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PSYC 461 - Behavioral Neuroscience 3 Credit Hours
Nervous system and physiological mechanisms of behavior. Biological basis of emotion, learning, memory, and stress.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 110, 117 or equivalent and 301.
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PSYC 464 - Drugs and Behavior 3 Credit Hours
A review of the behavioral and neurobiological actions of all major psychoactive drugs, focusing on how drugs alter behavior by influencing brain mechanisms.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 117 or consent of instructor.
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PSYC 470 - Theories of Personality 3 Credit Hours
Major theories of human personality and their development.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 117.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level ― junior or graduate standing.
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PSYC 474 - Theories and Research in Child Development 3 Credit Hours
Survey of major theories and empirical research in the field of child development. Material will encompass areas such as motor, perceptual, cognitive, and emotional
development.
Recommended Background: 300.
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PSYC 475 - Adolescent Development 3 Credit Hours
Theoretical perspectives and empirical research findings pertinent to adolescent development.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 117.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level ― junior or graduate standing.
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PSYC 480 - Theories of Learning 3 Credit Hours
Classical and current approaches to learning and cognition.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 117.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level ― junior or graduate standing.
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PSYC 482 - Topics in Psychology 3 Credit Hours
Intensive analysis of special topics, such as African-American psychology or evaluation of programs in the community.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 117.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level ― junior or graduate standing.
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PSYC 489 - Supervised Research 1-9 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or 117.
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PSYC 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.
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PSYC 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.
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PSYC 505 - Research Design 3 Credit Hours
Techniques for planning and conducting research in controlled and natural settings: experiments, quasi-experiments, observational studies, surveys, and program-evaluations. Development of questions and hypotheses for study. Design of studies to maximize validity.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 508 - Readings and Special Issues in Psychology 1-3 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 509 - Research Practicum 1-3 Credit Hours
Required of first-year graduate students in psychology.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 18 hours.
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PSYC 510 - Topics in Psychology 3 Credit Hours
Intensive examination of selected issues in psychology.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 511 - Developmental Psychology 3 Credit Hours
Normal processes of human socialization; physical, cognitive, and emotional development from conception through infancy, childhood, and adolescence.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 513 - Foundations of Psychology: Biological Factors, Perception, Learning, Thinking, Motivation 3 Credit Hours
Intensive survey.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 515 - Colloquium in Experimental Psychology 1 Credit Hours
Research and practical issues in experimental psychology.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 4 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 517 - Foundations of Counseling Psychology 3 Credit Hours
History, theory, research and practice of counseling psychology.
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PSYC 519 - Advanced Theories and Interventions in Counseling Psychology 3 Credit Hours
Advanced training in application of counseling theories and interventions. Emphasis on developing theory driven case conceptualizations and treatment plans from a variety of theoretical perspectives.
Recommended Background: Basic course in counseling theories.
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PSYC 521 - Analysis of Variance for Social Sciences 3 Credit Hours
Analysis of variance and statistical theory: application within social science framework. Contrasts among means, trend analysis, analysis of covariance, analysis of factorial designs, and multivariate approaches to analysis of within subject’s data.
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PSYC 522 - Multiple Regression for Social Sciences 3 Credit Hours
Complexities of regression analyses and theory: application within social science framework. Bivariate correlation and regression, multiple regression, analysis of variable sets, interactions among continuous predictors, reducing co-linearity between main effects and application of multiple regression to testing procedures of mediation and moderation.
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PSYC 524 - Brain and Behavioral Development 3 Credit Hours
Survey of experience-dependent changes in brain and behavior development.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 525 - Psychopharmacology 3 Credit Hours
Effects of psychoactive drugs on mood and behavior, emphasizing the mechanisms of drug action on neurotransmitter systems. Topics include the relationship between behavior and endogenous neurochemical activity, therapeutic agents used to treat mental disorders, and drugs of abuse.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 461.
Recommended Background: Physiological psychology or neuropsychology course.
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PSYC 527 - Advances in Behavioral Neuroscience 3 Credit Hours
Advanced analysis of the structure and function of the nervous system with an emphasis on neurobiological mechanisms controlling behavior.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 528 - Seminar on College Teaching in Psychology 1 Credit Hours
Didactic seminar on essential pedagogical concepts for teaching at the college and/or university level.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 529 - Practicum in College Teaching in Psychology 2 Credit Hours
Techniques, materials, and supervised preparation/practice in actual course instruction in psychology.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 528.
