• PSYC 4410

    RM: Practical Longitudinal Sustainability Studies
     Rating

    4.33

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    Last Taught

    Summer 2024

    Longitudinal data analytical techniques will be introduced to investigate sustainability issues.

  • PSYC 4420

    RM: Brain Mapping with MRI
     Rating

    4.33

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.66

    Last Taught

    Fall 2024

    Human neuroimaging technologies and analytics methods enable exploration of the form, function, and connectivity of the living brain. Students will gain familiarity with the origins of brain imaging using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), be able to discuss the technical foundations of image reconstruction, view and process raw neuroimaging structural and time-series data, and make inferences about the brain in health and in disease.PSYC 4200 or PSYC 5265 recommended. Some background in coding using Matlab, R or Python is recommended. Other majors with Instructor's Permission.

  • PSYC 4250

    Brain Systems Involved in the Neurobiology of Memory
     Rating

    2.33

     Difficulty

    4.33

     GPA

    3.46

    Last Taught

    Spring 2024

    The course explores the essential role of memory in everyday life to reveal how successful behaviors are coordinated and executed by information stored in one of six memory systems. The seminar presents a comprehensive understanding of neural processes underlying learning, mechanisms involved in encoding learned material into memory and the events that permit successful recall of life's experiences to interact effectively in the environment.

  • PSYC 5280

    Neuropsychopharmacology
     Rating

    2.67

     Difficulty

    4.50

     GPA

    3.88

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Combines the study of the synaptic circuits function for producing measurable behaviors and the principles of pharmacology. Focus on basic concepts in behavior analysis, pharmacology, and neuropharmacology, and reviews research techniques for assessing the effects of drugs on the behavior of nonhumans and humans.

  • PSYC 5720

    Fundamentals of Item Response Theory
     Rating

    3.33

     Difficulty

    4.50

     GPA

    3.92

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    This course is designed to introduce you to the concepts of item response theory (IRT) models and their application to substantive psychological problems in measurement, such as test and scale design and analysis. Prerequisite: Undergraduates must have taken Psyc 3005 and 3006 OR 4005 and 4006. Grads must have taken Psyc 7710. Instructor consent required.

  • PSYC 3326

    Human Social Relationships
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     Difficulty

     GPA

    Last Taught

    Summer 2025

    This course will provide a broad overview of neuroscientific research into social relationships. The field is relatively new, and changing quickly. After a brief review of the neuroscientific methods we are likely to encounter in this literature, the course will be oriented toward readings and discussion, with brief research proposals presented at the end. PSYC 2200 or BIOL 3050 recommended.

  • PSYC 3560

    Undergraduate Teaching Experience
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     Difficulty

     GPA

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Training for undergraduate teaching assistants to promote course material to assist students enrolled in Psyc active learning courses to perform activities designed for the corresponding discussion/lab section.

  • PSYC 3590

    Research in Psychology
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     Difficulty

     GPA

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    An original experimental project is undertaken in which each student is responsible for the design and operation of the experiment. S/U grading. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 14 credits of psychology and instructor permission.

  • PSYC 3910

    Psychology Internship Toolkit
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    Last Taught

    Summer 2025

    This course provides skills for students engaged with internships in the field of psychology to create bridges between the classroom and psychology careers in the real world. Students will explore psychology-based career paths, learn about ethics and responsible conduct in psychology, and practice field-specific communication practices.

  • PSYC 4280

    Neural Basis of Empathy
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.85

    Last Taught

    Summer 2024

    The goal of this course is to familiarize you with ideas about empathy, as rooted in basic neuroscience. Topics covered include the separate neural networks underlying emotional versus cognitive empathy, empathy assays designed to measure theory of mind/prosocial/empathetic behavior in humans and animals, and synaptic plasticity. We will investigate creativity and self-regulation as ways to enhance empathy in humans.