2005-2006 CATALOG
General Prerequisites: with the exception of Psychology 1500 and 1520, students may not enroll in psychology courses unless they are eligible to enroll in Mathematics 1115 or 1125 and English 1157 or have credit in mathematics and English at the college level.
PSYC 1000 General Psychology 3 cr.
Offered each semester. A general introduction to the scientific study of the behavior of organisms. An honors section (1009) is available for qualified students.
PSYC 1009 General Psychology 3 cr.
Offered each semester. A general introduction to the scientific study of the behavior of organisms. An honors section (1009) is available for qualified students.
PSYC 1310 General Statistics 3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000 or 2200 and MATH 1115 or consent of department. Frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and dispersion, correlation, discrete and continuous probability functions, tests of significance including t and chi-square. Introduction to analysis of variance, regression, and non-parametric tests of significance. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory.
PSYC 1500 The Psychology of Personal Adjustment 3 cr.
Offered each semester. The psychology of daily living with emphasis on identification and coping with the stressors of life. Topics include personality, stress and anxiety, interpersonal relationships, and substance abuse
PSYC 1520 Human Sexual Behavior 3 cr.
Offered each semester. Aspects of human sexuality including behavior, anatomy, physiology, cross-cultural comparisons, and historical and current perspectives.
PSYC 2091 Special Topics in Psychology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1000 or 2200 or consent of department. Topics will vary from semester to semester. This course may be repeated once for credit.
PSYC 2110 Child Psychology 3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: PSYC 1000 or 2200 or consent of department. Study of the physical, social, and psychological development of the child.
PSYC 2120 Adolescent Psychology 3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: PSYC 1000 or 2200 or consent of department. Study of the physical, social, and psychological development of the adolescent.
PSYC 2130 Adult Development and Aging 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Psychology 1000 or 2200 or consent of department. Study of the physical, social, and psychological development of the adult.
PSYC 2200 Educational Psychology 3 cr.
Offered each semester. Applications of psychology to the educative process.
PSYC 2300 Experimental Design and Methodology 3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: PSYC 1310 or a first course in statistics or consent of department. Introduction to scientific method, experimental and statistical design, scientific writing, and psychophysical and psychological research methodology. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory.
PSYC 2320 Introduction to Biopsychology 3 cr.
Prerequisites:PSYC 1000 or BIOS 1083 or BIOS 1303. The study of the brain and nervous system, sensory processing, movement, development, sleep and arousal, motivation, emotion, learning, memory, cognitive function, and language.
PSYC 2340 Motivation and Emotion 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1000 or consent of department. Survey of classes of behavior seen in human and infra-human forms, including general activity and exploration, consummatory behavior, aggression, social affiliation, social approval, achievement, and goal-setting behavior; discussion of concepts of instinct, drive, habit, reinforcement, expectancy, and incentive.
PSYC 2380 Psychology of Cognition 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 1000 or 2200 or consent of department. The study of concept formation, problem-solving, understanding, and language with emphasis on the development thereof; theory, research, and application.
PSYC 2400 Social Psychology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: three hours of psychology or sociology or consent of department. Survey of the cultural forces as they affect attitudes, social learning, perception, and communication of the individual and the group.
PSYC 3090 Independent Reading and Research in Psychology 1-6 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: PSYC 2300 and consent of department. The individual student is responsible for the selection of the area of reading or research. May be repeated for a total of six semester hours credit. Section number will correspond with credit to be earned.
PSYC 3095 Field Experience in Applied Psychology 3 cr.
Prerequisites: Psychology 2300 completion of a 4000-level content course in an area relevant to the proposed field experience, and consent of department. Students will be placed in an agency or office setting which has been approved by the appropriate departmental committee, to gain supervised experience in the applications of psychology in field settings. Students usually work eight hours a week at times mutually agreeable to the individual and the applied setting. In addition, students must meet regularly with the faculty supervisor, and the student’s work must be evaluated by both the faculty supervisor and the site supervisor. May be repeated once for credit.
PSYC 3099 Senior Honors Thesis 1-6 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: PSYC 2300, consent of department, consent of director of the Honors Program, and grade point averages of at least 3.5 in psychology and 3.25 overall. Senior honors thesis research in psychology under the direction of a faculty member. Students may earn up to a total of six credits.
PSYC 4000 Psychology Comprehensive Exam 0 cr.
