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Politics
	POL 235 - The Presidency FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 When Offered: Fall or Winter Prerequisite: POL 100.A review of the origins and development of the office of the presidency from Washington to the present, with an emphasis on post-war administrations. Topics include constitutional issues arising from presidential powers, policy making within the executive branch, and modern presidential leadership styles.Connelly, Strong.
	POL 236 - The American Supreme Court and Constitutional Law FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 When Offered: Fall Prerequisite: POL 100 or permission of the instructor.A survey of the development of American constitutional law and a study of the role of the Supreme Court as both a political institution and principal expositor of the Constitution.Rush.
	POL 240 - Elections and Law in Comparative Perspective FDR: SS2, GE6b Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter Prerequisite: POL 100 or 105 or permission of the instructor.A comparative analysis of the constitutions, elections, and political processes around the world. The course addresses issues of election law, theories of good government, issues of political and institutional reform, and the debates about democratization.Rush.
	POL 245 - European Politics and Society (SOC 245)FDR: SS4 as sociology only; GE6d as sociology only Credits: 3 When Offered: Fall 2010 and alternate years A comparative analysis of European political systems and social institutions. The course covers the established democracies of western and northern Europe, the new democracies of southern and east-central Europe, and the post-Communist regimes in eastern and southeastern Europe. Mechanisms of European integration are also discussed with attention focused on institutions such as European Union, NATO, OSCE, and Council of Europe.Jasiewicz.
	POL 246 - Post-Communism and New Democracies (SOC 246)FDR: SS4 as sociology only; GE6d as sociology only Credits: 3 When Offered: Fall 2009 and alternate years A comparative analysis of transition from Communism in the countries of the former Soviet bloc. Cases of successful and unsuccessful transitions to civil society, pluralist democracy, and market economy are examined. The comparative framework includes analysis of transition from non-Communist authoritarianism and democratic consolidation in selected countries of Latin America, the Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, and South Africa.Jasiewicz.
	POL 247 - Latin American Politics FDR: SS2, GE6b Credits: 3 When Offered: Fall 2010 and alternate years This course focuses on Latin American politics during the 20th and 21st centuries. Major topics include: democracy and authoritarianism; representation and power; populism, corporatism, socialism, and communism; and questions of poverty, inequality, and economic growth. The course places particular emphasis on the Cuban and Mexican Revolutions, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, and Peru. In addition, the course examines political and economic relations between the United States and Latin America.Dickovick.
	POL 250 - Black American Politics FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter Prerequisite: POL 100 or permission of the instructor.A study of important black figures in American political thought. The course focuses on the intellectual history of black Americans but also considers contemporary social science and public policies dealing with race in America.Morel.
	POL 251 - Social Movements (SOC 251)FDR: movements. SS4 Credits: 3 When Offered: Not offered in 2009-2010 Prerequisites: POL 100, 105 or 111 or permission of the instructor.A survey of American social movements, including an evaluation of competing theoretical approaches to the study of social movements and an examination of the strategies, successes, failures, and political and social consequences of the civil rights, labor, student, and women’s movements. Close attention is given to factors contributing to the rise and decline of theseLeBlanc, Eastwood.
	POL 255 - Gender and Politics FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter Prerequisite: POL 100, 105 or 111 or permission of the instructor..This course investigates the gendered terms under which women and men participate in political life. Attention is given to the causes of men’s and women’s different patterns of participation in politics, to processes that are likely to decrease the inequalities between men’s and women’s political power, and the processes by which society’s gender expectations shape electoral and institutional politics. The different effects of gender on the practice of politics in different nations are compared, with a special emphasis placed on advanced industrial democracies.LeBlanc.
	POL 265 - Classical Political Philosophy FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 When Offered: Fall or Winter Prerequisite: POL 111.An examination of some of the central questions and concerns of classical political philosophy. The course is not restricted to a historical period but extends to classical themes within contemporary culture. A mixture of plays, novels, epics, dialogues, treatises, and films are used. Authors, texts, and themes vary from year to year. Consult with the instructor for specific course details.Velásquez, LeBlanc, Morel, Zarakol.
	POL 266 - Modern Political Philosophy FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 When Offered: Fall or Winter Prerequisite: POL 111.An examination of some of the central questions and concerns of modern political philosophy. The course is not restricted to a historical period but extends to modern themes within contemporary culture. A mixture of plays, novels, epics, dialogues, treatises, and films are used. Authors, texts, and themes vary from year to year. Consult with the instructor for specific course details.Velásquez.
	POL 272 - Social Revolutions (SOC 272)FDR: SS4 as sociology only; GE6d as sociology only Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter 2010 and alternate years Prerequisite: ANTH 101, SOC 102, or permission of the instructor.This seminar provides an in?depth exploration of a variety of social revolutions. The overarching goal of the course is to discern whether or not a single “theory of revolutions” can be constructed. Are there common patterns to be observed in (and common causes behind) events as separated by time, place, and ideology as the 17th-century “Glorious Revolution” in England, the French Revolution, Latin American revolutions (including the Wars of Independence and the Mexican Revolution), the Russian Revolution, and more recent events such as the revolution that brought the current regime in Iran to power? To this end, students read and discuss a variety of such theories that have been put forward by sociologists, historians, and political scientists and then consider case studies of the aforementioned social revolutions in order to scrutinize these theories.Eastwood, Zarakol.
	POL 274 - Terrorism FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter May not be taken for credit by students who have taken POL 295 by the same course name. Counts toward the politics major’s global politics field requirement. Acts of terror are shocking by definition. They threaten the public’s sense of normalcy and stability. Therefore, in order to be successful, terrorism must seem novel, unpredictable and out of the ordinary. This is why each terrorist act perpetuates the idea that we have entered a new era, one more dangerous than what came before. However, terrorism itself is nothing new, nor is it the blight of anyone specific region or culture. This course studies terrorism as a historical and international phenomenon in order to determine its causes and to compare its impact in different contexts. Students try to answer questions such as: Is it possible generalize about the causes of terrorism? Has terrorism ever been successful as a strategy? What kind of solutions were historically effective in dealing with terrorism? Zarakol.
