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Your search for courses · during 2023-24 · tagged with NEUR Elective · returned 20 results
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BIOL 240 Genetics 6 credits
A study of the transmission of genetic information between generations of organisms, and of the mechanism of expression of information within an individual organism. The main emphasis will be on the physical and chemical basis of heredity; mutational, transmissional and functional analysis of the genetic material, and gene expression.
- Winter 2024, Spring 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126
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BIOL 240.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:40
- M, WLeighton 304 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 304 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 240.00 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
- Size:48
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Sophomore Priority, requires concurrent registration in Biology 241
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BIOL 248 Behavioral Ecology 6 credits
Behavioral ecologists strive to understand the complex ways that ecological pressures influence the evolution of behavioral strategies. It can be argued that animals face a relatively small set of basic challenges: they must acquire food, water, and mates, and they must avoid danger. Yet we see a rich diversity of solutions to these problems. Consider foraging behavior, for example. All animals must acquire energy, but some filter particles out of sea water, others graze on nearly inedible grasses, while still others hunt in cooperative packs. In this course we will consider such topics as foraging, communication, sociality, and conflict. By focusing on the functions and evolutionary histories of behaviors, we strive to better understand the puzzle of behavioral diversity.
- Winter 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126
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BIOL 248.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Annie Bosacker 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- M, WLeighton 236 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 236 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 280 Cell Biology 6 credits
An examination of the structures and processes that underlie the life of cells, both prokaryotic and eukaryotic. Topics to be covered include methodologies used to study cells; organelles, membranes and other cellular components; protein targeting within the cell; and cellular communication and division.
BIOL 281 required.
- Fall 2023
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126 and concurrent registration in Biology 281
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BIOL 280.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:32
- M, WHulings 316 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FHulings 316 2:20pm-3:20pm
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BIOL 281 Cell Biology Laboratory 2 credits
The focus of the laboratory will be on current techniques used to study cellular structure and function.
BIOL 280 required.
- Fall 2023
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Concurrent registration in Biology 280
Biology 125 and 126
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BIOL 281.01 Fall 2023
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:16
- THulings 218 1:00pm-5:00pm
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BIOL 281.02 Fall 2023
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:16
- THHulings 218 1:00pm-5:00pm
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BIOL 332 Human Physiology 6 credits
Human Physiology seeks to understand the fundamental mechanisms responsible for the diverse functions of the body. Course topics include the function and regulation of the various physiological systems (nervous, circulatory, endocrine, excretory, respiratory, digestive, etc.), biochemistry, cellular physiology, homeostasis and acid-base chemistry. The study of human physiology provides the principal groundwork for internal medicine, pharmacology, and other related health fields. The laboratory includes a variety of experiments focusing on the function and regulation of the human body.
BIOL 333 required. Students should waitlist for BOTH 333 (lab) and 332 (lecture) to be considered for enrollment from either waitlist.
- Winter 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126
Concurrent registration in Biology 333
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BIOL 332.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Fernan Jaramillo 🏫 👤
- Size:48
- M, WWeitz Center 235 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWeitz Center 235 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 333 Human Physiology Laboratory 2 credits
BIOL 332 required. Students should waitlist for BOTH 333 (lab) and 332 (lecture) to be considered for enrollment from either waitlist.
- Winter 2024
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Concurrent registration in Biology 332
Biology 125 and 126
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BIOL 333.01 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Fernan Jaramillo 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- THulings 218 1:00pm-5:00pm
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BIOL 333.02 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Fernan Jaramillo 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- THHulings 218 8:00am-12:00pm
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BIOL 365 Seminar: Topics in Neuroscience 6 credits
We will focus on recent advances in neuroscience. All areas of neuroscience (cellular/molecular, developmental, systems, cognitive, and disease) will be considered. Classical or foundational papers will be used to provide background.
Waitlist only
- Fall 2023
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126 or instructor consent
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BIOL 368 Seminar: Developmental Neurobiology 6 credits
An examination of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying development of the nervous system. We will survey recent studies of a variety of model organisms to explore key steps in neuronal development including neural induction, patterning, specification of neuronal identity, axonal guidance, synapse formation, cell death and regeneration.
