Subject Code: PSYC • Section 9.11
Undergraduate courses offered by the faculty in Psychology, supporting major curricula, academic minors, and the Alkimi Core.
Catalog Documentation
Courses in Psychology are designed around rigorous empirical, theoretical, and applied principles. Coursework builds systematically from 100-level introductory surveys through 400-level advanced capstones and research seminars.
Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C- or higher (unless specified otherwise by the academic department). Students who have not satisfied course prerequisites may only enroll with explicit written permission of the instructor and department chair.
Catalog Citation
Official descriptions, credit distributions, and prerequisites authorized by the Faculty Senate.
Subject Summary
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Scientific survey of psychological science: neurobiology, sensory perception, learning, memory, cognition, developmental stages, personality theory, psychopathology, and social behavior.
Experimental and correlational research designs, internal and external validity, control procedures, ethical standards in human research, statistical analysis, and APA research report writing. Includes laboratory.
Physical, cognitive, linguistic, and socio-emotional development from conception through infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and senescence.
Theoretical and empirical investigation of human attention, memory architectures, mental representation, problem solving, decision making, and linguistic processing.
Social influence, persuasion, conformity, cognitive dissonance, interpersonal attraction, prejudice, aggression, altruism, and collective behavior.
Etiology, symptomatology, DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, neurobiological factors, and evidence-based therapeutic treatments for psychological disorders.
Advanced capstone seminar examining contemporary theoretical controversies in behavioral science, culminating in an independent research empirical proposal and defense.
