Layout 1

32-

964

SE

NIOR

SEMINAR.

This

cour

se

fulfills

the

capstone

requirement

for

the

maj

or

.

R

e

quir

es

permission

of

instructor

.

32-

001,

002,

003,

004

SE

LECT

ED

T

OPICS.

May

be

rep

eated

with

change

i

n

topic.

32-

301,

302,

303,

304

SE

LECT

ED

T

OPICS.

May

be

rep

eated

with

change

i

n

topic.

32-

901,

902,

903,

904

T

UT

ORI

AL

.

3

2

-

9

4

1

,

9

4

2

,

9

4

3

,

9

4

4

,

9

4

6

ACADE

MI

C

I

NT

ERNSHIP

.

May

be

arranged

throug

h

the

de

pa

rtme

nt.

The

s

e

interns

hips

r

equire

a

minimum

of

120

semester

hours

of

work

s

upe

rvis

ed

by

a

member

of

the

departmental

faculty

a

nd

a

subs

ta

ntia

l

writt

e

n

component.

Must

be

ta

ken

Pass/D/F

.

32-

951,

952,

953,

954

INDE

PENDENT

S

TUDY

.

Must

b

e

arranged

with

dep

artmental

fa

c

ulty

a

nd

re

quire

s

permiss

ion

of

instructor

.

May

be

repeate

d

with

c

ha

nge

d

conte

nt.

32-

984

HONORS.

By

invitation

only

.

PS

YC

HOLO

GY

D

EP

AR

TM

EN

T

D

ivis

ion

of

Social

Sc

ienc

e

s

J

ac

quel

ine

E

.

Mui

r

-

Broaddus,

P

hD,

Professor

a

nd

Chair

P

aula

D

es

mond,

PhD,

As

s

is

tant

Prof

es

s

or

T

r

ac

i

G

iuli

ano,

P

hD

,

Pr

ofess

or

F

ay

G

ua

rra

c

i,

PhD

,

As

s

ociate

Pr

ofes

s

or

Ge

or

ge

Ha

mpton,

P

h

D,

Part

-T

i

me

P

rofessor

Brya

n

D

.

Ne

ighbor

s,

PhD,

Ass

ociate

Professor

J

es

se

E.

P

urdy

,

PhD,

Prof

es

s

or

S

teve

n

Sc

ha

piro,

P

hD,

Part-T

ime

Prof

essor

P

syc

hology

is

the

s

cie

nt

ific

st

udy

of

behavior

and

t

he

mind.

I

n

this

view

,

behavior

refers

to

the

obs

er

vable

a

cti

ons

of

an

indi

vidual

per

son

or

animal

and

mind

r

e

f

er

s

to

an

indiv

idual’

s

s

ens

ati

ons,

pe

rc

ept

ions

,

memories

,

thoughts,

motivations

and

emotions.

The

Psy

chology

pr

ogra

m

em

phas

ize

s

the

pos

ition

t

hat

psychology

is

first

a

science

and

then

a

pr

ofes

sion

and

pr

ovi

des

st

udents

w

ith

a

broad

background

i

n

psychology

.

The

Psychology

prog

ram

prepares

the

st

udent

f

or

gr

aduate

s

chool

in

all

areas

of

psychology

,

including

biopsycholo

gy

,

child

ps

ychology

,

c

linic

al

psychology

,

cognitive

psyc

hology

,

comparative

psychology

,

counseling

ps

ychology

,

de

velopmental

psychology

,

human

factors,

industrial/or

ganizational

psychology

,

ne

uros

cie

nc

e,

pe

rs

onality

,

s

ocial

psychology

and

school

psychology

.

Students

not

wishing

to

pur

sue

gra

duate

study

in

psychology

will

find

the

major

to

be

useful

preparation

for

other

pr

ofe

ss

ional

progra

ms,

s

uch

as

law

,

medici

ne,

and

social

wor

k,

and

for

careers

in

human

s

er

vice

s

a

nd

re

la

te

d

fi

elds

.

The

Ps

ychology

program

is

housed

in

the

F

.W

.

