Sep 27, 2024  
2015-2016 Graduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Plant Sciences (PLSC)

  
  • PLSC 553 - Introduction to Plant Breeding

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to general principles, practices and techniques used to breed plants, select traits, and develop crop cultivars: including biomass feedstock crops. Concepts discussed will range from quantitative and population genetics, historical through conventional plant breeding (through self- and cross-pollinations) and hybridization, then end with exploration of contemporary approaches to improve plant traits including genetic engineering.
    Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 453 and 553.
    Comment(s): Will be taught Spring semester and then offered alternate, odd-numbered years.
  
  • PLSC 554 - Plant Biotechniques

    3 Credit Hours
    Lectures will discuss recombinant DNA technology, molecular assisted breeding of economically important crops, gene cloning and transformation technologies. Examples will be given of food and ornamental crops, pharmaceuticals, and renewable energy sources produced using biotechnology as well as potential risks of this technology. Labs will include electrophoresis, tissue culture, plasmid preps, genomic DNA preps, PCR, plant transformation, genomic techniques.
    Contact Hour Distribution: 1-hour lecture and one 3-hour lab.
    Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both 454 and 554.
    Recommended Background: 353 or Biology 240.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • PLSC 556 - Turfgrass Weed Science

    2 Credit Hours
    Identification of turf adult and seedling weeds, applied chemical control strategies, integrated weed management (including mechanical and cultural practices). Concepts discussed will include turfgrass weed ecology and invasiveness, herbicide regulations and an overview of select herbicidal modes of action.
    Credit Restriction: Students may not apply 556 towards their graduate degree requirements if they received credit for 456.
    Comment(s): Spring semester. Alternate, odd-numbered years.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • PLSC 561 - Statistics for Biological Research

    3 Credit Hours
    Application of statistics to interpretation of biological research. Notation, descriptive statistics, probability, distributions, confidence intervals, t- and chi-square tests, analysis of variance, mean separation procedures, linear regression and correlation.
    Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 561 and 461.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • PLSC 569 - Teaching Practicum

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Supervised experience in teaching. May involve preparation of lectures and teaching aids, preparation and supervision of laboratory exercises, evaluation of student performance, and for second-year graduate students, responsibility for course delivery.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • PLSC 571 - Design and Analysis of Biological Research

    3 Credit Hours
    Cross-listed: (See Animal Science 571.)

  
  • PLSC 591 - History and Culture of International Gardens and Landscapes

    3 Credit Hours
    International travel experience will provide opportunities to learn how historic European estates, gardens, and arboreta reflect the climate, topography, history, philosophical social structure, art and politics at the time of their creation. Course will focus on observation of local plant material, study of different garden and landscape design styles, and will foster an appreciation of international cultures.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
    Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both 491 and 591.
  
  • PLSC 592 - Internship

    1-2 Credit Hours
    Application of horticulture and design principles and practices in supervised, professional setting, approved by department.
    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit or letter grade.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
  
  • PLSC 593 - Problems in Plant Sciences

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Independent study. Current topic related to technology, science or design.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
    Credit Restriction: For MS students, a maximum of 6 hours may be applied to the major. For PhD students in PSI, a maximum of 9 hours may be applied to the major.
  
  • PLSC 600 - Doctoral Research and Dissertation

    3-15 Credit Hours
    Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • PLSC 602 - Research Planning

    1-9 Credit Hours
    Preliminary research and investigation of dissertation research topic.
    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • PLSC 605 - Advanced Topics In Plant Sciences

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Topics may range from contemporary approaches and innovations in Crop Physiology and Ecology, Plant Breeding and Genetics, to Meta-Analyses.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • PLSC 610 - Advanced Plant Genomics

    2 Credit Hours
    Journal club format emphasizing active class participation as a mechanism to explore the field of plant genomics. Each student will be required to lead the exploration of specific topics and will present a combination of three lectures and/or journal club discussions on the assigned topic.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • PLSC 634 - Advanced Weed Science Principles

