This course will provide students with an overview of autism across the lifespan, through exploration of autistic narratives and empirical research. Students will learn about the principles of neurodiversity and disability justice and explore their role in the history of autism. Using an intersectional lens that includes race, gender, sexuality, and social class, students will critically evaluate how autism has been defined, diagnosed, and treated.

This course offers an introduction to the field of child and adolescent psychopathology. We will review contemporary approaches to understanding the clinical features, diagnosis, causes, developmental course, and prevention of major psychological disorders in childhood and adolescence. When combined with Psych 494PI, this course will satisfy the Integrative Experience requirement for Psychology majors.

Survey of the major theories of counseling and psychotherapy. Introduction to the techniques used by different counselors and psychotherapists. When combined with Psych 494PI, this course will satisfy the Integrative Experience requirement for Psychology majors.

Various forms of psychopathology, including anxiety, stress, affective, addictive, developmental, psychosexual, personality, and schizophrenic disorders. The major theoretical perspectives on psychopathology reviewed. Various approaches to treatment. Prerequisites: PSYCH 100 or 110

Review of major theories of personality and analysis of selected problems in personality research. Prerequisite: introductory psychology. (Gen.Ed. SB)

Health psychology is devoted to understanding how psychological and social factors affect why people stay healthy, why they become ill, and how they respond when they do get ill. Health psychology is concerned with all aspects of health and illness across the life span.

Major theories, research and applications in social psychology. Topics include: attitudes, social influence, helping, aggression, groups, interpersonal attraction. Prerequisite: introductory psychology.

The primary goal of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to developmental psychology and to the scientific study of development. It is intended that this course may serve as a foundation for future courses in Child Psychology. Thus, a broad range of topics will be covered and no one topic will be covered in depth. We will cover the major domains of development ? biological, cognitive, social, and emotional development - from the prenatal period chronologically, covering each age of the child in turn.

An overview of developmental psychology beginning with prenatal development and continuing through infancy, childhood, and some adolescence. Topics include: prenatal and infant development, language and cognitive development, social and emotional development, and the biological foundations of development.

This is a writing-intensive course that fulfills the University's Junior Writing requirement. Each section focuses on a particular aspect of current issues in psychology. The topic is selected based on the expertise of the teaching staff. All sections share similar writing assignments, ranging from in-class short writing assignments to lengthy papers that include literature review. Classes emphasize discussion and extensive peer review of written work. Topics for individual sections will not be available until shortly before the start of the semester.