Comment(s): Open to students who have been assigned as the instructor of record to a course in the psychology department in the coming academic year.
Registration Permission: Consent of Instructor.
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PSYC 530 - Psychology of Attitudes 3 Credit Hours
Survey of core topics on attitude formation, change, and measurement; roles of automatic and controlled processes, affect, cognition, and behavior in a variety of attitude domains.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 540 - Nonparametric Statistics 3 Credit Hours
Nonparametric (distribution-free) statistical analysis of data. Probability theory; analysis of contingency tables; analysis based on ranks. Basic randomization and Monte Carlo methods.
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PSYC 546 - Evolutionary Psychology 3 Credit Hours
Advanced analysis of the ecological and evolutionary bases of behavior.
Cross-listed: (Same as Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 546.)
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 547 - Conceptual Foundations of Evolution and Behavior 3 Credit Hours
Critical evaluation of seminal writings on theory and methods in comparative analysis of behavior.
Cross-listed: (Same as Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 547.)
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PSYC 550 - Social Psychology 3 Credit Hours
Survey of theory and research concerning interpersonal interaction and individual behavior in social context.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 561 - Introduction to Group Interventions 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to group theory, dynamics, and methods including: therapeutic factors in groups, group development, group climate and norms, leadership and co-leadership, multicultural considerations in group work, ethical issues in group work, group assessment/evaluation, group process and outcome research.
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PSYC 565 - History and Systems of Psychology 3 Credit Hours
History of philosophy concerning psychology. Major systems of psychology which emerged during 20th-century.
Comment(s): Graduate standing required.
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PSYC 566 - Practicum in Counseling Psychology 3 Credit Hours
Supervised practice of individual counseling.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 568 and 635.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 517 and 577.
Comment(s): Admission to doctoral concentration in counseling psychology is required.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 568 - Prepracticum in Counseling Skills 3 Credit Hours
Didactic instruction in basic counseling techniques and interviewing skills.
Credit Level Restriction: Graduate credit only.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 570 - Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior 3 Credit Hours
Survey of current theoretical and empirical literature on the determinants of individual differences including cognitive (e.g., self-efficacy, schemas, attributions) and affective (e.g., information-processing, emotion regulation, inhibition of emotion) processes.
Comment(s): Admission to clinical psychology concentration or consent of instructor required.
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PSYC 576 - Object Relations 3 Credit Hours
European and American conceptions of normal and psychopathological development of object relations. Significance for psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and psychoanalytic theory.
Comment(s): Admission to clinical psychology concentration or consent of instructor required.
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PSYC 577 - Multicultural Psychology: Theory and Research 3 Credit Hours
Provides graduate students who are interested in mental health with a basic foundation of knowledge, awareness, and skills in multicultural issues. Covers theories, research, and counseling interventions for working effectively with clients from different socio-cultural groups.
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PSYC 579 - Practicum in Individual Assessment, Counseling 3 Credit Hours
Basic application of individually-administered, standardized assessment instruments: administration, scoring, and integrated interpretation. Supervision in adult evaluation, and referral/treatment planning. Instruments include WAIS; Stanford-Binet; MMPI, PAI, MCMI.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 667 and 668.
Recommended Background: Formal tests and measurement or equivalent course.
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PSYC 580 - Research Questions and Designs 3 Credit Hours
Question-asking process in research and strategies or designs through which answers might be derived.
Comment(s): Admission to clinical psychology concentration or consent of instructor required.
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PSYC 593 - Independent, Off-campus, or Foreign Study 1-9 Credit Hours
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 594 - Psychological Assessment I 3 Credit Hours
Basic concepts and techniques of adult assessment: intelligence tests and personality tests.
Comment(s): Admission to clinical psychology concentration or consent of instructor required.
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PSYC 595 - Psychological Assessment II 3 Credit Hours
Basic concepts and techniques of adult assessment, intelligence tests and personality tests.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 594 or consent of instructor.
Comment(s): Admission to doctoral concentration in clinical psychology or consent of instructor required.
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PSYC 596 - Laboratory in Psychological Assessment 2 Credit Hours
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 4 hours.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 594 or 595.
Comment(s): Admission to doctoral concentration in clinical psychology or consent of instructor required.
