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Graduate Course Descriptions
PSY 502 Descriptive & Inferential Behavioral Statistics - 3 hours. Presents the methods of statistics; the meaning and importance of statistics as a scientific tool in social science research, including the following topics: sampling, frequency distributions, central tendency, graphic representation, reliabilities, hypothesis testing, standard deviation, regression, estimation, and application.
PSY 504 Non-Parametric Statistics - 3 hours. Small sample work and normative data require a knowledge of the appropriate non-linear, non-parametric statistics.
PSY 505 Teaching of Behavioral Science I -3 hours. A modularized presentation of the content of General Psychology, as suggested by the American Psychological Association. Emphasis will be on relating content to "real life" considerations and developing a solid scientific basis for behavioral science.
PSY 506 Teaching of Behavioral Science II - 3 hours. A skill-oriented sequence of experiences devoted to exploration of teaching models, developing appropriate human relations and counseling skills. Consideration of the teaching aids and resources available to support effective teaching are addressed.
PSY 507 Introduction to Rehabilitation Counseling - 3 hours. This course includes basic principles of rehabilitation; history or rehabilitation philosophy and legislation; rehabilitation counseling ethics; and disability conditions. Organizational structure of the vocational rehabilitation system, including public, private for-profit, and not-for-profit service settings; laws and ethical standards affecting rehabilitation counseling practice, with examples of their application; and societal issues, trends, and developments as they relate to rehabilitation and job placement in the world of work.
PSY 508 Job Development & Placement - 3 hours. This course relates the psychological meaning of work, the vocational development theories of occupational choice, labor market information to current methods of job development, selective placement and follow-up with workers who are disabled.
PSY 509 Vocational Assessment – 3 hours. The course is designed to provide students with an overview of vocational evaluation and assessment, work adjustment, personal-social adjustment, and independent living services for persons with disabilities and special needs primarily as they are applied in rehabilitation facilities
PSY 512 Adolescent Psychology - 3 hours. This is a study of the age period between 12 and 19. Physical, social, and psychological development during this period will be investigated. The overlapping of several theoretical orientations will be integrated.
PSY 513 Adult Psychology - 3 hours. A study of the physiological, sociological, emotional, and personal changes over the adult life span.
PSY 514 Advanced Developmental Psychology - 3 hours. Study of the physical, mental, emotional, and social growth of the individual and their relation to the learning process.
PSY 515 Experimental Psychology - 3 hours. Scientific investigation of motor learning, verbal learning, psychophysics, and individual differences.
PSY 516 Physiological Psychology - 3 hours. A functional investigation of basic neural and endocrine processes and their correlation with behavior.
PSY 521 Needs Assessment - 3 hours. This course is designed to acquaint students with the various uses of needs assessment, such as personal environment, program planning and evaluation, and exploration of various models of needs assessment.
PSY 523 Psychobiology of Alcohol and Alcoholism - 3 hours. An introduction to the psychobiological factors involved in the use or abuse of alcohol.
PSY 555 Personality Theory - 3 hours. Course focuses on major theories of psychology and counseling, their tenants of personality development, psychopathological personality development, and therapeutic intervention.
PSY 556 Group Dynamics - 3 hours. Presents a basic understanding of group development,
dynamics, and counseling theories; group structure, group leadership styles, and group counseling methods and
skills.
PSY 557 Organization and Administration of Guidance Service -3 hours. Lectures, case methods, reading demonstration projects, group processes, and individual work used to explore the philosophy of guidance services, functions, and programs.
PSY 558 Use and Interpretation of Tests - 3 hours. Methods of selecting appropriate group tests, understanding of individual tests and clinical reports, and application results of testing to learning situations.
PSY 559 Counseling Theory/Techniques -3 hours. Intensive study of basic theories and techniques of counseling and psychotherapy, and their application in the counseling and psychotherapy settings.
