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PSPA 605 - Organization Theory and Behavior in Public Service Organizations
Theory and practice of managing public service organizations, with a focus on key organizational functions and ways of defining and responding to organizational issues.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 606X - Intergovernmental Relations
Crosslisted as POLS 606. Analysis of national-state, national-local, state-local, interstate, and interlocal relationships within the United States. Nature of federalism, constitutional and statutory power bases, and cooperative problem-solving.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 607 - Public Service Performance I: Theory and Management
Overview of evidence-based decision making in public service organizations. Performance measurement theory and practices are introduced and explored through case studies and the creation of a research design. Exploration of public service values and how they influence performance management will also be provided, especially communication with stakeholders, support for a learning and performance organizational culture, and ethics.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 608 - Public Service Performance II: Management and Data Analysis
Follows PSPA 607. Focus on public service performance and management, adding more skills-based practices of data analysis. Studies the basic theory, techniques, and practice of data collection and analysis so that information can be used to inform management decisions. Examination of generating research questions by identifying knowledge gaps in the organization. Data analysis methods include quantitative techniques (descriptive and inferential statistics, hypothesis testing) and qualitative techniques (focus groups, content analysis, observational data). Results are interpreted and presented.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 609 - Human Resources Management in Public Service Organizations
Examination of techniques, methods, and policies concerning the management of personnel in public and nonprofit organizations.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 610 - Budgeting and Financial Management in Public Service Organizations
Theory and practice of budgetary processes, analyses, and presentations in public and nonprofit organizations.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 611 - Public Revenue Analysis and Management
Theories and practices of public sector revenues. Topics include efficiency and equity considerations, alternative revenue generation, financial analysis, and tax and revenue administration.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 612 - Information Technology in Public Service Organizations
Introduction to concepts and skills concerning the management of information technology in the public sector. Covers topics related to managing information and information technology to support public service delivery. Recommended: PSPA 605.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 613 - Strategic Engagement in Government and Nonprofit Organizations
Management of internal and external stakeholders and development of strategies to reach those constituencies including the use of information technologies and social media, in the context of transparency requirements and ethical standards in public service organizations.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 621 - Grant Writing
Specialized and applied instruction in grant writing, including identifying potential grants, drafting proposals, administering awarded funds, and understanding legal obligations.
Credits: 1
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PSPA 622 - Fundraising
Specialized and applied instruction in fundraising, including solicitation techniques, donor recruitment, and customer relationship management technologies.
Credits: 1
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PSPA 623 - Advocacy for Nonprofit Organizations
Specialized and applied instruction to advocate on behalf of a nonprofit organization in the public policy process, including the formation and evaluation of policies.
Credits: 1
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PSPA 624 - Resource Development for Nonprofit Organizations
Discussion of resource strategies for nonprofit public service organizations; including fundraising, grant writing, volunteer management, and oversight roles.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 625 - Philanthropy and Volunteerism
Discussion of the role of philanthropic activities in a civil society, the process of philanthropy, and the contribution that volunteerism makes to nonprofit organizations. Examination of techniques, methods, and policies concerning the management of volunteers in nonprofit organizations.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 626 - Nongovernmental Organizations and Governance
Introduction to the role of non-governmental organizations in public service delivery in the United States and globally, including the size, scope, ethics, and legal framework of such entities.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 628 - The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Development
Exploration of the roles that nongovernmental organizations play in development activities in developing countries, with emphasis on nongovernmental organizations that support education and community development.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 630 - Local and Metropolitan Government
Discussion of the operational and administrative aspects of local and metropolitan government in the United States, including design and structure, municipal law, finance, administrative organization, local political systems, and intergovernmental relations.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 631 - Urban Planning and Zoning
Basic theory, techniques, and practice of modern urban planning and land use regulation; current trends and problems; social, political, and economic characteristics of urban, suburban, and metropolitan political systems.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 632 - Local Government Administration
Administration of local government services in urban and metropolitan areas. Analysis of particular problems faced by local governments in the performance of line and staff functions.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 633 - Citizen Participation
Introduction to the study of citizen participation theories and application of those theories in government. Topics include citizen involvement in local government processes, accountability, and tools used to involve citizens in local government activities.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 634 - New Governance
Examines alternative modes of global, national, state, regional, and local service delivery through intergovernmental and intersectoral networks, joint agreements, and contracts.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 635 - Local Economic Development Policy
