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| PSYC 150 | Special Topics in Psychology (0) |
| Special Topics in Psychology. | |
| PSYC 1001T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Artistic, Interpretive, and PSYCosophical Inquiry. | |
| PSYC 1002T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Cultures and Societies of the World. | |
| PSYC 1003T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to PSYCorical Perspectives. | |
| PSYC 1004T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Social and Economic Systems. | |
| PSYC 1005T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Chemical, PSYCematical, and PSYCical Inquiry | |
| PSYC 1006T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Living Systems. | |
| PSYC 1007T | Non-UVA Transfer/Test Credit (1 - 4) |
| Transfer credit or test credit that is not equivalentto current UVA coursework. Contains content related to Science and Society | |
| PSYC 1010 | Introductory Psychology (3) |
| Overview of psychology from both the natural science and social science perspectives. Topics include biological bases of behavior, sensory and perceptual processes, learning, motivation, thought, maturational and developmental changes, individual differences, personality, social behavior, and abnormal psychology. In some terms an optional one credit discussion section (graded S/U) is offered. An optional weekly review session is offered for those who wish to attend. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 1020 | Hoos Connected: Leadership and Communication (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Hoos Connected brings together groups of students who get to know one another in a relaxed environment, while also developing leadership and communication skills. Led by two trained upper-class student facilitators, groups of 6-10 students engage in activities and discussions that delve into what brings us together, what can keep us apart, and how these things manifest in our personal lives and our broader UVA community. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021 |
| PSYC 1559 | New Course in Psychology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| PSYC 2005 | Research Methods and Data Analysis I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces research methods and statistical analysis in psychology. This course, with a minimum grade of "C", is a prerequisite for declaring a major or minor in Psychology. Prerequisites: None. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018 |
| PSYC 2100 | Introduction to Learning (3) |
| Analyzes the concepts, problems, and research methodology in the study of processes basic to learning and motivation. Course was offered Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 2150 | Introduction to Cognition (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Cognition is the activity of knowing: the acquisition, organization, and use of knowledge. Emphasizing fundamental issues, this course introduces such basic content areas in cognitive psychology as perception, memory, language, cognitive development, and philosophy of science. An optional weekly review session is offered for those who wish to attend. Course was offered January 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, January 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 2200 | A Survey of the Neural Basis of Behavior (3) |
| After an overview of brain organization and function, the course examines what we know about the physiological bases of several behaviors including sensation and perception, learning, memory, sleep development, hunger, thirst, and emotions. Course was offered Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 2300 | Introduction to Perception (3) |
| Study of selected topics in perception, particularly visual perception; the role of stimulus variables, learning and motivation of perception. Optional 1 credit laboratories are offered. Prerequisite: Mathematics at least up to trigonometry recommended. | |
| PSYC 2301 | Introduction to Perception Laboratory (1) |
| Optional 1 credit laboratory. | |
| PSYC 2410 | Abnormal Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces psychopathology with a focus on specific forms of abnormal behavior: depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, and personality disorders. Prerequisites: None. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, January 2019, Fall 2018 |
| PSYC 2500 | Topics in Psychology (3) |
| This course covers a variety of special topics in the field of psychology. | |
| PSYC 2559 | New Course in Psychology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology. | |
| PSYC 2600 | Introduction to Social Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Surveys major topics in social psychology, including personal perception and social cognition, attitudes and persuasion, interpersonal influence, interpersonal attraction, and helping relationships. Considers research theory and applications of social psychology. Three lecture hours plus optional discussion sections. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 2601 | Introduction to Social Psychology Discussion (1) |
| Optional one-credit discussion section. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 2700 | Introduction to Child Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces the biological, cognitive and social development of the child. Topics include the child's emotional, perceptual, and intellectual development; and the development of personality and socialization. Students can participate in an optional discussion section. An optional weekly review session is offered for those who wish to attend.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1010 strongly recommended, top students will be fine without it. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 |
| PSYC 2701 | Introduction to Child Psychology Discussion Section (1) |
| Optional discussion section for Psych 2700. Course was offered Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| PSYC 2900 | Teaching Methods for Undergrad Teaching Assistants (1) |
| This teaching methods course will help undergraduate teaching assistants integrate learning theory and effective student engagement practices to their teaching. They will learn about how to teach statistics, learn about experimental design and methods, and various pedagogical issues related to lab computer use and using R software in the learning process. Course was offered Spring 2018, Fall 2017 | |
| PSYC 3006 | Research Methods and Data Analysis II (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A continuation of discussion of research methods in psychology, including computer-controlled experimentation, integrated with computer-based exploratory data analysis, and elementary statistical analysis. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours. Prerequisite: PSYC 2005 and one of the following options, all with a C or higher grade: STAT 1601 or (STAT 1602 AND STAT 2020) or STAT 3080 or PSYC 3310 Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 3100 | Learning and the Neuroscience of Behavior (3) |
| The course will examine historical and current theories of learning that provide the foundation for most, if not all forms of an organism's behavior. Students will be exposed to a diverse range of experimental findings that led to principles and concepts that currently explain how environmental, social and emotional factors influence the brain and body to shape human and animal behavior. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2019 | |
| PSYC 3160 | Cognitive Neuroscience (3) |
| This course is intended as a survey of cognitive neuroscience, with an emphasis on breadth. Each week we will cover one sub-area or topic within cognitive neuroscience including perception, attention, memory, cognitive control and others. Readings will be chapters from the textbook with a few supplemental journal articles. PSYC 2150 and/or PSYC 2200 recommended but not required. | |
| PSYC 3200 | Fundamentals of Neuroscience (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will build on students' general knowledge of Neuroscience topics and aim to achieve a deeper understanding of the fundamental principles of Neuroscience. Topics covered: (1) cell biological and electrical properties of the neuron; (2) synaptic transmission and synaptic plasticity; (3) transduction of physical stimuli and processing of sensory information; and (4) development and evolution and the nervous system. |
| PSYC 3210 | RM: Psychobiology Laboratory (3) |
| Develops skills necessary for the study of neural bases of behavior, such as brain dissection, electrophysiology, histology, behavioral analysis, and genetic/epigenetic analyses. Emphasis is on mastering contemporary techniques used in neuroscience research and effective, professional written presentation of research findings. Prerequisite: PSYC 2200 or 4200 or BIOL 3050 or PSYC 3200; PSYC 3005 recommended. Course was offered January 2025, Spring 2024, January 2024, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 | |
| PSYC 3215 | Biological Models of Cognition (3) |
| Examines animal models that have been developed to study neurobiological mechanisms of cognition. Topics to be covered include goal-directed learning, decision-making, navigation, action selection, motivation, working memory and addiction. Each section will cover a specific cognitive process, the development and validation of animal models to study this process and a discussion of identified neurobiological mechanisms. | |
| PSYC 3235 | Introduction to Epigenetics (3) |
| This course is a didactic, mechanistic exploration of epigenetics; we will discuss all epigenetic modifications known to date, the processes through which they are established and modified and their impact on the cell and organism. | |
| PSYC 3240 | Animal Minds (3) |
| This course looks at the evolutionary basis of cognition through the lens of animal behavior, with an emphasis on understanding how general mechanisms of perception and learning interact with more specialized systems for navigation, social interaction, and planning to produce the rich behavioral adaptations seen throughout the animal kingdom. | |
| PSYC 3260 | Hidden Figures: Brain Science Through Diversity (3) |
| This course will introduce students to basic concepts in neurobiology/neuroscience/brain science discoveries while emphasizing research by women and URMs in science. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2021 | |
| PSYC 3280 | RM: Imag(in)e Neurons-Brain Function Thru a Lens (3) |
| Imag(in)e Neurons is an RM course that provides an authentic research experience to enrolled students. Through an experiment focused on using quantitative confocal microscopy, students will learn tissue processing, immunohistochemistry, microscopy, basic programming and image analysis. Final assignment includes preparing the results for a poster presentation at the Reid Conference. Course was offered January 2025 | |
| PSYC 3310 | RM: R Applications in Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course serves as both an introduction to the R programming language for those who haven't had any previous R background, as well as a refresher and an extension of R topics for those who have taken an intro to R course (i.e., STAT 1601 or PSYC 3006) previously or concurrently. This course is specially tailored to those who have an interest in psychology, with the purpose of preparing students to use R for their psychological research. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019 |
| PSYC 3400 | Personality Psychology (3) |
| Introduces the major approaches, methods, and findings in the field of personality psychology. Topics include identification and observational learning, frustration and aggression, stress, anxiety, defense, self-control, altruism, self-concepts, authoritarianism, achievement motivation, and sensation-seeking. | |
| PSYC 3415 | Research Methods in Developmental Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This methods course provides hands-on experience designing and conducting research in developmental psychology. The course is intended to guide students through the research process, including generating research questions, evaluating previous literature, proposing an original experiment, collecting and analyzing data, and presenting findings. |
| PSYC 3420 | The Nature Nurture Debate (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course covers the history, science and philosophy of the Nature-Nurture debate. Starting with Galton in the 19th Century, it covers classical issues in behavior genetics, twins and modern studies of human DNA. Philosophical, theoretical and social implications of the scientific studies are emphasized. |
| PSYC 3425 | History of Psychology (3) |
| Survey of the origins of psychology from the early philosophers to the current time. Course was offered Fall 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| PSYC 3435 | Educational Psychology (3) |
| Psychologists have studied the processes of learning and thinking for over 100 years, and theoreticians have attempted to apply that knowledge to K-12 education for almost that long. This course will use information from cognitive psychology to examine: major steams of thought in pedagogy; data patterns in student achievement and in teacher effectiveness; subject-specific teaching strategies, and proposed reforms for American education.
