The request to establish PSYC 3808, 3131, 3137, and 3153

Date: April 6, 2011
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Clarence Greene, Faculty Governance Administrative Assistant
Approved On: March 28, 2011
Implementation Date: 2011

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PSYC 3808. Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship. (3) Prerequisites: Psychology major, Junior standing, overall GPA of 2.75 or above, Psychology GPA of 3.0 or above. Undergraduate teaching assistants (UGTAs) assist faculty with the administration of courses, hold review and practice sessions for students needing assistance. All UGTAs will be expected to meet with the supervising faculty member once a week, attend all class meetings of the course in which they are assisting, hold a minimum of two office hours per week, and complete other activities as requested by the instructor. Students wanting to become UGTAs may apply to the faculty listed in the schedule of classes as PSYC 3808 instructors. The selection process is competitive. May be repeated once for credit. (Fall, Spring, Summer) (Evenings)

PSYC 3131. Forensic Psychology. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. This course provides an overview of the field of forensic psychology, including the history of the discipline, and legal and ethical issues such as criminal profiling, definition of “insanity,” eyewitness identification, and jury selection. (Fall, Summer)

PSYC 3137. Positive Psychology. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. This course will examine the principal concepts, applications, and research paradigms of positive psychology in reference to various contexts such as everyday people, cross-cultural perspectives, adjustment to chronic illness, surviving natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and civil war. (Spring)

PSYC 3153. Introduction to Clinical Psychology.(3) Prerequisites: PSYC 1101 and PSYC 3151. This course provides an overview of the field of clinical psychology, including the theory and practice of discipline. (Spring)