PSY 401: Personality Theory. Major theories of personality and personality development are closely examined, including psychodynamics, behavioral, trait, humanistic, cognitive, and other approaches. Prerequisite: PSY 200. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 402: Industrial Psychology. Application of general principles of psychology to the industrial setting with emphasis on job analysis; worker analysis; work-fatigue accidents; human engineering; and worker effectiveness. Prerequisite: PSY 200. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 403/SOC 403: Social Psychology. A study of social and individual dynamics, social roles, attitude formation and change with emphasis on behavioral variation and social control. Prerequisites: PSY 200 and SOC 203 or consent of advisor or instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 404: Psychological Assessment. A survey course of broad categories into which psychological assessment instruments and techniques can be divided and the study of existing assessment instruments and techniques. Prerequisite: PSY 200. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 407: Theories of Psychotherapy. This course provides an introduction to various approaches to the treatment of psychological problems. Prerequisites: PSY 400 and PSY 401, or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 408: Learning and Motivation. The examination of behavior through principles of classical, operant, and cognitive learning theories and research, and through theories and research regarding motivation. Prerequisite: PSY 200. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 409: Cognitive Psychology. An intensive study of the growing field of cognitive psychology. The course explores concepts of memory, attention, thinking, and language with reflections on information processing and artificial intelligence. Prerequisite: PSY 200. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 410: Physiological Psychology. The study of the neurophysiological bases of behavior, with emphasis on neuroanatomy and the physiology of learning, motivation, emotion, and sensation. Prerequisite: PSY 200. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 411: Sensation and Perception. Human sensory and perceptual processes will be examined. Major theories and experimental findings will be presented. Includes laboratory assignments. Prerequisites: PSY 200. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 413: Social Cognition. This course explores the interface between social psychology and cognitive psychology. The topics examined include attribution theory, schemas, affect, behavior, and research methods in social cognition. Prerequisites: PSY 200. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 490; 491; 492: Psychology Practicum I, II, and III. A directed reading, research, or pre-professional working/learning experience for advanced students in psychology. May be taken independently and designed in collaboration with an advisor, or taken as a course covering ethical guidelines in research and practice. Prerequisites: Advanced standing in psychology as either a Junior or Senior and consent of advisor or instructor. Credit: 1-6 semester hours.
PSY 497/SOW 497: Special Topics in Psychology. A seminar for the discussion of specific topics concerning Rehabilitation Counseling offered by the University of Kentucky. May be repeated for credit no more than four times (12 credit hours). Prerequisites: Psychology Junior/Senior status, GPA 3.0. Credit: 3 semester hours.