Introduction to the tools, institutions, analytical techniques, financing instruments, and policy issues relevant to economic development policy at the state, local, and regional level.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 636 - Public Administration and Law
Understanding of law, and the legal processes that shape the law, for public managers. Study of the courts as a decision making system and as a governmental entity making policy, and the intersection of the justice system and public administration. Uses decisions of the United States Supreme Court and decisions of the Supreme Court of Illinois.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 650 - Leadership in Public Sector Organizations
Examination of leadership models and exploration of leadership theory historically and how conceptions of leadership have evolved, changed, and adapted. Leadership development, training, and practices in public sector organizations.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 652 - Public Sector Revenue Management
Investigation of theories and politics of taxation, impacts of alternative taxes, fiscal federalism, mechanics of raising funds, macroeconomic impacts, and principles of municipal investment.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSPA 610 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 653 - Intermediate Public and Nonprofit Financial Management
Advanced topics in financial management essential for public managers seeking specialized knowledge in public budgeting and financial management. Topics typically include: debt management, risk management policy, revenue policy, fundraising strategies, auditing, cash and investment management and policies, and revenue forecasting.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSPA 611 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 654 - Information Systems and Government
Examination of management issues, innovative applications, and research involving information systems and government. Covers topics such as geographic information systems, expert systems, pert/cpm software, and political and legal issues involved in public information systems.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSPA 612 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 655 - Organization Development in the Public Sector
Examination of the theoretical basis of organization development (OD) and total quality management (TQM). Demonstrates how OD and TQM technologies can be applied to public sector organizations for improving program quality and performance.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 656 - Management of Not-For-Profit Agencies
Comprehensive study of the not-for-profit organization as an integrated and complex model. Examination of not-for-profit management principles and objectives, program services, planning, resource development and fund raising, volunteer development, and public relations.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 657X - Accounting for Public Administration
Crosslisted as ACCY 557. Survey of governmental and other public sector accounting for non-accounting majors. Topics include an introduction to accounting, budgeting, auditing, and financial statement analysis as applied to state and local governments, hospitals, colleges, universities, and other nonprofit organizations.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of Division of Public Administration or Department of Accountancy.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 658 - Labor-Management Relations in the Public Sector
Federal, state, and local government employee-management relations with emphasis on legislative, judicial, political, and social considerations. Attention given to selected occupational groups such as police and fire in the public sector. Comparisons with the private sector and the special bargaining problems of various units in the public sector.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 659 - Topics in Public Administration
Selected issues concerning the policy and administrative processes of public organizations. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours as the topic changes.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 660 - Ethics and Public Service in America
Examination of contemporary and historical ethical dimensions of public service in the United States, with focus on the duties and responsibilities of the public administrator to act ethically and with integrity.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 661 - Theory and Analysis in Public Administration
Examination of the major theoretical and conceptual concerns of public administration as a field of academic inquiry. Not available to candidates for the M.P.A. degree.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 664 - Politics of Public Budgeting
Focus on political aspects of budgeting with attention to the local level. Covers topics such as how deficits occur, the relationship of machine and reform governments to spending level and balance, and the politics of taxation and tax revolt. Consideration of the broader questions of how governments gain support or fail to gain support for spending and revenue decisions in a democracy. Recommended
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSPA 610.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 665 - Public Sector Innovation
Exploration of the meaning and significance of innovations in the public sector, including who drives innovations; why innovations occur; and the community, organizational, political, and management conditions that increase the likelihood of innovation success.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 671 - Public Management in a Globalized Environment
Examination of public management in a global and comparative context. Explores alternative models of government structure, management reforms, and NGO roles in public management.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 672 - Administrative Problems of Less Developed Countries
Examination of selected problems of public administration in less developed countries.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 673 - Strategic Planning for Public Service Organizations
Study of the development and application of strategic planning theory and practices in public service organizations, including designing and implementing strategic planning models in public service organizations.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 692 - Independent Study in Public Administration
Open to qualified M.P.A. students who wish to do individual advanced work in public administration. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Credits: 1-3
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PSPA 693 - Comparative Public Administration Study Abroad Program
Part of an approved department study abroad program, usually as part of the comparative public service specialization in an approved double degree Master of Public Administration program. May be taken for a maximum of 12 semester hours in each semester the student is abroad at a partner university.