	POL 275 - Totalitarianism FDR: SS2 Credits: 4 When Offered: Spring 2011 Totalitarian regimes aim to exert a totalizing control over their citizens, but they also demand active and enthusiastic participation from citizens, and expressions of belief in the regime’s driving ideology. In this course, we study regimes such as: Nazi Germany, Stalin’s USSR, Soviet satellites in Eastern Europe, Mao’s China, the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, North Korea, Khomeini’s Iran, and the Taliban’s Afghanistan. Studying totalitarian regimes helps us ask questions about the relationship between human nature and politics. While human history is littered with authoritarian and despotic regimes, political movements who oppress their followers in the name of elevating humanity are relatively recent phenomena. What is it about our modern understanding of life and purpose that makes such regimes and movements attractive to us?Zarakol
	POL 279 - Comparative Political Analysis FDR: SS2, GE6b Credits: 4 When Offered: Spring This course provides students with an accelerated introduction to the conduct of comparative political analysis. Students develop complementary expertise under a unifying theme, working together with the faculty member and fellow students to write a collective product based on individual and group research. Students gain practice with the comparative method, hypothesis formation and testing, historical-institutional analysis, theory building, and scholarly critique. Students define case studies for comparative examination in conjunction with a team of peers, with each encouraged to study historical moments of their choosing, in consultation with faculty.Dickovick.
	POL 280 - Biopolicy: Policymaking on the Frontiers of Science FDR: SS2, GE6b Credits: 4 When Offered: Spring, 2010 This course is open to all students, is of particular interest to science and social science students, and is geared toward pre-law and pre-med students at any level. Counts towards the field requirement in American politics. A survey of policy problems arising from advances in microbiology and genetics, particularly including human cloning, reproductive technologies, genetically modified organisms, forensic DNA, behavioral genetics, patenting genetic material, genetic medicine, and genetic counseling.Harris.
	POL 281 - The Politics of Marriage and the Art of Democracy Credits: 4 When Offered: Spring 2011 and alternate years Are marriage and democracy a good match? This course aims to shine light on recent public debate about marriage in the United States, namely the relationship between citizenship rights and same-sex marriage and the relationship between the health of civic community and the viability of long-term, heterosexual couplehood. We examine earlier conceptions of the connection between marital alliances and egalitarian, individualist political practices. Using three novels – Anthony Trollope’s Phineas Finn, Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy, and Tom Wolfe’s A Man in Full – in which the dramas surrounding marriage partners are embedded in the struggle for a more democratic politics in their protagonists’ respective communities, we consider how marriage practices in earlier, undemocratic regimes are challenged by the demands of democratic political life.LeBlanc.
	POL 282 - Politics and Film FDR: SS2, GE6b Credits: 4 When Offered: Spring, 2010 No prerequisites. Open to non-majors and majors (counts toward global politics field requirement) of all classes. Recommended for students interested in cinema, political dynamics, Russian area studies. This is an interdisciplinary study combining social science and humanistic models to help explain the dynamics of political entities. Grading based on class discussion and essays.C. McCaughrin (Politics), G. McCaughrin (Russian)
	POL 283 - Minority Voting Rights and Fair Redistricting FDR: SS2, GE6b Credits: 4 When Offered: Spring 2011 This course counts towards the field requirement in American politics. This course introduces students to the redistricting process and election law by engaging them in a lab setting in which they use geographic information systems (GIS) software to develop alternative election district plans for the Commonwealth of Virginia. In addition to learning basic GIS skills, students also study voting rights case law, electoral systems and electoral reform.Rush, Blackburn
	POL 285 - British Politics in London FDR: SS2 Credits: 6 When Offered: Spring 2011 and alternate years Prerequisites: Approval of the International Education Committee, permission of the instructor, and either POL 100 or 105. Not open to seniors. Enrollment limited to 20 students.Study in London of the processes, institutions and mores of the British political system, including class meetings, guest lectures, and site visits. Comparative analysis of British and American legislatures, executives, and judiciaries.Connelly.
	POL 290 - Seminar in Politics, Literature and the Arts FDR: SS2, GE6b Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Set by instructor, vary with topic.In this course, we study how literature, film, and other media are used to examine political themes and how they are used to achieve political ends. We address how politics shapes the arts and how the arts shape politics. The topic is announced at registration. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Only one such seminar may be counted towards the politics major.Staff.
	POL 295 - Special Topics in American Politics FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: First-year or sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. A seminar in political science for students at the introductory or intermediate level. Topic, hour, and instructor are announced prior to registration. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Topics for Winter, 2010: POL 295A:Special Topics in American Politics: The Politics of Public Opinion (3). Counts toward the politics major’s American politics field requirement. The importance and influence of public opinion in politics has never been greater. This course provides students with an introduction to both theories of attitudes and public and the practical implications of public opinion in the political process. The course addresses the relationship between public opinion and democratic theory, the history of public opinion, models of political attitudes and beliefs, the relevance of public opinion for policymaking, elite influence over public opinion, and public opinion in campaigns. It also covers public opinion trends and their implications on current relevant topics in American and world politics such as immigration, health care, the economy, presidential approval, the 2008 presidential campaign, attitudes towards the United States, the EU, Iraq, and Iran. Students write weekly reaction papers which analyze and criticize class material as well as gather and analyze polling data on these current topics. Students also write a term paper on one of the topics related to the politics of public opinion on their way to achieving an increased level of knowledge in the dynamics of public opinion in politics and an appreciation for the important role of public opinion in the political process. (SS2) Holyk. POL 295B: Special Topics in American Politics: Courts, Judicial Review and Democracy (3). Counts toward the politics major’s American politics field requirement. The tension between judicial review and majority rule is an enduring aspect of constitutional democracy around the world. In this course, we examine classic and contemporary writing on legal philosophy, the nature of judicial review, the role of the legislature, the nature of representative democracy, and the dialogues about rights and constitutional development that occur between courts and other political actors in both domestic and international law. (SS2) Rush. Staff.