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PSYC 597 - Developmental Psychopathology 3 Credit Hours
Research and theory on pathways to psychological disorders and personal adjustment.
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PSYC 598 - Ethical Issues in Professional Psychology 3 Credit Hours
Conceptual and practical applications in human services and research.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 599 - Clinical Psychopathology 3 Credit Hours
Formal use of descriptive categories used in the diagnosis of abnormal behavior.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 597 or consent of instructor.
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PSYC 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.
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PSYC 601 - Seminar in Psychology 3 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 607 - Seminar in Applied Psychometrics 3 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 555 and 557.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 613 - Seminar in Existential-Phenomenological Psychology 3 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 622 - Structural Equation Modeling for the Social Sciences 3 Credit Hours
Structural equation models, including confirmatory factor analysis, path analysis, hybrid models, and multiple group models approaches. Conceptualization and application of techniques.
Recommended Background: Graduate level statistics course.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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PSYC 623 - Seminar in Methods of Naturalistic Research 3 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 546 or consent of instructor.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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PSYC 625 - Advanced Study in Personality 3 Credit Hours
Theory, research and conceptual analysis of studies with application to education and counseling.
Cross-listed: (Same as Counselor Education 625.)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 470 or equivalent.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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PSYC 645 - Advanced Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology: Supervision and Career Development 1 Credit Hours
Seminar course will include didactic training in supervision, information about preparation for internship, and exposure to and discussion about different career trajectories within Clinical Psychology.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 670 and 671.
Comment(s): Admission to doctoral concentration in clinical psychology or consent of instructor required.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level - graduate.
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PSYC 660 - Responsible Conduct of Research in Behavioral Science 3 Credit Hours
Ethical issues in psychological research: advising and mentoring, authorship, conflicts of interest, data handling, human subjects, misconduct, non-human animal subjects.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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PSYC 661 - Seminar in Neuropsychology 3 Credit Hours
Theory, research, and evaluation of neural bases of brain/behavior relationships, common syndromes and their behavioral and cognitive manifestations (e.g., neurodevelopmental syndromes, lifespan issues, etc.).
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 461 and 534.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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PSYC 664 - Practicum in Counseling Supervision 3 Credit Hours
The purpose of this course is to assist the supervisor-in-training to develop knowledge and skills for the administration and supervision of the practice of counseling.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate and Permission of instructor.
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PSYC 667 - Assessment in Counseling Psychology I 3 Credit Hours
Use and interpretation of measures commonly used in the practice of counseling psychology, including measures of cognitive ability, vocational, and personality assessment.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 445 and Counselor Education 525.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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PSYC 668 - Assessment in Counseling Psychology II 3 Credit Hours
Advanced use and interpretation of measures commonly used in the practice of counseling psychology, including measures of cognitive ability, psychopathology, and personality.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 667.
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PSYC 670 - Psychotherapy I 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to psychotherapy: case conceptualization and treatment.
Comment(s): Admission to doctoral concentration in clinical psychology or consent of instructor required.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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PSYC 671 - Psychotherapy II 3 Credit Hours
Advanced theories and techniques of psychotherapy.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 670.
Comment(s): Admission to doctoral concentration in clinical psychology or consent of instructor required.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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PSYC 672 - Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 3 Credit Hours
Classification methods in psychopathology and use of the DSM for differential diagnosis and treatment options appropriate for counseling psychology and other mental health professionals.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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PSYC 673 - Laboratory in Psychotherapy 2 Credit Hours
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 60 hours.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 670 or 671.
Comment(s): Admission to doctoral concentration in clinical psychology or consent of instructor required.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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PSYC 674 - Advanced Practicum in Counseling Psychology 3-6 Credit Hours
Supervised advanced practice of individual and group counseling, also campus outreach interventions.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 24 hours.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 569.
Comment(s): Admission to doctoral concentration in counseling psychology is required.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 675 - Advanced Theory and Practice in Group Counseling 3 Credit Hours
Theories and supervised practice.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 567.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 676 - Field Placement in Counseling Psychology 1-6 Credit Hours
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 24 hours.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 674.
Comment(s): Admission to the doctoral concentration in counseling psychology required.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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PSYC 678 - Theory and Practice of Counseling Supervision 3 Credit Hours
Theory and practice of supervision in counseling.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 674 or consent of instructor.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 664.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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PSYC 695 - Field Placement in Clinical Psychology 3 Credit Hours
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 60 hours.
