Course Descriptions

PSY-B 365 - Health Psychology

Credits:

3

Description:

This course will familiarize students with the study of physical health within the field of psychology. Topics include the relationship between stress and health, health promotion, health behaviors, chronic illness, and the patient-physician relationship. Research methods in health psychology as well as major theories underlying the field will be examined and evaluated. Psychological variables related to physical health will be examined within the framework of these theories. Practical application of constructs will be emphasized through activities and writing assignments.

Prerequisite:

PSY-B 110 or equivalent.

PSY-B 370 - Social Psychology

Credits:

3

Description:

Study of the individual in social situations including socialization, social perception, social motivation, attitudes, social roles, and small group behavior.

Prerequisite:

PSY-B 110 or equivalent. Equivalent to IU PSY-P 320 and PU PSY 24000.

PSY-B 375 - Psychology and Law

Credits:

3

Description:

This course provides an overview of the U.S. legal system from a behavioral science perspective. Topics include careers in psychology and law; theories of crime; police investigations and interrogations; eyewitness accuracy; jury decision-making; sentencing; assessing legal competence; insanity and dangerousness; and the psychology of victims.

Prerequisite:

PSY-B 110 or equivalent.

PSY-B 376 - The Psychology of Women

Credits:

3

Description:

A survey of topics in psychology as related to the biological, social, and psychological development of women in modern society.

Prerequisite:

PSY-B 110 or equivalent. Equivalent to IU PSY-P 460 and PU PSY 23900.

PSY-B 380 - Abnormal Psychology

Credits:

3

Description:

Various forms of mental disorders with emphasis on cause, development, treatment, prevention, and interpretation.

Prerequisite:

PSY-B 110 or equivalent. Equivalent to IU PSY-P 324 and PU PSY 35000.

PSY-B 385 - Positive Psychology

Credits:

3

Description:

This course is an introduction to Positive Psychology. The two main goals are for students to (1) learn about the content and science that informs Positive Psychology, and (2) apply in their own lives empirically validated strategies that help people develop a happier and more meaningful life. This course will include a positive view of human functioning and a review of research and practices in Positive Psychology. Emphasis will be placed on science and its applications with regard to topics such as human strengths and values, neuroscience as it relates to happiness/mindfulness, gratitude, cultural (eastern/western) aspects of happiness/values, process vs. outcome, optimism, the new field of self-compassion, positive affect, coping, friendship and love, spirituality, and resilience.

Prerequisite:

PSY-B 110 or equivalent. Equivalent to IU EDUC-G 355.

PSY-B 386 - Introduction to Counseling

Credits:

3

Description:

This course will help students acquire a repertoire of basic counseling interview skills and strategies and expose students to specific helping techniques. This will be an activity-based course and students will enhance the general-education goals of listening and problem solving.

Prerequisite:

PSY-B 110 or equivalent, PSY-B 310, and PSY-B 380.

PSY-B 394 - Drugs and Behavior

Credits:

3

Description:

An introduction to psychopharmacology, the study of drugs that affect behavior, cognitive functioning, and emotions, with an emphasis on drugs of abuse. The course will explore how drugs alter brain function and the consequent effects, as well as the long-term consequences of drug exposure. Cross-listed with NSCI-B 394.

Prerequisite:

PSY-B 110 or equivalent. Equivalent to PU PSY 42800.

PSY-B 396 - Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

Credits:

3

Description:

Introduction to the use and abuse of alcohol and other psychoactive drugs. Topics include theories of alcohol and other drug use, neurobiology, and the factors that influence use, abuse, and addiction. Addiction assessment, recovery, treatment, relapse, and prevention are also covered.

Prerequisite:

PSY-B 110 or equivalent.

PSY-B 421 - Internship in Psychology

Credits:

1

Description:

A professional internship that allows students to apply psychological knowledge and skills to a specific work setting, develop work related skills, explore career options and gain experience in a field of interest.

Prerequisite:

Consent of instructor, PSY-B 110, PSY-B 303, PSY-B 305 and three additional credit hours of psychology.

PSY-B 422 - Professional Practice

Credits:

1-3

Description:

For students who have applied for and are approved to be a Peer Advisor in the Psychology Advising Office or have been approved to be a Teaching Assistant for a psychology course.

Prerequisite:

Faculty or staff must approve and oversee activity. Registration is by permission only.

PSY-B 433 - Capstone Laboratory in Psychology

Credits:

3

Description:

This advanced research course builds on the skills and knowledge students have acquired during their undergraduate education that will enable them to conduct a team research project in a specialized area of psychology in order to further develop and consolidate their understanding of psychology as a science.

Prerequisite:

PSY-B 305, PSY-B 311 / PSY-B 312, at least two 300-level PSY foundation courses and senior standing.

PSY-B 452 - Seminar in Psychology

Credits:

1-3

Description:

Topics in psychology and interdisciplinary applications.

Prerequisite:

PSY-B 110 or equivalent.

PSY-B 454 - Capstone Seminar in Psychology

Credits:

3

Description:

Topics in psychology and interdisciplinary applications, which have been approved to fulfill the capstone course requirement.

Prerequisite:

PSY-B 305, PSY-B 311 / PSY-B 312, at least two 300-level PSY foundation courses and senior standing.

PSY-B 492 - Readings and Research in Psychology

Credits:

1-3

Description:

Gain hands-on research experience in a research lab or with an independent research project mentored by an instructor in the psychology department. For highly motivated students who are planning to attend graduate school or work in a field that requires a solid foundation in research. Projects need to be pre-arranged with faculty and registration is by permission only.

Prerequisite:

Consent of instructor. Equivalent to IU PSY-P 495 and PU PSY 39000 and PSY 39100.

PSY-B 499 - Capstone Honors Research

Credits:

3

Description:

Independent readings and research resulting in a research paper.

Prerequisite:

PSY-B 305, PSY-B 311 / PSY-B 312, at least two 300-level PSY foundation courses, senior standing and consent of instructor. Application is required. Equivalent to IU PSY-P 499.

PSY-I 501 - Multicultural Counseling

Credits:

3

Description:

This course explores the role of increasing diversity in the U.S. population and how it will affect the delivery of mental health services. The focus of the course is on different ethnic and minority groups, their customs and values, and the impact that these cultural factors have on the utilization of psychological services.

Prerequisite:

Graduate standing.

PSY-I 518 - Memory and Cognition

Credits:

3

Description:

A graduate-level survey of theories and research concerned with the acquisition, retention, and retrieval of information. Topics include amnesia, eyewitness memory, forgetting, developmental trends in memory, related issues in attention, language processing, and problem solving.

PSY-I 535 - Developmental Neuroscience

Credits:

3

Description:

Course will examine the nature of how biological and developmental alterations lead to aberrant behaviors that define psychopathology. Course covers theories of development and neuroscience, including methods of study. Discussion of the ethics involved in the field of Developmental Neuroscience.

Prerequisite:

Graduate standing in Psychology or permission of instructor.

PSY-I 541 - History of Psychology

Credits:

3

Description:

A review of the philosophical, theoretical, and methodological issues that entered into the development of modern psychology. Emphasis on historical themes that continue to be active in the science and profession of psychology.

Prerequisite:

Nine (9) credit hours of psychology.

PSY-I 544 - Psychobiology of Learning and Motivation

Credits:

3

Description:

The course examines past and present biologically based theories of learned and motivated behavior. Neural processes of feeding, drinking, aggression, fear, anxiety, and sexual behavior will be emphasized. Selected coverage of behavioral research principles used to investigate these processes also will be discussed.

Prerequisite:

PSY-B 320 or equivalent.