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POLI 4077 British Politics (3)
Contemporary British domestic politics and government; major institutions, actors, and processes of British politics.
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POLI 4078 African Government and Politics (3)
Governmental and political processes of Africa; factors affecting governmental performance in modern Africa.
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POLI 4079 State, Society and Citizenship in Contemporary China (3)
Political events in contemporary China; emphasis on the state and the citizen in the Reform Era.
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POLI 4080 American Political Thought (3)
Development of the American liberal-democratic tradition and dissent to that tradition.
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POLI 4081 History of Political Theory from Plato to More (3)
Ancient and medieval political thought.
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POLI 4082 History of Political Theory from Machiavelli to Nietzsche (3)
Early modern European political thought.
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POLI 4090 Special Topics in Political Theory (3)
Prereq.: consent of department. May be repeated for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. credit when topics vary.
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POLI 4096 Contemporary Political Theory (3)
Political thought from Nietzsche to present.
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POLI 4097 Political Theology (3)
Also offered as REL 4097 . An exploration of the relationship between theology and politics, from the ancient Greeks and Hebrews to contemporary political theologians; emphasis on the Judeo-Christian tradition, but the political theology of other religious traditions, such as Islam, Hinduism and Confucianism may be included.
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POLI 4098 Politics and Ethics (3)
Also offered as PHIL 4098 . Ethical theory and its application to politics, docamestic and international; ethical issues of public policy and conduct will be examined.
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POLI 4234 Studies in Literature and Politics (3)
See ENGL 4234
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POLI 4996 Readings Course (1-3)
Prereq.: consent of department. An Honors course, POLI 3896 , is also available. For junior, senior and graduate students in the social sciences with a 3.00 average. Credit will not be given for this course and POLI 3896 . Individual reading in a specified field of political science.
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POLI 4997 Readings Course (1-3)
Prereq.: consent of department. An Honors course, POLI 3896 , is also available. For junior, senior and graduate students in the social sciences with a 3.00 average. Credit will not be given for this course and POLI 3896 . Individual reading in a specified field of political science.
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POLI 4998 HONORS: Directed Research (1-3)
Same as POLI 4996 and POLI 4997 , with special emphasis for qualified students. Credit will not be given for this course and POLI 4996 and POLI 4997 . Prereq.: consent of department.
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POLI 4999 HONORS: Thesis (3)
Culmination of political science honors program; details available from the department.
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POLI 7000 Professional Development (1)
Pass-fail grading. Political scientist as teacher, researcher, citizen.
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POLI 7900 Seminar in American Politics (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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POLI 7902 Seminar in Public Policy (3)
Also offered as PADM 7902 . Policymaking and administration in the American political system with an emphasis on the institutions of governance including their constitutional foundations; the political process of formulating, implementing, and evaluating public policy; and the public-private, intergovernmental, and international dynamics of policy.
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POLI 7903 Special Topics in American Politics (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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POLI 7915 Seminar in State Politics and Policy Making (3)
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POLI 7917 Program Evaluation (3)
See PADM 7917 .
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POLI 7920 Seminar in Public Law (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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POLI 7930 Seminar in Political Behavior (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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POLI 7935 Seminar in Legislative Politics (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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POLI 7940 Seminar in International Politics (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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POLI 7941 Special Topics in International Politics
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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POLI 7942 Seminar in Political Psychology in International Relations (3)
Advanced study of cognitive, personality, group and identity psychology in international relations.
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POLI 7946 Seminar in the Politics of International Economic Relations (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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POLI 7947 International Conflict (3)
Democratic peace, international terrorism, civil war, diversionary war and enduring rivalries, as well as current debates in the literature.
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POLI 7961 Approaches to the Study of Politics (3)
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POLI 7962 Seminar in Research Design and Quantitative Techniques (3)
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POLI 7963 Advanced Research Methods in Social Science (3)
See SOCL 7203
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POLI 7964 Specialized Topics in Social Science Methods (2-3)
See SOCL 7213 .
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POLI 7970 Seminar in Comparative Politics (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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POLI 7971 Special Topics in Comparative Politics (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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POLI 7972 Seminar in Comparative Political Institutions (3)
Credit will not be given for both this course and POLI 4063 . Advanced analysis of comparative political institutions, emphasis on constitutional design, electoral and party systems, legislatures and cabinets and parliamentary and presidential structures.
