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ARCHIVED 2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
ARCHIVED 2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Political Science

  
  • PSC 349 - Civic Learning


    Participate in a service learning experience and analyze its relationship to public policy. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Must be a declared Political Science major or second major. 

    Credits: (1)
  
  • PSC 350 - Advanced Writing in Political Science


    Using a course paper, work with a faculty member to prepare the paper for presentation or publication submission.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ:  Must be a declared Political Science major or second major.

    Credits: (1)
  
  • PSC 351 - Gender in Politics


    Gender roles examined in the context of national, state, and local government and politics.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSC 360 - Judicial Process


    The process of judicial decision making. The institutional and political constraints on judicial behavior. Judicial decision making as a tool of interpretation and impact.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSC 389 - Cooperative Education in Political Science


    See Cooperative Education Program.

    Credits: (1 or 3, R15)
  
  • PSC 405 - Methods for Teaching Social Sciences


    Methods, materials, curriculum, and trends in teaching secondary social sciences. Field experience required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: EDSE 322, admission to teacher education; 2.75 GPA in major.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSC 407 - American Political Parties


    American political parties and their role in the government and politics of contemporary society; current national issues dividing the parties.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSC 408 - Southern Politics


    An analysis of Southern politics that focuses on the region’s unique political history, its transformation during the twentieth century and its importance in national politics.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSC 415 - Contemporary British Politics


    Comparison and contrast of the British political system. Special attention will be paid to evolution, structure, and current national issues. (P6)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSC 416 - British Legal Studies


    The British Legal System; rules and practices relating to such matters as structure, jurisdiction, and individual rights.

    Credits: (3-6, R6)
  
  • PSC 421 - Political and Organizational Leadership


    Concepts and processes of leadership related to political and public organizations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 6 hours in political science or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSC 436 - Dynamics of World Order


    Alternative approaches to meeting social and political needs in a changing global environment; conditions and practices of interdependence.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSC 450 - Portfolio


    Student prepares portfolio.

    Credits: (1)
  
  • PSC 480 - Readings in Political Science


    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Departmental permission.

    Credits: (3, R6)
  
  • PSC 483 - Internship in Political Science


    Work experience in a government or community agency applying academic studies to practice. S/U grading. 9 hours per week per course.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Permission of department head.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSC 484 - Internship in Political Science


    Work experience in a government or community agency applying academic studies to practice. S/U grading. 9 hours per week per course.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Permission of department head.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSC 485 - Internship in Political Science


    Work experience in a government or community agency applying academic studies to practice. S/U grading. 9 hours per week per course.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Permission of department head.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSC 493 - Topics in Contemporary Political Systems


    Problems in the structure and functions of selected political systems reflected against their political cultures.

    Credits: (3, R6)
  
  • PSC 494 - Seminar: American Political Systems


    Current issues in American government and politics.

    Credits: (3, R6)
  
  • PSC 507 - American Political Parties


    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSC 508 - Southern Politics


    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSC 516 - British Legal Studies


    Credits: (3-6, R6)
  
  • PSC 517 - Contemporary British Politics


    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSC 521 - Political and Organizational Leadership


    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSC 536 - Dynamics of World Order


    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSC 580 - Reading in Political Science


    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSC 593 - Contemporary Political Systems


    Credits: (3, R6)
  
  • PSC 595 - Seminar: The American Political System


    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSC 669 - Legal Issues in Public Affairs


    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSC 693 - Topics in Political Science


    Credits: (1-6, R9)

Project Management

  
  • PM 500 - Tools for Financial Management


    Credits: (2)
  
  • PM 505 - Introductory Statistics and Microeconomics


    Credits: (2)
  
  • PM 515 - Legal and Ethical Issues


    Credits: (2)
  
  • PM 650 - Project Management Systems


    Credits: (6)
  
  • PM 652 - Project Plan Development


    Credits: (6)
  
  • PM 654 - Project Plan Analysis and Approval


    Credits: (6)
  
  • PM 656 - Project Implementation: Policies and Procedures


    Credits: (6)
  
  • PM 658 - Project Implementation: Monitoring and Production


    Credits: (6)
  
  • PM 660 - Project Completion and Professional Evolution


    Credits: (6)