Olin

B

uilding,

which

ha

s

e

xce

lle

nt

f

ac

ilit

ies

f

or

conducti

ng

research

with

humans

and

animals,

including

state-of-

the-

art

a

qua

tic

anim

al,

human

perform

ance,

and

neur

oscience

research

laboratories

a

nd

an

excellent

cla

ssr

oom

la

bora

tor

y

.

S

tudent

s

ma

y

choos

e

to

com

plet

e

a

Bachelor

of

Arts

(BA)

or

a

Bachelor

of

Science

(BS)

degree

with

a

ma

jor

i

n

Psyc

hol

ogy

by

compl

eti

ng

the

r

equi

rements

specified

in

the

cata

log

under

“U

niver

sit

y

De

gre

es

.”

Major

in

P

syc

hol

ogy

(BA

or

BS)

:

35

semester

hours,

includ

ing

Psychology

33-103,

204,

214,

433;

f

our

f

rom

33-

223,

233,

423,

443,

453,

463,

and

543

or

553;

either

six

seme

ster

hours

of

res

ea

rc

h

fr

om

33-823,

833,

843,

853,

863,

873

or

si

x

semester

hours

of

internship

from

33-943,

946

(

Ca

pstone

);

thre

e

additional

s

emester

hour

s

in

Psychology

.

158

R

e

qui

r

e

d

s

upp

or

ting

cours

e

i

n

the

major:

Mathematics

52-1

13.

M

inor

in

Ps

ych

ology:

18

s

emes

ter

hour

s

,

incl

uding

Psy

chology

33-

103;

15

additional

hours

in

P

syc

hology

,

at

le

a

st

12

hours

of

which

must

be

above

the

introductory

level.

N

O

TE

:

A

m

inimum

grade

of

C

mus

t

be

e

arned

in

any

course

for

it

to

count

as

a

pr

er

equisite

for

a

subs

eque

nt

Ps

yc

hology

cours

e.

P

SY

C

HOL

OGY

(P

SY)

33-

103

PRINCIP

LE

S

O

F

PSYCHOLOGY

.

Students

will

be

introduced

to

the

me

thods

a

nd

findings

of

both

c

lassic

and

current

psychologica

l

re

s

e

ar

c

h,

a

s

we

ll

a

s

to

the

practical

applications

of

this

work.

E

mphas

is

is

pla

ce

d

on

acquiring

a

foundation

of

knowledge

and

c

riti

ca

l

s

kills

tha

t

a

re

necessa

r

y

to

evaluate

psychological

research.

(E

a

ch

s

e

me

ste

r)

(Sc

S)

33-

1

1

1

INT

RODUCTIO

N

T

O

ANIM

AL

BEHA

VIOR.

This

course

will

intr

oduce

s

tude

nts

to

the

major

in

Animal

Behavior

through

reading,

le

c

ture

a

nd

dis

cus

s

ion

of

a

wide

range

of

topics

related

to

the

s

c

ie

ntific

s

tudy

of

a

nimal

be

havior

.

Faculty

members

in

the

Animal

B

e

ha

vior

progr

a

m

will

present

their

various

programs

of

research

and

s

tude

nts

wi

ll

re

a

d

primary

literature

related

to

these

presentations.

D

is

c

uss

ion

will

f

ocus

on

these

area

s

of

r

esearch

as

well

as

the

f

ield

of

a

nima

l

be

ha

vior

.

M

ust

be

taken

Pass/D/F

.

33-

204

RES

EARC

H

M

ET

HODS

I.

This

course

is

the

f

irst

par

t

of

a

two-

s

e

me

ste

r

s

e

que

nce

designed

to

teach

the

bas

ic

concepts

of

research

me

thods

us

ed

in

t

he

study

of

psychology

.

Its

goals

a

r

e

to

help

s

tude

nts

think

c

ritic

ally

in

approaching

problems,

to

provide

hands-

on

e

xpe

rie

nc

e

wit

h

a

variety

of

methodological

techniques,

to

train

s

tude

nts

to

ana

lyz

e

and

inter

pret

the

results

of

a

r

esearch

study

,

and

to

e

na

ble

stude

nts

to

c

ommunicate

research

findings

to

an

audience

of

ps

yc

hologis

ts.

