Cognition
PSYC 6330 (HCS 6330, ACN 6330) Cognitive Science (3 semester hours) Cognitive, computational, and neural
processing approaches to understanding perception, memory, thought, language
and emotion. (3-0) Y
PSYC 6333 (HCS 6333, ACN 6333)
Memory (3 semester
hours) Research and theory on the acquisition, representation and retrieval of
information by the mind/brain.� Includes information
processing and neuropsychological perspectives. (3-0) T
PSYC 6395
(HCS 6395, ACN 6395) Cognitive
Psychology (3 semester hours) Theory and research on
perception, learning, thinking, psycholinguistics, and memory. Prerequisites: CGS 3361 (PSY 3361) or consent of instructor. (3-0) Y
Social/Personality Psychology
PSYC 6327 (HCS 6327) Personality (3
semester hours) Survey of cognitive, analytic, and learning
theory approaches to study of personality. Emphasis on
intensive exploration of selected concepts and related research (3-0) R
PSYC 6376 (HCS 6376) Social Psychology (3 semester hours) Overview of the social bases of behavior.
Topics may include social cognition and self justification, biases in
judgment, attitudes and persuasion, conformity, compliance, group dynamics,
prejudice and stereotyping, interpersonal attraction and relationships,
aggression and altruism, cultural diversity, and applications relevant to these
aspects of the human experience. Special attention to research
paradigms of interest to students developing their own empirical work.
(3-0) Y
Neuroscience
PSYC 6346 (HCS 6346, ACN 6346) Systems Neuroscience (3 semester hours) Integrative
systems level study of the nervous system. Aspects of neural
mechanisms and circuitry underlying regulation of motor behaviors, sensory and
perceptual processing, biological homeostasis, and higher cognitive functions.
(3-0) Y
and current research in cognition and neuroscience. (May
be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
PSYC 7344 (HCS 7344, ACN 7344) Functional Human Neuroanatomy
(3 semester hours) Function of each major brain system as related to the
organization and synaptic connections of their principal nuclei.
Function of each system related to the neurological disorders associated with
disease or lesions at specific locations. (3-0) T
PSYC 6312 (HCS 6312, ACN 6312)
Research Methods in Behavioral and Brain Sciences - Part I (3
semester hours) Applying, understanding, and interpreting various statistical
techniques in behavioral science context. Participants have the
opportunity to learn appropriate statistical details for basic descriptive and
inferential statistics, the interrelationships among techniques, and computer
skills required for data analyses.�
Students without the necessary background knowledge of basic statistics
and experimental design will be required to take PSY 3392 before registering
for PSYC 6312. (3-0) Y
PSYC 7318�
Special Topics in Psychological Sciences (3 semester
hours) Selected topics of current
research in psychological sciences. �(May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
PSYC 7V50 �Internship
in Psychological Sciences (1-6
semester hours). Applied placement in community agency or
other approved site. �(May be repeated for credit) ([1-6]-0) S
PSYC 8V80 (HCS 8V80) Research in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (1-9 semester hours) Supervised research experience. (May be repeated for
credit.) ([1-9]-0) S