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Students gain experience in conducting psychological research, including the formulation of testable hypotheses, experimental design, data collection and analysis, writing of research reports and the ethics of research. Students design, carry out, and write up a research project. This course satisfies the advanced writing requirement for majors in the department.

This in-depth survey of major traditional and emerging models of personality combines the study of origins of theories with discussion of research on validity and application of models. Emphasis is on use of theories in analysis of human case studies, using class discussion and written reports.

A survey of the historical and contemporary theories of learning is presented. Topics include classical conditioning, free-operant conditioning, instrumental learning, cognitive aspects of learning and some applications of learning theories.

This in-depth study of basic processes involved in information processing includes pattern recognition, attention, sensory memory, short-term and long-term memory and levels of processing. Concept formation, semantic organization, problem solving and decision making are also covered.

Various contemporary psychotherapeutic theories and techniques are reviewed. The client-therapist relationship, basic principles common to most psychotherapies and the ethics of the therapeutic process are presented. This course has a significant experiential component.

Students participate in supervised, experiential training in private sector, governmental or non-profit organizations for a minimum of 150 hours onsite. A program evaluation project and report are required. Placement must be arranged and approved by the HRM director prior to registration for the course. This course satisfies the capstone requirement for HRM and Psychology. This course also satisfies the advanced writing requirement for the HRM major.

In this in-depth experience in research, students design, conduct and analyze a research project in an area of their choice, under the supervision of a faculty member. This course fulfills the Capstone requirement.

This seminar provides an in-depth study of topics in areas not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Topics will be announced when the seminar is placed in the schedule. Emphasis is on small group discussions and student-initiated examinations of the seminar topic. This course fulfills the Capstone requirement.

This course provides students with supervised training experiences outside the University 10 to 12 hours per week (20 to 24 hours during the summer). Placement and site arrangements must be approved and completed prior to registration. This course fulfills the Capstone requirement.

This course provides for an advanced student-initiated examination of a topic under supervision of faculty, usually in an area not covered by other courses. A detailed, written proposal must be submitted to supervising faculty prior to registration.