	POL 296 - Special Topics in Global Politics FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: First-year or sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. A seminar in political science for students at the introductory or intermediate level. Topic, hour, and instructor are announced prior to registration. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Topic for Winter, 2010: POL 296:Special Topics in Global Politics: Strategic Studies (3). No prerequisites. Open to majors and non-majors of all classes. Counts toward the politics major’s global politics field requirement. Recommended for students interested in military, national security or strategic-risk management careers. Grading based on class discussion and mock-NSC (US National Security Council) position papers. Covers the principles of strategic decision especially at the international level under certainty, known risk, unknown risk (uncertainty), risk-aversion, deception, and surprise attack. Also covers readily accessible elementary research skills and current data-sites in this field. Cases: coercive strategies against conventional powers; deterrent / compellant strategies against nuclear powers; counter-insurgent strategies against rogue powers; optional – Lanchester’s attrition strategy against theater-level land powers. Syllabus at mccaughrinc@wlu.edu. (SS2). McCaughrin. Topics for Fall, 2009: POL 296A: International Relations with a Feminist Perspective (3). This seminar brings a feminist perspective into our study of international relations. We learn feminist critiques of international relations as well as ways in which gender “makes the world go round” examining conventional issues such as national security and international trade but also examining non-conventional issues such as prostitution, migration, and sexual violence. (SS2) Mikanagi POL 296B: Negotiation Analysis (3). No prerequisites. Open to majors and non-majors of all classes. Meets the global politics field requirement or elective credit in the major. Recommended for students preparing for diplomacy, estate management, labor-management relations, law. We cover governance based on negotiation rules, strategies, norms - in private and public sectors at all levels of analysis, from groups to states, using the Harvard Case Study File and user-friendly Java applets. Contact mccaughrinc@wlu.edu (SS2) McCaughrin
	POL 297 - Special Topics in Political Philosophy FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: First-year or sophomore standing or permission of the instructorA seminar in political science for students at the introductory or intermediate level. Topic, hour, and instructor are announced prior to registration. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.Staff.
	POL 327 - Japanese Political System FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 Prerequisite: POL 105, 227, or permission of the instructor.An examination of the origin, structure, operation, and evolution of Japanese political institutions. Students discuss the importance of Japan’s international position and historical experience to contemporary politics and address the development of the modern Japanese electoral system, political party system, and policy-making processes. The relationships between political leaders and their constituents on the national and local levels are also examined.LeBlanc.
	POL 333 - Environmental Policy and Law FDR: SS2, GE6b Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter Prerequisite: Economics 101 or Politics 100.A study of major environmental laws and the history of their enactment and implementation. Discusses different theoretical approaches from law, ethics, politics, and economics. Reviews significant case law and the legal context. Emphasis is on domestic policy with some attention to international law and treaties.Harris.
	POL 342 - Law and the Judicial Process FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter Prerequisite: POL 100, 111, or permission of the instructor.A survey of legal theories and the problems of reconciling such theories with the realities of administering a legal system. The course draws upon readings from literature, philosophy, legal scholarship, and political science. Topics include the nature of law and justice, constitutionalism, the role and power of courts and judges, and the function of a legal system.Harris, Rush. Note: re-numbered from POL 237.
	POL 350 - Ralph Ellison and the American Dream FDR: SS2, GE6b Credits: 4 When Offered: Spring, 2010 Prerequisite: At least sophomore standing or permission of the instructor.The goal of the seminar is to discern the social and political implications of Ralph Ellison’s conception of America. Students read his classic novel, Invisible Man (1952), as well as many of his other works of fiction and non-fiction, as a way to examine the American Dream in the context of the gap between American political principle and practice.Morel.
	POL 360 - Lincoln’s Statesmanship FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 When Offered: Fall Prerequisite: POL 100.This seminar examines the political thought and practice of Abraham Lincoln. Emphasis is on his speeches and writings, supplemented by scholarly commentary on his life and career.Morel.
	POL 370 - Seminar in American Political Thought FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 When Offered: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit. Prerequisite: POL 100 or 111.An examination of classic themes and current issues in American political thought. Depending on the instructor, emphases may include the Federalists, Anti-Federalists, Alexis de Tocqueville, Abraham Lincoln, and voices from the Progressive and civil rights eras. Course readings stress primary sources including speeches, essays, and books by politicians and theorists. The course explores the effort to reconcile liberty and equality, individualism and community, liberalism and republicanism, politics and religion, among other themes. The course highlights the contemporary relevance of the enduring tensions between political principles and practice.Staff.
	POL 374 - Introduction to Survey Data Analysis (SOC 374) Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter Prerequisite: Sociology 102 or permission of the instructor. This course is designed as a group research project devoted to the art and the science of survey research. Students prepare a list of hypotheses, select indicators, construct a questionnaire, conduct interviews, analyze data, and write research reports. When appropriate, the course may include service-learning components (community-based research projects). The topic for Winter 2010 is Historic Lexington Foundation. Students survey HLF supporters and learn how Lexingtonians cultivate local traditions.Jasiewicz.
	POL 377 - Seminar on International Security FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter Counts toward the politics major’s global politics field requirement. This course introduces students to the basic problems and proposed solutions in the field of international security. Students become familiar with the basic scholarly approaches to understanding the causes of war and peace in the international system - Realism, Liberalism, Socialism and Constructivism - and test the explanatory power of each of these approaches on historical and contemporary security problems in international relations. Through case studies, students also get a detailed understanding of the complex histories of major conflicts in international relations. Lastly, students learn the art of writing analytical research papers on international relations questions.Zarakol. Note: May not be taken for credit by students who have taken POL 295 by the same course name.
	POL 380 - Global Politics Seminar FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 When Offered: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit. Prerequisite: POL 105 or permission of the instructor.Examination of selected topics dealing with international and comparative politics. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.Staff.
	POL 381 - International Political Economy FDR: SS2, GE6b Credits: 3 When Offered: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit. Prerequisite: ECON 102, POL 105, or permission of instructor.This course provides an intermediate?level introduction to the major actors, questions, and theories in the field of international political economy (IPE). Course participants discuss political and economic interactions in the areas of international trade, fiscal and monetary policy, and exchange rates; discuss globalization in historical and contemporary perspectives; and examine the international politics of the major intergovernmental organizations, multinational corporations, states, and other institutional actors in the global economy.Dickovick.