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POLI 7974 Seminar on the State and Society (3)
Focus on relations between the state and society; effects of social structure and social change on politics and the factors affecting political regimes and state capacity.
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POLI 7975 Seminar in Comparative Political Behavior (3)
Focus on individual level political phenomena and the relations to political institutions and social systems; topics include political culture and socialization, participation and protest, revolution and regime support, voting and voting behavior.
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POLI 7976 Seminar in Comparative Political Economy (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Credit will not be given for both this course and POLI 4062 . Focus on the interaction between politics and economics; topics include models of development, economic performance and the impact of global economic forces on regional and domestic politics.
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POLI 7980 Seminar in American Political Thought (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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POLI 7981 Seminar in Classical and Medieval Political Theory (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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POLI 7982 Seminar in Early Modern Political Theory (3)
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POLI 7990 Political Theory: Interpretation and Analysis (3)
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POLI 7991 Special Topics in Political Theory (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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POLI 7995 Seminar in Contemporary Political Theory (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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POLI 7998 Readings Course (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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POLI 7999 Readings Course (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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POLI 8000 Thesis Research (1-12 per sem.)
“S”/”U”grading.
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POLI 9000 Dissertation Research (1-12 per sem.)
“S”/”U”grading.
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PSYC 2000 Introduction to Psychology (3)
[LCCN: CPSY 2013, Introduction to Psychology] This is a General Education course. An honors course, PSYC 2001 , is also available. Credit will not be given for this course and PSYC 2001 . Understanding, prediction and control of human behavior.
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PSYC 2001 HONORS: Introduction to Psychology (3)
This is a General Education course. Same as PSYC 2000 , with special honors emphasis for qualified students. Credit will not be given for this course and PSYC 2000 .
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PSYC 2005 Introduction to the Psychology Major (1)
Prereq.: Credit or registration in PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2001 or equivalent. This course is only offered online. Introduction and orientation to the psychology major, including information about the psychology curriculum, selecting a career path, and graduate school options.
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PSYC 2016 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (4)
Prereq.: credit or registration in MATH 1021 or equivalent. Open to Psychology majors; open to other with permission of instructor. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Computation and elementary theory relating to basic statistical techniques; normal distribution, descriptive statistics, statistical inference, product moment correlations, simple rank order correlations, t-test, and simple analysis of variance.
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PSYC 2017 Research Methods in Psychology (4)
Prereq.: PSYC 2016 or equivalent and PSYC 2005 .
PSYC 2017 may not be taken concurrently with PSYC 2016 . Senior college standing required. LSU and overall GPA of at least 2.50. Open to psychology majors; open to others with permission of instructor.
3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Techniques and logic underlying standard research methodology in psychology, with special emphasis on experimentation, literature research and writing empirical reports.
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PSYC 2040 Social Psychology (3)
[LCCN: CPSY 2413, Social Psychology] Prereq.: 3 sem. hrs. of psychology or sociology. Cultural forces affecting attitudes, social learning, perception and communication of individuals and groups.
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PSYC 2060 Educational Psychology (3)
[LCCN: CPSY 2613, Educational Psychology] Principles of learning, motivation, development and evaluation as related to the educative process.
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PSYC 2070 Developmental Psychology of the Life Span (3)
[LCCN: CPSY 2113, Developmental Psychology] Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or equivalent. Survey of developmental processes across the life span.
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PSYC 2076 Child Psychology (3)
[lCCN: CPSY 2313, Child Psychology] Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2060 or equivalent. Psychological and social development of the child.
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PSYC 2078 Adolescent Psychology (3)
[LCCN: CPSY 2213, Adolescent Psychology] Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2060 or equivalent. Adolescent behavior considered in terms of psychological, social and physical development.
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PSYC 2999 Undergraduate Practicum in Psychology (1-3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2060 , and consent of instructor; LSU and overall GPA of at least 2.50. May be taken for a max. of 3 sem. hrs. of credit. Student responsible for registering with a faculty member. Individually supervised experience in psychological laboratories and community agencies.
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PSYC 3020 Psychological Tests and Measurements (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2001 and a first course in statistics. Test construction, standardization, validation; intelligence, clerical, mechanical, spatial aptitude tests; interest and personality tests; test batteries.