Prerequisites: PSYC 2150 and 2700 required. | |
| PSYC 3438 | Advanced Research in Psychology (3) |
| Through a combination of laboratory research and seminar-style discussion of articles, students will learn about core methodological issues that confront all researchers. | |
| PSYC 3439 | RM: Social Psychology (3) |
| Introduction to research methods used to explore current issues in social psychology. This course provides hands-on learning experiences in research design, data collection and analysis, and reporting of research findings. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| PSYC 3440 | Child Psychopathology (3) |
| Overview of the description, cause and treatment of various psychological disorders of childhood. Prerequisite: PSYC 2700 recommended. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 3445 | Introduction to Clinical Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is designed to provide an overview of the academic and clinical activities within the field of clinical psychology. Theories, research, psycho therapeutic approaches, and critical professional issues will be explored. Course was offered Fall 2020, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2015 |
| PSYC 3450 | The Psychology of Women and Gender (3) |
| This course provides a broad survey of psychological science on women and girls, addressing such topics as gender stereotypes, gender socialization, love and romantic relationships, sexuality, pregnancy and motherhood, women and work, and violence against women. | |
| PSYC 3460 | Psychological Study of Children, Families, and the Law (4) |
| Can psychology research and theory inform the law as it relates to children and families? This course provides an overview of the issues emphasizing psychological knowledge and its present and possible future contributions. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours.
Prerequisite:Six credits in psychology. | |
| PSYC 3480 | Adolescence: Theory and Development (3) |
| Course focus: 1) Background and theories of adolescence, 2) contributions to adolescence from: puberty, intellectual growth, and identify formation, 3) contexts of adolescence: the family situation, peer groups, school, and culture, 4) special topics of adolescence; religious, moral, and sexual development, sex roles, career planning (and achievement), disorders (drugs, delinquency, depression, suicide, etc.).
Prerequisite: PSYC 2700 or 6 hours in Psychology. | |
| PSYC 3485 | The Science & Lived Experience of Autism I (3) |
| This year-long, interdisciplinary seminar will explore how well the science of autism captures the experience of those living with autism and their families. Students will critically evaluate research in psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, and education, and they will work together with members of the autism community to identify new research questions that reflect the interests and concerns of the people who are most affected by autism science. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| PSYC 3490 | Infant Development (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Infancy is the time of life during which enormous changes take place- newborns are very different from the inquisitive, walking and talking 2-year-old. The following lines of development during the first two years are traced in detail: motor, perceptual, cognitive, social, and emotional development. Environmental influences, including parental behavior are considered, as well as the effect the infant has on caregivers. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 3495 | The Science & Lived Experience of Autism II (3) |
| This year-long, interdisciplinary seminar will explore how well the science of autism captures the experience of those living with autism and their families. Students will critically evaluate research in psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, and education, and they will work together with members of the autism community to identify new research questions that reflect the interests and concerns of the people who are most affected by autism science. Course was offered Spring 2019, Spring 2018 | |
| PSYC 3500 | Special Topics in Psychology (3) |
| Seminars on special and current topics in psychology. Course was offered Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, January 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 3559 | New Course in Psychology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology. Course was offered January 2024, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Janiuary 2022, Summer 2021, January 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2011 | |
| PSYC 3560 | Undergraduate Teaching Experience (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Training for undergraduate teaching assistants to promote course material to assist students enrolled in Psyc active learning courses to perform activities designed for the corresponding discussion/lab section. |
| PSYC 3590 | Research in Psychology (2 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | An original experimental project is undertaken in which each student is responsible for the design and operation of the experiment. S/U grading. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 14 credits of psychology and instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 3690 | Companion to Research in Psychology (1) |
| This course will support Psyc RAs in goal setting during their RA work, and help developing professional skills such as grant writing for UVA awards and presenting data at internal and external events. | |
| PSYC 3870 | Seminar for Distinguished Majors (1) |
| Topics include the design of independent research projects, ethical considerations in research, computer applications, and preparation for a career in psychology. S/U grading.
Prerequisite: Acceptance in Psychology or CogSci Distinguished Majors Program.
Enrollment Requirement: You are required to register for PSYC 4970 or PSYC 4980 or COGS 4970 or COGS 4980. Course was offered Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 3910 | Psychology Internship Toolkit (1) |
| This course provides skills for students engaged with internships in the field of psychology to create bridges between the classroom and psychology careers in the real world. Students will explore psychology-based career paths, learn about ethics and responsible conduct in psychology, and practice field-specific communication practices. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| PSYC 3970 | Research on Affective Forecasting (3) |
| This is a hands-on course in which students participate in ongoing research on affective forecasting, or the way in which people make predictions about their emotional reactions to future events. Students will serve as research assistants to the faculty member & graduate students to help with all phases of the research--design experiments, research its theoretical underpinnings, collect data, analyze the data, attend lab meetings. Course was offered Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 3980 | Research in Psychology (2) |
| An original experimental project is undertaken in which each student is responsible for the design and operation of the experiment. Prerequisite: 14 credits of psychology and instructor permission. | |
| PSYC 3990 | RM: Group Process and Facilitation I (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Group Process and Facilitation is a 2-semester, 4- or 5-credit course sequence. In semester 1, students learn background knowledge and skills related to: advanced reflective listening, group processes and management, leadership and facilitation. Students also participate in their own Hoos Connected group. In semester 2, students are eligible to co-facilitate 1-2 Hoos Connected group(s) and also receive weekly group supervision. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020 |
| PSYC 3991 | RM: Group Process and Facilitation II (2 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Group Process and Facilitation is a 2-semester, 4- or 5-credit course sequence. In semester 1, students learn background knowledge and skills related to: advanced reflective listening, group processes and management, leadership and facilitation. Students also participate in their own Hoos Connected group. In semester 2, students are eligible to co-facilitate 1-2 Hoos Connected group(s) and also receive weekly group supervision. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020 |
| PSYC 4001 | Controversies in Human Sexuality (3) |
| Various controversial topics in human sexuality will be explored. Students will read articles from the popular press, the web, and academic journal articles to critically evaluate an issues involving human sexuality. | |
| PSYC 4005 | Adv Res Mthds & Data Analysis I: Mathematical Foundations of Quant Psyc (4) |
| This class will cover foundations of linear algebra, randomness, probability theory, principal component analysis, complexity theory, hypothesis testing and power, structural equation models, maximum likelihood. This course is the first of a two-semester sequence (PSYC 4005 and PSYC 4006) of advanced data analysis and research methods classes. Course was offered Fall 2013, Spring 2012 | |
| PSYC 4006 | Adv Res Mthds & Data Analysis II: Statistical Analysis and Advanced Design (4) |
| This class covers advanced statistical procedures, including t-tests, ANOVA, regression and multiple regression, general linear models, item response theory models, distribution-free tests, and simulation. Research methods and designs for experimental and correlational studies will be covered. This course is the second of a two-semester sequence (PSYC 4005 and PSYC 4006) of advanced data analysis and research methods classes. Course was offered Spring 2014, Spring 2013 | |
| PSYC 4100 | Neuroscience of Learning, Emotions and Motivation of Functional Behavior (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Learning, Emotions and Motivation will be explored from animal models of clinical conditions, historical case studies in humans of brain-derived emotional disturbances, and current innovations to treat brain disorders. These important discoveries will be presented for students to understand underlying biological and neural mechanisms that mediate adaptive changes to motivate healthy behavior. |
| PSYC 4105 | Cognitive Psychology and American Education (3) |
| Psychologists have studied the processes of learning and thinking for over 100 years, and theoreticians have attempted to apply that knowledge to K-12 education for almost that long. This course will use information from cognitive psychology to examine: major steams of thought in pedagogy; data patterns in student achievement and in teacher effectiveness; subject-specific teaching strategies, and proposed reforms for American education. Prerequisite: PSYC 2150. | |
| PSYC 4110 | Psycholinguistics (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics include psychological and linguistic theory; experimental and empirical studies of linguistic usage; development of language in infants and children; cross-cultural studies of linguistic usage; and the biology of language. Course was offered Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010 |
| PSYC 4111 | Language Development and Disorders (3) |
| Course will focus on language and cognitive development in persons with disabilities. Among the populations examined will be children with autistic disorder, children with Williams syndrome, deaf children, developmentally dysphasic children, adults with aphasia, and children with severe mental retardation. In addition to spoken language development, the course will examine the acquisition of sign communication skills. Prerequisite: 4th year psychology or cognitive science major status. Must have completed PSYC 3005 and PSYC 3006. | |
| PSYC 4112 | Psychology and Deaf People (3) |
| This course will consider the psychological development and psychosocial issues of deaf people. Topics covered will include cognition, education, hearing and speech perception, impact of family interaction and communication approaches, influence of etiology/genetics, language development, literacy, mental health, social and personality development, interpersonal behavior, and current trends. | |
| PSYC 4115 | Multiculturalism in the Deaf Community (3) |
| Explores cultural influences on identity development, family systems, linguistics, engagement with educational and community agencies, and resilience within the Deaf community. The interaction of culture, identity and language will be highlighted and applied to future trends for groups within the Deaf community, such as children of Deaf adults, GLTB community members, ethnic minority groups, women, and persons with disabilities. | |
| PSYC 4120 | Psychology of Reading (3) |
| Analyzes the critical psychological experiments which have influenced the way that psychologists consider topics in reading, such as text comprehension, parsing, and sentence processing.