E

mphasis

is

placed

on

non-exper

imental

research

de

s

igns

a

nd

the

s

ta

tistic

al

analyses

of

those

designs.

Discussed

are

the

me

thods

of

s

c

i

ence

used

i

n

obse

r

vational

and

field

research,

a

rc

hiva

l

re

s

ea

rc

h,

a

nd

survey/correlational

research.

In

addition,

s

tude

nts

ar

e

int

roduced

to

wr

iting

and

presenting

results

ac

cording

to

the

guide

line

s

of

the

Amer

ic

an

Psychological

As

sociation.

Pr

er

equi

site

s

:

Ps

yc

hology

33-103

and

Mathematics

52-1

13.

(Fall)

33-

214

RES

EARCH

M

ET

HODS

II.

This

course

is

the

second

part

of

a

two-

s

e

me

ste

r

s

e

que

nce

designed

to

teach

the

basic

concepts

of

research

me

thods

us

ed

in

t

he

study

of

psychology

.

Its

goals

ar

e

to

help

s

tude

nts

think

c

ritic

ally

in

approaching

problems,

to

provide

hands-

on

e

xpe

rie

nc

e

wit

h

a

variety

of

methodological

techniques,

to

train

s

tude

nts

to

ana

lyz

e

and

inter

pret

the

results

of

a

r

esearch

study

,

and

to

e

na

ble

stude

nts

to

c

ommunicate

research

findings

to

an

audience

of

ps

yc

hologis

ts.

E

mphasis

is

placed

on

experimental

research

designs

a

nd

s

ta

tist

ica

l

a

na

lys

es

of

tho

se

designs.

Discussed

ar

e

the

procedures

us

e

d

in

be

twee

n,

within,

and

mixed

designs

with

single

and

multiple

fa

c

tors

.

Pre

re

quis

ite

:

Psychology

33-204.

S

tudents

will

take

the

same

ins

truc

tor

f

or

both

Research

Methods

I

and

II.

(S

pring)

33-

223

DEVE

LOPME

NT

AL

PSYCHOLOGY

.

Developmental

Psychology

is

a

the

ory

a

nd

re

s

ea

rch-based

overview

of

the

many

ways

in

which

159

na

ture

a

nd

nurture

combine

to

prod

uce

developmental

outcomes

in

the

biologic

a

l,

c

ognitive,

intellectual,

personality

and

social

domains,

w

ith

a

foc

us

on

the

chi

ldhood

and

adolescent

year

s.

P

rerequis

ite:

Ps

yc

hology

33-103.

(E

ac

h

semester)

33-

233

PE

RSONAL

ITY

THE

OR

Y

AND

RESEARCH.

A

s

ur

vey

course

that

provi

des

a

n

ove

rvie

w

of

the

major

personality

theories

and

the

me

thods

us

ed

in

pe

rs

onality

resear

ch.

Included

are

type

theories,

trait

the

orie

s

a

nd

dynam

ic

t

heor

ies.

The

emphasis

is

on

examination

and

e

va

lua

tion

of

the

e

xperimental

evidence

pertinent

to

each

theory

.

Pr

er

equi

s

ite

:

P

syc

hology

33-103.

(

Spring)

33-

243

PS

YC

HOLOGICAL

T

ESTI

NG.

A

study

of

the

statistical

principles

w

hic

h

unde

rlie

te

s

t

cons

truction

and

psychological

evaluation

and

the

mos

t

c

ommonly

util

ized

psycholog

ical

tests

(e.g.,

intelligence,

pe

rs

ona

lity).

E

ac

h

s

tudent

has

an

opportunity

to

work

with

a

group

to

de

ve

lop

a

nd

eva

lua

te

a

psychologi

c

al

test,

and

to

prepare

and

present

a

re

port

on

the

proc

es

s.

P

rerequisites:

Psychology

33-103.

M

a

the

ma

t

ics

52-1

13

recommended

.

(Spring)

33-

253

ANIM

AL

BEHA

VIOR.

See

Biology

50-213.

(NS

L)

33-

333

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l

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y

3

3

-

1

0

3

.

(

S

p

r

i

n

g

)

33-

373

FORENS

IC

PSYCHOL

OGY

.