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PSYC 3030 Cognitive Psychology (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2001 . A survey of the psychological approaches to understanding cognition. Topics include the processes and brain mechanisms involved in perception and attention, imagery, memory, language, creativity, problem solving, reasoning and decision-making.
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PSYC 3050 Introduction to Personnel and Industrial Psychology (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2001 . Organizational psychology, leadership, job satisfaction, motivation; human relations psychology; human engineering psychology; personnel psychology; industrial, military and governmental selection, testing and inter-viewing; consumer psychology.
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PSYC 3081 Personality (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2060 or equivalent. Determinants and dynamics of personality; theory and research.
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PSYC 3082 Introduction to Abnormal Psychology (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2060 or equivalent. Abnormal personality and behavior disorders.
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PSYC 3083 Psychological Counseling (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2060 . Concepts of psychological treatment in adjustment problems.
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PSYC 3140 Advanced Social Psychology (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2040 or equivalent. Current theories of socialization; existing methodologies and interdisciplinary influences.
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PSYC 4005 Psychology Capstone (1)
Prereq.: Credit or registration in PSYC 2017 and PSYC 4008 or equivalent; LSU and overall GPA of at least 2.50. Open to psychology majors; open to others with permission of instructor. This course is only offered online. Review of prominent topics in the Psychology and guidance towards applying for jobs and graduate school.
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PSYC 4008 History of Modern Psychology (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2001 and 6 additional hrs. of psychology; LSU and overall GPA of at least 2.50. Open to psychology majors; open to other matriculated students with permission of instructor. Historical survey of psychology, with reference to schools of psychology.
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PSYC 4030 Psychology of Thinking and Decision-Making (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2060 . Experimental methods and research findings on human thinking, decision-making, comprehension, choice behavior and problem solving.
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PSYC 4031 Sensory and Perceptual Processes (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 and PSYC 2017 ; or equivalent. Theories, data and procedures in sensation and perception.
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PSYC 4032 Psychology of Learning (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2001 . Behavior from the standpoint of learning; recent experimental literature in the learning area; major theories of learning.
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PSYC 4033 Psychology of Memory and Forgetting (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2001 . Major theoretical concepts; review of experimental literature in the field of memory and forgetting.
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PSYC 4034 Physiological Psychology (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2060 or equivalent. Functioning of the nervous system with respect to sensation, perception, learning and motivation.
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PSYC 4035 Drugs, the Brain and Behavior (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or consent of instructor. Modes of action of drugs on the brain and behavioral effects of therapeutic drugs and drugs of abuse.
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PSYC 4037 Neuropharmacology (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2001 . Primarily for students in psychology and basic sciences. Basic pharmacology; neurochemical and physiological mechanisms of drug actions on the nervous system; pharmacology of drugs of abuse and psychiatric medications.
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PSYC 4039 Madness and Medicine (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2001 . The history of medical treatments for mental disorders.
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PSYC 4040 Research and Theory in Sexuality (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2060 and one additional course in psychology or KIN 2600 . Sexual behavior viewed from different theoretical perspectives; emphasis on empirical sexual research literature.
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PSYC 4042 Psychology of Emotion (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2001 or equivalent. Exploring the nature and function of human emotion by inquiring into the composition, purpose, and import of emotion in our daily lives.
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PSYC 4070 Developmental Psychology (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2001 . Theories of development, contemporary issues and research findings at successive ages of human development; psychological changes throughout the lifespan.
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PSYC 4072 Developmental Psychology of Adulthood and Aging (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2060 . Theories, issues, and research findings on psychological changes occurring throughout adulthood and later life.
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PSYC 4080 Applied Behavior Analysis (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 . Methods, analysis and intervention in the application of basic learning principles; emphasis on school applications.
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PSYC 4111 Intermediate Statistics (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2001 and EXST 2201 or equivalent. LSU and overall GPA of at least 2.50. Preparatory for graduate study in statistics and research design in psychology. Open to psychology majors; open to other students with permission of instructor. Emphasis on inferential statistics and hypothesis testing; familiarization with common statistical analysis software and interpretation of output; major topics include simple and factorial analysis of variance, linear and multiple correlation and regression.
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PSYC 4176 Advanced Child Psychology (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2001 and 3 additional hrs. of psychology. Psychological theories of child development, child behavior and research methodology.