Prerequisite: PSYC 3005 Course was offered Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 4130 | Risk and Resilience Among Marginalized Adolescents (3) |
| This course will cover risk factors facing urban, economically disadvantaged adolescents of color, as well as assets and resources these youth can employ to thrive in the face of risk. Students will use relevant theories, academic research studies, and various forms of media to discuss issues of risk and resilience within this population. | |
| PSYC 4135 | Love, Sex, Parenting, Family: From Biology to Society (3) |
| This course surveys intimate relationships beginning with animal models and perspectives from evolutionary biology to psychology and ending with a consideration of the many alternative forms of intimate relationships, parenting, and families in contemporary life. The course will integrate basic research with individual, cultural, and other perspectives. Student presentations and papers are a key part of the course. | |
| PSYC 4155 | Autism: From Neurons to Neighborhoods (3) |
| In this interdisciplinary seminar, we will discuss recent research on autism at multiple levels (biological, cognitive, social) and from multiple perspectives (autistic individuals, scientists, disability studies scholars, families, schools, community/government organizations). | |
| PSYC 4200 | Neural Mechanisms of Behavior (3) |
| Introduces basic concepts in neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and neurochemistry needed for an understanding of brain and behavior. PSYC 3210 is recommended. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 4215 | RM: Computational Methods in Psychology and Neuroscience (3) |
| This class provides a hands-on introduction to applied data science in Psychology and Neuroscience with Python. Students will learn to design and code experiments, collect and process data, and analyze and visualize results, all with freely-available, cross-platform, open-source Python libraries. Advanced topics will include applications of optimization, machine learning, and statistics libraries. | |
| PSYC 4245 | Development of Sensory Systems (3) |
| This course is designed to explore the neurobiological development and plasticity of sensory systems. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| PSYC 4250 | Brain Systems Involved in the Neurobiology of Memory (3) |
| The course explores the essential role of memory in everyday life to reveal how successful behaviors are coordinated and executed by information stored in one of six memory systems. The seminar presents a comprehensive understanding of neural processes underlying learning, mechanisms involved in encoding learned material into memory and the events that permit successful recall of life's experiences to interact effectively in the environment. Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015 | |
| PSYC 4255 | Behavioral Epigenetics (3) |
| We will discuss basic concepts in epigenetics and the role these molecular modifications play in development, behavior, and disorder. Emphasis will be placed on landmark papers and the emerging role for the interaction of nature and nurture. Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| PSYC 4260 | RM: Genetic and Epigenetic Research in Behavior (3) |
| We will discuss basic concepts in genetics/epigenetics and the role these molecular modifications play in behavior and disorder. We will evaluate empirical papers and learn the molecular techniques described within them. Completion of this course should result in increased knowledge of the use of genome level data in psychology and biology. | |
| PSYC 4265 | Developmental Neurobiology (3) |
| The diverse functions of the nervous system depend on precise wiring of connections between neurons. This course covers cellular and molecular processes of how neuronal connections are established during development. Diseases which result from failing to establish the circuitry will also be discussed. This course will introduce research methods and technology, and encourage students to develop logical rationale of contemporary research. Course was offered Fall 2019 | |
| PSYC 4270 | Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (3) |
| This seminar examines the neural basis of learning and memory. We will study brain systems that mediate different types of learning and memory as well as the cellular and molecular mechanisms that allow these systems to acquire and store information. The course begins with a historical overview of learning and memory research in psychology and transition into modern studies in behavioral neuroscience. | |
| PSYC 4280 | Neural Basis of Empathy (3) |
| The goal of this course is to familiarize you with ideas about empathy, as rooted in basic neuroscience. Topics covered include the separate neural networks underlying emotional versus cognitive empathy, empathy assays designed to measure theory of mind/prosocial/empathetic behavior in humans and animals, and synaptic plasticity. We will investigate creativity and self-regulation as ways to enhance empathy in humans. | |
| PSYC 4285 | The Psychology of Black Women (3) |
| This course provides a critical analysis of the distinctive experiences of Black women through an intersectional, psychological lens. We will explore how Black women's family, school, and community contexts (including social media) inform their identity development. We will consider how broader cultural narratives about social identity statuses (i.e., race, gender, social class, and sexuality) inform Black women's well-being. | |
| PSYC 4290 | Memory Distortions (3) |
| Although memory is generally accurate, some illusions and distortions in remembering are unavoidable. We will review both neuroscience and cognitive research on a variety of different memory problems, ranging from relatively benign tip-of-the-tongue experiences to untrustworthy eye-witness testimony. Our ultimate goal will be to understand the neural basis and cognitive processes that contribute to these constructive memory phenomena. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2013 | |
| PSYC 4310 | Cognitive Aging (3) |
| This course aims to discuss the state-of-the-art in the large field of cognitive aging and the main lifespan predictors that lead to healthy aging. | |
| PSYC 4315 | Psychology of Art (3) |
| The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to current research on the psychology of art. It is a broad course that does not only consider the research of psychologists. It draws on the writings of art historians, computer scientists, philosophers, and others. Enrollment Requirements: PSYC maj/min or COGS majors. Enrollment not allowed in more than one 4000-level or 5000-level PSYC course. Course was offered Spring 2016, Fall 2014 | |
| PSYC 4350 | RM: Research Methods in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (3) |
| This course offers a practical introduction to techniques in developmental cognitive neuroscience including electroencephalography (EEG), functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Students will gain hands-on experience collecting and analyzing neuroscientific data and an understanding of how human neuroscience techniques may inform our understanding of the developing brain. Course was offered January 2025 | |
| PSYC 4400 | Approaches to Quantitative Methods in Psychology (3) |
| Many psychological theories nowadays are formulated mathematically. In this course we will survey a variety of approaches to modeling in perception (such as signal detection theory), cognitive psychology (categorization learning) and social psychology. Prerequisites: 4th-yr in Psyc or Cog Sci maj/min. PSYC3005 & 3006 or equivalent. A calculus course and knowledge of a programming language. Enrollment not allowed in more than one 4000- or 5000-level PSYC course. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| PSYC 4410 | RM: Practical Longitudinal Sustainability Studies (3) |
| Longitudinal data analytical techniques will be introduced to investigate sustainability issues. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023 | |
| PSYC 4420 | RM: Brain Mapping with MRI (3) |
| Human neuroimaging technologies and analytics methods enable exploration of the form, function, and connectivity of the living brain. Students will gain familiarity with the origins of brain imaging using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), be able to discuss the technical foundations of image reconstruction, view and process raw neuroimaging structural and time-series data, and make inferences about the brain in health and in disease.