	POL 390 - Special Problems in Contemporary Political Science FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 When Offered: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit. Prerequisites: Junior standing or permission of the instructor.A seminar in which advanced students examine an issue, concept, or phenomenon of government. Topic, hour, and instructors will be announced prior to registration period of the term in which it is offered. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.Staff.
	POL 392 - Issues in Asian Politics FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 When Offered: Spring Prerequisite: POL 105 or 227 or permission of the instructor.A topical seminar focusing on Chinese politics, other Asian countries, or selected subjects in Asian politics. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Topic for Fall, 2009: POL 392: Issues in Asian Politics: Politics of Turkey and Iran (3). Prerequisites: POL 105 or permission of the instructor. Meets the global politics field requirement or elective credit in the major. A topical seminar focusing on Turkish and Iranian political systems. As two non-Arab regional powers in the Middle East, Turkey and Iran followed remarkably similar development trajectories until the Iranian Revolution of 1979. In this course, we study this development trajectory by exploring the complex relationship between modernity and Islam, and try to pinpoint the reasons for the radical divergence we see after 1979. We also learn about the inner workings of the current political systems in these two countries, as well as the dynamics of their foreign policy choices. (SS2) Zarakol
	POL 396 - Seminar in Political Philosophy FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 When Offered: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit. Prerequisite: POL 111 or permission of the instructor.An examination of selected questions and problems in political philosophy and/or political theory. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Topic for Fall, 2009: POL 396: Political Theory and Gender (3). Many of the enduring ideas about power, justice, and the desirable organization of community life in the Western political philosophy tradition are grounded in notions about the “natural” or “proper” organization of relations between men and women. This course investigates how these notions of gender have structured competing definitions of the good life and the best community and examine the ways in which challenges to these notions affect our thinking about the appropriate aims of political life. (SS2) Le Blanc
	POL 397 - Seminar in American Government FDR: SS2 Credits: 3 When Offered: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit. Prerequisites: POL 100 or permission of the instructor.Examination of selected topics in American political institutions, ideas, and processes. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Topic for Fall, 2009: POL 397: Seminar: Tocqueville’s Democracy in America (3). Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America, written over 160 years ago, provides an opportune vehicle for a comprehensive examination of the American regime. The course examines the virtues and defects of our form of government and way of life and reflects on whether Tocqueville’s observations remain relevant today. Topics covered include the role of race, religion, and gender in American politics, as well as the function of the media, political parties, and interest groups in a liberal democracy. (SS2) Connelly
	POL 401 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 1 Prerequisites: Grade-point average of 3.000 in politics and permission of the instructor.This course permits a student to follow a program of directed reading, library research, or data collection and analysis in some area not covered in other courses. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.Staff.
	POL 402 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 2 Prerequisites: Grade-point average of 3.000 in politics and permission of the instructor.This course permits a student to follow a program of directed reading, library research, or data collection and analysis in some area not covered in other courses. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.Staff.
	POL 403 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Grade-point average of 3.000 in politics and permission of the instructor.This course permits a student to follow a program of directed reading, library research, or data collection and analysis in some area not covered in other courses. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.Staff.
	POL 406 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 6 Prerequisites: Grade-point average of 3.000 in politics and permission of the instructor.This course permits a student to follow a program of directed reading, library research, or data collection and analysis in some area not covered in other courses. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.Staff.
	POL 453 - Internship Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Grade-point average of 3.000 in politics and 3.000 overall, and permission of the instructor.Supervised off-campus experience in a governmental agency or political institution. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.Connelly.
	POL 456 - Internship Credits: 6 Prerequisites: Grade-point average of 3.000 in politics and 3.000 overall, and permission of the instructor.Supervised off-campus experience in a governmental agency or political institution. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.Connelly.
	POL 459 - Internship Credits: 9 Prerequisites: Grade-point average of 3.000 in politics and 3.000 overall, and permission of the instructor.Supervised off-campus experience in a governmental agency or political institution. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.Connelly.
	POL 466 - Washington Term Program Credits: 6 When Offered: Spring Prerequisites: Grade-point average of 3.000 overall and in politics courses; POL 100, 105, or 111.The Washington Term Program aims to enlarge students’ understanding of national politics and governance. Combining the practical experience of a Washington internship with academic study, it affords deeper insight into the processes and problems of government at the national level. A member of the politics faculty is the resident director, supervising students enrolled in this program while they are in Washington, D.C.Connelly.
	POL 493 - Honors Thesis Credits: 3-3 When Offered: Fall-Winter Prerequisites: Grade-point average of 3.300 overall and 3.500 in politics major.Honors Thesis.
Portuguese
	PORT 100 - Beginning Portuguese Credits: 3 When Offered: Not offered 2009-2010 Prerequisite: Permission of the Director of the Program in Environmental Studies or Head of Department of Romance Languages.This course is designed to help prepare students in Portuguese language proficiency for participation in the U.S./Brazil Consortium for Environmental Studies, a federally funded Washington and Lee University exchange program with the Universidade do Amazonas and the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense. Basic language skills are taught in preparation for a Portuguese language immersion course taught in Brazil as part of the exchange program. The immersion course focuses on language skills required for environmental studies. The course does not fulfill any part of the FL or GE2 language requirements. First priority is given to students participating in the FIPSE/CAPES exchange program or other relevant programs in Brazil (Watson Fellowships, Global Stewardship internships, Fulbright Fellowships, approved internship programs, etc.). Other students are eligible for participation in the program on a space-available basis. In addition to the exchange students, a limited number of students will beligible to participate in the intensive course in Brazil, at their own expense.Staff
	PORT 113 - Accelerated Elementary Portuguese Credits: 4 When Offered: Fall Prerequisite: Completion of 112 or equivalent in a Romance language. Preference is given to Romance Language majors.An accelerated course in elementary Portuguese emphasizing grammar and the skills of speaking, writing, reading, and listening comprehension and meeting five days per week.Staff.