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PSYC 4999 Independent Reading and Research in Psychology (1-6)
Prereq.: LSU and overall GPA of at least 2.50 and consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. credit. Open to seniors and graduate students. Student responsible for registering with a faculty member and selecting an area of reading or research.
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PSYC 7020 Measurement of Behavior (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 4111 or equivalent; graduate standing in psychology or consent of instructor. Techniques and theories of behavior measurement; problems of data collection; reliability, validity, design and analysis of measurement instruments for the psychological sciences.
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PSYC 7030 Cognitive Basis of Behavior (3)
Prereq.: graduate standing in psychology or other matriculated graduate students with consent of instructor. Cognitive processes involved in memory, language, decision-making; role of cognitive variables in controlling behavior.
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PSYC 7034 Biological Basis of Behavior (3)
Prereq.: graduate standing in psychology or other matriculated graduate students with consent of instructor. Selected biological systems involved in mediation of behavior.
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PSYC 7040 Social Basis of Behavior (3)
Prereq.: graduate standing in psychology or other matriculated graduate students with consent of instructor. Social, organizational and cultural influences on human behavior; research in social and organizational psychology.
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PSYC 7060 Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues in School Psychology (3)
Prereq.: graduate standing in psychology or consent of instructor. Roles and functions of the school psychologist; ethical considerations across diverse roles and settings; legal bases for the practice of school psychology and students’ rights; currently accepted standards for the credentialing of school psychologists and standards for practice.
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PSYC 7111 Advanced Statistics (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 4111 or equivalent; graduate standing in psychology or consent of instructor. Machine calculation, coding, measures of cen-trality and variation, regression, correlation, prediction, probability, statistical inference, analysis of variance, multi-variate techniques for the psychological sciences.
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PSYC 7117 Methodology and Research Design (3)
Prereq.: PSYC 4111 or PSYC 7111 ; graduate standing in psychology or consent of instructor. Scientific approach to psychological questions, research, design and methodology; logic and philosophy underlying psychological theory and research; social psychology of the psychological experiment; experimental and quasi-experimental designs; problems in observation and measurement of behavioral variables; methodological and philosophical considerations in analysis of data.
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PSYC 7125 Psychological Assessment I (3)
Prereq.: graduate standing in clinical or school psychology or consent of instructor. Clinical assessment techniques including individual tests of intelligence, mental status examination, interviewing and behavioral assessment; procedures for both children and adults.
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PSYC 7165 Psychoeducational Assessment (3)
Prereq.: graduate standing in clinical or school psychology or consent of instructor. Instruction and practicum in administration and interpretation of individually administered intellectual assessment measures and diagnostic achievement techniques.
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PSYC 7171 Developmental Disorders and Psychopathology of Children (3)
Prereq.: graduate standing in clinical or school psychology or consent of instructor. Theories, research and contemporary issues related to normal and problem behaviors of children.
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PSYC 7185 Behavior Therapy (3)
Prereq.: graduate standing in clinical or school psychology or consent of instructor. Modern treatment and assessment procedures based on learning theories; behavioral analysis and theoretical orientations as applied to a wide variety of clinical disorders.
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PSYC 7625 Psychological Assessment I Practicum (3)
Prereq.: Credit or registration in PSYC 7125 or equivalent, graduate standing in clinical or school psychology or consent of instructor. Introduction to the practical aspects associated with the use of psychological measures. An emphasis is placed on gaining competency in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of measures of intellectual functioning, academic achievement, and personality functioning.
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PSYC 7660 School Psychological Consultation (3)
Prereq.: graduate standing in psychology or consent of instructor. Instruction and practicum that provide psychological consultation on short-term behavior and academic problems for teachers and other school personnel.
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PSYC 7668 Practicum in School Psychology (1-6)
Prereq.: admission to doctoral program in school psychology. Pass-fail grading. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit. Closely supervised experience in schools in which students perform psychoeducational assessments, consult with teachers and function as members of multidisciplinary teams; cases include children with specific learning disabilities, behavior disorders and mental retardation.
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PSYC 7669 Practicum in School Psychology (1-6)
Prereq.: admission to doctoral program in school psychology. Pass-fail grading. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit. Closely supervised experience in schools in which students perform psychoeducational assessments, consult with teachers and function as members of multidisciplinary teams; cases include children with specific learning disabilities, behavior disorders and mental retardation.
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