PSYC 4200 or PSYC 5265 recommended. Some background in coding using Matlab, R or Python is recommended. Other majors with Instructor's Permission. | |
| PSYC 4435 | The Psychology of Misinformation (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course explores the psychology behind susceptibility to mis/disinformation, including cognitive biases, decision-making in uncertainty, and more. It delves into cutting-edge research and strategies for reducing susceptibility through video interventions and online games. It presents hands-on experience with lots of online materials ranging from responding to misinformation susceptibility scales, to engaging with online videos and games. Course was offered Spring 2024 |
| PSYC 4500 | Special Topics in Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topical Offerings in Psychology Course was offered January 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, January 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, January 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, January 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 4559 | New Course in Psychology (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology. Course was offered January 2024, January 2023, Janiuary 2022, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, January 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, January 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, January 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| PSYC 4580 | Directed Readings in Psychology (2 - 3) |
| Critical examination of an important current problem area in psychology. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 14 credits in psychology and instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 4585 | Behavior Genetics (3) |
| This course will attempt to accomplish two basic goals. First, we will use the Plomin et al. text to establish a basic knowledge of genetics and its interaction with behavior. Second, we will use this knowledge to address some topics in behavioral genetics, using the Plomin et al. text and primary readings. | |
| PSYC 4603 | Psychology of Sexual Orientation (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Overview of research and theory related to sexual orientation across the lifespan from the standpoint of the social sciences. Topics include conceptualization of sexual identities, origins and development of sexual orientation, sexual identity formation and disclosure. Selected issues such as couple relationships, employment and careers, parenthood, and aging are also explored, since they may be affected by sexual orientation.
Prerequisite: Third- or fourth-year psychology major Course was offered Spring 2024, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, January 2010 |
| PSYC 4606 | Cognitive Biases in Anxiety and Related Disorders (3) |
| This course examines cognitive processing biases in anxiety and related disorders. To understand, for example, why a person with social anxiety sees only the one scowling face in a room full of smiles, we consider automatic processing of emotional information. The course critiques cutting-edge research on how these processes contribute to anxiety and related problems, and if it is important to change the processes to reduce psychopathology. | |
| PSYC 4607 | Uniquely Human Social Cognition (3) |
| One fundamental question in psychology is what makes humans such intensely social beings. In this course we will examine the evolutionary, developmental, and brain foundations that underpin our ultrasocial nature. | |
| PSYC 4640 | Psychology of Emotions (3) |
| This course will survey contemporary research and theory in affective science. We will examine the origins, functions, and behavioral and social consequences of emotions, paying particular attention to cross-cultural and cross-species evidence. Course was offered Fall 2022 | |
| PSYC 4645 | Psychology of Inequality (3) |
| In this course we will investigate how historical and social contexts of different types of inequality (e.g., racial, economic, gender, sexual orientation) inform individual's psychological processes. Further, we will discuss how these psychological processes may, in turn, exacerbate inequality. | |
| PSYC 4650 | Oppression and Social Change (3) |
| Oppression and Social Change focuses on an analysis of oppression, empowerment and liberation as defined within an ecological system perspective. Topics to be covered include discussion of racial, economic, sexual discrimination, individual and social alienation, and loss of self esteem. Moreover, the course considers the role of privilege in the maintenance of an oppressive schema.
Prerequisite: PSYC (who have never taken another Psyc 4000-level course), AAS or WGS major and 4th Year or Instructor Permission. Enrollment not allowed in more than one 4000-level or 5000-level PSYC course. | |
| PSYC 4655 | Psychology of Social Justice (3) |
| A commitment to social justice, the idea that all individuals should be treated fairly by society and its members, has been at the heart of social psychology since its establishment. This course will survey this science of social justice, which addresses the origins of social injustice, how it gets committed and by whom; the role of resistance (to and for social justice); and the ways that social justice can be restored and preserved. | |
| PSYC 4660 | High-Level Cognition (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will cover contemporary data and theory in high level cognitive processes, including reasoning, choice, problem solving, creativity, and collaborative thinking. |
| PSYC 4681 | Mobile Sensing and Health (3) |
| This seminar style course is an exploration of emerging mobile sensing techniques in health including measuring and assessing health and behaviors, mHealth interventions, sensors and wearable technology, and computational / machine learning tools for learning from multimodal sensor data. | |
| PSYC 4682 | Mobile Technology in Mental Health Research (3) |
| This course provides an introduction to research design and computational methods for non-invasive mental health monitoring using mobile devices such as phones and wearable computing. Students will gain a practical understanding of mobile monitoring approaches as they relate to mental health. Topics include estimating health status (e.g. mood) through mobility data, application design, mobile data mining, and emerging issues in mental health. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017 | |
| PSYC 4695 | Social Cognition and Social Change (3) |
| This class will examine how research on social cognition --how people think in a social context-- can be used to address a wide variety of personal and social problems. It will cover both basic research in social psychology and applied research designed to solve personal and social problems. | |
| PSYC 4700 | Flourishing (3) |
| People are like plants: if you get the conditions just right, they will usually flourish. So what are those conditions? We will examine the latest research in social and positive psychology on love, work happiness and virtue. The course will involve several outside-of-class research projects and activities, including making yourself a better person. Prerequisite: PSYC 2600 | |
| PSYC 4750 | Social Stigma (3) |
| Examines the subjective experience of individuals whose social identity or social group memberships make them a target of prejudice. We will examine research and theory pertaining to how individuals interpret prejudice, how they cope with prejudice, and how prejudice affects their self-evaluations and behavior. A social psychological approach to understanding this problem will be emphasized. Prerequisite: PSYC 2600 Course was offered Spring 2013 | |
| PSYC 4755 | Social Neuroscience (3) |
| A broad perspective on the expanding field of social neuroscience. A. Topics include but are not limited to social perception, social cognition, person perception, theory of mind, attitudes, and interpersonal processes. Emphasis on understanding the reciprocal interaction between brain function and everyday social behaviors.
Prerequisite: PSYC 2200 or BIOL 3050. | |
| PSYC 4870 | The Minority Family: A Psychological Inquiry (3) |
| Examines the current state of research on minority families, focusing on the black family. Emphasizes comparing 'deficit' and 'strength' research paradigms. Prerequisite: PSYC 3006 and at least one course from each of the following groups: PSYC 2100, 2150 or 2300, and PSYC 2400, 2700 or 2600, and students in the Afro-American and African studies or studies in women and gender programs. | |
| PSYC 4910 | Undergraduate Internship Programs Seminar (4) |
| An internship placement arranged by the supervising faculty. Students work 10 to 20 hours per week in various community agencies, such as health care delivery, social services, or juvenile justice. Requires written reports, as well as regular class meetings with supervising faculty in order to analyze the internship experience, engage in specific skill training, and discuss assigned readings. Apply in February of third year. Prerequisite: Fourth-year psychology major with at least 14 credits in psychology, and instructor permission. S/U grading. | |
| PSYC 4920 | Undergraduate Internship Programs Seminar (4) |
| An internship placement arranged by the supervising faculty. Students work 10 to 20 hours per week in various community agencies, such as health care delivery, social services, or juvenile justice. Requires written reports, as well as regular class meetings with supervising faculty in order to analyze the internship experience, engage in specific skill training, and discuss assigned readings. Apply in February of third year. Required Labs.
Requisites: Fourth-year psychology major with at least 14 credits in psychology and instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 4930 | Undergraduate Internship Program Supplement (2) |
| Provides students in certain placements with the opportunity for a more in-depth and extensive internship program year. Background: some placements (e.g., with courts) demand 20 hours per week of field experience rather than the 10 in PSYC 4910, 4920. Simultaneous enrollment in this course provides appropriate credits for the additional 10 hours of field work. Corequisite: PSYC 4910, 4920; and instructor permission. S/U grading. | |
| PSYC 4940 | Undergraduate Internship Program Supplement (2) |
| Provides students in certain placements with the opportunity for a more in-depth and extensive internship program year. Background: some placements (e.g., with courts) demand 20 hours per week of field experience rather than the 10 in PSYC 4910, 4920. Simultaneous enrollment in this course provides appropriate credits for the additional 10 hours of field work. Corequisite: PSYC 4910, 4920; and instructor permission. S/U grading. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 4970 | Distinguished Major Thesis I (3) |
| A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a departmental faculty member. The thesis may be based on empirical research conducted by the student or a critical review or theoretical analysis of existing findings.