Comment(s): Admission to the doctoral concentration in clinical psychology required.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 696 - Advanced Psychology Clinic Placement 1-3 Credit Hours
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 24 hours.
Comment(s): Admission to the doctoral concentration in clinical psychology or consent of instructor required.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PSYC 698 - Seminar in Supervision and Consultation 1 Credit Hours
Basic and applied concepts and techniques of supervision and consultation.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 4 hours.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 594 and 595.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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PUBH 401 - Global Public Health 3 Credit Hours
Discussion of the social, economic, political, environmental, and cultural determinants of health including measurements of health and burden of disease.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 201.
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PUBH 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.
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PUBH 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.
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PUBH 509 - Graduate Seminar in Public Health 1 Credit Hours
In-depth discussion of timely topics reflecting scope of public health as discipline and its interrelation with many other academic and professional disciplines. Speakers both internal and external.
Cross-listed: (Same as Kinesiology 509; Nursing 509; Nutrition 509; Social Work 509.)
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 4 hours.
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PUBH 510 - Environmental Health Science 3 Credit Hours
Health risks and complexities of macro and micro environments impacting population health as well as individual’s health and response to a diverse and dynamic world. Principles of environmental health and potential exposures. Survey of contemporary environmental issues and their implications for healthful living.
Comment(s): Admission to MPH or public health nutrition (MS) programs or consent of instructor required.
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PUBH 520 - Public Health Policy and Administration 3 Credit Hours
Administrative considerations of community-based health care programs and public health practice. Health policy formulation, political environment and governmental involvement in health, legal responsibilities, and managerial concepts/techniques/process.
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PUBH 521 - Organizational Dynamics in Health Care 3 Credit Hours
The development of organizational theory and its effects on organizational dynamics in health care organizations in the private and public sectors. Case and problem-solving discussions, projects that demonstrate the needed skill sets.
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PUBH 525 - Financial Management of Health Programs 3 Credit Hours
Financial management concepts and practices applied to health services programs. Fundamentals of budgeting, costing, financing, rate setting, financial reporting and control. Opportunities to apply techniques.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 520 or consent of instructor.
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PUBH 527 - Theories and Techniques in Health Planning 4 Credit Hours
Overview of health planning concepts and methodologies; systems-oriented planning process. Major elements of planning: formulation and conceptualization of problem, plan design, evaluation and implementation. Health problems of institutions, communities and selected population groups, appropriate diagnoses, and programs for addressing needs.
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PUBH 530 - Biostatistics 3 Credit Hours
Application of descriptive and inferential statistical methods to health-related problems and programs. Microcomputer applications, use and interpretation of vital statistics and introductory research methodology preparatory for first course in epidemiology.
Recommended Background: Introductory statistics course.
Comment(s): Admission to MPH or public health nutrition (MS) programs or consent of instructor.
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PUBH 536 - Research Methods In Health 3 Credit Hours
Research design, sampling, basic quantitative and qualitative research techniques. Development of research skills, data collection instruments, and problem identification for research topic. Requires at least 15 hours of community service learning.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 530, an equivalent, or consent of the instructor.
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PUBH 537 - Fundamentals of Program Evaluation 3 Credit Hours
Familiarizes students in different types of program evaluation, including needs assessment, formative research, process evaluation, monitoring of outcomes, impact assessment, and cost analysis. The course covers experimental, quasi-experimental, and non-experimental study designs, including the strengths and limitations of each.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 530 or Statistics 531; and 540.
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PUBH 540 - Principles of Epidemiology 3 Credit Hours
Distribution and determinants of health-related outcomes in specified populations, with application to control of health problems. Historical origins of discipline, hypothesis formulation, research design, data and error sources, measures of frequency and association, etiologic reasoning, disease screening, and injury control.
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PUBH 541 - Student Outbreak Rapid Response Training 1 Credit Hours
Disease outbreak investigation, prevention, and control. Basic instruction on the steps involved in investigating a real disease outbreak, working in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Health, the Knox County Health Department, and the East Tennessee Regional Health Office. Following the initial session, students will be available throughout the semester to assist these public health offices in response to a call for expanded capacity to investigate and address a real disease outbreak. Requires at least four hours of community service learning.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 2 hours.