Waitlist only
- Winter 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126 and Biology 240 or Biology 280
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CS 254 Computability and Complexity 6 credits
An introduction to the theory of computation. What problems can and cannot be solved efficiently by computers? What problems cannot be solved by computers, period? Topics include formal models of computation, including finite-state automata, pushdown automata, and Turing machines; formal languages, including regular expressions and context-free grammars; computability and uncomputability; and computational complexity, particularly NP-completeness.
- Winter 2024, Spring 2024
- Formal or Statistical Reasoning
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Computer Science 200 or 201 and Computer Science 202 (Mathematics 236 will be accepted in lieu of Computer Science 202)
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CS 254.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Anna Rafferty 🏫 👤
- Size:34
- M, WLeighton 305 9:50am-11:00am
- FLeighton 305 9:40am-10:40am
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CS 254.00 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Josh Davis 🏫 👤
- Size:34
- M, WLeighton 305 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLeighton 305 2:20pm-3:20pm
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PSYC 210 Psychology of Learning and Memory 6 credits
A summary of theoretical approaches, historical influences and contemporary research in the area of human and animal learning. The course provides a background in classical, operant, and contemporary conditioning models, and these are applied to issues such as behavioral therapy, drug addiction, decision-making, education, and choice. It is recommended that students enroll concurrently in Psychology 211. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both Psychology 210 and 211 to satisfy the LS requirement.
- Fall 2023
- Science with Lab Quantitative Reasoning Encounter Writing Requirement
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Psychology 110 or Neuroscience 127 or instructor permission
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PSYC 210.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Julie Neiworth 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WAnderson Hall 121 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 121 9:40am-10:40am
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8 spots held for sophomores (sophomores register for PSYC 210 10)
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PSYC 210.10 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Julie Neiworth 🏫 👤
- Size:2
- M, WAnderson Hall 121 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 121 9:40am-10:40am
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Held for sophomores, sophomores unable to register should waitlist for PSYC 210 00
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PSYC 211 Laboratory Research Methods in Learning and Memory 2 credits
This course accompanies Psychology 210. Students will replicate classical studies and plan and conduct original empirical research projects in the study of human and animal learning and memory. Psychology 211 requires concurrent or prior registration in Psychology 210. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both Psychology 210 and 211 to satisfy the LS requirement.
PSYC 210 required previously or concurrently.
- Fall 2023
- Science with Lab Quantitative Reasoning Encounter Writing Requirement
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Psychology 110 or Neuroscience 127 or instructor permission
Concurrent registration in Psychology 210
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PSYC 211.01 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Julie Neiworth 🏫 👤
- Size:11
- T, THHulings B12 1:15pm-3:00pm
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4 spots held for sophomores (sophomores register for PSYC 211 11)
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PSYC 211.11 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Julie Neiworth 🏫 👤
- Size:1
- T, THHulings B12 1:15pm-3:00pm
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Held for sophomores, sophomores unable to register should waitlist for PSYC 211 01
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PSYC 211.02 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Julie Neiworth 🏫 👤
- Size:11
- Hulings B12 2:00pm-4:00pm
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4 spots held for sophomores (sophomores register for PSYC 211 12)
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PSYC 211.12 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Julie Neiworth 🏫 👤
- Size:1
- Hulings B12 2:00pm-4:00pm
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Held for sophomores, sophomores unable to register should waitlist for PSYC 211 02
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PSYC 216 Behavioral Neuroscience 6 credits
An introduction to the physiological bases of complex behaviors in mammals, with an emphasis on neural and hormonal mechanisms. Psychology 216 does not require concurrent registration in Psychology 217, however, a grade of C- or better must be earned in both Psychology 216 and 217 to satisfy the LS requirement. Expected preparation: Psychology 110 or instructor permission.
- Spring 2024
- Science with Lab
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PSYC 216.00 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Lawrence Wichlinski 🏫 👤
- Size:32
- M, WBoliou 104 11:10am-12:20pm
- FBoliou 104 12:00pm-1:00pm
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PSYC 217 Laboratory Research Methods in Behavioral Neuroscience 2 credits
The course provides instruction and experience in methods of behavioral neuroscience, the study of the inter-relation of the brain (and hormonal systems) and behavior. The focus of this laboratory will be on standard methods of inducing behavioral changes via neural and hormonal manipulations in mammals. Psychology 217 does NOT require concurrent registration in Psychology 216. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both Psychology 216 and 217 to satisfy the LS requirement. Expected preparation: Psychology 110 or instructor permission.