This

course

focuses

on

the

application

of

ps

yc

hologic

a

l

knowledge

in

the

civil

and

criminal

justice

systems.

A

s

a

se

mina

r

c

ours

e

with

emphasi

s

on

critical

discussion

and

student

pre

s

e

nta

tions,

i

t

will

include

an

exploration

of

the

role

that

ps

yc

hologis

ts

pla

y

in

the

courtr

oom

(e.g.

case

preparation,

jury

s

e

le

cti

on)

a

nd

in

cr

iminal

investigation

(e.g.

profiling,

inte

rr

ogat

ions)

.

Emphasi

s

will

also

be

placed

on

the

role

of

ps

yc

hologis

ts

in

e

valuating

various

“states

of

mind”

or

“behavioral

dis

pos

itions

”

whic

h

bear

on

judicial

process,

such

as

competency

(

to

s

ta

nd

tria

l),

ins

a

nity

(defense),

dangerousness

(involuntary

c

ommitm

ent)

,

and

cri

minally

r

elev

ant

f

orms

of

psychopathology

(e.g.

ps

yc

hopat

hy

,

s

e

xua

l

devi

ance).

(M

ay

term)

160

33-

383

HUM

AN

S

EX

UA

LITY

.

This

course

is

an

introduction

to

the

ps

yc

hology

of

human

sexuality

.

It

covers

a

broad

range

of

topics,

inc

luding

ma

le

a

nd

female

physiology

,

sexual

orientation,

sexual

e

xpre

s

sion

a

nd

va

riation,

sexual

dif

ficulties,

birth

control,

re

produc

t

ion,

pr

os

ti

tution,

pornography

and

many

others.

The

pri

mar

y

goal

of

this

cour

se

is

f

or

stude

nts

to

develop

a

greater

unde

rs

ta

nding

of

their

own

se

xuality

and

the

sexuality

of

others,

as

w

e

ll

a

s

to

be

c

ome

more

knowledgeable

about

the

topic

of

sex.

D

e

c

isi

ons

a

nd

c

hoices

related

to

human

sexuality

af

fect

people

thr

oughout

the

ir

e

ntire

lives.

T

he

idea

of

this

course

is

that

the

more

know

le

dge

a

ble

a

nd

comfor

table

people

are

with

thes

e

issues,

the

be

tte

r

a

bl

e

the

y

will

be

to

make

informed

decisions

that

reflect

the

ir

ow

n

mora

l

va

lue

s

,

whatever

those

may

be.

(Ma

y

term)

(ScS)

33-

393

PS

YCHOTHE

RA

PY

:

THE

ORIES

AND

METHODS.

This

seminar

w

ill

e

xplor

e

the

process

of

treating

mental

health

problems

known

as

ps

yc

hothe

ra

py

.

P

re

dominant

focus

will

be

on

understanding

how

ma

jor

t

heor

eti

ca

l

s

ys

tems

in

psychology

(e.g.,

psychoanalytic,

c

ognitive

,

be

ha

vioral)

translate

into

therapeutic

technique

s

and

how

the

s

e

te

c

hnique

s

a

re

carried

o

ut

by

the

r

apists.

Critical

underlying

is

s

ues

w

ill

a

ls

o

be

explor

ed

(

e.g.,

the

foundation

of

empiricism,

e

thic

a

l

s

tanda

rds

of

care,

the

therapeutic

alliance),

as

will

dif

ferent

ma

nife

s

ta

tions

of

ps

ychotherapy

(e.g.,

individual,

marital,

family

,

c

hild).

T

he

profe

ss

ional

lands

cape

of

the

mental

health

f

ield

will

also

be

inve

s

tiga

ted

t

o

provide

s

tudents

with

information

regarding

the

va

rie

ty

of

de

gre

e

programs,

s

pecializations,

and

career

opportunities

a

va

ila

ble

.

Al

though

this

is

not

a

skills-based

cour

se,

the

focus

on

the

me

c

ha

nic

s

of

c

onducting

psychotherapy

and

on

profess

ional

opport

unitie

s

of

fe

rs

students

a

foundation

with

which

to

pursue

c

a

re

e

rs

i

n

ment

al

health.

