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College Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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The following is a complete listing of the courses offered at Elizabethtown College. Use the filter to narrow your search. |
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Psychology |
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PSY 105 - SSC General Psychology 4.00 credits.
(Social Sciences Core Course)
An introduction to psychological science, including methods of inquiry, learning and motivation, abnormal behavior, developmental and social influences, cognition, sensation and perception, neuroscience and personality.
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PSY 111 - NPS Introduction to Neuroscience 4.00 credits.
(Natural and Physical Science Core Course)
A survey of the biological basis of psychological processes, including neurons and brain organization, motor control, higher cortical functions and dysfunctions in order to provide an integrated understanding of the brain and behavior. Recovery from brain damage, emotion, language, mood disorders, schizophrenia and additional related topics also are covered.
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PSY 209 - HUM Psyche and Film 4.00 credits.
(Humanities Core Course)
*A Guided Writing and Research Course.
This course explores evolutionary and historical contributions to the concept of “psyche,” as it emerges and develops as a central concern in philosophical, moral and scientific understanding. The understanding of the self in moral space includes the accumulation of a psychic inheritance that includes identity and character, inwardness, hiddenness, an external life of behavior and language and the creative invention of self and world. In the contemporary era, as film has become an important aesthetic medium, these contributions and understandings can be explored more fully via this rich, complex, and dramatic, and extensively collaboratively medium. How this medium may itself be transforming how we understand ourselves and our positioning in a moral world will also be addressed. *Corequisite(s): PSY 209L. Spring semester.
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PSY 211 - SSC Political Psychology (PS 211) 4.00 credits.
(Social Science Core Course)
*A Guided Writing and Research Course.
This interdisciplinary course explores the intersection between political science and psychology. It introduces students to psychological theories and research findings in order to explain what people think, feel and do about contemporary political issues. Specifically, the course draws on psychological concepts regarding motivation, personality, cognition, attribution, emotion and identity to examine mass political behavior and public opinion.
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PSY 213 - Psychological Statistics 4.00 credits.
Analysis of experimental and correlational research. Students will learn how to use SPSS for data analysis. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 105 . *Corequisite(s): PSY 213L. Students must achieve an average of a C- or better for PSY 213 and PSY 218 to continue in the major. Hours: lecture 3, laboratory 2. Fall semester.
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PSY 218 - Psychological Research Methods 4.00 credits.
Design of research. Emphases include research ethics, inferences of causality, and scientific writing. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 213 . *Corequisite(s): PSY 218L. Students must achieve an average of a C- or better for PSY 213 and PSY 218 to continue in the major. Hours: lecture 3, laboratory 2. Spring semester.
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PSY 221 - Abnormal Psychology 4.00 credits.
A study of mental disorders including schizophrenia, depression, substance abuse, anxiety and psychosexual disorders. To better understand mental illness, students will apply this knowledge to case studies, read first person accounts of mental illness, hear several guest speakers talk about mental illness, and visit a mental hospital. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 105 . Spring semester.
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PSY 225 - Lifespan Development 4.00 credits.
Physical, perceptual, linguistic, intellectual and social-emotional human development, covering the periods of infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 105 . Students who complete PSY 225 may not enroll in PSY 226 or PSY 227 . Offered as an occasional summer course.
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PSY 226 - Child and Adolescent Development 4.00 credits.
This course discusses physical, cognitive, and social development from a psychological perspective. Developmental periods of infancy to early childhood (ages birth-5), middle childhood (ages 6-11), and adolescence (ages 12-20) are the focus. Development is viewed as a complex process that requires understanding: (1) how biological, psychosocial, and contextual influences operate together and affect one another over time, and (2) how earlier periods of development influence later ones. Theoretical perspectives, research findings, and related methodological issues are emphasized in the course lectures, readings, and examinations. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 105 . Students who complete PSY 225 may not enroll in PSY 226 or PSY 227 . Fall semester.
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PSY 227 - Adult Development and Aging 4.00 credits.
This course examines human development from emerging adulthood through old age. The fundamental principles of aging will be explored as well as more detailed information about biological, cognitive, social and emotional changes. The ever-changing nature of human experience will be considered with an emphasis on understanding cultural and environmental influences on the aging process. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 105 . Students who complete PSY 225 may not enroll in PSY 226 or PSY 227. Spring semester.
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PSY 235 - Social Psychology 4.00 credits.
Survey of issues, theories and methods in understanding the processes by which social life constitutes, influences and is composed of the thoughts, feelings and behavior of human beings. Topics include social explanation, social cognition and attribution, the dynamics of self, social influence, persuasion, aggression, innovation, interpersonal communication, relationships and environmental transaction. Students will conduct case studies and analysis. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 105 . Fall semester.
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PSY 237 - Psychology of Women 4.00 credits.
A psychological approach to understanding both the behavior of women and the female experience. Topics include development across the lifespan, language and reasoning, victimization, physical well-being, mental health and stereotypic-based conflicts.
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PSY 241 - Sensation and Perception 4.00 credits.