PSY 560 Occupational Psychology - 3hours. Study of basic career development theories. Occupational and educational information sources and systems; career decision-making and leisure counseling; career development and effectiveness evaluation.
PSY 561 Individual Testing - 3hours. An intensive study of the construction, administration, and scoring of the Stanford Binet, the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. (Prerequisite: Consent of instructor)
PSY 563 Learning Theory - 3 hours. A study of the various learning theories and their application in counseling and education.
PSY 564 Independent Study - 3 hours. The student with the major advisor may elect to study a particular problem area of breath and depth of knowledge. A research paper is required as a product outcome of such study.
PSY 571 Abnormal Psychology - 3 hours. Study of behavioral disorders classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.
PSY 572 Projective Techniques I - 3 hours. An introduction to projective techniques with emphasis on the Thematic Apperception Test and its variations. (Prerequisite: Use and Interpretation of Tests and consent of instructor.)
PSY 580 Advanced Behavioral Statistics - 3 hours. The application of statistical methods in testing and behavioral research. Methods and problems of statistical inference. The techniques of nonparametric statistics.
PSY 581 Advanced Psychometrics - 3 hours. A study of all tests of psycholinguistics; the Boyley Langley Scales, and the Columbia Test of Mental Maturity. Other tests will be studied as warranted.
PSY 585 Research in Psychology - 3 hours. The design of research studies in psychology and guidance. The student designs a study and carries it out under the supervision of the instructor. Reports of research done by the student are read and evaluated by the instructor and suggestions are made as to their improvement. (Prerequisite: PSY 502)
PSY 587 Cognitive Behavior Psychology - 3 hours. A study of methods used in changing the behavior of children and adults. Application of principles learned in the psychology laboratory in dealing with behavior problems. Ethical problems involved when one person's behavior is controlled by another person.
PSY 590 Personality Assessment - 3 hours. This course is designed to develop the assessment capabilities of the student in the clinical setting and providing a basis for clinical intervention in the patient's emotional, theoretical framework. Some of the instruments used are the MMPI, the 16PF, the Cornell Index, the Depression Scale, the Tennessee Self-Concept, the Myer Briggs Type Indicator, and the California Personality Inventory.
PSY 591 Psychosocial Assessment - 3 hours. Testing and assessment of the functional capacities of individuals with disabilities and appropriate intervention resources including assistive technology as appropriate; psychosocial aspects of selected disabilities to include alcoholism, chemical substance abuse, developmental delays, mental retardation, and mentally and emotionally disturbed. Issues to be addressed will include the impact of disability on the individual, family, and personal, social and cultural adjustment to life, and litigated disability cases. The administration of tests, test selection, test scoring, and limitations as well as interpretation of test results, and resources for assessment will be a consideration.
PSY 592 Professional Orientation/Issues - 3 hours. An introduction to the professional practice of psychology and counseling, including a broad survey of issues such as its history and trends, ethical and legal standards, preparation standards and credentialing, roles and functions, goals and objectives, and organizations and associations of the profession.
PSY 593 Psychology of Individual Difference - 3 hours. The study of individual differences as seen in reaction to the same stimuli. It explores the expressive behaviors or organisms as a function of underlying physiological differences.
PSY 594 Advanced Educational Psychology - 3 hours. This course will provide one with motivation for better teaching, appraisal and objectives in education, evaluation of objectives, teacher-made and standardized tests and scales, statistical methods, and learning principles.
PSY 595 Mental Hygiene - 3 hours. A study of the principles of mental health, developmental issues in mental health, environmental stressors, and the techniques of coping behaviors.
PSY 596 Workshop in Psychology - 3 hours. Workshop development requires 40 hours of didactic instruction, 3 hours of evaluation, and 3 hours of library research.
PSY 597 Practicum - 3 hours. The goal of practicum is to provide students with a supervised counseling experience in individual and group counseling. Emphasis will be placed on basic counseling skills and application of knowledge.
