28 classes matched your search criteria.

Fall 2024  |  PSY 5960 Section 001: Topics in Psychology -- Socio-Cultural Psychology (33619)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
8 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Enrollment Requirements:
jr or sr or grad student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N391
Enrollment Status:
Open (1 of 20 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
Class Notes:
This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to general theories and methods in socio-cultural psychology. The course examines how social environment and culture shape psychological and physiological functioning, along with the cyclical nature of these relationships. Together, we will focus on specific topics that bridge socio-cultural psychology and identity, including group and identity formation, stereotyping, prejudice, stigma, intergroup contact, and multiculturalism. We will also focus on how diverse aspects of humans' day-to-day lives - including social relationships, cognitive processes, basic visual perception, judgments of morality, and mental illness - both differ and are constant across cultures. Last, we will place special emphasis on critiquing research methods and analyzing real-world treatments of culture based on topics covered in the course. This course has a significant and sustained emphasis on diversity, power, and justice issues.
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33619/1249

Fall 2023  |  PSY 5960 Section 001: Topics in Psychology -- Race and Life Course Perspective (32647)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
8 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Enrollment Requirements:
jr or sr or grad student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023
Tue 02:00PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N555
Enrollment Status:
Open (11 of 14 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
Class Notes:
In this course, students will review racial, ethnic, and cultural (hereafter: REC) diversity in child and youth development and how this diversity influences their lives. Students will learn about the long history and recent resurgence of research into the role of REC contexts for children and adolescents. This research often challenges popular notions while revealing broader themes regarding the role of REC in development. Consequently, the main goal of this course is for students to learn about these research findings and draw implications for child and youth development, particularly for those populations who are stigmatized due to racial, ethnic, and cultural status. A second main goal of the course is for students to learn about the developmental progression in how children and youth make sense of the REC aspects of their lives and social worlds. Students can apply this knowledge to design developmentally-sensitive programming and dialogues with children and youth. A third goal of the course is for students to develop an understanding of broad themes and principles that are consistent across REC contexts but may be expressed differently in specific REC contexts. These broad themes include ethnic/racial stigmatization, cultural socialization, and REC identity development which are expressed differently in each ethnic, racial, and cultural context. The fourth goal of the course is for students to gain skills in understanding how themes associated with a particular REC group are expressed uniquely by individuals. No enforced prerequisites, PSY 3001W or equivalent recommended. This course was previously offered as PSY 4960 in Spring 2023 as "Race and the Developing Child." Students may not complete both offerings.
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32647/1239

Spring 2023  |  PSY 5960 Section 001: Topics in Psychology -- Anxiety-Related Choice: Psychology, Neurobiology, (67219)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
8 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Instructor Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Enrollment Requirements:
jr or sr or grad student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023
Mon, Tue 05:00PM - 06:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N423
Enrollment Status:
Closed (12 of 10 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
Class Notes:
Class will meet in N423 Elliott Hall. Anxiety-Related Choice: Psychology, Neurobiology, and Clinical Relevance Over the past 30 years, decision science has made significant advances in understanding the mechanisms of choice and the underlying brain processes, but has done so almost exclusively for economic or reward-based decisions to the exclusion of anxiety-related choice. This is a significant omission given broad consensus that anxious reactivity is often a crucial factor motivating human choice. Furthermore, decision-making abnormalities are a core component of clinical anxiety whereby heightened anxiety motivates excessive decisions to avoid the source of threat at the cost of missed opportunities to pursue valued outcomes. Anxiety-related choice is thus critical to both basic decision science and clinical applications of this knowledge. This seminar surveys the fundamental concepts, methods, and psychobiological findings on reward-related choice with an eye toward applications to anxiety-related choice. Furthermore, we will review the existing literature on the basic psychological and neural mechanisms subserving anxiety-related choice and what goes awry with such mechanisms in the case of clinical anxiety. No enforced prerequisites, PSY 3001W or equivalent recommended. Meeting pattern is TBA and will be based on instructor & student availability. Class will meet 2 x week for 1 hr 15 min (2.5 hrs week). Students interested in the class should contact the instructor for more information/to register (Dr. Shmuel Lissek, smlissek@umn.edu).
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67219/1233