This course investigates how we construct a conception of physical reality from sensory experience. Through lectures, in-class demonstrations and discussions, we will examine how environmental information gets to humans through our visual, auditory, cutaneous, olfactory and gustatory senses and how this information is interpreted by the brain so that we have a conscious experience of our environment. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 105 or PSY 111 . Spring semester.
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PSY 251 - Emotion 4.00 credits.
A survey of the theories, methods, and findings necessary for a scientific understanding of human emotional life. Covers physiology, development, subjective experience, behavioral correlates, and the relational context and consequences of human emotions. Examines the basic emotional inheritance of our species, its cultural, historical, and developmental shaping, and its role in human experience, relationship, and life story. Will also map out the connections across multiple sub-disciplines of psychology, as well as other fields. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 105 or PSY 111 . Spring semester.
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PSY 321 - Theories of Personality 4.00 credits.
A critical examination of major theories and perspectives on human personality. Addresses historical and cultural issues, empirical evaluation, and the difficulties of formulating an integrated understanding. Emphasizes the pursuit of personal development, human freedom and clinical application. Theories include evolutionary, psychoanalytic, social-cognition, dispositional, motivational, ego-development and narrative. Includes studio work. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 105 and junior status, or permission of the instructor. Fall semester.
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PSY 327 - Intelligence and Creativity 4.00 credits.
A critical examination of issues in the study of intelligence and creativity, including multiple intelligences, bias in IQ testing, the Flynn effect, intelligence and aging, creativity measurement, the role of motivation in creativity, and the relationship between creativity and mental illness. Students will debate controversial issues in the field. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 105 and junior status, or permission of the instructor. Spring semester.
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PSY 333 - Psychological Assessment 4.00 credits.
An introduction to theoretical, practical and ethical issues in assessment, focusing on application and decision making. Widely-used tests are also discussed. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 105 . Fall semester.
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PSY 341 - Cognitive Psychology 4.00 credits.
A study of current theory and research on cognitive processes including how we perceive, attend, think, remember, make decisions, solve problems, and use language. Coverage will include applications of cognitive psychology to everyday life and to other disciplines. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 105 and junior status, or permission of the instructor. Spring semester.
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PSY 370-378 - Special Topics in Psychology 4.00 credits.
Topics not part of the regular curriculum, offered based on student and faculty interest. This course is repeatable for credit.
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PSY 401 - Counseling Psychology 3.00 credits.
An introduction to counseling and an examination of the assumptions that students bring to the role of counselor. In order to achieve a foundation level of skill, substantial class time is devoted to role-playing various counselor/counselee situations. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 105 . Register by Instructor. Spring semester.
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PSY 402 - History and Systems of Psychology 4.00 credits.
A study of Psychology’s history and its major systems, including structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, gestalt psychology and psychoanalysis. Attention will also be given to examining Psychology as a science, the history of Psychology’s popularization, and criteria for evaluating the quality of research in Psychology. Capstone course for Psychology majors. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 105 and senior status. Signature Learning Experience: Capstone Experience. Fall semester.
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PSY 413 - Research in Perception 4.00 credits.
A study of the theories and empirical findings in the area of perceptual functioning with emphasis on visual processing. Students will conduct an original research project. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 213 , PSY 218 , and PSY 241 , and senior status or permission of instructor. Signature Learning Experience: Supervised Research. Fall semester.
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PSY 414 - Research in Cognition 4.00 credits.
A seminar on higher cognition. Students will read original empirical research papers and discuss conceptual, methodological, and practical issues in the field. Students will conduct an original research project. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 213 , PSY 218 , and PSY 341 ,and senior status or permission of instructor. Signature Learning Experience: Supervised Research. Fall semester.
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PSY 425 - Research in Developmental Psychology 4.00 credits.
A close examination of an area of research within developmental psychology. Students will read empirical and theoretical articles, and will conduct research projects related to the theme of the course. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 213 , PSY 218 and PSY 225 . Signature Learning Experience: Supervised Research. Spring semester.
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PSY 435 - Research in Social Psychology 4.00 credits.
A critical examination of selected areas of social psychological research with attention to crucial theoretical and methodological issues. Students will complete an original research project. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 213 , PSY 218 , and PSY 235 , and senior status or permission of the instructor. Signature Learning Experience: Supervised Research. Spring semester.
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PSY 475 - Field Study 4.00 credits.
Supervised training and experience in a professional setting related to psychology, generally for two afternoons a week, plus meetings with the instructor. Placement depends on student interest and goals, and availability of professional setting. A maximum of four credit hours from Psychology 474 may count as psychology electives. Additional credits count as free electives. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 105 (PSY 221 and PSY 401 for students interested in a mental health setting). Signature Learning Experience: Internship. Graded Pass/No Pass. Register by Instructor.
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PSY 480-489 - Independent Study in Psychology Variable credit.
Opportunity for students to engage in independent study. *Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Department Chair and the Independent Study Committee. Register by Instructor. This course is repeatable for credit.
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PSY 490 - Research Practicum Variable credit.
Research in psychology under the close supervision of a faculty member. Topics for research are chosen in an area of interest to both persons. *Prerequisite(s): PSY 213 and PSY 218 . Signature Learning Experience: Supervised Research. Register by Instructor.
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