    3 Credit Hours
    Principles of Weed Science with emphasis on herbicide chemistry, herbicide effects on plant physiology, the analysis of herbicide residues in soils and plants, weed biology, and methods to conduct research under field and laboratory conditions. Offered in fall, alternate (even) years.
    Recommended Background: PLSC 457 or equivalent, an advanced level plant physiology course, and an organic chemistry or biochemistry course, or consent of instructor.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • PLSC 653 - Advanced Plant Breeding

    3 Credit Hours
    Principles and methodologies targeting genetic gain for crop improvement. Concepts of qualitative and quantitative trait improvement. Parental germplasm, hybridization, population formation, inbreeding, genetic variance, heritability, selection methods, molecular genetic markers, genetically engineered crops.
    Recommended Background: Course work in experimental design and analyses and a general genetics course or consent of instructor.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • PLSC 669 - Teaching Practicum

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Supervised experience in teaching. May involve preparation of lectures and teaching aids, preparation and supervision of laboratory exercises, evaluation of student performance, and responsibility for course delivery. May also involve new course development whether traditional classroom or online.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
    Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 569 and 669 within the same plan of work for each advanced degree sought.
    Comment(s): For doctoral students only.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Political Science (POLS)

  
  • POLS 500 - Thesis

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated.
    Credit Level Restriction: Graduate credit only.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • POLS 502 - Registration for Use of Facilities

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses university facilities and/or faculty time before degree is completed.
    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated.
    Credit Restriction: May not be used toward degree requirements.
    Credit Level Restriction: Graduate credit only.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • POLS 510 - Scope and Methods in Political Science

    3 Credit Hours
    Procedures of analysis in political science.
  
  • POLS 511 - Research Design

    3 Credit Hours
    Methods for planning and executing research, from case studies to experimental designs: development of research questions and hypotheses; measurement issues; and validity of inferences.
  
  • POLS 512 - Quantitative Political Analysis

    3 Credit Hours
    Methods and techniques in quantitative political analysis: univariate and bivariate statistics.
  
  • POLS 513 - Quantitative Political Analysis

    3 Credit Hours
    Methods and techniques in quantitative political analysis: multivariate model building.
  
  • POLS 514 - Research Design and Methodology in Public Administration

    3 Credit Hours
    Basic assumptions and techniques of research in public administration; measurement, analysis, and reporting of data.
  
  • POLS 515 - Maximum Likelihood Methods

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to maximum likelihood estimation with applications to political science. Discrete choice analysis, censored and truncated variables, event history analysis, and sample selection models.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 513.
  
  • POLS 516 - Dynamic Models in Political Science

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to time series methods in political science. Discusses the problems that arise when regression methodologies are applied to time series and pooled time series data and their solutions.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 513.
  
  • POLS 517 - Understanding Formal Models

    3 Credit Hours
    Aimed at the newcomer to formal models, beginning with the basic components of game theory and spatial modeling and then moving on to their application across the fields of political science in such areas as international conflict, elections, judicial politics, and the study of political institutions.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 513.
  
  • POLS 518 - Bayesian Modeling in Political Science

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to Bayesian methods and Hierarchical Linear Models (HLM). How to build more sophisticated models using Bayesian methods, how to apply these methods to data analysis in political science research, and how to deal with hierarchical data in an empirical model. Simulation techniques and related statistical tools are introduced.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 513.
    Credit Level Restriction: Graduate credit only.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • POLS 519 - Non-Statistical Approaches to Political Science Research

    3 Credit Hours
    The goal of this course is to familiarize political science graduate students with various non-statistical approaches used to conduct original research. Epistemologies of quantitative political science research, case studies, comparative case designs, historical analysis, field research, qualitative interviewing, documents as data, and ethnography.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 511 and 513.
  
  • POLS 530 - American Government and Politics

    3 Credit Hours
    Survey of literature, approaches to research and analysis, critical examination of major works, and overviews of research in various sub fields.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 9 hours.
  
  • POLS 532 - Presidency

    3 Credit Hours
    Systematic examination of the structure, functions and powers of the American presidency as they have evolved from the founding to the present.
  
  • POLS 533 - Congress

    3 Credit Hours
    Formal, empirical and theoretical approaches to and models of the institutional workings of Congress and the behavior of legislators.
  