- Spring 2024
- Science with Lab
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PSYC 217.01 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Lawrence Wichlinski 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- M, WHulings B12 2:00pm-4:00pm
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PSYC 217.02 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Lawrence Wichlinski 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- T, THHulings B12 1:30pm-3:30pm
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PSYC 218 Hormones, Brain, and Behavior 6 credits
In this course, students will learn about how hormones act in the brain and the body to affect behaviors. This course draws heavily on biological psychology and students learn about techniques in neuroendocrinology to better understand cellular function, neural circuits, and the display of behaviors. Team-based learning and case studies are used to explore the endocrine system, sexual differentiation, the stress response, thirst and digestion, and reproductive behaviors. The experimental evidence upon which our understanding of hormones, brain, and behavior is constructed is emphasized. Enrollment in Psychology 219 is recommended. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both Psychology 218 and 219 to satisfy the LS requirement.
- Winter 2024
- Science with Lab Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Psychology 110 or instructor consent
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PSYC 218.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Sarah Meerts 🏫 👤
- T, THHulings 316 10:10am-11:55am
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8 spots held for sophomores (sophomores register for PSYC 218 10)
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PSYC 218.10 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Sarah Meerts 🏫 👤
- T, THHulings 316 10:10am-11:55am
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Held for sophomores, sophomores unable to register should waitlist for PSYC 218 00
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PSYC 219 Laboratory Research Methods in Hormones, Brain, and Behavior 2 credits
The laboratory in Hormones, Brain and Behavior will consider the role of hormones in shaping the brain, the effect of experience on hormone levels, and neuroendocrine factors in the display of hormones. Students will learn common techniques in behavioral neuroendocrinology and will collect and analyze data. Psychology 219 requires current or prior registration in Psychology 218. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both Psychology 218 and 219 to satisfy the LS requirement.
- Winter 2024
- Science with Lab Quantitative Reasoning Encounter Writing Requirement
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Requires concurrent or prior registration in Psychology 218
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PSYC 219.01 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Sarah Meerts 🏫 👤
- THulings B04 1:00pm-5:00pm
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4 spots held for sophomores (sophomores register for PSYC 219 11)
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PSYC 219.02 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Sarah Meerts 🏫 👤
- WHulings B04 2:00pm-6:00pm
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4 spots held for sophomores (sophomores register for PSYC 219 12)
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PSYC 219.11 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Sarah Meerts 🏫 👤
- THulings B04 1:00pm-5:00pm
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Held for sophomores, sophomores unable to register should waitlist for PSYC 219 01
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PSYC 219.12 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Sarah Meerts 🏫 👤
- WHulings B04 2:00pm-6:00pm
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Held for sophomores, sophomores unable to register should waitlist for PSYC 219 02
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PSYC 220 Sensation and Perception 6 credits
We will address the question of how humans acquire information from the world to support action, learning, belief, choice, and the host of additional mental states that comprise the subject matter of psychology. In other words “How do we get the outside inside?” We will initially consider peripheral anatomical structures (e.g., the eye) and proceed through intermediate levels of sensory coding and transmission to cover the brain regions associated with each of the major senses. Readings will include primary sources and a text. In addition to exams and papers, students will conduct an investigation into an area of personal interest. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both Psychology 220 and 221 to satisfy the LS requirement.