Prerequisite: Participants in the Distinguished Majors Program in Psychology. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 4980 | Distinguished Major Thesis II (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a departmental faculty member. The thesis may be based on empirical research conducted by the student or a critical review or theoretical analysis of existing findings. Prerequisite: Participants in the Distinguished Majors Program in Psychology. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 5025 | Wise Interventions: Social Psychology for Public Policy (3) |
| We will explore classic and contemporary psychological interventions aimed at improving human welfare. Specifically, we will examine the role of psychological factors in health and healthcare, the workplace, education, intergroup relations, and other domains. Theory, empirical evidence, policy implications, and policy implementation will be emphasized through weekly assignments and discussions. | |
| PSYC 5035 | Leading and Managing Diverse Groups (3) |
| This course will focus on interpersonal, organizational, and societal factors leaders must negotiate to lead effectively in socially diverse environments. Students will be exposed to cases and empirical research that will enable them to (1) develop well-articulated positions on diversity-related issues and (2) form strategies to promote sustainable settings for productive exchange among diverse groups of individuals. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| PSYC 5160 | Emotion and Cognition (3) |
| The cognition-emotion seminar covers the connection between thinking and feeling in two ways. Part 1 concerns the nature and definition of emotions and the role of cognitive appraisals in their elicitation and intensity. Part 2 concerns the consequences of emotion for cognition, experience, and behavior. Of interest will be such topics as the effects on judgment and decision-making, processing and performance, and memory and attention, and the role of culture. Prerequisite: PSYC 3005 Course was offered Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 5200 | Seminar in Psychobiology (3) |
| Examines a major subject in psychobiology. Prerequisite: Completion of PSYC 4200 or BIOL 3050. 4th yr Psyc major/minor, CogSci or Neurosci major. GSAS. Enrollment not allowed in more than one 4000-level or 5000-level PSYC course. | |
| PSYC 5215 | Neuroplasticity and Perception/Cognition/Behavior (3) |
| Description of course contents: This course begins by examining the long-held view that functions are localized in particular places in the brain, fixed by adulthood. After reviewing the history of these ideas we will examine the tide of research challenging that view: how imagination and virtual reality might change thinking; how memory can be enhanced; and correction of language disabilities with training. Prerequisite: 3006. | |
| PSYC 5220 | Critical Period Plasticity (3) |
| A survey of sensory systems and plasticity. Organizational principles common for sensory systems, and mechanisms of plasticity will be discussed. Prerequisite: PSYC 4200. | |
| PSYC 5260 | Brain Systems Involved in Learning and Memory (3) |
| Studies the major theories, findings, and conceptual issues important to an analysis of the neuronal mechanisms that underlie memory storage. Prerequisite: PSYC 2200, 2220, or 4200. Course was offered Fall 2013 | |
| PSYC 5265 | Functional Neuroanatomy (3) |
| An overview of the structure of the vertebrate nervous system with an emphasis on the mammalian brain.
Completion of PSYC 4200 or BIOL 3050. Restricted to 3rd or 4th year PSYC, Cog Sci or Neurosci majors or Grad A&S student or Instructor consent Course was offered Spring 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| PSYC 5270 | RM: Computational Neuroscience (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Develops skills in processing neural data and analyzing its relationship to stimulus or motor activity. Topics include information theory, receptive fields, point processes, and mixed-effects models. Emphasis is on implementing theoretical concepts with computer programs. Prerequisite: instructor permission. |
| PSYC 5280 | Neuropsychopharmacology (3) |
| Combines the study of the synaptic circuits function for producing measurable behaviors and the principles of pharmacology. Focus on basic concepts in behavior analysis, pharmacology, and neuropharmacology, and reviews research techniques for assessing the effects of drugs on the behavior of nonhumans and humans. | |
| PSYC 5305 | Moral Development (3) |
| This course will cover the development of moral emotions, cognition, and behavior from infancy through middle childhood. | |
| PSYC 5310 | Developmental Psycholinguistics (3) |
| Examines current research and theoretical models of children's language acquisition. Topics include typically developing children's acquisition of spoken language skills, and the development of communication skills in deaf, autistic, and other groups of children with language disabilities. | |
| PSYC 5312 | Neurodevelopmental Conditions (3) |
| It is estimated that 15% of individuals in the U.S. are affected by a neurodevelopmental disability, including Down syndrome, autism, developmental language disorder, dyslexia, intellectual disability, and impairments in vision and hearing. This interdisciplinary, discussion-based seminar will address the etiology and course of some of these disabilities, drawing on theoretical models, experimental findings, and the lived experience. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| PSYC 5315 | Pleasure (3) |
| This seminar explores the nature of pleasure. It is divided into three parts. The first deals with pleasures of the body, such as tonic (sustained) pleasures and relief pleasures. The second deals with the pleasurability of episodes and their relation to the pervasive human propensity to create narratives. The third deals with the context within which episodes emerge and analyses the stricture of lives. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| PSYC 5320 | Theories of Cognitive Development (3) |
| Studies current theories of cognitive development from birth through adolescence. Includes the views of Piaget, Werner, Bruner, G. H. Mead, and others; cybernetic approaches covered briefly; with some discussion of the measurement and assessment of cognitive processes. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| PSYC 5323 | RM: R in Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is designed to introduce the statistical language R, with the purpose of preparing students to use and apply quantitative methods in their future psychology research. Topics may include handling data structures, cleaning data, visualizing and presenting data, and reviewing introductory statistics using R. At least 1-2 semesters of previous formal programming experience required (i.e., CS1110 or PSYC 3310). |
| PSYC 5324 | RM: Research Methods in Human Neuroscience (3) |
| This course will provide students with background and experience with the major methods used in human neuroscience research. The focus will be on functional magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography and event-related potentials. A special emphasis will be placed on how these techniques are used in cognitive and social neuroscience. | |
| PSYC 5325 | Cognitive Neuroscience (3) |
| Several approaches have been used to investigate relations between mind (or cognition) and brain. For example, the case study perspective focuses on cognitive deficits of patients with localized brain damage, and the cognitive neuroscience perspective attempts to determine the neurobiological substrates of cognitive processes in normal humans, usually by means of structural or functional neuroimaging.
Prerequisites: PSYC 3006, PSYC 2150, PSYC 2200. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| PSYC 5326 | The Neuroscience of Social Relationships (3) |
| This course will provide a broad overview of neuroscientific research into social relationships. The field is relatively new, and changing quickly. After a brief review of the neuroscientific methods we are likely to encounter in this literature, the course will be oriented toward readings and discussion, with brief research proposals presented at the end. PSYC 2200 or BIOL 3050 recommended. Course was offered January 2025, January 2024, Fall 2023, January 2023, Fall 2022, Janiuary 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| PSYC 5328 | Cognitive Aging (3) |
| The focus of this seminar will be on the relations between age and cognitive functioning in healthy and individuals with pathologies such as dementia. The topics to be covered will range from methodological issues to neuroanatomical substrates to practical consequences of age-related cognitive changes.
Enrollment not allowed in more than one 4000-level or 5000-levl PSYC course. Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| PSYC 5332 | Quantified Cognition (3) |
| This class will provide the foundation necessary to start thinking mechanistically about how neural function gives rise to cognition. Although the focus will be on problems in psychology and neuroscience, the material will have potential for broad application and will cover topics including computational modeling, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. | |
| PSYC 5350 | Neurochemical Systems in Learning and Memory (3) |
| Examines historical and current theories implicating the involvement of specific neurotransmitter, amino-acid, and peptide systems in regulating learning and the encoding of memory. Provides an extensive review of the literature in order to understand mechanisms by which chemical compounds modify learning and the brain sites where neurochemicals exert their effects. Prerequisite: PSYC 2200 or 2220, or instructor permission. | |
| PSYC 5355 | Neurobiology of Speech and Language (3) |
| An overview of the neural systems underlying production and perception of vocal signals, with a focus on animal models and their application to human communication. Course activities will emphasize discussion and critical review of the primary literature. Course was offered Fall 2016 | |
| PSYC 5401 | Chemical Senses: Taste and Smell (3) |
| Explores the neurobiology of the chemical senses by examining the biophysical basis of sensory transduction, the anatomical organization of two systems, and the physiological properties of peripheral and central structures along the gustatory and olfactory pathways. Emphasizes new, important findings in taste and smell. Prerequisite: PSYC 4200 or BIOL 3050. | |
| PSYC 5410 | Juvenile Justice and Violence (3) |
| Seminar focuses on the current state of juvenile justice and its treatment of violent and aggressive youth. Topics such as developmental maturity in culpability and competence to stand trial, transfer to adult court, and relevant topics in developmental, clinical, social and community psychology are emphasized.