  • POLS 535 - Public Opinion and Political Socialization

    3 Credit Hours
    Explores the meaning and measurement of public opinion and contemporary research on the topic; including questions of rationality, tolerance, and party identification.
  
  • POLS 536 - Campaigns, Elections, and Voting Behavior

    3 Credit Hours
    Surveys theory and research of American campaigns and elections, with an emphasis on presidential and congressional contests.
  
  • POLS 537 - Political Parties and Interest Groups

    3 Credit Hours
    Theoretical and empirical examination of the structure, functions and operations of political parties and interest groups.
  
  • POLS 539 - State and Local Government and Politics

    3 Credit Hours
    Theoretical and empirical analysis of government, politics, policymaking and public administration at the state and local levels.
  
  • POLS 540 - Courts and Judicial Processes

    3 Credit Hours
    Examination of published research dealing with judicial behavior, judicial policymaking, and courts and political actors.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 9 hours.
  
  • POLS 542 - Legal Foundations of Public Administration

    3 Credit Hours
    Aspects of public law affecting government agencies. Topics include enabling legislation, municipal charters, intergovernmental agreements, planning and zoning, eminent domain, personnel management and governmental liability.
  
  • POLS 543 - Law, Regulation and Public Policy

    3 Credit Hours
    Policymaking by executive agencies through rulemaking, enforcement and adjudication; legislative, executive and judicial control of agency actions.
  
  • POLS 548 - Public Policy Process

    3 Credit Hours
    Theoretical, formal and empirical analysis of the roles, functions and decision-making processes of public policymakers, including legislative, executive and judicial actors.
  
  • POLS 549 - Environmental Policy

    3 Credit Hours
    Overview of contemporary environmental policy and its evolution. Examines the roles of values in the environmental arena. Provides a framework for policy analysis and analytical tools for selection and choosing among policy options.
  
  • POLS 550 - Public Administration

    3 Credit Hours
    Overview of public administration theory and function.
  
  • POLS 551 - Energy Policy

    3 Credit Hours
    Analysis of current policy problems involving production, distribution, consumption and conservation of energy.
  
  • POLS 553 - Non-Profit Management

    3 Credit Hours
    An overview of the history, scope, and management of not-for-profit organizations.
  
  • POLS 554 - Sustainable Communities

    3 Credit Hours
    Development and implementation of sustainable development approaches and strategies for local communities.
  
  • POLS 556 - Policy Analysis

    3 Credit Hours
    Strategies and techniques for identification and analysis of public problems and policy solutions.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 9 hours.
  
  • POLS 558 - The Politics of Administration

    3 Credit Hours
    Examination of public administration in context of American political system, policy making and political roles of public administrators and agencies.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 9 hours.
  
  • POLS 560 - Public Financial Administration

    3 Credit Hours
    Principles and techniques of public finance at state and local levels: budget preparation, execution and audit, risk management, capital planning, major tax structures, economic forecasting, cash management, and debt administration.
  
  • POLS 562 - Public Management

    3 Credit Hours
    Interpersonal and leadership skills, techniques and methods for planning, decision making, and implementation of management strategies in public sector.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 9 hours.
  
  • POLS 564 - Human Resource Management in Public Organizations

    3 Credit Hours
    Intensive analysis of contemporary issues, challenges, methods and strategies related to effective management of human resources in public sector.
  
  • POLS 566 - Public Service Ethics and Values

    3 Credit Hours
    Moral-ethical-value dilemmas confronting administrators in American political system.
  
  • POLS 569 - Internship in Public Administration

    3-9 Credit Hours
    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 9 hours.
    Comment(s): Open to students participating in approved internship programs.
  
  • POLS 570 - Comparative Government and Politics

    3 Credit Hours
    Selected topics in modern governments.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 9 hours.
  
  • POLS 571 - Foundations of Security Studies

    3 Credit Hours
    Analysis of decision making in security affairs. Topics covered include deterrence theory, crisis stability, nuclear strategy, and the political uses of military coercion.
  
  • POLS 572 - The Politics of Development

    3 Credit Hours
    Selected topics dealing with political problems of less developed countries.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 9 hours.
  
  • POLS 573 - War, Peace, and Grand Strategy

    3 Credit Hours
    An exploration of the military, economic, and social sources of great power competition in international politics.
  