Pr

erequisite:

Psychology

33-233.

Ps

yc

hology

33-423

recommended.

(Spr

ing)

33-

423

ABNORM

AL

PS

Y

CHOLOGY

.

An

overview

of

the

field

of

clinical

ps

yc

hology

tha

t

involves

the

scientific

study

of

mental

illness

(ps

yc

hopa

thology).

The

focus

is

on

an

empirically

grounded

e

xa

mina

tion

of

the

s

ymptomatic

presentation,

clas

sification

and

cause

of

a

broa

d

ra

nge

of

psycholog

ical

disorders.

Methods

used

in

the

field

to

a

s

se

s

s

,

tre

at

and

conduct

research

on

the

disorders

will

also

be

s

tudie

d.

Pre

re

quis

ite:

Psychology

33-214.

P

sychology

33-233

re

c

omme

nde

d.

(Fa

ll)

33-

433

BEHA

VI

ORAL

N

E

UROS

CI

ENCE.

An

introduction

to

the

ne

uros

c

ie

nce

s

with

an

empha

sis

on

the

techniques

used

to

study

the

ne

urobiologi

ca

l

ba

s

is

of

behavior

.

The

anatomy

and

function

of

the

ne

rvous

s

yste

m

is

a

primary

focus

of

the

course

and

specific

topics

inc

lude

how

the

ne

rvous

system

mediates

perception,

emotions,

thoughts

,

le

a

rning

a

nd

memory

processes.

Prerequisite:

Psychology

33-204

a

nd

B

iology

50-1

13

o

r

50-102

or

permission

of

instructor

.

(S

pring)

33-

443

COGNITIVE

PSYC

HOLOGY

.

Cognitive

Psychology

is

the

scientific

s

tudy

of

the

me

c

ha

nisms

and

processes

involved

in

the

acquisition

a

nd

us

e

of

knowledge.

The

structure

and

function

of

working

me

mory

a

nd

long

term

memo

ry

are

central

to

cognition,

and

hence

a

re

the

prima

ry

f

ocuses

of

the

course.

Other

topics

include

a

br

ief

161

his

tory

of

cognit

ive

ps

ychology

,

major

theories

of

cognition

and

c

ognitive

de

ve

lopment

and

the

ef

f

ects

of

culture

on

cognition.

P

r

er

equi

s

ite

:

P

syc

hology

33-204.

(

Spring)

3

3-

453

PS

YC

HOLOGY

OF

LE

ARNI

NG.

Study

of

the

traditi

onal

areas

of

le

a

rning

ps

yc

hology

,

incl

uding

current

theoretical

and

resea

r

ch

c

ons

ide

ra

tions

of

cl

as

s

ical

conditio

ning,

ins

tr

ume

ntal

conditioning,

a

ve

rs

ive

contr

ol

of

behavior

and

discrimination

learning.

Pr

er

equi

s

ite

:

P

syc

hology

33-214.

(

Fall)

33-

463

SOCIAL

P

SYCHOL

OGY

.

An

intr

oduction

to

the

field

of

soc

ial

ps

yc

hology

,

w

hi

ch

is

the

scientific

s

tudy

of

how

the

thoughts,

fe

e

lings

a

nd

ac

tions

of

a

person

are

influenced

by

other

pe

ople

and

by

s

oc

ia

l

sit

uati

ons.

T

opics

i

nclude

the

self,

attitudes

and

attitude

c

ha

nge

,

group

be

havior

,

pr

ejudice

and

discrimination,

prosocial

be

ha

vior

,

c

onformity

,

relationships

and

emotion,

among

others.

The

foc

us

is

on

hist

oric

a

l

development

of

these

topics

as

well

as

on

c

urre

nt

r

es

e

a

rc

h

and

theory

in

these

areas.

P

rerequis

ite:

Psychology

33-204.

(

Spring)

33-

543

HEAL

T

H

PSYCHOLOGY

.

This

course

will

introduce

students

to

the

fi

eld

of

hea

lth

ps

yc

hology

,

which

i

s

the

application

of

psychological

pri

ncipl

es

in

unde

r

s

tanding

how

the

mind,

body

,

and

behavior

inte

ra

c

t

in

he

a

lth

a

nd

illness.