Prerequisites: Graduating seniors and consent of the department. This is a required, zero credit course, that psychology seniors must take in their final semester in order to graduate. This course meets twice. Once for an organizational meeting, and once to take a comprehensive psychology exam.
PSYC 4010 History of Modern Psychology 3 cr.
Fall semester. Prerequisite: PSYC 2300 or consent of department. A historical survey of psychology with special reference to schools of psychology.
PSYC 4091 Special Topics in Psychology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 2300 or consent of department. The topics will vary from semester to semester. This course may be repeated once for credit.
PSYC 4100 Developmental Psychology 3 cr.
Fall semester. Prerequisite: PSYC 2300 or consent of department. Emphasis on learning, motivation, perceptual, and verbal processes in child behavior.
PSYC 4310 Intermediate Statistics 3 cr.
Spring semester. Prerequisite: PSYC 2300 or consent of department. An intensive treatment of descriptive and inferential statistics, including an introduction to the analysis of variance. Consideration is given to special correlation procedures, including multiple prediction. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory
PSYC 4320 Physiological Psychology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 2300 and 2320 or consent of department. An introduction to the function of the nervous system with respect to sensation, perception, learning, and motivation. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory.
PSYC 4330 Comparative Psychology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 2300 or consent of department. Similarities and differences in behavior between and within various animal species, influences of heredity and experience on behavior. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory.
PSYC 4350 Psychology of Learning 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 2300 or consent of department. The study of behavior from the standpoint of learning. A critical review and analysis of recent experimental literature in the learning area plus a consideration of the major theories of learning. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory.
PSYC 4365 Sensation and Perception 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 2300 or consent of department. A consideration of the sensory systems (including vision, audition, olfaction, gustation, somesthesis) and a survey of perceptual phenomena, scaling, psychophysics, the organization of perception, perceptual learning, and sensation-perception distinctions.
PSYC 4510 Personality 3 cr.
Spring semester. Prerequisite: Six hours of psychology courses at the 2000 level or consent of department. Determinants and dynamics of personality.
PSYC 4530 Introduction to Abnormal Psychology 3 cr.
Fall semester. Prerequisite: six hours of psychology courses at the 2000 level or above or consent of department. An introduction to personality maladjustment and mental disorder.
PSYC 4550 Clinical Psychology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 2300 or consent of department. Introduction to the history, clinical techniques, research methods, ethics, and political concerns of clinical psychology.
PSYC 4600 Psychological Tests and Measurements 3 cr.
Spring semester. Prerequisite: PSYC 2300 or consent of department. Test construction, standardization, validation; intelligence, clerical, mechanical, spatial aptitude tests; interest and personality tests; test batteries. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory.
PSYC 4700 Introduction to Personnel and Industrial Psychology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 2300 or consent of department. A review of scientific methodology and statistical concepts applicable to the industrial situation; followed by the contributions of psychology to personnel selection, training, human relations, environmental engineering, organizational structure, and consumer research.
PSYC 6050 Seminar on Professional Problems 3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. Review of licensing requirements in Louisiana and other states; ethical standards in practice, teaching, and research; and laws governing the use of humans and animals in research. Review of research grant application procedures, practicum responsibilities, and an overview of standard practices in the instruction of psychology courses.
PSYC 6090 Independent Research in Psychology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. This course may be repeated for credit. Research experience with psychological topics not being taken concurrently for thesis or dissertation credit. The individual student is responsible for the selection of the area of research.
PSYC 6091 Seminar 1 cr.
Offered each semester. All graduate students will be expected to participate in a report and discussion group in the field of psychology. Must be taken for credit a minimum of four times.
PSYC 6101 Fundamentals of Applied
Developmental Psychology I 3 cr.
Prerequisite: admission to graduate program in psychology or consent of department. A review of research and theory in life-span developmental psychology. Special consideration will be given to age-related changes in cognitive structure, language acquisition, sensation and perception, experiential influences, and social-emotional development.
PSYC 6102 Fundamentals of Applied
Developmental Psychology II 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6101. This course is concerned with how psychological research and intervention strategies are combined in health and human services settings. Social policy and available services will be discussed.
PSYC 6130 Infant Care and Stimulation 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6101. The course will deal with pre- and post-natal influences on early development from conception through three years of age. Topics will include prenatal development, learning, cognition, sensory processes, and social factors.