	PORT 163 - Accelerated Intermediate Portuguese FDR: FL, GE2 Credits: 4 When Offered: Winter Prerequisite: PORT 113 or equivalent.This course develops intermediate communicative Portuguese vocabulary and active intermediate competence in the language. The traditional skills of foreign language instruction (structure, listening comprehension, reading, writing, and speaking) are stressed. This course meets five days per week.Staff.
	PORT 401 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 1 When Offered: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit. Prerequisites: Four terms of Portuguese language or equivalent and permission of the department head. Taught in Portuguese.The nature and content of the course is determined by the students’ needs and by an evaluation of previous work. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.Staff.
	PORT 402 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 2 When Offered: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit. Prerequisites: Four terms of Portuguese language or equivalent and permission of the department head. Taught in Portuguese.The nature and content of the course is determined by the students’ needs and by an evaluation of previous work. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.Staff.
	PORT 403 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 3 When Offered: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit. Prerequisites: Four terms of Portuguese language or equivalent and permission of the department head. Taught in Portuguese.The nature and content of the course is determined by the students’ needs and by an evaluation of previous work. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.Staff.
Poverty and Human Capability Studies
	POV 101 - Poverty and Human Capability: An Interdisciplinary Introduction FDR: HU, GE4: as credits only, not an area. Credits: 3 When Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring An exploration of the nature, scope, causes, effects and possible remedies for poverty as a social, moral, political, economic, legal, psychological, religious, and biological problem. The course focuses on domestic poverty but also considers poverty as a global problem.Beckley.
	POV 102 - Fieldwork in Poverty and Human Capability Credits: 1 When Offered: Fall, Winter Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and prerequisite or corequisite: POV 101.Sustained critical reflection on pivotal issues in poverty studies based on supervised volunteer work, journals, and weekly discussions and papers related to the readings in 101.Beckley.
	POV 103 - Poverty and Human Capability: An Interdisciplinary Introduction and Fieldwork FDR: HU, GE4 as credits only, not an area Credits: 4 When Offered: Spring 2010 Students may not take for degree credit both this course and POV 101 and 102.Students may not take for degree credit both this course and POV 101 and 102. An exploration of the nature, scope, causes, effects, and possible remedies for poverty as a social, moral, political, economic, legal, psychological, religious, and biological problem. The course focuses on domestic poverty in the United States but also considers poverty as a global problem. This spring term version of the course integrates service fieldwork into the introductory course taught in the fall and winter and offers the same credit as POV 101 and 102 combinedBeckley.
	POV 295 - Child Abuse and Neglect Seminar (LAW 221) Credits: 2 When Offered: Winter 2010 and alternate years Prerequisites: POV 101 and at least junior standing.This seminar examines the response of the legal system to issues of child abuse and neglect. Attempts by courts and legislators to define abuse and neglect are reviewed and critiqued. The seminar also explores the legal framework which governs state intervention to protect children from abuse and neglect. Attention is paid to both state and federal law, including the federal constitutional issues which arise in many child abuse and neglect proceedings. Issues relating to the professional responsibilities of lawyers involved in abuse and neglect proceedings are examined.Shaughnessy.
	POV 423 - Poverty and Human Capability: A Research Seminar (LAW 391) Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter Prerequisites: Junior standing, POV 101, 453 and/ or permission of the instructor.An inquiry into principal factors or agents responsible for the causes, effects, and remedies of poverty. This examination is conducted through reading appropriate in-depth studies from various disciplines and perspectives, and it culminates with an independent research project into specific aspects of poverty drawing on students’ internships and respective areas of study and looking forward to their professional work. This seminar serves as a capstone for undergraduate poverty studies and includes second- and third-year law students in Law 391.Beckley.
	POV 450 - Shepherd Alliance Summer Internship Credits: 0 When Offered: Fall Pass/Fail only.Prerequisites: POV 101 and sucessful application for Shepherd Alliance.Eight-week summer internship working with individuals and communities. Supervised work with agencies in business and economic development, community organizing, education, environmental advocacy, health care, law, religious ministry, and social services that serve impoverished persons and communities. Eight weeks of full-time work is preceded by an orientation to prepare the interns to reflect critically on what they have learned. W&L students work with students from other participating colleges. Students keep journals reflecting on their work. Financial support is available; in rare instances the Shepherd Program director may approve other internship programs to meet this requirement, but approval must be in advance with special conditions and stipulations.Beckley.
	POV 453 - Shepherd Alliance Summer Internship Credits: 3 When Offered: Fall Pass/fail basis only.Prerequisites: POV 101 and successful application for Shepherd Alliance.Eight-week summer internship working with individuals and communities. Supervised work with agencies in business and economic development, community organizing, education, environmental advocacy, health care, law, religious ministry, and social services that serve impoverished persons and communities. Eight weeks of full-time work is preceded by an orientation to prepare the interns and followed by a closing conference for interns to reflect critically on what they have learned. W&L students work with students from other participating colleges. Students keep journals reflecting on their work. Financial support is available; in rare instances the Shepherd Program director may approve other internship programs to meet this requirement, but approval must be in advance with special conditions and stipulations.Beckley.
Psychology
	PSYC 111 - Brain and Behavior FDR: SC, GE6c Credits: 3 When Offered: Fall, Winter An introduction to behavioral neuroscience, including the physiological bases of sensation, learning and memory, motivation, cognition, and abnormal behavior.Lorig, R. Stewart.
	PSYC 112 - Cognition FDR: SC, GE6c Credits: 3 When Offered: Fall, Winter An introduction to human information processing, including an examination of perception, attention, memory, problem solving, and language.Whiting.
	PSYC 113 - Principles of Development FDR: SS3, GE6c Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter An introduction to the development of individual capacities from conception through the life span. Analysis of thought and behavior at different stages of growth with special emphasis on the period from infancy through adolescence.Fulcher.
	PSYC 114 - Introduction to Social Psychology (SOC 114)FDR: SS3 as psychology only; GE6c as psychology only Credits: 3 When Offered: Fall, Winter The scientific study of how individuals’ feelings, thoughts, and behavior are affected by others. Topics include prejudice, the self, interpersonal attraction, helping, aggression, attitudes, and persuasion.Woodzicka.
	PSYC 120 - Quantitative Literacy in the Behavioral Sciences FDR: SS3, GE6c Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter Students learn the basics of collecting, interpreting, and presenting data in the behavioral sciences. Data from a variety of sources, such as questionnaires, psychological tests, and behavioral observations, are considered. Students learn to use and to evaluate critically statistical and graphical summaries of data. They also study techniques of searching the literature and of producing written reports in technical format. Individual projects include oral presentations, creating technical graphics, and publishing on the World Wide Web.Staff.