Credits: 1-12
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PSPA 695 - Internship in Public Administration
Preprofessional experience composed of three elements: administrative or staff service in a public or non-profit agency; seminar meetings consisting of student presentations and action exercises; and presentations by practicing public administrators and scholars in the field of public affairs. May be repeated with permission of department. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1-3
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PSPA 698 - Public Service Praxis
Guided discussion and mentorship in the integration of program competencies and public administration theory in the MPA program. May be repeated to a maximum of 2 semester hours. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1
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PSPA 699 - Public Service Capstone Project
Research and writing to complete the capstone paper requirements for the M.P.A. degree, normally taken in the semester of graduation. The capstone paper must demonstrate the connection of theory and practice to a relevant public service issue or problem. The final group project will be a presentation for the oral comprehensive examination. May be repeated once.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department. Students enrolled in the Public Service Law and Management specialization may substitute 3 semester hours of NIU LAW 795 - Directed Research, or NIU LAW 900 - Seminar, for three semester hours of PSPA 699.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 720 - Seminar in Public Administration
Research and discussion of selected topics. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours as topic changes.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 723 - Seminar in Administrative Theory
Intensive examination of selected topics related to the science of public management, the politics of administration, and the role of government agencies in the formulation of public policy.
Credits: 3
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PSPA 725 - Independent Study in Public Administration
Open to students admitted to a program of doctoral study at NIU who wish to do individual advanced work in public administration. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Credits: 1-6
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PSPA 735 - Seminar in Community Governance
Survey of the scholarly literature focusing on the systems of governance in American communities and on the problems confronting community governance, with emphasis on urban issues.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 500 - Psychology of Language
Examination of cognitive, motor, and physiological processes involved in production and comprehension of spoken and written language from a psychological perspective. Emphasis on issues, methods, and explanatory models in psychology relevant to the transmission of information via reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Topics include reader/text and listener/speaker characteristics, mental representations, memory, conversational interchanges, and pragmatics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 245 or PSYC 345, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 517 - Principles of Behavior Modification
Introduction to the psychological principles, methods, and issues in behavior modification. Emphasis on theoretical and empirical foundations of various strategies for producing behavior change and on ethical issues involved in the use of behavioral techniques. Not available for credit toward graduate degrees in psychology.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Either PSYC 315 or PSYC 316, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 525 - Adult Development and Aging
Behavioral development from early adulthood through old age. Emphasis on biological, motor, cognitive, social, and personality characteristics at various stages of development.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 324 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 526 - Theories of Personality
Systematic study of the theoretical contributions of major psychologists to basic understanding of the dynamics of human personality.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Either PSYC 332 or PSYC 372, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 528 - History of Psychology
Review of the historical roots of the science of psychology and the development of the field to contemporary times.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: At least 3 semester hours of upper-division undergraduate credit in psychology, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 565 - Advanced Developmental Psychology
Fundamental theories, issues, and concepts in developmental psychology are examined in depth and illustrated within one or more content areas, such as physical, cognitive, perceptual, language, personality, and/or social aspects of development. Not available for credit toward graduate degrees in psychology.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 324 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 571 - Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Contribution of psychology in theory, research, and practice to the understanding of such topics as employee selection, placement, and training, job satisfaction, work motivation and performance, problem solving and decision making, leadership and supervision, work design, and organizational development. Not available for credit toward graduate degrees in psychology.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Either PSYC 351 or PSYC 372, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 573 - Social Judgment
Examination of research and theory dealing with how people evaluate and form judgments of other people. Research dealing with judgments made both by individuals and by groups. In addition to critical study of basic judgment processes, addresses applied aspects of social judgment such as moral, clinical, and trial jury decisions. Not available for credit toward graduate degrees in psychology.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 372 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 581 - Drugs and Behavior
