Designed as a senior-capstone course for psychology majors to integrate classroom learning, theory, and practice in the context of a research or field-based experience in psychology under the supervision of a psychology faculty member. Students spend nine hours weekly in the placement site and meet weekly as a group with the course instructor to discuss placements, readings, and writing assignments.

Designed as a senior-capstone course for psychology majors to integrate classroom learning, theory, and practice in the context of a research or field-based experience in psychology under the supervision of a psychology faculty member. Students spend nine hours weekly in the placement site and meet weekly as a group with the course instructor to discuss placements, readings, and writing assignments.

Designed as a senior-capstone course for psychology majors to integrate classroom learning, theory, and practice in the context of a research or field-based experience in psychology under the supervision of a psychology faculty member. Students spend nine hours weekly in the placement site and meet weekly as a group with the course instructor to discuss placements, readings, and writing assignments.

This course focus will be on the oral and written presentation of research results. The course will use a seminar format. Students will complete their thesis research, prepare a written report, and present it to the seminar.

A systematic examination of the major theoretical issues and the logic and methods of the scientific study of developmental psychology. The course is organized around theoretical perspectives that have directed the study of developmental processes. In the laboratory component, students will engage in demonstration exercises designed to illustrate selected topics and research techniques. Students will be required to design and implement a research project. Lecture/discussion, three hours per week; laboratory, two hours per week.

Examination of the general principles of drug action, including pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic considerations, emphasizing the effects of recreational and psychotropic drugs (including plant-derived and synthetic drugs) on signaling in major neurotransmitter systems. Includes discussion of selected issues such as sex differences, developmental toxicity and medication development.

A general introduction to cognitive psychology through lecture and lab. Emphasis is placed on theory and research in information processing, memory, decision-making, language and the means by which cognitive psychology is applied to our lives. The lab is designed to provide an opportunity for individualized experience with research equipment and methodology in cognitive psychology. Lecture, three hours per week; laboratory, two hours per week.

A study of the stimulus, receptor and organism variables that underlie perceptual experience and perceptually based behavior with emphasis upon theory and experimental method.

A community-based or field-based experience in psychology, under the supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits (if applicable). Pass-fail only.

An independent research project in an area of Psychology under the direction of a Faculty Research Mentor. A research contract must be signed by the student and the Faculty Research Mentor. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits, in combination with other independent research credit hours. Students should be capable of doing "independent research" in the sense that they can conduct the experiments with little direct supervision. They are expected to become familiar with related research in the current literature by regularly reading scientific journals.