Registration Permission: Students must be in a graduate degree program sponsored by the Department of Public Health, or the Department of Food Science and Technology/UTIA. Students in other graduate degree programs or the Graduate Certificate in Food Safety may be enrolled by consent of instructor.
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PUBH 550 - Theory, Program Development, and Implementation 3 Credit Hours
Theoretical foundations for community health education; opportunities to develop skills in program development and implementation associated with community health education.
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PUBH 552 - Community Health Assessment 4 Credit Hours
Critical Analysis of Community Health Assessment (CHA), development and implementation of CHA, written and oral presentation of CHA, development of written dissemination tool for the statewide community audience of TN. Requires 25 or more hours of community service learning.
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PUBH 555 - Health and Society 3 Credit Hours
Understanding of social and behavioral factors which influence health status and care in America. Application to behavior in health-related organization. Social and psychological aspects of disease, sociological aspects of health care delivery systems, political economy of health and illness, impact of social movements on health, and social consequences of health legislation.
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PUBH 580 - Special Topics 1-3 Credit Hours
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit or letter grade.
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
Credit Level Restriction: Graduate credit only.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PUBH 587 - Internship 3 Credit Hours
Internship (community health education, gerontology, or health planning/administration) in either approved organization or research setting under supervision of designated preceptor.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Comment(s): MPH admission and one semester advance notice required.
Registration Permission: Consent of major advisor.
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PUBH 588 - Internship 3 Credit Hours
Internship (community health education, gerontology, or health planning/administration) in either approved organization or research setting under supervision of designated preceptor.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Comment(s): MPH admission and one semester advance notice required.
Registration Permission: Consent of major advisor.
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PUBH 589 - Internship 3 Credit Hours
Internship (community health education, gerontology, or health planning/administration) in either approved organization or research setting under supervision of designated preceptor.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Comment(s): MPH admission and one semester advance notice required. Available only for approved extended placements.
Registration Permission: Consent of major advisor.
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PUBH 593 - Directed Independent Study 1-3 Credit Hours
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit or letter grade.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PUBH 600 - Doctoral Research and Dissertation 3-15 Credit Hours
Grading Restriction: P/NP grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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PUBH 609 - Public Health Doctoral Seminar 1 Credit Hours
Will further prepare the public health doctoral student for the dissertation process, including proper framing of a research question, conducting the literature review, and specification of methods. Students will lead discussions and presentations on methods being used in their dissertations and early results. Will also include an exploration of current health behavior and health education-related research being conducted across the University.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 4 hours.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 509 and 510 and 520 and 540 and 555 and 536 and 537 and (530 or Statistics 531).
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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PUBH 610 - Scientific Writing for the Health Sciences 1 Credit Hours
A one-hour graduate seminar focusing on the craft of writing for scientific publications. Students will gain experience in various writing styles, will learn techniques specific to scientific writing, will understand the importance of accurate referencing, and will gain experience in composing cover letters and how to respond to reviewers. Students will learn by writing and critiquing each other. A required course in the DrPH curriculum.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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PUBH 611 - Leadership in Public Health 1 Credit Hours
Leadership theory applied to public health practice, with a particular focus on the distinction – and overlap – between leadership and management. Identification of personal leadership skills and gaps in ability to apply leadership theory to practice through personal leadership assessments, mentoring from local leaders in practice, and skill-building exercises. Additional emphasis on leadership for planning process and organizational change. A required course in the DrPH curriculum.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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PUBH 612 - Health and Nursing Policy/Planning 3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: (See as Nursing 612.)
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PUBH 613 - Public Health Ethics and Law 1 Credit Hours
An introduction and overview of critical issues relating to law, ethics, and public health. Examines the legal foundations of the American public health system and resulting ethical dilemmas that must be reconciled when the interests of the larger community are at odds with those of individuals. Will explore ways in which government actions on behalf of the public’s health may conflict with the Constitutional rights of individuals and businesses. Includes recognition of the scope and limitations of authority of health organizations, regulation of professions and tort litigation for the public’s health. A required course in the DrPH curriculum.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
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PUBH 614 - Nursing Preceptorship in Health Policy 1-3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: (See Nursing 614.)
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| 33
| 34
| 35
| 36
| 37
| 38
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