PSYC 6150 Psychology of Aging 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6101. A review and evaluation of research and theories of the aging process. Emphasis will be placed on the application of basic research in neuropsychology, psychophysiology, psychopharmacology, cognition, environmental issues, interpersonal relations, stress and coping, and clinical issues.
PSYC 6170 Problems in Social-Emotional Development 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6101. A review and evaluation of research in social-emotional development throughout the life-span. Emphasis will be given to the determinants of deviant social-emotional development in childhood, maturity, and senescence. Techniques for the assessment and management of deviant development will be presented.
PSYC 6180 Problems in Cognitive and Intellectual Development 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6101. A review of the theoretical, methodological, and applied issues in cognitive and intellectual development across the life-span. Emphasis is placed on research and its practical application to cognitive and intellectual deficiencies.
PSYC 6191 Practicum in Applied Developmental Psychology 3-6 cr.
Prerequisites: PSYC 6050 6101 6311 6312 6350 6801 and either 6102 or 6802. Supervised experience in various fields of applied developmental psychology. Amount of credit to be stated at time of registration. May be repeated for credit.
PSYC 6195 Advanced Seminar in Applied
Developmental Psychology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6101 or consent of department. The topics vary from semester to semester and may include current topics in social, personality, and cognitive development, developmental methods, or new or developing areas of application. This seminar may be repeated for credit.
PSYC 6291 Advanced Seminar in
Educational-Developmental Psychology 3 cr.
The topics will be varied from semester to semester and may include such areas as contemporary theory, research problems, and controversial issues in educational and developmental psychology.
PSYC 6292 Advanced Seminar in
Educational-Developmental Psychology 3 cr.
The topics will be varied from semester to semester and may include such areas as contemporary theory, research problems, and controversial issues in educational and developmental psychology.
PSYC 6311 Advanced Statistics I 3 cr.
Prerequisite: admission to graduate program in psychology or consent of department. Machine calculation, coding, measures of centrality and variation, regression, correlation, prediction, probability, statistical inference, chi square, t and F distributions, simple analysis of variance, multiple prediction, reliability and validity of measurements.
PSYC 6312 Advanced Statistics II 3 cr.
Prerequisites: PSYC 6311. Complex analysis of variance designs: factorial, treatments-by-subjects, groups-within-treatments, mixed, random replications, Latin and Greco-Latin Squares. Analysis of covariance, trend tests, non-parametric tests, sequential analysis, curve fitting.
PSYC 6350 Advanced Learning 3 cr.
Prerequisite: admission to graduate program in psychology or consent of department. An advanced study of the principles and theories of learning, including both animal and human learning. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory.
PSYC 6391 Seminar in Experimental Psychology 3 cr.
The topics will be varied from semester to semester and will include: discrimination learning, avoidance learning, verbal behavior, animal behavior, brain stimulation, and behavior. This seminar may be repeated once for credit.
PSYC 6392 Seminar in Experimental Psychology 3 cr.
The topics will be varied from semester to semester and will include: discrimination learning, avoidance learning, verbal behavior, animal behavior, brain stimulation, and behavior. This seminar may be repeated once for credit.
PSYC 6395 Advanced Seminar in Statistics 3 cr.
Prerequisites: PSYC 6311 6312. The topics will vary from semester to semester and may include such topics as Regression, Multivariate Analysis, Factor Analysis and Psychometric Theory. The seminar may be repeated for credit.
PSYC 6400 Social Psychology 3 cr.
(SOC 6573 and PSYC 6400 are cross-listed) Analysis of the relationship between human behavior and social context, emphasizing the impact of social forces on social action and cognition. Topics include theoretical paradigms in social psychology, language use and interaction, small groups, self and identities, collective behavior, attitudes and behavior. Critical analysis of existing theory and research methodology will be considered for each topic.
PSYC 6500 Clinical Psychology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. An introduction to the problems of psychodiagnosis and psychotherapeutic techniques.
PSYC 6550 Psychopathology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. An introduction to the experimental analysis of deviant behavior.
PSYC 6610 The Measurement of Intelligence 3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department.
PSYC 6620 Developmental Assessment of Psychopathology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. The theory and techniques used in the assessment of psychopathology from a developmental perspective.
PSYC 6630 Measurement of Behavior 3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. The techniques and theory of behavior measurement with emphasis on problems of data collection.
PSYC 6792 Practicum In Psychology 1-6 cr.
Supervised experience in various fields of psychology. Section number will correspond with the credit to be earned.