- Winter 2024, Spring 2024
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Psychology 110 or instructor permission
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PSYC 220.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Julia Strand 🏫 👤
- M, WLeighton 305 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLeighton 305 2:20pm-3:20pm
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8 spots held for sophomores (sophomores register for PSYC 220 10)
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PSYC 220.10 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Julia Strand 🏫 👤
- M, WLeighton 305 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLeighton 305 2:20pm-3:20pm
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Held for sophomores, sophomores unable to register should waitlist for PSYC 220 00
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PSYC 220.00 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Violet Brown 🏫 👤
- M, WAnderson Hall 121 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 121 9:40am-10:40am
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8 spots held for sophomores (sophomores register for PSYC 220 10)
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PSYC 220.10 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Violet Brown 🏫 👤
- M, WAnderson Hall 121 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 121 9:40am-10:40am
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Held for sophomores, sophomores unable to register should waitlist for PSYC 220 00
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PSYC 254 Psychopathology 6 credits
This course will focus on causal factors and clinical presentations of mental disorders, such as mood disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, dissociative disorders, and psychotic disorders, among others. We will use an integrative approach that incorporates psychological, biological, interpersonal, and sociocultural perspectives. Methods of assessment and treatment will also at times be discussed.
- Fall 2023, Winter 2024
- Social Inquiry
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Psychology 110 or instructor permission.
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PSYC 254.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Ken Abrams 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- T, THAnderson Hall 329 1:15pm-3:00pm
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8 spots held for sophomores (sophomores register for PSYC 254 10)
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PSYC 254.10 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Ken Abrams 🏫 👤
- Size:8
- T, THAnderson Hall 329 1:15pm-3:00pm
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Held for sophomores, sophomores unable to register should waitlist for PSYC 254 00
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PSYC 254.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Ken Abrams 🏫 👤
- Size:28
- T, THAnderson Hall 121 3:10pm-4:55pm
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PSYC 260 Health Psychology 6 credits
This course will examine how psychological principles can be employed to promote and maintain health, prevent and treat illness, and encourage adherence to disease treatment regimens. Within a biopsychosocial framework, we will analyze behavioral patterns and public policies that influence risk for cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic pain, substance abuse, and sexually transmitted diseases, among other conditions. Additionally, students in groups will critically examine the effects of local policies on health outcomes and propose policy changes supported by theory and research. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both Psychology 260 and 261 to satisfy the LS requirement.
- Fall 2023
- Science with Lab Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Psychology 110 or instructor permission
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PSYC 260.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Gisel Flores-Montoya 🏫 👤
- Size:29
- MAnderson Hall 121 1:50pm-3:00pm
- WOlin 141 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 121 2:20pm-3:20pm
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8 spots held for sophomores (sophomores register for PSYC 260 10)
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PSYC 260.10 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Gisel Flores-Montoya 🏫 👤
- Size:3
- MAnderson Hall 121 1:50pm-3:00pm
- WOlin 141 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 121 2:20pm-3:20pm
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Held for sophomores, sophomores unable to register should waitlist on PSYC 260 01
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PSYC 263 Sleep and Dreaming 6 credits
This course will examine recent experimental findings and current perspectives on sleep, dreaming, sleep disorders, and states of consciousness.
- Winter 2024
- Social Inquiry
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Psychology 110 or instructor permission
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PSYC 263.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Lawrence Wichlinski 🏫 👤
- M, WAnderson Hall 121 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FAnderson Hall 121 1:10pm-2:10pm
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10 spots held for sophomores (sophomores register for PSYC 263 10)
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PSYC 263.10 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Lawrence Wichlinski 🏫 👤
- M, WAnderson Hall 121 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FAnderson Hall 121 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Held for sophomores, sophomores unable to register should waitlist for PSYC 263.00
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PSYC 366 Cognitive Neuroscience 6 credits
It should be obvious that every process that goes on in the mind has physiological underpinnings. But, whether we can unlock the secrets of learning, memory, perception, language, decision-making, emotional responding, empathy, morality, social thinking, deception, and manipulation as they are supported by neurons and neural connections is a longstanding and elusive problem in psychology. Contemporary primary source articles are mostly used for this discussion-driven course, but a brief textbook/manual on brain processing is also required. The student should leave the class with a working understanding of brain processes and of contemporary theories of brain processes that may support many mental processes in humans.
- Winter 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter Social Inquiry
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Psychology 110 or Biology 125 or Psychology 216 or Neuroscience 127 or permission of the instructor.
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PSYC 366.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Julie Neiworth 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THAnderson Hall 121 1:15pm-3:00pm
- T, THHulings B12 1:15pm-3:00pm