	PSYC 150 - Psychoactive Drugs and Behavior FDR: SC, GE6c Credits: 3 When Offered: Not offered in 2009-2010 An introduction to broad psychological perspectives of drug use, misuse, and abuse. The pharmacological and physiological actions of psychoactive drugs, as well as personality and social variables that influence their use, are considered. Emphasis is given to historically significant and currently popular drugs of abuse.R. Stewart.
	PSYC 202 - Theories of Personality Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter Prerequisites: Three credits in psychology and junior standing.This course addresses the theoretical foundations of the study of personality development and organization. Psychoanalytic, trait, learning, cognitive, humanistic, and positive psychology schools of thought are discussed.Murdock.
	PSYC 210 - Principles of Abnormal Behavior Credits: 3 When Offered: Fall Prerequisite: PSYC 111.This course is an empiricallyinformed exploration of the characteristics, course, and treatment of psychological disorders as they are currently defined. A biopsychosocial framework is utilized to examine the continuum of psychological functioning, from psychopathology to flourishing.Murdock.
	PSYC 213 - Development of Human Sexuality FDR: SS3, GE6c Credits: 4 When Offered: Spring 2010 Prerequisite: PSYC 113. This course examines the fundamentals of the development and practice of sexuality in the human being and the historical, psychological, and psychosocial aspects of human sexuality from childhood to old age. The course covers major theories of the development of sexuality in heterosexual, gay, and lesbian people. Students also explore how sexuality itself may be “constructed” as a result of culture, media, and gender. Primary source material as well as popular media depictions of sexuality are examined. Students engage in the creation of a comprehensive sexual education program which involves contact with parents, teachers, and experts in the field.Fulcher.
	PSYC 214 - The Psychology of Humor FDR: SS3, GE6c Credits: 4 When Offered: Spring 2010 This course focuses on theoretical and empirical approaches to understanding humor, covering traditional and contemporary theories of humor, along with social psychological, developmental, biological, and cognitive perspectives on humor. In addition, humor as a moderator of life stress is examined. Disparagement humor is a central topic, along with nonverbal markers of humor elicitation.Woodzicka.
	PSYC 215 - Evolutionary Psychology FDR: SS3 Credits: 3 When Offered: Not offered in 2009-2010 Prerequisite: PSYC 111, 112, 113, or 114, or permission of the instructor.A seminar exploring evolutionary theory and mechanisms as they relate to current human behavior. This course takes a scientific approach to explain the evolutionary advantages of both culturally appropriate and inappropriate behaviors. Topics may include, but are not limited to, aggression and sexual competition; mate selection; altruism and cooperation between individuals; cognitive abilities; and morality and deception.Whiting.
	PSYC 230 - Contemporary Issues in Child Development Credits: 3 When Offered: Not offered in 2009-2010 Prerequisites: PSYC 113 and permission of the instructor.The specific topic in this course will vary from year to year. However, each involves seminars on current problems or issues related to the development of children. Examples include issues in child and family policy; effect of media on children; and effects of poverty on families. Some topics require students to participate in observation and/or testing of children in addition to classroom work. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.Margand.
	PSYC 235 - Effects of Poverty on Families and Children Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter Prerequisite: PSYC 113 or POV 101.This course explores the problem of child and family poverty, the issues it raises for psychologists and social policy makers, and the implications that poverty and social policy have for children’s development. Major areas addressed in this class include prenatal/infant health issues; cognitive, emotional, and educational development in early childhood; rural vs. urban poverty; the effects on parental behavior and neighborhoods; and the outcome of these on adolescent identity and adult achievement. The course focuses on the U.S. but draws on comparative research about the experiences of many subgroups within the U.S. and in other countries.Margand.
	PSYC 240 - Adult Development and Aging FDR: SS3, GE6c Credits: 3 When Offered: Not offered in 2009-2010 Prerequisite: One course in psychology or sociology or permission of the instructor.Examination of current topics in aging research. Material includes literature from biology, as well as psychology. Topics include neurophysiological changes accompanying maturation; mental health issues; age-related changes in cognitive function; alterations in intra- and intergenerational relationships during adulthood; and cross-cultural perspectives on aging.Whiting.
	PSYC 250 - Research Design and Analysis Credits: 4 When Offered: Fall Prerequisite: PSYC 120.Students learn about the design and analysis of psychological research, with particular emphasis on experimentation. Students learn statistical inference appropriate for hypothesis testing, and they use standard statistical packages to analyze data. Laboratory course.Fulcher, Murdock, Whiting, Woodzicka.
	PSYC 251 - Learning and Retention Credits: 3 When Offered: Not offered in 2009-2010 Prerequisite or corequisite: PSYC 250.The experimental examination of a broad range of learning and memory phenomena. Discussion, reading, exercises, and writing focus on three areas: basic, automatic, animal, and human conditioning; thoughtful and deliberate human learning; and how we define ourselves by what we learn and remember. Students also consider the applications of the phenomena of learning and memory in areas of their own interest.Staff.
	PSYC 252 - Sensation Measurement and Perception Credits: 3 When Offered: Fall Prerequisites: NEUR 120, or PSYC 111 and 250 (pre- or corequisite).Problems associated with sensory encoding, scaling, contextual and social determinants of perception are considered. Special emphasis is placed on the role of the senses in daily life.Lorig.
	PSYC 253 - Neural Mechanisms of Motivated Behaviors Credits: 3 When Offered: Fall 2011 and alternate years Prerequisites: NEUR 120, or PSYC 111 and 250 (pre- or corequisite).The anatomical, physiological, and neurochemical bases for behaviors are considered. Some examples of behaviors to be discussed include thirst and drinking, ingestion, reproduction, and learning.R. Stewart.
	PSYC 254 - Attention and Memory Credits: 3 When Offered: Fall Prerequisites: PSYC 112; prerequisite or corequisite: PSYC 250.An examination of the theories and mechanisms associated with attention and memory processes. Topics may include: selective attention, inhibition, working memory, and higher-level memory processes. The functioning of the above processes in abnormal patient populations is also examined.Whiting.
	PSYC 255 - Cognitive Neuroscience Credits: 4 When Offered: Winter Prerequisites: NEUR 120, or PSYC 111 and 250 (pre- or corequisite).An examination of the role of the central nervous system in the production of human behavior. Special emphasis is placed on the contribution of the cerebral cortex to cognitive activity and to the effects of brain injury on psychological processes. Laboratories focus on neuropsychological testing and basic concepts in the brain’s distribution of complex function. Laboratory course.Lorig.
	PSYC 257 - Psychobiology of Development Credits: 3 When Offered: Not offered in 2009-2010 Prerequisites: NEUR 120, or PSYC 111 and 250 (pre- or corequisite).Examination of the development of biological systems involved in various behaviors with special emphasis on the neural mechanisms of behavior. Both human and animal studies are considered. Some topics include evolution and behavior; developmental neurobiology; biological bases of sexual and gender identity; and development of play behaviors and temperament.Staff.
