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Psychology (PSYC) - For a syllabus or more detailed course information, please contact the department at 610-758-5073.
Course Listings
Course# Course Title (Credit Hours) CRN Day/Time Location Session Instructor
| 1-010 | Intro. to Psychology (4) | 20423 | M-Th 12-1:35pm | MG 270 | First | Knicely |
| 1-011 | Intro. to Psychology (4) | 20424 | M-Th 10-11:35am | MG 260 | Second | Barrett |
| 107-011 | Child Development (4) | 20426 | M-th 12-1:35pm | MG 103 | Second | Eye |
| 117-010 | Cognitive Psychology (4) | 20212 | M-Th 10-11:35am | MG 110 | Second | Frazer |
| 153-010 | Personality (4) | 20960 | M-Th 10-11:35am | LI 300 | First | Gill |
| 160-010 | Independent Study (1-3) | 20432 | Hours arranged | First | Barrett | |
| 160-011 | Independent Study (1-3) | 20433 | Hours arranged | Second | Barrett | |
| 161-010 | Supervised Research (1-3) *Individual Sections & Instructors Listed in Banner | Hours arranged | First | Barrett | ||
| 176-010 | Mind and Brain (4) | 20880 | M-Th 2-3:35pm | MG 110 | First | Weaver |
| 328-010 | Educational Psychology (4) | 20981 | M-Th 12-1:35pm | MG 110 | Second | Barrett |
| 354-010 | Psychological Assessment (4) | 20980 | T/Th 6-9:00pm | MG 103 | Second | Lomauro |
| 367-010 | Clinical Psychology (4) | 20439 | T/Th 6-9:00pm | MG 103 | First | Lomauro |
| 460-010 | Special Study (1-9) | 20440 | Hours arranged | Full | Gill | |
| 461-010 | Research Seminar (1-9) *Individual Sections & Instructors Listed in Banner | Full | Various |
Course Descriptions
1. Introduction to Psychology: Psychology as a science of behavior. Natural science aspects such as learning, sensation-perception, and physiological bases; and social science aspects such as human development, intelligence, and personality. Methodologies appropriate to these areas, and related societal problems. SS
107. Child Development: Survey of theories and research concerning perceptual, cognitive, social, and personality development through infancy and childhood. Prerequisite: PSYC 1 or SSP 1. May not be taken pass/fail. SS
117. Cognitive Psycholgy: The architecture and dynamics of the human mind:
How we acquire knowledge through perception, represent
and activate it in memory, and use it to
communicate, make decisions, solve problems, and reason
creatively. Prerequisite: PSYC 1 or COGS 7. May
not be taken pass/fail. SS
153. Personality: Examination of the major theoretical frameworks psychologists
use to understand human thought, feeling,
and behavior. Whereas these frameworks each emphasize
very different concepts (e.g., the unconscious mind vs.
culture vs. neurotransmitters), they are united in their
effort to answer the question: Why does a given individual
think, feel, or behave as she does? Prerequisite: PSYC
1 or SSP 1. SS
160. Independent Study: Readings on topics selected in consultation with a staff member. Prerequisites: PSYC 1 or consent of the department chair. May be repeated for credit. SS
161. Supervised Research: Apprenticeship in ongoing faculty research program. Literature review, experimental design, data collection and analysis, and professional writing under faculty sponsor supervision, May be repeated for a maximum of six credits. Prerequisites: PSYC 1 or COGS 7 and consent of sponsor SS
176. Mind and Brain: Perception and cognitive neuroscience as the link between mental processes and their biological bases. Visual and auditory perception; the control of action; neuropsychological syndromes of perception, language, memory and thought; neural network (connectionist) models of mental processes. Prerequisite: PSYC 1 or COGS 7. May not be taken pass/fail. NS
328. Educational Psychology: Overview of historical, contemporary, and emerging issues in the field of educational psychology. Implications of various social, cognitive and behavioral educationa lpsychological theories for teaching and learning in the classroom. Prerequisite: PSYC 107 or 109 or 117. SS
354. Psychological Assessment: Basic concepts in the construction, selection, administration,
scoring, and interpretation of assessment
procedures commonly used in psychology. Selection and
evaluation of assessment procedures. Supervised experience
administering, scoring, and interpreting assessment
procedures. Prerequisites: PSYC 110. SS
367. Clinical Psychology: The science and profession of helping people overcome psychological problems. Theories of human personality and abnormality in relation to techniques for assessing and treating psychosocial problems and in the light of empirical evidence of validity and effectiveness. Professional issues are also covered. Prerequisites: PSYC 153 and PSYC 305 or consent of instructor. SS
460. Special Study: Study of some special topic not covered in the regular course offerings. May be repeated for credit.
461. Research Seminar: Original research designed and executed in collaboration with the faculty. May be repeated for credit.