PSY 599 Master's Thesis - 6 hours. The presentation in proper format of an original piece of research. Four faculty members shall guide the student in the completion of the thesis.
PSY 601 Perception & Sensation - 3 hours. A survey course designed to deal with perceptual processes, phenomena, and major variables of influence.
PSY 602 Industrial Psychology - 3 hours. Psychology as a functioning instrument in ascertaining work attitudes, motivations, job satisfaction, morale, production, potential, fitting the workers to the job, and establishing worker-employer rapport.
PSY 603 Introduction to School Psychology - 3 hours. An introduction of the psychologist to the school setting. The cognitive role will be a major focus of attention.
PSY 605 Psychopharmacology - 3 hours. Course designed to acquaint non-medical mental health professionals (counselors, social workers, and psychologists) with the category and therapeutic effects of drugs used to treat behavioral disorders, as well as the adverse effects of both prescribed and major illicit drugs.
PSY 607 Human Sexuality - 3 hours. An intensive study of the physiological, psychological, sociological, and ethical considerations of human sexuality.
PSY 608 Psychotherapy - 3 hours. Individual and family systems course focuses on the application of major theoretical approaches and models of treating individuals and families with problems in the DSM.
PSY 610 Psychopathology - 3 hours. Course designed to acquaint students with the behavioral disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, and the gathering of clinical and psychometric data to make differential diagnoses.
PSY 611 Motivation - 3 hours. A study of the organization of cognitive perceptual factors that influence the motivation of behavior.
PSY 612 & 613 School Counseling Internship - 3/6 hours. This placement is in a school setting consistent with the intern's major area of concentration. The school's philosophy, organization, and yearly calendar of counseling or activities will be stressed. Academic, as well as personal-social counseling and vocational exploration, will be emphasized.
PSY 616 Internship in Vocational Rehab – 3 hours. Students spend a minimum of 300 hours in the field working part time/20 hours a week during normal working hours under direct supervision of a university faculty member and a selected staff member of a rehabilitation setting. (Prerequisites: Must complete all specialty rehab courses including: PSY 507, 508, 509, 591, 597, SPE 554 and 555.)
PSY 617 Internship in Rehab Counseling – 3 hours. Students spend a minimum of 300 hours in the field working part time/20 hours a week during normal working hours under direct supervision of a university faculty member and a selected staff member of a rehabilitation setting. (Prerequisites: Must complete all specialty rehab courses including: PSY 507, 508, 509, 591, 597, SPE 554 and 555.)
PSY 618 & 619 School Psychometry Internship - 3 hours. Satisfactory performance as a school psychometrist in a full-time internship or the equivalent in a school or schools supervised by a qualified school psychologist. (Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.)
PSY 620 & 621 Counseling Internship - 6 hours. The first practicum experience is designed to acquaint the student with the working environment. Emphasis is on the acquisition of procedural skills in the work environment. The student is expected to learn the procedures for intake and case openings and the record-keeping procedure, and to know all of the services of the comprehensive mental health clinic, as well as to be cooperative in carrying out assigned tasks. (Prerequisite: Consent of instructor)
PSY 622 & 623 Clinical Internship - 6 hours. The student is expected to learn the procedures for intake and case openings and the record keeping procedure, and to know all of the services of the comprehensive mental health clinic, as well as to be cooperative in carrying out assigned tasks. The student is expected to be a front-line therapist, utilizing the therapeutic techniques called for by the history and present symptoms. (Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.)
PSY 625 Personnel Psychology -3 hours. The principles of employee selection, retention, promotion, and compensation are covered in this course.
PSY 626 Seminar in Personnel Psychology - 3 hours. This course seeks to cover all aspects of the personnel administrator's job. Topics covered include affirmative action, health care compensation packages, career ladder concepts, profit sharing, in-house educational programs, and company recreation programs.
PSY 627 Organizational Psychology - 3 hours. This course concentrates on the beginning and
development of organizations and the role they play in the society. It utilizes a systems approach to
understanding the dynamics of an on-going organization.
