PSYM 5000 - Introduction to Graduate Study in Psychology
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Psychology (Mandarin Translation)
This is an introductory course to graduate study in psychology, broadly surveying the processes underlying behavior, cognition and emotion. These topics and their relationship with each other will include their application in everyday life and in special situations.
Credit: 3
PSYM 5200 - Research Methods in Clinical and Counseling Psychology
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Psychology (Mandarin Translation)
Covers methods of empirical research particularly applicable to clinical and counseling situations primary emphasis on interpretation, evaluation and application of published research in professional settings. General research design in clinical psychology, with an emphasis on experimental design and control. Topics include use of human participants in research, reliability and validity, observational methods, and survey and longitudinal designs.
Credit: 3
PSYM 5315 - Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Psychology (Mandarin Translation)
This course will provide an overview of the interplay of cognition and affect by evaluating both classical and contemporary core theories and research. Students will become familiar with conscious and unconscious processing, sensation, perception, memory, categorization, learning, cognition, emotion, motivation and reasoning and problem solving. These topics and their relationship with each other will include their application involving regulation of affect and behavior in everyday life and in special situations involving trauma, depression, and addiction.
Credit: 3
PSYM 5325 - Biological Bases of Behavior
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Psychology (Mandarin Translation)
Introduces the biological bases of human and nonhuman behavior, with emphasis on underlying physiological mechanisms, and on the development, evolution, and function of behavior. Topics include neuroanatomy, neurochemical communication, sensation and perception, learning and memory, motivation, drugs, emotion, movement, sleep, consummatory behavior, reproduction, and abnormal behavior.
Credit: 3
PSYM 5345 - Social Bases of Behavior
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Psychology (Mandarin Translation)
This course examines the social behavior of individuals and groups. Students will become familiar with both classical and contemporary social psychological theories, empirical research, and how to study social phenomena scientifically. Topics include prejudice and stereotyping, social perception and social cognition, attitude formation, persuasion, obedience and compliance, prosocial behavior, and fairness in social relationships. Social psychological methods will be reviewed, and topics presented to provide a foundation for a deeper understanding of clinical and social psychological issues related to class, culture, gender, sexuality, and race.
Credit: 3
PSYM 5365 - Psychopathology and Psychodiagnostic Assessment
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Psychology (Mandarin Translation)
Overview of theory, etiology, base rates, and comorbidities of psychopathologies included in the current diagnostic manual. Students learn to use the DSM criteria to make differential diagnoses and to apply psychodiagnostic skills through clinical interviews and diagnostic reports. The benefits and limitations of diagnosis are discussed.
Credit: 3
PSYM 5550 - Lifespan Development
Course Restriction: Restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Psychology (Mandarin Translation)
This course provides an overview of normative and atypical human development across the lifespan, from birth to old age. Theories of biological, social, emotional, and cognitive development will be considered, along with individual variations and cultural contexts.
Credit: 3