	PSYC 258 - Neural Mechanisms of Sensory and Motor Function Credits: 3 When Offered: Fall 2010 and alternate years Prerequisites: NEUR 120, or PSYC 111 and 250 (pre- or corequisite).An examination of the neural mechanisms of sensory and motor function. Topics include polymodal sensory integration and sensorimotor integration in the spinal regulation of movement. Plasticity of sensory and motor processes is also discussed. Both human and animal data are considered.R. Stewart.
	PSYC 261 - Socioemotional Development Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter Prerequisites: PSYC 113; pre-or corequisite: PSYC 250. Exploration of children’s understanding of emotions and how socialization and cognitive development contribute to the creation of different emotional styles and experiences. Examination of the theoretical and developmental aspects of emotions. Topics include understanding emotional states and the role of socialization practices on emotional expression.Margand.
	PSYC 262 - Gender Role Development Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter Prerequisites: PSYC 113; pre-or corequisite: PSYC 250.This course provides the student with an overview of gender-role development: How do children learn to be boys and girls? What role do biological factors play in different behaviors of boys and girls? Does society push boys and girls in different directions? We discuss children’s evolving ideas about gender, and what can be done to change these ideas (or whether they need to be changed at all). Through the examination of these questions and issues, the course introduces students to the major theories of gender-role development, the research methods used to measure children’s genderrole behaviors and attitudes, and the current research in the field.Fulcher.
	PSYC 265 - Developmental Psychopathology Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter Prerequisites: PSYC 113 and 210; pre-or corequisite: PSYC 250.This course utilizes a biopsychosocial perspective to explore atypical developmental processes. The course examines risk and protective factors that contribute to the development of social, emotional, behavioral difficulties, and competencies in childhood and adolescence. How children’s psychological disorders are currently conceptualized, assessed and treated in clinical settings is also considered.Murdock.
	PSYC 269 - Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination Credits: 3 When Offered: Fall Prerequisites: PSYC 114; pre-or corequisite: PSYC 250.This course examines cognitive and affective processes involved in stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. Causes and social implications of prejudice involving various stigmatized groups (e.g., African-Americans, women, homosexuals, people of low socioeconomic status, overweight individuals) are examined. Participants focus on attitudes and behaviors of both perpetrators and targets of prejudice that likely contribute to and result from social inequality.Woodzicka.
	PSYC 295 - Current Advances in Psychological Science Credits: 1, 2, or 3 When Offered: Offered when student interest is expressed and departmental resources permit. Prerequisites vary; determined at time of offering.Seminar topics and specific prerequisites vary with instructor and term. These seminars are designed to introduce students to an area of current interest in the field of psychology. Students receive an overview of the experimental research and/or applied practices that have advanced an area of psychological science. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Topic for Fall, 2009: PSYC 295: Cognition and Emotion (3). This course challenges the notion that cognition and emotion are fundamentally opposing psychological systems and explores how they function together to influence attention, memory, thinking, and behavior in our social world. Coverage includes contemporary theory, research, experimental design and application on topics regarding both healthy individuals and those with psychological disorders. No previous exposure to psychology is assumed. Johnson.
	PSYC 296 - Spring-Term Topics in Psychology FDR: SS3, GE6c Credits: 4 When Offered: Spring Topics and prerequisites vary with with instructor and term. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Spring 2010 Topic: PSYC 296: Spring-Term Topics in Psychology: Cross-Cultural Psychology (4). This course focuses on how an individual’s cultural environment influences the way s/he thinks, feels, and behaves. The contribution of different cultural views and norms to a wide array of psychological topics will be examined, including: intelligence, sensation and perception, emotion, motivation, human development, and psychopathology. This course also consists of a three-day trip to New York City to learn about specific cultures by visiting cultural museums and neighborhoods. (SS3, GE6c) Mechlin.Staff.
	PSYC 300 - The Pursuit of Happiness FDR: SS3 Credits: 4 When Offered: Spring 2011 Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of the instructor.Students examine and discuss the meaning and significance of happiness, explore pathways and barriers to happiness from scientific, theoretical, and philosophical perspectives, and engage in a thoughtful and proactive process of self-examination with regard to personal ideals, goals, and mechanisms of happiness. Students become immersed in experiential learning opportunities to sample potential pathways to well-being and contribute to the greater good through community service.Murdock.
	PSYC 304 - History and Systems of Psychology Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter Prerequisites: Six credits in psychology and junior standing.A seminar examining the evolution of modern psychology from its origins in philosophy and natural science to contemporary systems and theory, with special emphasis on fundamental psychological issues.Staff.
	PSYC 351 - Directed Research in Cognition Credits: 3 When Offered: Not offered in 2009-2010 Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.Directed research on a variety of topics in cognition. May not be repeated.Whiting.
	PSYC 352 - Directed Research in Sensation Measurement and Perception Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.Directed research on a variety of topics in sensation measurement and perception. May not be repeated.Lorig.
	PSYC 353 - Directed Research in Systems Neuroscience Credits: 3 When Offered: Not offered in 2009-2010 Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.Directed research on a variety of topics in systems neuroscience. May not be repeated.R. Stewart.
	PSYC 354 - Directed Research in Attention and Memory Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.Directed research on a variety of topics in attention and memory. May not be repeated.Whiting.
	PSYC 355 - Directed Research in Cognitive Neuroscience Credits: 3 When Offered: Not offered in 2009-2010 Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.Directed research on a variety of topics in human neuropsychology. May not be repeated.Lorig.
	PSYC 357 - Directed Research in Psychobiology Credits: 3 When Offered: Not offered in 2009-2010 Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.Directed research on a variety of topics in psychobiology, emphasizing neural development, regeneration, and sensory systems. May not be repeated.Staff.
	PSYC 361 - Directed Research in Socioemotional Development FDR: Margand. Credits: 3 When Offered: Not offered in 2009-2010 Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.Directed research on a variety of topics associated with emotional development. May not be repeated.
	PSYC 362 - Directed Research in Developmental Psychology Credits: 3 When Offered: Not offered in 2009-2010 Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.Directed research on a variety of topics in developmental psychology. May not be repeated.Fulcher.
	PSYC 365 - Directed Research in Developmental Psychopathology Credits: 3 When Offered: Not offered in 2009-2010 Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.Directed research on a variety of topics in developmental psychopathology. May not be repeated.Murdock.
	PSYC 369 - Directed Research in Social Psychology Credits: 3 When Offered: Winter Prerequisites: PSYC 269 and permission of the instructor.Directed research on a variety of topics in social psychology. May not be repeated.Woodzicka.