Project Management Certificate

  
  • PMC 610 - Introduction to Professional Project Management


      

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PMC 620 - Life Cycle of Successful Projects


      

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PMC 630 - Project Teams: Tools and Techniques for Global Collaboration


      

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PMC 640 - The Art and Science of Project Planning


      

    Credits: (3)

Psychology

  
  • PE 375 - Psychological Aspects of Physical Activity


    The psychological and sociological aspects of physical activity as they relate to individuals, cultural values, and societal institutions.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 150 - General Psychology


    Introduction to psychology, the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Includes topics in social, abnormal, health, clinical, developmental, biological, and experimental psychology. (P1)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 190 - Freshman Seminar


    Various special topics in psychology designed to encourage an in-depth exploration of ideas and intellectual discussion on specific subjects.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 210 - Social Psychology


    Social influences on individual behavior, feelings, and thoughts; social-psychological approaches to problems of attitudes, conformity, leadership, and other group phenomena.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 251 - Research Methods I: Statistics


    Statistical description and inference; central tendency and variability; correlational measure; parametric and nonparametric tests of significance.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: An algebra course, PSY 150 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 252 - Research Methods II: Experimentation


    Naturalistic observation and correlational research; research designs and statistics; ethical issues; data collection and analysis; writing formal papers.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 251 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 270 - Evolutionary Psychology


    How natural selection has shaped human patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving: mate selection and strategies; parenting; formation of alliances; altruism; aggression and warfare.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 271 - Research Design and Data Analysis I


    Introduction to non-experimental research and statistics analysis; observational, survey, and correlational research methods; descriptive and inferential statistical analysis.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 272 - Research Design and Data Analysis II


    Continuation of PSY 271; introduction to single-factor and factorial experimental and quasiexperimental research designs; inferential statistical analysis through 2-way ANOVA.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 271 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 280 - Research in Psychology I


    Introductory-level supervised bibliographical or research activity. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (1-3, R3)
  
  • PSY 313 - Organizational and Industrial Psychology


    Structure, methods, techniques, and application of psychological concepts to human problems of work in organizations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 320 - Child and Adolescent Development


    Theories and principles of development of individuals from diverse backgrounds from conception through adolescence. Field experience required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Completion of EDCI 231 with a grade of “C” or better for teacher education majors; PSY 150 or permission of instructor for other majors.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 321 - Educational Psychology


    Application of psychological principles to teaching; cognition, learning, motivation, measurement, individual differences including cultural differences and exceptionalities, and behavior management.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 320 or 322 and admission to teacher education program. Field experience required.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 322 - Adolescent Development: Problems and Achievements


    Theories and principles of development and problems specific to adolescents from diverse backgrounds. Field experience required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Completion of EDCI 231 with a grade of “C” or better for teacher education majors; PSY 150 or permission of instructor for other majors.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 325 - Development: Early Adulthood through Maturity


    Physiological, cognitive, emotional, psychological, and social development from college age through adulthood

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 327 - Psychology of Aging


    The process of aging during the later years; biological, psychological, and cognitive changes; theories of aging; counseling approaches.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 331 - Human Sexuality


    Psychological, biological, social, and legal aspects of sexuality. (P1)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Junior or senior status.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 333 - Psychology of Sex Differences


    Development of sex differences and similarities in cognition, personality, and social behaviors; the role of physiological, social, and cultural factors.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 340 - Sensation and Perception


    Introduction to the physiological mechanisms underlying the sensation of external stimuli and the cognitive processes leading to an interpretation of sensory information (i.e., perception). 2 Lecture, 1 Lab.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 360 - Psychological Testing


    History, theory, and practice of measurement; test development and standardization; evaluation of intelligence, achievement, aptitude, and personality.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 363 - Behavioral Intervention


    A survey of behavioral theory covering both nonmediational and mediational approaches. Applications of behavioral theory to a variety of difficulties including school and clinical settings.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 370 - Psychology and Law


    Interrelationships between psychology and the legal system; identifying psycholegal issues in daily life; applying psychological theory and research to resolution of psycholegal dilemmas in real world. (P1)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Junior or senior status.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 375 - Forensic Psychology


    Introduction to the field of forensic psychology. Key topics include forensic evaluations, expert testimony, ethics, assessment of malingering, and competence to stand trial.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Junior or senior status.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 389 - Cooperative Education in Psychology


    See Cooperative Education Program.