Fall 2022  |  PSY 5960 Section 001: Topics in Psychology -- Socio-Cultural Psychology (33622)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
8 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Enrollment Requirements:
jr or sr or grad student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022
Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N639
Enrollment Status:
Open (12 of 20 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
Class Notes:
It is strongly suggested that students take PSY 1001: Introduction to Psychology and PSY 3001W: Introduction to Research Methods prior to taking this course, but it is not required.
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33622/1229

Fall 2022  |  PSY 5960 Section 002: Topics in Psychology -- Brain, Reward, and Motivation (34161)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
8 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Enrollment Requirements:
jr or sr or grad student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022
Wed, Fri 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N639
Enrollment Status:
Open (11 of 20 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
Class Notes:
It is strongly suggested that students take PSY 3061: Introduction to Biological Psychology prior to taking this course, but it is not required.
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34161/1229

Spring 2021  |  PSY 5960 Section 001: Topics in Psychology -- Psychology, Pandemics and Climate Change (67816)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
8 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Enrollment Requirements:
jr or sr or grad student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/19/2021 - 05/03/2021
Fri 10:10AM - 12:40PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (11 of 20 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
Class Notes:
Psychology, Pandemics and Climate Change This course is completely online in a synchronous format. The course will meet online at the scheduled times.
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67816/1213

Fall 2020  |  PSY 5960 Section 001: Topics in Psychology -- History and Methods of Psychology (33123)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
8 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Enrollment Requirements:
jr or sr or grad student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020
Mon 09:00AM - 11:30AM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (12 of 16 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
Class Notes:
History and Methods of Psychology This course is completely online in a synchronous format. The course will meet online at the scheduled times.
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33123/1209

Spring 2020  |  PSY 5960 Section 002: Topics in Psychology -- Introduction to Scientific Computing (66167)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020
Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N423
Enrollment Status:
Open (18 of 20 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66167/1203

Spring 2020  |  PSY 5960 Section 003: Topics in Psychology -- Sex, Gender, and Cognition (67474)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020
Fri 09:05AM - 11:35AM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N227
Enrollment Status:
Open (14 of 20 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67474/1203

Fall 2018  |  PSY 5960 Section 002: Topics in Psychology -- Coding for Psychologists (35068)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N391
Enrollment Status:
Open (12 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
Class Notes:
The goal of this course is to teach advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate students how to program computers for use in Psychology. The basics of programming will be covered first, followed by construction of computer-based experiments, and analysis of psychological data. No experience in programming is required, but general computer literacy is helpful, as are knowledge of experimental design and data analysis.
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35068/1189

Spring 2018  |  PSY 5960 Section 001: Topics in Psychology -- Programming for Psychologists (69754)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N423
Enrollment Status:
Open (19 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
Class Notes:
The goal of this course is to teach advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate students how to program computers for use in Psychology. The basics of programming will be covered first, followed by construction of computer-based experiments, and analysis of psychological data. No experience in programming is required, but general computer literacy is helpful, as are knowledge of experimental design and data analysis.
Class Description:
How to understand and perform a brain imaging experiment. Theory and practice of functional MRI experimental design, execution, and data analysis. Following introductory lectures and lab exercises, students will develop experimental materials, and acquire and analyze their own functional MRI data.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/69754/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
12 August 2010

Fall 2017  |  PSY 5960 Section 001: Topics in Psychology -- The Psychology of Attention (36191)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Mon 12:30PM - 03:00PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N391
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
Class Notes:
Is attention needed for perception? Are we more likely to attend to locations associated with reward? Does brain training work? And are attention deficits at the root of autism spectrum disorder? This seminar will introduce students to some of these ongoing debates in the psychology of attention. Students will acquire familiarity with theories, phenomena, and experimental paradigms of attention.
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/36191/1179

Spring 2017  |  PSY 5960 Section 001: Topics in Psychology -- Bayesian Data Modeling (70891)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
1-4 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017
Fri 02:00PM - 04:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N227
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/70891/1173

Fall 2016  |  PSY 5960 Section 001: Topics in Psychology -- Science Fair Mentoring (34498)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016
Mon, Wed 03:00PM - 04:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N391
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34498/1169