Basic techniques, current data, and interpretations from neurochemical, neuropharmacological, and behavioral approaches to the investigation of behaviorally active drugs. Some knowledge of the structure and functioning of the mammalian nervous system assumed.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 300 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 595 - Seminar in Special Topics
Topics announced. May be repeated once as topics change.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: At least 3 semester hours of upperdivision undergraduate credit in psychology, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 596X - History and Social Science Instruction for Secondary and Middle Grades Educators
Crosslisted as ANTH 596X, ECON 596X, GEOG 596X, HIST 596, POLS 596X, and SOCI 596X. Organization and presentation of materials for history and social science courses at the middle grades and secondary levels.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the history or social science secondary or middle grades educator licensure program and permission of the Department of History’s office of secondary educator licensure.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 601 - Fundamentals of Learning
Analysis of methodology, empirical findings, and theoretical attempts in the area of learning with emphasis on classical and instrumental conditioning.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in psychology or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 602 - Introduction to Experimental Personality
Introduction to methods and empirical findings in the area of personality, with emphasis on experimental investigation. Study of several key topics of current interest in the field to illustrate typical methods and findings.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in psychology or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 603 - Biopsychology
Selected review of current research concerned with biological and chemical bases of behavior.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in psychology or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 604 - Analysis of Variance and Hypothesis Testing in Psychological Research
Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and hypothesis testing, including basic concepts of probability, normal distributions, sampling distributions and hypothesis testing; power; ANOVA for between-subjects, within-subjects or mixed models, post-hoc tests, and experimental designs to analyze means.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of the department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 605 - Research Ethics and Professional Issues in Organizations
Examination of research ethics and professional issues in organizations from the perspective of ethical theory and professional guidelines in psychology. Research topics include issues regarding design, data management and reporting, collaboration, publishing, and communicating results to the public. Professional topics include issues related to personnel selection, organizational development, organizational consulting, and academia.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in psychology or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 606 - Correlation and Regression Analysis in Psychological Research
Correlation and regression analysis, including: bivariate and multiple regression, hierarchical and step-wise procedures; coding of categorical variables and the treatment of experimental designs, testing for mediation and moderation, aptitude-treatment interactions.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 604 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 607 - Psychometric Techniques
Consideration of assumptions involved and techniques available in psychometrics. Consideration made of development of psychological tests.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 604 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 608 - Clinical Research Methods
Systematic examination of research methodology in clinical psychology. Topics include cross-sectional, experimental, longitudinal research designs, special considerations in clinical outcome and process research, measurement, psychometrics, analytical approaches, and ethical and cultural considerations in human subjects research.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in psychology and consent of the department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 609 - Fundamentals of Perception
Major theories of perception and their historical antecedents, classical and contemporary psychophysics, some basic auditory and visual phenomena, and selected topics from current research literature.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in psychology or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 611 - Cognitive Psychology I
Theories, issues, and research in fundamental areas of human cognition. Topics include human learning and memory, attention, concepts and categories, and knowledge representation.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in psychology or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 612 - Cognitive Psychology II
Contemporary research and theories on higher-order processes in human cognition. Topics include discourse processing, problem solving, reasoning, and decision making.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 611 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 613 - Evolutionary Psychology
Theoretical foundations and empirical support for evolutionary psychology, competing explanations and criticisms, including epistemological challenges and accurate and inaccurate representations of evolutionary psychology in the lay press. Specific topics include innate fears, human mating strategies, kinship, parenting, cooperation and aggression, social hierarchies, and the ramifications of ancient adaptations in the modern world.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 614X - Instructional Psychology
Crosslisted as EPS 614. Models and theories of instructional psychology as related to contemporary research in cognition.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: EPS 713, a course in cognitive psychology, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 615 - Personnel Psychology
Contribution of psychology in theory, research, and practice to the understanding of such topics as job analysis, personnel selection and placement, performance appraisal, and training.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in psychology or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 616 - Organizational Psychology