Prerequisite: PSYC 3460 (with a B+ or better). Undergraduates who have not taken PSYC 3460 will not be accepted under any circumstances. | |
| PSYC 5500 | Current Topics in Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Current topical offerings in Psychology. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2013, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 5559 | New Course in Psychology (3) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology. Course was offered Spring 2019, January 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, January 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, January 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| PSYC 5620 | RM: Social Psychophysiology (3) |
| Introduce students to the theories, applications, and specific methods commonly used in social psychophysiology, with a particular emphasis on understanding relevant physiological systems, their measurement, study design considerations, and data processing. We will cover both traditional and more recent measurement approaches. Course was offered Spring 2023 | |
| PSYC 5703 | Cultural Psychology (3) |
| This course explores various issues in the intersection of personality, social, and cultural psychology. It is designed to expose you to different research perspectives, methodologies, and most recent developments in this area. Topics covered in this course include theories of self and culture, the measurement of personality across cultures, cross-situational consistency, cultural influences on personality and emotion. Course was offered Spring 2017, Spring 2016 | |
| PSYC 5704 | Social Ecological Psychology (3) |
| This course explores the processes in which individuals and society 'make up' each other. Specifically, the course explores the way in which socio-ecological factors such as residential mobility, density, and geography affect individuals' thoughts, feelings, and actions, and the way in which individuals' thoughts, feelings, and actions help create particular socio-ecological conditions.
Prerequisite: Completion of Psyc 3005/3006 is recommended. Course was offered Fall 2015 | |
| PSYC 5705 | Introduction to Bayesian Methods (3) |
| This course will provide a practical introduction to classic and modern Bayesian methods, with an emphasis on applications in social sciences. Bayesian estimation for several widely used models in psychology will also be discussed. | |
| PSYC 5710 | Machine Learning and Data Mining (3) |
| Machine learning and data mining are among the topics that are very demanded nowadays. They can be used to extract knowledge from multivariate datasets, to transform unstructured data into analyzable datasets, and to make extremely accurate and stable predictions. The present course will be an introductory, hands-on course, covering a number of basic techniques and methods used in the fields of machine learning and data mining, using R. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2013 | |
| PSYC 5715 | Introduction to Machine Learning for Psychologist (3) |
| This course will introduce the basic notions and models used in the field of machine learning. This is a hands-on course on supervised (classification and regression) and unsupervised learning techniques designed for psychologists. | |
| PSYC 5720 | Fundamentals of Item Response Theory (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is designed to introduce you to the concepts of item response theory (IRT) models and their application to substantive psychological problems in measurement, such as test and scale design and analysis. Prerequisite: Undergraduates must have taken Psyc 3005 and 3006 OR 4005 and 4006. Grads must have taken Psyc 7710. Instructor consent required. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013 |
| PSYC 5725 | RM: Practical Longitudinal Sustainability Studies (3) |
| Longitudinal data analytical techniques will be introduced to investigate sustainability issues. Course was offered Fall 2021 | |
| PSYC 5730 | RM: Advanced Multiple Regression and Data Visualization (3) |
| This course covers R programming, linear models focused on analyzing COVID-19 data and advanced regression analytical tools applied to understanding COVID-19-related effects on well-being. Students will learn how to produce visualization plots of data with RStudio and Shiny Apps. Group work entails creating a data analysis report summarizing their empirical findings. Prerequisites: Intro statistics course and any R statistical software course. Course was offered Spring 2024 | |
| PSYC 6559 | New Course in Psychology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology. | |
| PSYC 6745 | Stigma and Social Disparities (3) |
| Introduces classic and contemporary theory and research on the social psychology of stigma, primarily from the perspective of the stigmatized. Topics include stigma's origin and nature, stigma and self-concept, stereotype threat, attributional ambiguity, stigma and social interaction, and implications of stigma for education, health, and life attainment more generally. Provides an overview of this area of psychology and its policy implications. Course was offered Spring 2018, Spring 2011 | |
| PSYC 7005 | The Science of Self-Regulation and Decision Making (3) |
| Self-regulation is the management of social, cognitive, and motivational resources in goal pursuit. It is critical to understanding psychological processes (e.g., self control, decision-making) and influencing economic & health behavior (40% of US deaths involve self-reg. failures). Via in-depth reading and discussion of the science of self-regulation, researchers will aim to generate new ideas, and MPPs to inform policy analysis and solutions.
Permission is not required, but students are strongly urged to discuss their interest with instructor before enrolling. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| PSYC 7055 | Strategies and Processes of Negotiation (3) |
| This course examines the art and science of negotiation. The science of negotiation involves learning to recognize the structure of a conflict situation and knowing what techniques tend to be most effective given that structure. Because there is no substitute for negotiating experience, this class will rely heavily on role-playing exercises and analyses designed to help students develop their own styles and learning the art of negotiation. Prerequisities: Graduate Student Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| PSYC 7120 | Advanced Cognitive Psychology (3) |
| This seminar provides an overview of the cognitive perspective in accounting for thought (e.g., varieties of representation) as well as particular cognitive processes (e.g., attention, memory). | |
| PSYC 7155 | Subjective Well-Being (3) |
| This course explores various issues in the merging field of well-being research. It is designed to expose you to different research perspectives, methodologies, and most recent developments in the area. Topics covered in this course include conceputal issues in well-being research, measurement judgmental proceses, goals and values, adaptation, close relationships, culture, psychophysiolgical temperaments, and personality. | |
| PSYC 7160 | Emotion and Cognition Seminar (3) |
| Seminar examines the nature and consequences of emotion. Review of recent research and new ideas about how cognition shapes emotion and how emotion in turn shapes cognition. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| PSYC 7200 | Advanced Neural Mechanisms of Behavior (3) |
| Introduces basic concepts in neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and neurochemistry needed for an understanding of brain and behavior. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission Course was offered Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 7215 | RM: Computational Methods in Psychology and Neuroscience (3) |
| This class provides a hands-on introduction to applied data science in Psychology and Neuroscience with Python. Students will learn to design and code experiments, collect and process data, and analyze and visualize results, all with freely-available, cross-platform, open-source Python libraries. Advanced topics will include applications of optimization, machine learning, and statistics libraries. | |
| PSYC 7230 | Genetic and Epigenetic Research in Behavior (3) |
| We will explore the genetic and epigenetic data that has been linked to behavior in both humans and animal systems. Special attention will be paid to techniques and analyses that are important for understanding these data. Course was offered January 2020, Spring 2018 | |
| PSYC 7240 | From Molecules to Mind - Molecular Genetics for Neuroscientists (3) |
| The goal is to provide students with foundations in genetics, molecular biology, and cell biology that are necessary and helpful for research in quantitative neurobiology of behavior. It will be team-taught by faculty in the IDF cluster. Each faculty member will lead lectures/discussions on topics of their expertise. A special emphasis will be placed on introducing the molecular and genetic methods that are used in modern neuroscience research. | |
| PSYC 7250 | Brain Systm Involved in Memory (3) |
| The historical and current experimental findings that describe the contribution of neuroanatomical structures in regulating memory formation.