  • POLS 574 - Area Seminar in Comparative Government and Politics

    3 Credit Hours
    Selected topics in area studies: African, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Soviet Union and Eastern Europe or Western Europe.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 9 hours.
  
  • POLS 579 - College Teaching in Political Science

    1 Credit Hours
    Pedagogical, technical, practical and ethical issues associated with teaching political science at the college level.
  
  • POLS 580 - International Politics

    3 Credit Hours
    Survey of literature and major aspects of international politics.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 9 hours.
  
  • POLS 581 - Fundamentals of Planning

    3 Credit Hours
    History of planning, structure and development of urban areas, operations of contemporary planning, trends and issues.
  
  • POLS 591 - Foreign Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
  
  • POLS 592 - Off-Campus Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
  
  • POLS 593 - Independent Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
  
  • POLS 595 - Readings and Special Problems in Political Science

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • POLS 599 - Professional Development

    1 Credit Hours
    Discussion of issues pertaining to teaching, research, and service for political scientists in academic and applied settings.
  
  • POLS 600 - Doctoral Research and Dissertation

    3-15 Credit Hours
    Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • POLS 610 - Special Topics in Empirical Theory and Methodology

    3 Credit Hours
    Advanced methods and procedures of analysis in political science.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 9 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • POLS 639 - Special Topics in American Government and Politics

    3 Credit Hours
    Advanced study of selected topics.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of instructor. Maximum 9 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • POLS 654 - Contemporary Public Policies

    3 Credit Hours
    Problems in one or more public policy areas from political and administrative perspectives. Topics selected by instructor.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 9 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • POLS 660 - Contemporary Perspectives on Public Administration

    3 Credit Hours
    Development of theory in public administration: contemporary critiques and alternatives.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of instructor. Maximum 9 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • POLS 668 - Special Topics in Public Administration

    3 Credit Hours
    Analysis of selected issues and problems in public administration.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • POLS 670 - Special Topics in Comparative Government and Politics

    3 Credit Hours
    Research into selected topics.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 9 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • POLS 673 - Comparative Political Economy: Advanced Industrial Countries

    3 Credit Hours
    Examines comparative political economy through research questions and scholarly works that focus on the advanced industrial countries.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • POLS 682 - Theory and Analysis of U.S. Foreign Policy Processes

    3 Credit Hours
    Theoretical approaches to decision making in foreign policy area and analysis of policy-making process.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 9 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • POLS 684 - International Law

    3 Credit Hours
    Provides the analytical tools necessary to evaluate the legality of events under international law. Presents the law relevant to politics, such as the use of force, human rights, war crimes, international courts, principles of jurisdiction, and air, space and sea law.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • POLS 685 - Conflict Processes

    3 Credit Hours
    Theoretical explanations for the causes and processes of war and international disputes or crises.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • POLS 686 - Arms Control, Deterrence and Nuclear Nonproliferation

    3 Credit Hours
    Challenges to U.S. and global security created by the existence of nuclear weapons and power.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
  
  • POLS 688 - Special Topics in International Politics

    3 Credit Hours
    Selected issues and problems in international politics. Specific content determined by instructor.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of instructor. Maximum 9 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Portuguese (PORT)

  
  • PORT 400 - Portuguese for Speakers of Another Romance Language

    3 Credit Hours
    Accelerated class for beginning students of Portuguese with strong background in another Romance language. Introduction to grammar, reading, and culture of Portugal and Brazil.
    Recommended Background: 3 hours at the 300-level in another Romance language.
  
  • PORT 430 - Contemporary Brazilian Studies

    3 Credit Hours
    Current Brazilian cultural, political and racial issues placed in a historical perspective with a comparative emphasis. Topics may vary.
    Cross-listed: (Same as Latin American and Caribbean Studies 430.)

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
    Comment(s): Open to non-majors. Majors will write papers in Portuguese.
  
  • PORT 432 - Topics in the Literature and Culture of the Portuguese-speaking World

    3 Credit Hours
    Examination of the socio-political environment, literary works, and other important cultural practices of the Portuguese-speaking world. Topics may vary.
    Cross-listed: (Same as Latin American and Caribbean Studies 432.)