    Credits: (1 or 3, R15)
  
  • PSY 393 - Topics in Psychology


    Credits: (3, R12)
  
  • PSY 426 - Death and Dying


    Psychological foundations and correlates of death anxiety and grief; cross-cultural perspectives; death education and stages in children’s awareness; coping with grief and fears.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 430 - Personality


    Assumptions, constructs, and theories of personality; related empirical findings.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 440 - Biological Psychology


    Physiological, genetic, and evolutionary bases of behavior.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 441 - Health Psychology


    Psychological foundations of health and illness; exploration of the impact of thoughts, emotions, and behavior on the development, treatment, and prevention of illness and the maintenance of health.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 444 - Cognitive Psychology


    Theories and principles of human information processing: language production and comprehension, basic processes in memory and cognition.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 448 - Human Neuropsychology


    Survey of the basic theories of neuropsychology, emphasizing both cognitive and clinical research. The course will focus on the influence of the human brain on normal and abnormal behavior.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 452 - Software Methods for Research and Data Analysis


    Introduction to the development of software applications that store, manipulate, and analyze data, and automate the execution of various psychological research designs.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 455 - History of Psychology


    Systematic survey of psychology as a scientific endeavor from early approaches to contemporary schools and trends.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 460 - Crisis Intervention


    Theory and nature of crises; intervention strategies for dealing with a variety of crises such as physical assault, rape, suicide, and natural disaster. Enrollment restricted to Emergency Medical Care majors.

    Credits: (1)
  
  • PSY 470 - Abnormal Psychology


    Theories of psychopathology; etiology, dynamics, symptomatology, diagnosis, and treatment.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 474 - The Emotionally Disturbed Child and Adolescent


    Etiology, characteristics, assessment, and treatment of deviation; learning difficulties, behavioral and psychotic disorders; problems of the handicapped.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 475 - Introduction to Clinical and Counseling Psychology


    Applications of psychology to bachelor-level psychology jobs. Communication and listening skills, crisis management, milieu therapy. Professional roles and boundaries, ethics and legal issues, documentation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150, junior-senior status.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 480 - Research in Psychology


    Supervised research experiences for advanced students. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 150, 271, 272; permission of instructor.

    Credits: (1-6, R6)
  
  • PSY 483 - Internship in Psychology


    Application of theory, methods, and techniques in a cooperating agency under faculty supervision. 9 hours applicable to major. 10 hours per week per course.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 2.0 GPA, 20 hours of psychology, and a course in methods of counseling, or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 484 - Internship in Psychology


    Application of theory, methods, and techniques in a cooperating agency under faculty supervision. 9 hours applicable to major. 10 hours per week per course.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 2.0 GPA, 20 hours of psychology, and a course in methods of counseling, or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 485 - Internship in Psychology


    Application of theory, methods, and techniques in a cooperating agency under faculty supervision. 9 hours applicable to major. 10 hours per week per course.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 2.0 GPA, 20 hours of psychology, and a course in methods of counseling, or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 486 - Internship in Psychology


    Application of theory, methods, and techniques in a cooperating agency under faculty supervision. 9 hours applicable to major. 10 hours per week per course.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 2.0 GPA, 20 hours of psychology, and a course in methods of counseling, or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 495 - Senior Seminar in Psychology


    Overview of the history and current state of psychology. Discussions of important facts, issues, concepts, and theoretical perspectives in psychology.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 272 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 510 - Individual Psychology


    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 526 - Death and Dying


    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 530 - Personality


    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 540 - Biological Psychology


    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 541 - Health Psychology


    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 544 - Cognitive Psychology


     

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 548 - Human Neuropsychology


    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 552 - Software Methods for Research and Data Analysis


      

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 555 - History of Psychology


      

    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 570 - Abnormal Psychology


    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 574 - The Emotionally Disturbed Child and Adolescent


    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 610 - Advanced Social Psychology


    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 621 - Advanced Educational Psychology


    Credits: (3)
  
  • PSY 622 - Academic Interventions and Settings


        

    Credits: (3)
 

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