experimental and correlational studies of social psychology (impression formation, attitude change, stereotyping, etc.) involving both individual and group projects and assignments and discussion.
    PREREQ: (PSY 205  OR PSY 209 ) AND (PSY 471  OR
    COREQ: PSY 471 )
  
  • PSY 474 - Forensic Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Psychological aspects of the criminal justice system. Case examples illustrating theory and practice of forensic issues in criminal investigation and courtroom procedures.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
  
  • PSY 475 - Social Influences on Human Sexual Behavior

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Double Numbered with: PSY 675
    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.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
  
  • PSY 490 - Independent Study

    College of Arts and Sciences
    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.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 491 - Research in Clinical/Health Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Research including the prevention/treatment of alcohol and other substance use disorders, behavioral aspects of HIV/AIDS, religious/spiritual/psychological aspects of cardiovascular disorders, psychological aspects of tobacco addiction, and stress and coping.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
    Repeatable 5 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • PSY 492 - Research in Cognitive Neuroscience Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Research including changes in cognitive functioning, information processing, and memory associated with aging; neurobiology of learning; computational neuroscience and quantitative models of cognitive declines.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
    Repeatable 5 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • PSY 493 - Research in Developmental Educational Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Research including neurological and family factors related to children’s health and well-being, identification/treatment of children with developmental problems, school-based interventions for children’s academic and behavioral problems.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
    Repeatable 5 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • PSY 494 - Research in Social Personality Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Research including psychological prejudice, social stigma, interpersonal perception, accuracy in impression formation, intergroup relations, motivational aspects of social cognition, gender, social/personality development across the lifespan, and forensic psychology.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
    Repeatable 5 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • PSY 499 - Honors Capstone Project

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.
    PREREQ: PSY 205  OR PSY 209 
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum

Painting

  
  • PTG 353 - Anatomy

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: DRW 353 
    The skeleton, construction of the human body, and interpretation in drawing.
    PREREQ: ARI 231  OR ARI 333 

Queer Sexuality

  
  • QSX 101 - Queer Lives

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    An introduction to queer studies through an exploration of queer lives and the stories they tell-about sexualities, genders, bodies, relations, and ways of worldmaking.
  
  • QSX 111 - Queer Histories, Communities, and Politics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s)
    Explores and analyzes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender histories, communities, and politics from the ancient past to the contemporary, global present through an interdisciplinary reading of research, theory, memoir, biography, fiction, and documentary film.
  
  • QSX 112 - Sexualities, Genders, Bodies

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s)
    Explores how lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender sexualities, genders, and embodiment are understood across communities and through time, with an interdisciplinary analysis of literature, film, mass media, web sites, research, and theory.
  
  • QSX 201 - Queer Studies

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    An introduction to key figures, ideas, methods, and developments in queer studies.
    PREREQ: QSX 101 or QSX 111 or QSX 112
  
  • QSX 300 - 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
  
  • QSX 306 - Sexuality in Spain

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: SOC 306 , WGS 306 
    Offered only in Madrid. Explores important transformations in Spaniards’ concepts of sexuality and gender through readings, film screenings and observing certain urban areas in Madrid.
  
  • QSX 323 - Christianity and Sexuality

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Crosslisted with: REL 323
    This course explores the highly contested terrain of Christian understandings of sexuality, with emphasis on the role of the Bible, doctrinal tradition, and the entry of new voices into the conversation.
  
  • QSX 340 - Queer Theories

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    An exploration of queer theories-how they work, what they do, and what differences they make-across a range of topics and from a variety of perspectives.
    PREREQ: QSX 101, QSX 111, QSX 112, or QSX 201
  
  • QSX 348 - Queering the Middle Ages?

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Crosslisted with: HST 348 
    This course introduces students to the models and methods developed in the field of queer theory and applies them to a wide range of medieval texts (letters, novels, monastic rules, medieval historiography, legal texts etc.).
  
  • QSX 357 - Queerly Religious

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Crosslisted with: REL 357 
    Intersections and interactions of religions and sexualities in historical and contemporary contexts. Materials entwine case studies and queer theories. Particular attention given to religious and sexual desires, identities, and enactments.
  
  • QSX 362 - Nazi Germany and the Holocaust

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3-4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: HST 362 , JSP 362 
    Rise of Nazism, fall of the Weimar Republic, fascist ideology, everyday life under Nazism for “Aryans,” Jews, disabled people, Roma, gay people, Afro-Germans, others. Planning for genocide, the Holocaust, reactions and memories after 1945.
  
  • QSX 389 - LGBT History

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: HST 389 , WGS 389 
    The history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender experience in period and region (North America, Europe, or Global) of instructor’s expertise, with attention to the international context..
  
  • QSX 400 - Selected Topics: Queer Sexuality

    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
  
  • QSX 416 - British Masculinity: James Bond and Sherlock Holmes

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: WGS 416 and FIL 416
    Only offered in London. Construction of British masculinity in screen adaptations of James Bond and Sherlock Holmes. Providing close readings of texts and adaptations, explores gender, sexuality, class, race, ethnicity and nationhood in construction of hegemonic and “other” British masculinity on screen.
  
  • QSX 437 - LGBTQ Health and Well Being

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: PHP 437, SWK 437
    Application of concepts from an ecological framework to understand the micro, mezzo, macro, and social forces that impact the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer populations.
 

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