Emph

asis

will

be

placed

on

the

biops

yc

hosoc

ia

l

model

which

considers

the

r

ole

of

biological,

ps

yc

hologic

a

l

and

s

ocial

factor

s

in

hea

lth

and

illness.

T

opics

of

inte

re

s

t

inc

lude

he

alt

h

promotion

and

primary

prevention

of

illness,

s

tre

s

s

a

nd

c

oping,

pain

mana

gement,

and

a

variety

of

behavior

-related

me

dic

a

l

c

onditions

(e.g.

car

diovascular

disease,

cancer

,

AIDS,

eating

dis

orde

rs

).

Pr

er

equis

ite:

Psychology

33-

204.

(Fall)

33-

553

HUM

AN

F

ACT

ORS.

T

his

cour

se

is

designed

to

prov

ide

students

w

ith

a

n

ove

rvie

w

of

the

field

of

hu

ma

n

f

actors,

which

is

the

scientific

s

tudy

of

the

role

of

hum

an

perceptual

and

cognitive

capabilitie

s

and

lim

ita

tions

i

n

the

de

s

ign

of

consum

er

products,

workplaces

and

other

s

ys

tem

s.

T

he

pr

ima

ry

goal

of

this

course

is

to

train

students

in

the

a

pplic

a

tion

of

pe

rc

e

ptual

and

cognitive

theories

to

diverse

systems.

T

he

c

our

s

e

will

a

ddress

human-system

interaction

in

both

simple

and

c

omple

x

ta

s

k

envir

onments

.

E

mphasis

will

be

place

d

on

f

amiliarizing

s

tude

nts

wi

th

me

thodologies

that

are

utilized

in

human

factor

s

re

s

e

ar

ch.

T

opic

s

of

interest

include

safety

and

accident

prevention,

s

tre

s

s

a

nd

workloa

d,

human-computer

interaction,

and

transpor

tation

huma

n

fa

c

tors

.

Pre

requis

ite:

Psychology

33-204.

(S

pring)

33-

823

R

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C

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P

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r

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P

s

y

c

h

o

l

o

g

y

3

3

-

2

1

4

a

n

d

p

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m

i

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n

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f

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.

(

F

a

l

l

)

33-

833

RES

EARCH

IN

BEHA

VIORAL

NEUROSCIENCE.

Laboratory

or

fi

eld-

bas

e

d

re

s

ea

rc

h

course

design

ed

to

pr

ovide

hands-on

research

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xpe

rie

nc

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ate

d

to

questions

con

cer

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oscience.

Students

w

ork

dir

ec

tly

wit

h

a

given

faculty

member

within

the

department.

162

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udents

re

a

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a

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liter

atur

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design

a

study

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collect

and

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ta

a

nd

re

port

the

results.

A

wr

itte

n

pr

oduct

is

required

of

all

s

tude

nts

.

Pre

re

quis

ites

:

P

sychology

33-433

and

permission

of

ins

truc

tor

.

M

a

y

be

repeated

with

dif

ferent

experience.

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33-

843

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RES

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H

IN

CO

MP

ARA

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PS

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OGY

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Psychology

33-433

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permission

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quis

ites:

P

sychology

33-463

and

permission

of

ins

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tor

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M

a

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be

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with

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experience.

(Fall)

33-

001,

002,

003,

004

SE

LECT

ED

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May

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repeated

with

change

in

topic.

33-

301,

302,

303,

304

SE

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T

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May

be

repeated

with

change

in

topic.

33-

901,

902,

903,

904

T

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AL.

33-

941,

942–944,

946

ACADEM

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complete

120

hours

(33-943)

or

240

hours

(33-

946)

of

s

upe

rvised

experi

ence.

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internships

require

certain

pre

re

quis

ite

s

and

pe

rmission

of

instructor

.

May

be

repeated

with

dif

fe

re

nt

expe

ri

enc

e.

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be

taken

Pass/D/F

(Spring

or

Summer)

33-

951,

952,

953,

954

INDE

PENDEN

T

S

TUDY

.

May

be

repeated

with

change

in

content.

33-

983

HONORS.

By

i

nvit

ation

only

.

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