Prerequisite: GSAS. | |
| PSYC 7255 | Special Topics in Cognitive Development (3) |
| We will explore how developmental science can interface with the needs and interests of parents, caregivers, teachers, and policy-makers. Our focus will be three-fold: 1.What do we (as a field) know that might be useful to these groups? 2. What developmental issues and concerns do non-developmental scientists actually want to know about (and why)? 3. How can we (in our own research programs) frame our work to be more obviously useful? Course was offered Fall 2013, Spring 2013 | |
| PSYC 7300 | Advanced Cognition (3) |
| The course begins with basic questions on the nature of cognitive psychology's goals and methods, then moves on to core findings and theoretical development in representation, and in the fields of attention, memory, and higher thought. The semester closes with some consideration of topics more recently added to the cognitive agenda, e.g., consciousness. | |
| PSYC 7302 | Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (3) |
| This seminar will examine the neural basis of learning and memory. Study of brain systems that mediate different types of learning and memory as well as the cellular and molecular mechansims that allow these systems to acquire and store information. Topics will include memory consolidation, neural plasticity, cellular competition for memory storage, the role of neurogenesis in learning and memory and mechaisms of retention and forgetting. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 7305 | Biological Models of Cognition (3) |
| This seminar examines animal models that have been developed to study neurobiological mechanisms of cognition. Topics to be covered include goal-directed learning, decision-making, navigation, action selection, motivation, working memory and addiction. Each section will cover a specific cognitive process, the development and validation of animal models to study this process and a discussion of identified neurobiological mechanisms. Prerequisites: Psyc 2200 or 4200. | |
| PSYC 7310 | Human Neuroscience (3) |
| This class will broadly survey human neuroscience methodology and applications to various fields of psychology. We will cover topics in clinical, cognitive, social and developmental neuroscience. Course was offered Spring 2015 | |
| PSYC 7330 | Social Brain in Infancy (3) |
| This course will introduce and discuss existing research in the area of developmental social neuroscience with a specific focus on the first year of life. Particular attention will be given to the overarching principles that guide the developmental of human social brain function in infancy. Course was offered Spring 2019 | |
| PSYC 7400 | Practicum to Intervention and Ethics (2) |
| This course has a two-fold purpose. First, it is designed to provide a working introduction to the ethical issues, principles, and techniques of psychotherapy and supervision. Second, will explore psychology's history and development and then investigate the role of History and Systems on our current psychotherapy. | |
| PSYC 7401 | Contemporary Issues: Cognitive Psychology (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission. |
| PSYC 7402 | Contemporary Issues: Neuroscience and Behavior (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission. |
| PSYC 7403 | Contemporary Issues: Community Psychology (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission. |
| PSYC 7404 | Contemporary Issues: Ethics and Clinical Psychology (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission. |
| PSYC 7405 | Contemporary Issues: Developmental Psychology (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission. |
| PSYC 7406 | Contemporary Issues: Social Psychology (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission. |
| PSYC 7407 | Contemporary Issues: Quantitative Psychology (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Discusses contemporary developments in psychological theory, methods, and research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in psychology or instructor permission. |
| PSYC 7410 | Practicum to Intervention and History and Systems (2) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course has a two-fold purpose. First, it is designed to provide a working introduction to the ethical issues, principles, and techniques of psychotherapy and supervision. Second, will explore psychology's history and development and then investigate the role of History and Systems on our current psychotherapy. Course was offered Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2011 |
| PSYC 7420 | Psychological Intervention I (4) |
| An overview of psychotherapy process and outcome research, ethnicity issues in psychotherapy and ethical considerations. Begins the survey of adult psychotherapy. Emphasizes a problem-focused, rather than a treatment-focused perspective. Three lecture hours, practicum in supervised intervention. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| PSYC 7430 | Psychological Assessment (4) |
| Topics include strategies of assessment, issues of reliability and validity, test construction; theory and practice of individual, couple, family, and community assessment techniques, including testing, interviewing, observation; and assessment research. Three lecture hours, two lab hours. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| PSYC 7440 | Psychological Assessment (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Topics include strategies of assessment, issues of reliability and validity, test construction; theory and practice of individual, couple, family, and community assessment techniques, including testing, interviewing, observation; and assessment research. Three lecture hours, two lab hours. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PSYC 7450 | Psychological Intervention II (4) |
| Concludes the problem-focused survey of adult psychotherapy. Provides a survey of therapy focused on relationship issues in the family, including couples therapy, divorce issues, and especially, child and family therapy. Three lecture hours, practicum in supervised intervention. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 7455 | Advanced Psychological Assessment I (1 - 3) |
| Advanced Psychological Assessment I focuses on hands-on practice and experience in administering and writing reports on new Cognitive tests and those covered in Psychological Assessment I, which is a pre-requisite for this course. Additional experiences to expand students' conceptualization, diagnosing, and report writing will also be provided. Course was offered Fall 2021 | |
| PSYC 7456 | Advanced Psychological Assessment II (1 - 3) |
| Advanced Psychological Assessment II focuses on hands-on practice and experience in administering personality, psychopathology, brief neuropsychological assessments and standardized clinical interviews for adults and adolescents covered in Psychological Assessment II, which is a pre-requisite for this course. Additional experiences to expand students' conceptualization, diagnosing, and report writing will also be provided. Course was offered Spring 2022 | |
| PSYC 7470 | Experimental Psychopathology (3) |
| Reviews symptomatological, classificatory, and epidemiological issues, and surveys the psychological, behavior-genetic, and psychophysiological literature in abnormal psychology. Emphasizes adult psychopathology. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| PSYC 7475 | The Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues in Research and Practices (3) |
| Will examine psychological theory, methodology, and interventions from the vantage of ethnic minority issues. | |
| PSYC 7480 | Critical Perspectives for Psychological Reseach (3) |
| In this graduate seminar, we will take a close look at concepts and theoretical perspectives emerging from and guiding the field of community psychology including empowerment, resilience, critical race theory, Black feminism, intersectionality, critical consciousness, and sociopolitical resistance. This course will encourage students to apply these frames to critically examine their own research. | |
| PSYC 7481 | Practica in Community Psychology and Prevention Science (3) |
| The Practica in Community Psychology and Prevention Science aims to prepare students for a career in one of three settings: academia, industry, or government. To achieve this aim, students are required to design two 1-year fieldwork practica with a local, state, or federal agency, supervised by a laboratory instructor. Prerequisites: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 | |
| PSYC 7485 | Structural Determinants of Inequality (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course focuses on the structural underpinnings of modern inequality in the United States. Particular attention will be paid to intersections of race and class and the systematic construction of unequal opportunity over time. |
| PSYC 7559 | New Course in Psychology (1 - 4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011 |
| PSYC 7600 | Social Psychology (3) |
| Surveys the major empirical and theoretical concepts in social psychology. | |
| PSYC 7605 | Self-Knowledge and the Adaptive Unsconscious (3) |
| In this course we will examine self-knowledge from a scientific perspective, based on research in social, personality, cognitive, and developmental psychology. | |
| PSYC 7610 | Advanced Research Methods in Social Psychology (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Surveys various research approaches to social psychological problems; discusses selected methodological issues; and practices designing and criticizing research techniques on assorted psychological topics. Prerequisite: One semester of graduate statistics and PSYC 7600 or instructor permission. |
| PSYC 7615 | Graduate Research Methods (4) |
| Completion of this course will provide a foundation for the practice of science. We will wrestle with the fundamental issues for designing and executing a program of research, and in the interpretation and reporting of the research results. Course was offered Spring 2013, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 7630 | Nonverbal Communication and Deception (3) |
| Research and theory in the psychology of nonverbal communication and deception. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission. | |
| PSYC 7635 | Psychology and Law (3) |
| Will investigate 10 topics for which psychology has (or might have, or might think it has) things to say to the legal system. Our goal is to learn about the current state of affairs in both domains and propose ways to facilitate the exchange of knowledge between the two disciplines. Topics include eyewitness testimony; confessions; jury decision making, implicit biases; punishment; affective forecasting and decision making about the future. Prerequisites: Background in either (cognitive or social) psychology or in law. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 7645 | The Psychology of Inequality (3) |
| In this course we will investigate how historical and social contexts of different types of inequality (e.g., racial, economic, gender, sexual orientation) inform individual's psychological processes. Further, we will discuss how these psychological processes may, in turn, exacerbate inequality. | |
| PSYC 7651 | Professional Issues in Masters Studies (1 - 3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Course will provide professional guidance, discussion, preparation and practice for skills necessary for professional careers with an MA degree or applying to PhD programs with a terminal MA. Students will gain experience in attending research presentations and will have the opportunity to make presentations. Preparation for applying to professional positions and PhD programs will be included, e.g., resume, letters, applications, interviews. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020 |
| PSYC 7670 | Longitudinal Data Analysis (3) |
| This course will provide an introduction to the principles and methods (e.g., multilevel models, mixed-effects models, latent growth curve models) for the analysis of longitudinal data. Emphasis will be on data analysis and interpretation. Participants should be familiar with the general linear model (regression, analysis of variance) prior to taking this course. Course was offered Fall 2017 | |
| PSYC 7681 | Mobile Sensing and Health (3) |
| This seminar style course is an exploration of emerging mobile sensing techniques in health including measuring and assessing health and behaviors, health interventions, sensors and wearable technology, and computational / machine learning tools for learning from multimodal sensor data. Course was offered Fall 2018 | |
| PSYC 7700 | Approaches to Quantitative Methods in Psychology (3) |
| Many psychological theories nowadays are formulated mathematically. In this course we will survey a variety of approaches to modeling in perception (such as signal detection theory), cognitive psychology (categorization learning) and social psychology. The course has two prerequisites: a course in calculus, and a knowledge of a programming language. Course was offered Fall 2014 | |
| PSYC 7705 | Multi-Level Modeling (3) |