Spring 2016  |  PSY 5960 Section 002: Topics in Psychology (59260)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/19/2016 - 05/06/2016
Wed 03:00PM - 05:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N423
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
Class Notes:
Neuroscience, Philosophy, & Ethics
Class Description:
Special classes or seminars offered infrequently for juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Topics are listed in the psychology advising office
Grading:
Other Grading Information: Varies by instructor.
Exam Format:
Varies by instructor
Class Format:
Varies by instructor.
Workload:
Other Workload: Varies by instructor.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/59260/1163
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
21 May 2007

Spring 2015  |  PSY 5960 Section 001: Topics in Psychology (56155)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/20/2015 - 05/08/2015
Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N227
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
Class Notes:
Philosophical Problems
Class Description:
Special classes or seminars offered infrequently for juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Topics are listed in the psychology advising office
Grading:
Other Grading Information: Varies by instructor.
Exam Format:
Varies by instructor
Class Format:
Varies by instructor.
Workload:
Other Workload: Varies by instructor.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/56155/1153
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
21 May 2007

Spring 2015  |  PSY 5960 Section 002: Topics in Psychology (58994)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/20/2015 - 05/08/2015
Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N227
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
Class Notes:
Detection Theory
Class Description:
Signal Detection Theory (SDT) is a broad set of concepts and tools that have found wide application in areas of psychology, neuroscience, medicine, and in many other fields. In psychology its contributions are both methodological and theoretical. Its methodological contributions are a set of procedures that enable distinction between "sensitivity? and "bias" and, more generally, techniques for analyzing behavioral data in both laboratory and practical settings. The theoretical contributions are that SDT provides a sophisticated framework for thinking about and describing behavior, especially perceptual behavior. This lecture course is an introduction to SDT. Although the emphasis is on applications in psychology, the basic concepts and tools readily generalize to many other areas. The course involves mathematics, especially elementary probability theory. The necessary mathematical skills will be reviewed during the first 2 weeks. The text is Wickens, T.D., Elementary Signal Detection Theory, Oxford Univ. Press, 2002. There will be additional readings, problem sets, and a final paper. Questions? Contact me at nfv@umn.edu, 625-4024
Grading:
30% Midterm Exam
30% Reports/Papers
25% Written Homework
10% In-class Presentations
5% Class Participation
Exam Format:
Varies by instructor
Class Format:
80% Lecture
10% Discussion
10% Student Presentations
Workload:
20 Pages Reading Per Week
15 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
1 Presentation(s)
10 Homework Assignment(s)
8 Problem Set(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/58994/1153
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
11 November 2011

Spring 2015  |  PSY 5960 Section 003: Topics in Psychology (61146)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/20/2015 - 05/08/2015
Tue 01:00PM - 03:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N668
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
Class Notes:
Neuroscience, Philosophy, & Ethics Meeting Time to be Determined by Student Availability
Class Description:
Special classes or seminars offered infrequently for juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Topics are listed in the psychology advising office
Grading:
Other Grading Information: Varies by instructor.
Exam Format:
Varies by instructor
Class Format:
Varies by instructor.
Workload:
Other Workload: Varies by instructor.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/61146/1153
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
21 May 2007

Fall 2014  |  PSY 5960 Section 003: Topics in Psychology (25761)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/02/2014 - 12/10/2014
Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N423
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule.
Class Notes:
Intermediate R Programming
Class Description:
Special classes or seminars offered infrequently for juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Topics are listed in the psychology advising office
Grading:
Other Grading Information: Varies by instructor.
Exam Format:
Varies by instructor
Class Format:
Varies by instructor.
Workload:
Other Workload: Varies by instructor.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/25761/1149
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
21 May 2007

Spring 2014  |  PSY 5960 Section 002: Topics in Psychology -- Prejudice and Diversity (64926)

Instructor(s)
Jill Allen
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014
Mon, Wed 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N647
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule.
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/64926/1143

Spring 2014  |  PSY 5960 Section 003: Topics in Psychology -- Neuroscience, Philosophy, & Ethics (68297)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014
Tue 01:00PM - 03:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N668
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule.
Class Notes:
Juniors and seniors who register also need to have taken PSY 3061 Introduction to Biological Psychology.
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/68297/1143