PSYC 6793 Practicum In Psychology 1-6 cr.
Supervised experience in various fields of psychology. Section number will correspond with the credit to be earned.
PSYC 6794 Practicum In Psychology 1-6 cr.
Supervised experience in various fields of psychology. Section number will correspond with the credit to be earned.
PSYC 6801 Fundamentals of Applied Biopsychology I 3 cr.
Prerequisite: admission to graduate program in psychology or consent of department. Review of anatomical, physiological, and biochemical bases of behavior with special consideration of the consequences of disease or injury-caused disturbances.
PSYC 6802 Fundamentals of Applied Biopsychology II 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6801 and an advanced undergraduate or graduate neuroanatomy lab. Lectures and readings on the application of the fundamental principles of neurology and biology to the traditional subdisciplines of biopsychology, including sensation and perception, control of movement, emotion, motivation, learning and memory, and disorders of thought and mood.
PSYC 6810 Psychopharmacology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6801. Interrelations of human biochemistry and behavior with particular attention to neural transmitters, the endocrine system, and clinical applications.
PSYC 6820 Psychophysiology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6801. Review of physiological concomitants of normal and disturbed behavioral processes. Topics will include evoked potentials galvanic skin response and brainstem potentials. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory.
PSYC 6830 Neuropsychology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6801. Review and evaluation of research in and the diagnosis and treatment of brain dysfunction.
PSYC 6840 Behavioral Medicine 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6801. Summary of biological and behavioral interactions in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of psychosomatic disorders such as headaches, insomnia, sexual dysfunction, and cardiovascular diseases.
PSYC 6891 Practicum in Applied Biopsychology 3-6 cr.
Prerequisites: PSYC 6050, 6101, 6311, 6312, 6350, 6801, and either 6102 or 6802. Supervised experience in various fields of applied biopsychology. Amount of credit to be stated at time of registration. May be repeated for credit.
PSYC 6895 Advanced Seminar in Applied Biopsychology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 6801 or consent of department. The topics vary from semester to semester and may include such current topics as brain function theory, biopsychological methods, or new or developing areas of application. This seminar may be repeated for credit.
PSYC 7000 Thesis Research 1-9 cr.
To be repeated for credit until thesis is accepted. Section number will correspond with the credit to be earned.
PSYC 7010 Teaching of Psychology 3 cr.
Requisites: Masters degree and consent of department. Supervised experience in teaching an undergraduate lecture class in psychology. Provides didactic and practical experience in designing a coherent course structure, developing a syllabus, using innovative teaching methods, designing effective exams, evaluating teaching effectiveness, and being sensitive to ethical issues involved in teaching and interacting with students.
PSYC 7025 Procedures and Problems in Psychological Research 3 cr.
Prerequisite: for doctoral candidates only. This course may be repeated once for credit. Research experience with topics not planned for dissertation. The student is responsible for the selection of the area of research.
PSYC 7040 Examination or Thesis Only 0 cr.
Open to students in a thesis program who have only (other than application for degree) the final typing and acceptance by the Graduate School of their thesis or dissertation or to students in a non-thesis program who have only (other than application for degree)to pass the final examination to complete graduation requirements.
PSYC 7050 Dissertation Research 1-9 cr.
Preparation of dissertation by Ph.D. candidate under direction of major professor and dissertation committee. Section number will correspond with credit to be earned. To be repeated for credit until dissertation is accepted
PSYC 7191 Internship in Applied Developmental Psychology 6-9 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisites: Completion of course work and general examination. Only open to Applied Developmental Psychology graduate students nominated by the Department of Psychology and accepted by a departmentally-approved internship site. An internship normally involves the equivalent of 12 months of supervised full-time experience. To qualify as an internship, a minimum of 1500 hours at the site must be completed within 24 months. The internship is an intensive, advanced supervised experience required to be a practicing psychologist. May be repeated for credit. Pass/fail grading.
PSYC 7891 Internship in Applied Bioosychology 6-9 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisites: Completion of course work and general examination. Open only to applied biopsychology graduate students nominated by the Department of Psychology and accepted by a departmentally-approved internship site. An internship normally involves the equivalent of 12 months of supervised full-time experience. To qualify as an internship, a minimum of 1500 hours at the site must be completed within 24 months. The internship is an intensive, advanced supervised experienced required to be a practicing psychologist. May be repeated once for credit. Pass/fail grading.