Contribution of psychology in theory, research, and practice to the understanding of such topics as job satisfaction, work motivation and performance, group and organizational problem solving and decision making, leadership and supervision, conflict resolution, and organizational design, development, and effectiveness.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in psychology or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 617 - Individual Assessment Within Organizational Settings
Theories, topics, and measurement techniques essential to the study and practice of individual assessment in industrial/organizational psychology. Measurement instruments used for assessment of individual cognitive ability, personality, and vocational interests pertinent to industrial/ organizational settings examined and critiqued in light of psychological theory, research, and applications.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 618 - Evaluation Research
Systematic examination of the theory and practice of research strategies for planning and evaluating various programs. Critical review of models of experimental and quasi-experimental designs, cost-benefit, decision-theoretic, and systems approaches. Illustrations of the models taken from compensatory education, public health, mental health, employment training, income maintenance, and the criminal justice system.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 619 - Psychology of Organizational Development and Training
Psychological theories and research bearing on the use of training techniques and organizational development as means of increasing organizational effectiveness. Critical examination of the psychological components to be considered in the management of planned change in organizations. Topics include organizational needs assessment, effectiveness of interventions and transfer of training techniques on performance, and reactions to organizational change.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 616 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 620 - Experimental Social Psychology
In-depth survey of topics of current interest in the study of social interaction. Emphasis on experimental approaches to the social behavior of humans, but developments in animal social experimentation also utilized. Topics include, but not necessarily limited to, attitudes and persuasion, conformity, social judgment, aggression, and interpersonal attraction.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in psychology or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 621 - Small Group Behavior
Social interaction in small groups. Emphasis on experimental evidence regarding group processes. Topics include competition and cooperation, bargaining and coalitions, choice and decision behavior, and group influence and problem solving.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 620 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 622 - Theories in Social Psychology
Survey and critical analysis of current theoretical approaches to social behavior. Relevant experimental evidence examined in several critical areas of research.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in psychology or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 623 - Occupational Health Psychology
Contributions of psychological theory, research, and practice in the promotion of employee wellness and prevention of negative health-related consequences in the workplace. Construct measurement and research methodology in the areas of occupational stress theory, organizational stressors, interpersonal stressors, the work-nonwork interface, psychological/physiological strain, strain and organizational behavior, recovery and sleep, individual differences and coping, and workplace stress interventions.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 616 and graduate standing in psychology; or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 624 - Attitude Change
Survey of current theories of attitude change. Review of research which demonstrates the success or failure of these theories to predict attitude change. Consideration of important theoretical and research issues in the attitude area.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in psychology or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 625 - Social Cognition
Topics at the interface between social psychology and cognitive psychology, addressing how cognitive processes, structures, and theories are related to and influence people’s understanding of themselves, others, and the social world. Discussion of these processes, structures, and theories in the context of classic topics in social psychology, including impression formation, attribution, person memory, stereotyping, prejudice, self-perception, and autobiographical memory.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 620 and graduate standing in psychology, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 626 - The Self from the Perspective of Social Psychology
A contemporary view of social psychology’s theory and research into “The Self.” Possible topics may include, but are not limited to, projected and reflected appraisal; social comparison theory; the sociometer approach to self-esteem; the content and structure of self-knowledge; remembered selves, possible selves, and feared selves; information processing, autobiographical memory and semantic memory; the self-motives of enhancement, protection, and improvement; self-presentation and impression management; and the self as it might be influenced by group and culture.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 620 and graduate standing in psychology; or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 627 - Neuroanatomical Bases of Behavior
Crosslisted as BIOS 627X. Gross, microscopic, and ultramicroscopic anatomy of the nervous system; basic subdivisions of the central, peripheral, and autonomic components of the nervous system; histology and ultrastructure of nervous tissue; neuroanatomical mechanisms in the regulation of behavior.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in psychology or PSYC 603, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 628 - Neuroanatomical Bases of Behavior: Laboratory
Crosslisted as BIOS 628X. Gross, microscopic, and ultramicroscopic examination of tissues from the nervous systems of selected species.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ or CRQ: PSYC 627.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 629 - Neurophysiological Bases of Behavior