| In this course, we will introduce some simple Multi-Level models, introduce some properties of those and some methods to fit data to these models. In the second part, we will advance to more complex multi-level model with possible overlaps between lower levels and non-normal multi-level models. Course was offered Spring 2022, Spring 2013 | |
| PSYC 7710 | Quantitative Methods I: Probability and Statistical Inference (4) |
| Course covers the foundations of psychology & statistical techniques used in behavioral science, in particular foundations of traditional statistical testing, R programming, modern statistical testing using bootstrapping & resampling, & very basic introduction to Factor Analysis & applications of information theory. The course has 3 lecture hours & 2 lab hours that teaches computational aspects of the course in R. Basic training in R required. | |
| PSYC 7720 | Quantitative Methods II: Experimental Design (4) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Includes Chi-square tests for contingency tables, correlation, multiple regression, analysis of variance of one-way and factorial designs including repeated measures experiments, and analysis of covariance. Extension work with SPSS and MANOVA computer routines. Prerequisite: PSYC 7710 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| PSYC 7725 | Affective Aspects of Behavior (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will provide students exposure to current knowledge in the area of affect, mood, and emotion, including research on models of emotion and emotion regulation, historical and developmental perspectives on emotion, and prominent measures and methods used to advance understanding of affective sciences. This will include basic research on affect and healthy emotional functioning, along with research on psychopathology and mood disorders. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017 |
| PSYC 7730 | Developmental Aspects of Behavior (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will provide students exposure to current knowledge in the area of developmental aspects of behavior, including transitions, growth, and development across an individual's life, along with prominent methods used to advance understanding of developmental processes. This will include basic research on both typical and atypical development across the lifespan. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017 |
| PSYC 7740 | Practicum to Intervention and Multicultural Issues (2) |
| This course has a two-fold purpose. First, it is designed to provide a working introduction to the ethical issues, principles, and techniques of psychotherapy and supervision. Second, will explore psychology's history and development and then investigate the role of History and Systems on our current psychotherapy. | |
| PSYC 7745 | Ethics of Clinical Science (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course will provide clinical psychology doctoral students exposure to current knowledge and challenging issues in ethical decision-making and practices tied to being a clinical scientist. The course will focus on clinical science roles as a researcher, educator (e.g., teacher, mentor), and member of the broader field. |
| PSYC 7750 | Practicum to Intervention and Supervision (2) |
| Designed to provide a working introduction to the ethical issues, principles, and techniques of psychotherapy and supervision. Additionally, case conceptualization, designing intervention plans, and active listening skills are introduced and practiced. Individual psychotherapy with adolescents and adults will be the primary focus of this aspect of the course. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 7755 | Advanced Practicum in Supervision and Consultation (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course is designed to provide students with a context for supervision and consultation through sharing with each other their experiences with various clients, providing peer supervision to each other (with the instructor in the room), receiving immediate feedback from the instructor regarding their supervision of each other, and receiving feedback from each other, at the end of the course. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013 |
| PSYC 7760 | Introduction to Applied Multivariate Methods (3) |
| Introduces major statistical methods used for the data analysis of multiple measures. Includes elementary matrix algebra, multivariate regression (canonical correlation; multivariate analysis of variance and covariance; and discriminant analysis and classification), correlational methods (principal components and exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis), and the analysis of multivariate contingency tables using log-linear models. Emphasizes concepts, issues, and examples over mathematical derivations. Prerequisite: PSYC 7710-7720 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 7765 | Fundamentals of Statistical Computing for Behavioral and Social Scientists (1) |
| This course will provide students with a basic understanding of statistical computing and programming using the R language. Students will learn methods of integrating the computational skills they acquire into a workflow making the process from analysis to publication more efficient. | |
| PSYC 8040 | Forum on Scientific and Professional Ethics (1) |
| Studies scholarly writings, empirical research, and current developments relating to ethics in psychology, and relevant ethical codes and regulations influencing the conduct of scientists and educators. Focuses on recognizing and resolving ethical dilemmas in academic and research settings. Prerequisite: second-year standing in a graduate program in the Department of Psychology or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| PSYC 8200 | Internship in Teaching Neuroscience (3) |
| Objective is to provide a formal environment to obtain exposure to various neuroscience research techniques taught in undergraduate research methods and survey courses, while gaining teaching experience as teaching assistants and graduate instructors. | |
| PSYC 8559 | New Course in Psychology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology. | |
| PSYC 8610 | Psychological Study of Children, Families and the Law (3) |
| To acquaint the student with various issues in the law that have an impact on children and with psychological research and practice regarding children and families that is germane to legal policy. The course is based in developmental, clinical and community psychology theory and research. Prerequisite: instructor permission. | |
| PSYC 8650 | Social Development (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Analyzes current theory and research in social and personality developments from infancy through adolescence. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| PSYC 8670 | Cognitive Development (3) |
| This course reviews current and classic literature concerning theory and experimental findings in cognitive development across infancy and childhood. | |
| PSYC 8725 | Life-Span Development: Methodological Issues (3) |
| The course is focused on key methodological issues associated with the study of development from a life-span perspective. Includes the conceptualization of research problems, research design, measurement, and data analysis and modeling and promotes the acquisition of skills in formulating and executing life-span research. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| PSYC 8730 | Dynamical Systems Analysis (3) |
| This course intends to give the student a practical working understanding of some of the techniques for data analysis of dynamical systems in psychology. The course will concentrate on the development and testing of dynamical systems models for behavior and learning practical methods for fitting models of continuous time differential equations for real world data. Prerequisites: R and Structural Equation Modeling. | |
| PSYC 8735 | Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling (3) |
| Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling provides an introduction to statistical modeling with latent variables and multivariate outcomes. Path analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, multivariate regression, growth curves, and longitudinal mediation and moderation will be covered using the free open source OpenMx software running in R. Course was offered Fall 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Fall 2014 | |
| PSYC 8997 | Nontop Res: Pract to Inter & History and Systems (1) |
| Research designed to provide an in-depth exploration into psychology's history, the development of important Systems of thought, and the historical and current relationships with philosophy, as well as an investigation of the role of History and Systems on our current theories and techniques of psychotherapy and ethics. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| PSYC 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Thesis (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| For master's research, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 9501 | Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent laboratory research undertaken with advisor. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory and can be repeated. Instructor permission required. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 9502 | Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Independent laboratory research undertaken with advisor. Graded and can be repeated. Instructor permission required. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014 |
| PSYC 9503 | Topical Research (1) |
| In person independent laboratory research undertaken with advisor. Graded and can be repeated. Instructor permission required. Course was offered Fall 2020 | |
| PSYC 9559 | New Course in Psychology (1 - 4) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology. | |
| PSYC 9560 | Teaching Psychology-Review Sessions (1) |
| Will introduce you to be being a teaching assistant at UVA. This course is designed for grad students in their first teaching experience who will serve as Review TAs--that is, student contact through office hours and review sessions, but you are not responsible for a course section. You will learn some issues of class organization at UVa (such as the use of Collab) as well as more nuanced skills you'll need in teaching students effectively.Prerequisite: GSAS | |
| PSYC 9561 | Teaching Psychology-Sections (1) |
| This class is to continue your education in teaching of psychology. Course is designed to acquaint you with issues particular to the teaching of a section of a larger lecture course. Will cover classroom management, grading, and pedagogical techniques. It's very difficult to evaluate ones own teaching, so everyone will videotape their teaching at one occasion, and we will spend time learning to evaluate classroom practice through observation. Prerequisite: PSYC 9559-1 or PSYC 9560 | |
| PSYC 9562 | Teaching Psychology-Courses (1) |
| This course is designed to help students learn how to design a course from scratch. It is presumed that before you take this course, you have led sections for at least two semesters, and have taken Psyc 9561. We will consider course planning from start to finish: factors that influence the topic of a course, purposes and implementation issues for various pedagogical methods, and functions of different methods of assessment.
Prerequisite: You have led sections for at least two semesters, and have taken PSYC 9559-1 or Psyc 9561. GSAS. | |
| PSYC 9605 | Oral Presentations of Research (1) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | This course prepares graduate students to create and deliver effective oral presentations of their research. We will focus particularly on longer-format presentations. Topics covered include clarity before semi-professional audiences, effective use of graphics and other supporting materials, and different methods of presenting complex data. |
| PSYC 9910 | Neuroscience Rotations (3) |
| An exposure to the working techniques and interactions of the modern neuroscience laboratory. Course was offered Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020 | |
| PSYC 9940 | Readings in Psychology (1 - 12) |
| Readings in Psychology Course was offered Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 9942 | Readings in Psychology: Causation in Law (1 - 12) |
| Independent study. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| PSYC 9980 | Practicum in Case Consultation (1 - 7) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Supervision in case assessment, evaluation, and intervention. Emphasizes issues involved in case management; types of issues and decisions that may affect the outcome of intervention; pragmatic issues in dealing with people referred as clients; consultation procedures with referral agencies; and liaisons with community agencies. Student performance is evaluated on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSYC 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1 - 12) |
| For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSYC 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1 - 12) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |