Teaching
PSYC 101: Introductory Psychology
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Humans are complex organisms, and psychology provides a rich, interdisciplinary understanding of the study of mental life, experience, and behavior. Through this course, students develop an appreciation for these complexities by focusing on individual and social behavior, as well as the physiological and neurological processes underlying them. Central to this course is an understanding of the diverse methods, experimental designs, foundational theories, and research used to inform the various subdisciplines in psychology. Topics frequently covered in this survey course include: research methods, sensation and perception, learning and memory, developmental, personality, abnormal, and social psychology.
Prerequisites: Students who have PSYC 101 transfer credit may not take this course. |
PSYC 201: Experimental Psychology and Applied Statistics I
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This course covers experimental design and research methodology, elementary and advanced techniques of data analysis, and basic issues in the philosophy of science. Laboratory and individual research is required.
Prerequisites: Must be a declared Psychology major (or permission of instructor). Must also have completed PSYC 101 or equivalent with grade of "C" or higher, and also completed MATH 160. |
PSYC 220: Developmental Psychology: Prenatal through Childhood
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This course focuses on the milestones of human development from conception through late childhood. It considers physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional changes that occur during the first decade of life with special attention to various contexts of development. It addresses major theories as well as current research and methodology that explain how and why developmental change occurs. Implications for child-rearing, education, and social policymaking are also examined.
Prerequisites: PSYC 101. Students who have PSYC 220 transfer credit may not take this course. |
PSYC 222: Lifespan Development
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This course considers human development from the beginning to the end of life. Students focus on the major biological, cognitive, and social changes that occur at each stage of development. Students examine the central questions, theoretical perspectives, research methods, and scientific findings that guide current understanding of human development. The course also emphasizes the ways in which individual development cannot be clearly understood without examining the social and cultural context in which individuals are embedded. The course satisfies a foundational category elective in Psychology.
Prerequisites: Students who receive credit for PSYC 222 may not receive credit for PSYC 220 or 221. Students who receive credit for PSYC 220 or 221 may not receive credit for PSYC 222. |
PSYC 265: Cross-Cultural Psychology
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This course considers the ways in which human culture and human behavior varies across cultural contexts. Students review psychological research on culture, examine the theoretical and methodological foundations of cross-cultural research in psychology, and discuss the mounting evidence suggesting that many psychological processes are culture-specific and context dependent.
Prerequisites: PSYC 101. |
PSYC 351: Language Development
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This course explores how children learn language with seeming ease by examining classic and contemporary theories of language acquisition. The focus is on all areas of language (phonology, semantics, syntax, morphology, and pragmatics) and their typical developmental sequence. Special topics, such as language development disorders, critical/sensitive period hypothesis, bilingualism, bidialectalism, pidgins and creoles, and animal communication systems are covered. When possible, language data from languages other than English are presented.
Prerequisites: PSYC 201 and 1 200-400-level Psychology course (or PHIL 224), or permission of instructor |