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
    Recommended Background: At least one course at the 300-level taught in Portuguese.
  
  • PORT 591 - Foreign Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
  
  • PORT 592 - Off-Campus Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
  
  • PORT 593 - Independent Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.

Psychology (PSYC)

  
  • PSYC 400 - Advanced Cognitive Psychology

    3 Credit Hours
    Explores the frontiers of cognitive psychology in areas such as attention, language use, memory, problem-solving, and concept formation.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 314.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level ― junior or graduate standing.
  
  • PSYC 409 - Group Facilitation

    3 Credit Hours
    Study of theory and technique through supervised experience in small groups.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 117.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level ― junior or graduate standing.
  
  • PSYC 410 - Sensory Processes and Perception

    3 Credit Hours
    Physiological and psychological theories of perception. Emphasis on audition and vision.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 117.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level ― junior or graduate standing.
  
  • PSYC 415 - Psychology of Religion

    3 Credit Hours
    History of the psychology of religion with an examination of various philosophical and empirical orientations. Exploration of the psychological function of religion for individuals and society.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 117.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level ― junior or graduate standing.
  
  • PSYC 420 - History and Systems of Psychology

    3 Credit Hours
    History of psychological thought. Classical approaches and recent developments.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 117.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level ― junior or graduate standing.
  
  • PSYC 430 - Health Psychology

    3 Credit Hours
    Psychological factors related to health and illness, including stress, personality, and environment. Applications of psychological treatments to physical illness.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 117.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level ― junior or graduate standing.
  
  • PSYC 431 - Psychology of Adjustment

    3 Credit Hours
    Current psychosocial trends and their influence on personal adjustment and mental health. From scientist-practitioner perspectives of theory, research, and application.
  
  • PSYC 432 - Childhood Psychopathologies

    3 Credit Hours
    Descriptive, theoretical and research aspects of abnormal development in children and adolescents are covered including, but not limited to, autism, ADHD, depression, eating anorexia and bulimia, and learning disabilities.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 110.
  
  • PSYC 433 - Theories of Counseling Psychology

    3 Credit Hours
    Traditional and contemporary theoretical conceptualizations and strategies in counseling psychology practice.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 117 or consent of instructor.
  
  • PSYC 434 - Psychology of Gender

    3 Credit Hours
    Biological, psychological, and social factors in gender. Importance of gender roles and stereotypes for behavior and experience.
    Cross-listed: (Same as Women’s Studies 434.)

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 117.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level ― junior or graduate standing.
  
  • PSYC 435 - Multicultural Psychology

    3 Credit Hours
    Issues of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, spirituality, sexual orientation, and ability level as related to the theory, research, and practice of psychology will be examined. Focus will be on increasing personal self-awareness and knowledge of multicultural issues.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 110.
  
  • PSYC 436 - Positive Psychology

    3 Credit Hours
    Theories and research about subjective well-being, neuropsychological correlates of positive emotions, and practical application of psychological resources such as optimism, resilience, and mindfulness.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 117 or consent of instructor.
  
  • PSYC 440 - Organizational Psychology

    3 Credit Hours
    Social-psychological analysis of organizations, emphasizing role-theory and systems theory.
    Cross-listed: (Same as Management 440.)

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 117 and 295 or STAT 201, or equivalents.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level ― junior or graduate standing.
  
  • PSYC 445 - Measurement and Testing

    3 Credit Hours
    Theory of test construction and psychological measurement. Statistical methods in measurement. Survey of existing tests.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 385 or Mathematics 115.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level ― junior or graduate standing.
  
  • PSYC 450 - Comparative Animal Behavior

    3 Credit Hours
    Cross-listed: (See Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 450.)

  
  • PSYC 454 - Animal Communication

    3 Credit Hours
    Principles of communication in animals. Analyses of developmental, mechanistic, functional, and evolutionary influences on communicative signals. Information and coding, communication and social behavior, signal complexity and human language.
    Cross-listed: (Same as Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 454)

    Recommended Background: Animal behavior course.
  
  • PSYC 459 - Comparative Animal Behavior Laboratory

    3 Credit Hours
    Cross-listed: (See Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 459.)

 

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