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Course Descriptions

POL 235 - The Presidency

POL 236 - The American Supreme Court and Constitutional Law

POL 240 - Elections and Law in Comparative Perspective

POL 245 - European Politics and Society

POL 246 - Post-Communism and New Democracies

POL 247 - Latin American Politics

POL 250 - Black American Politics

POL 251 - Social Movements

POL 255 - Gender and Politics

POL 265 - Classical Political Philosophy

POL 266 - Modern Political Philosophy

POL 272 - Social Revolutions

POL 274 - Terrorism

POL 275 - Totalitarianism

POL 279 - Comparative Political Analysis

POL 280 - Biopolicy: Policymaking on the Frontiers of Science

POL 281 - The Politics of Marriage and the Art of Democracy

POL 282 - Politics and Film

POL 283 - Minority Voting Rights and Fair Redistricting

POL 285 - British Politics in London

POL 290 - Seminar in Politics, Literature and the Arts

POL 295 - Special Topics in American Politics

POL 296 - Special Topics in Global Politics

POL 297 - Special Topics in Political Philosophy

POL 327 - Japanese Political System

POL 333 - Environmental Policy and Law

POL 342 - Law and the Judicial Process

POL 350 - Ralph Ellison and the American Dream

POL 360 - Lincoln’s Statesmanship

POL 370 - Seminar in American Political Thought

POL 374 - Introduction to Survey Data Analysis

POL 377 - Seminar on International Security

POL 380 - Global Politics Seminar

POL 381 - International Political Economy

POL 390 - Special Problems in Contemporary Political Science

POL 392 - Issues in Asian Politics

POL 396 - Seminar in Political Philosophy

POL 397 - Seminar in American Government

POL 401 - Directed Individual Study

POL 402 - Directed Individual Study

POL 403 - Directed Individual Study

POL 406 - Directed Individual Study

POL 453 - Internship

POL 456 - Internship

POL 459 - Internship

POL 466 - Washington Term Program

POL 493 - Honors Thesis

PORT 100 - Beginning Portuguese

PORT 113 - Accelerated Elementary Portuguese

PORT 163 - Accelerated Intermediate Portuguese

PORT 401 - Directed Individual Study

PORT 402 - Directed Individual Study

PORT 403 - Directed Individual Study

POV 101 - Poverty and Human Capability: An Interdisciplinary Introduction

POV 102 - Fieldwork in Poverty and Human Capability

POV 103 - Poverty and Human Capability: An Interdisciplinary Introduction and Fieldwork

POV 295 - Child Abuse and Neglect Seminar

POV 423 - Poverty and Human Capability: A Research Seminar

POV 450 - Shepherd Alliance Summer Internship

POV 453 - Shepherd Alliance Summer Internship

PSYC 111 - Brain and Behavior

PSYC 112 - Cognition

PSYC 113 - Principles of Development

PSYC 114 - Introduction to Social Psychology

PSYC 120 - Quantitative Literacy in the Behavioral Sciences

PSYC 150 - Psychoactive Drugs and Behavior

PSYC 202 - Theories of Personality

PSYC 210 - Principles of Abnormal Behavior

PSYC 213 - Development of Human Sexuality

PSYC 214 - The Psychology of Humor

PSYC 215 - Evolutionary Psychology

PSYC 230 - Contemporary Issues in Child Development

PSYC 235 - Effects of Poverty on Families and Children

PSYC 240 - Adult Development and Aging

PSYC 250 - Research Design and Analysis

PSYC 251 - Learning and Retention

PSYC 252 - Sensation Measurement and Perception

PSYC 253 - Neural Mechanisms of Motivated Behaviors

PSYC 254 - Attention and Memory