PSY 628 Child Pathology - 3 hours. An intensive study of mental illnesses that significantly affect children up to age 14. The development causes will be explored, and methods of intervention will be discussed.
PSY 620 Psychology of Aging - 3 hours. This course presents an overview of the psychological, sociological, physiological, and cultural aspects of the aging process.
PSY 631The Legal and Economic Aspects of Aging - 3 hours. This course examines relevant legislation and presents new concepts of this emerging field. It also studies the economic realities of living on a fixed income.
PSY 632 & 635 Geriatrics Internship - 6 hours. The student will acquire 600 hours of supervised
experience in gerontological settings with the aged.
PSY 633 Psychology of Impregnability, Illness, Bereavement and Death -3 hours. A study of the individual's behavior as it relates to mortality. It will examine grief therapy, the individual's coming to grips with his/her own approaching death, and seeking meaning for living today.
PSY 634 Psychology of Territoriality and Interpersonal Relationships and Aging - 3 hours. A study of the utilization of interpersonal space and interpersonal attraction from adulthood through senescence. The course explores the phenomenon of disengagement of the personality as aging occurs.
PSY 637 Geriatric Health Care -3 hours. A study of the diseases incidental to old age. Methods of assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation will be explored.
PSY 640 Community Clinical Psychology -3 hours. This course focuses on the environmental bases for behavior and methods in intervention into ongoing social systems.
PSY 641 Mental Health Administration - 3 hours. This course acquaints the student with all of the services a comprehensive mental health center is required to offer by law and the methods of coordinating them in an administrative framework.
PSY 645 & 646 Internship in School Psychology - 6 hours. Supervised experiences in the school in actual professional situations as a school psychologist.
PSY 651 Mental Illness & Psychotropic Medications - 3 hours. An intense study of the symptoms of mental illness and the medications that reduce or eliminate these symptoms. Clinical dosage and side effects will be noted.
PSY 652 Mental Illness & Aging - 3 hours. The study of mental problems in elderly patients. Mental illness in the elderly must be studied as a part of the total clinical picture of chronic and acute disease process; therefore, the student will learn about case management in a multidisciplinary medical setting.
PSY 653 Counseling the Elderly - 3 hours. A study of the unique needs of the elderly as seen in therapy. Specific techniques that have been tried and evaluated for their appropriateness with the elderly will be studied.
PSY 660 Consultation - 3 hours. Strategy for counselors functioning as consultants within elementary schools, secondary schools, post-secondary schools, community agencies, and mental health facilities.
PSY 665 Seminar in Psychology - 3 hours. Seminar designed to meet the educational needs of current students in Psychology and Guidance. Subjects of contemporary interest will be explored in depth by students and reported to the class. (Open to "AA" students only)
PSY 682 Problems in Counseling with Adolescents - 3 hours. Consideration of the special problems encountered in counseling with adolescents. Methods of dealing with these problems and improving the counseling techniques. (Open only to "AA" students)
PSY 683 Problems in the Administration of Guidance Services - 3 hours. Dealing with the problem of administering a guidance service in educational or community agencies. Problems of leadership program evaluation and planning. (Prerequisite: Course in Organization and Administration of Guidance Services. Open to "AA" Students only.)
PSY 686 Advanced Social Psychology - 3 hours. Group structure, topology, and dynamics. Communications within and between people and the improvement of impaired relationships. Group influence in changing behavior. Cultural and racial sub-groups, their relationship with each other and with the dominant group.
PSY 698 Field Research - 3 hours. A quasi-experimental research project designed to evaluate or develop programs in schools. A research design and methodology must be approved as well as data analysis and techniques.
PSY 699 Research Thesis/Project - 6 hours. An original research of sufficient magnitude to warrant the conclusion that candidates show evidence of mastery of research tools, techniques, and understanding.
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