Excitation, conduction, and transmission in the nervous system; neural coding and the transformation and representation of information in the nervous system; limbic and hypothalamic regulation of drives and reinforcement.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in psychology and PSYC 627, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 630 - Neurochemical Bases of Behavior
Crosslisted as BIOS 630X. Biochemistry of the nervous system; chemical composition, metabolism, and chemistry of neurons and glia; chemical bases of learning, motivation, and other categories of behavior.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in psychology, PSYC 629, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 631 - Motivation from the Perspective of Social Psychology
Social psychology theory and research offer insight into the mainsprings of human behavior. Key topics in this area include internal and external sources of motivation, approach and avoidance tendencies, goal setting, deliberate and automatic goal pursuit, self-regulation, and achievement strivings.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 620 and graduate standing in psychology; or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 632 - Foundation in Traumatology
Examines the seminal and current literature on trauma prevalence, outcomes, and recovery. Traumatological theories that explain exposure rates and the onset of adverse psychological health are covered, as well as the inherent methodological difficulties associated with studying trauma.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 633 - Assessment and Treatment of Trauma
Covers best methods in clinical interview and self-report assessments of trauma-related sequelae, primarily posttraumatic stress disorder. Evidence-based treatments from a cognitive-behavioral perspective for trauma-related sequelae will be reviewed with the intention of building skills in practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 639 - Ethics, Law, and Professional Issues in School Psychology
Review of the history and development of the practice of school psychology, with emphasis on legal, ethical, and professional issues. Roles of the school psychologist, service delivery models, and perspectives on psychological practice in the schools are discussed in the context of legal and ethical issues.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 640 - Theory and Assessment of Intellectual Functioning
Historical review of theory and research concerning the definition and measurement of intelligence. Topics include intellectual development, factor analytic and computer models of intelligence, and the construction and use of intelligence tests. Supervised practice in administering, scoring, and reporting intelligence test results and evaluating their implications for individuals with clinical and academic problems including learning disabilities and mental retardation.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in psychology or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 641 - Psychopathology
Evaluation of criteria, definitions, and classificatory schemes of psychopathology. Review of theoretical and empirical contributions to understanding the etiology and maintenance of behavior problems. Focus on conceptualizing behavior problems as deviation from normative behavior on a continuum from mental illness to mental health. Individual differences and cultural influences are stressed.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 642 - Personality Assessment
Examination of theoretical and practical issues in the assessment of personality with emphasis on problems of reliability, validity, and test construction in this area. Review and evaluation of the use and research on specific personality measures. Supervised practice in administering, evaluating, and reporting the results of structured and projective technique.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 640 or PSYC 641, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 643 - Theories of Psychotherapy
Examination and evaluation of major theoretical approaches to psychotherapy. Discussion of psychotherapy process research methods.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 641 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 644 - Cognitive-Behavioral Theory and Techniques
Examination and evaluation of learning and cognitive theories and techniques relating to clinical psychological interventions, with an emphasis on empirical research on the efficacy and effectiveness of specific intervention strategies. Topics include intervention research methods, theories of emotion regulation, conceptualization, methods of assessment, and treatment planning with special clinical groups.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 645 - Developmental Psychopathology
Examination of research and theoretical contributions to understanding the etiology and maintenance of psychopathology in children from infancy through adolescence. Instruction in conceptualizing social, emotional, intellectual, and behavior problems dimensionally and categorically using an understanding of normal development.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 641 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 646 - Psychological Assessment of Children
Examination of foundations and practices related to the clinical assessment of social and emotional functioning in infants, children, and adolescents. Empirically supported developmentally appropriate measurement strategies are emphasized. Course content includes critical evaluation of measures for use in diagnosis and treatment planning.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 640, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PSYC 647 - Psychological Intervention with Children and Their Families
Examination of the concepts and techniques relating to clinical psychological intervention with children and their families. Emphasis on theoretical, ethical, and practical issues as well as on the psychological research on the efficacy of each therapeutic modality. Topics cover the major techniques of child-oriented psychotherapy, with attention given to their appropriateness for children of various ages and levels of functioning and with various forms of psychopathology.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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