Fall 2013  |  PSY 5960 Section 002: Topics in Psychology -- Attention and Autism (31035)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2013 - 12/11/2013
Mon 12:30PM - 03:00PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N391
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule.
Class Notes:
Attention & Autism
Class Description:
This course is for graduate students or advanced undergraduate students who are interested in learning about the psychology of attention. It involves a combination of lectures, discussions of reading materials, student presentations, and in-class demos. Topics covered include: selective attention (locus of selection, visual search), divided attention (multitasking, task switching), spatial and temporal resolution of attention, effects of training and learning, neural basis of attention, inattention, and the interaction between attention and other cognitive processes. An important component of this course is a student-led project that involves data collection on oneself. Students without programming experience may have to be very creative to fulfill this requirement.
Grading:
40% Reports/Papers
25% Written Homework
20% In-class Presentations
15% Class Participation
Class Format:
40% Lecture
30% Discussion
5% Small Group Activities
20% Student Presentations
5% Demonstration
Workload:
40 Pages Reading Per Week
20 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
2 Presentation(s)
1 Special Project(s)
12 Homework Assignment(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/31035/1139
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
29 March 2011

Fall 2013  |  PSY 5960 Section 003: Topics in Psychology -- Intermediate R Programming (33884)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2013 - 12/11/2013
Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N423
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule.
Class Notes:
Intermediate R Programming
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33884/1139

Fall 2013  |  PSY 5960 Section 004: Topics in Psychology -- Environmental Decision Making: Food Systems Focus (35523)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Meets With:
SOC 4090 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2013 - 12/11/2013
Fri 09:30AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Science Teaching Student Svcs 432B
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule.
Class Description:
How do people comprehend, shape, and manage food environments? How do people decide which dynamics of food controversies are important -- and worthy of study and activism? How do scholars identify and apply appropriate analytic frameworks to illuminate the intertwined nature of social and environmental systems? This research seminar uses a platform of interdisciplinary environmental psychology and other social science approaches to explore ways that people experience environments and make decisions about them, both as individuals and also in the social contexts where environmental decision making is institutionalized. Choosing a project appropriate to their interests and skills, students will develop, research, and engage salient public audiences in exploring questions about everyday experience in environments, particularly environments relevant to food systems (although participants with broader environmental interests are also welcome). We will use case studies at different scales to explore a range of environmental decision challenges from the everyday experience of our immediate environments to the distant, abstract, global environment writ large, for example, in the need to address climate change and changing demands for food in processes for governing environments. Projects planned for the class relate to food system decision making in local projects (such as: a student-driven project to evaluate the values embodied in University Dining Services procurement strategies; an NGO-organized project to negotiate and institutionalize a comprehensive set of food justice principles; and a state-wide project organized in collaboration with Cooperative Extension to develop community food networks), and will also include other student interests and projects students bring to or develop in class. This course will meet in conjunction with cross-food-system events planned by the 2013-2014 Institute for Advanced Study Agri-Food Collaborative, focused on building capacity to discuss difficult topics across disparate perspectives on the food system, and on building knowledge infrastructure for representing these discussions in different ways. Engaging with environmental decision projects underway around the university and state, students will have the opportunity to consider the challenges involved in using diverse knowledge systems to understand and manage socio-environmental dynamics.
Grading:
35% Reports/Papers
21% Special Projects
24% Reflection Papers
20% Class Participation Other Grading Information: DETAILS: 24%: 8 response essays; 21%: 3 community engagement exercises; 20%: participation (including some class facilitation); 35%: Term project in 4 stages: (proposal 5%, source summary 10%, presentation 10%, project report 10%)
Class Format:
10% Lecture
25% Discussion
35% Small Group Activities
20% Student Presentations
10% Field Trips
Workload:
50 Pages Reading Per Week
20-25 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
1 Presentation(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35523/1139
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
10 June 2013

Summer 2013  |  PSY 5960 Section 001: Topics in Psychology (82559)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
2 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Extended Regular Session
 
04/29/2013 - 12/31/2013
UMTC, East Bank
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule.
Class Notes:
REU Summer Research Program in Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences. Topic prereq - dept consent
Class Description:
Special classes or seminars offered infrequently for juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Topics are listed in the psychology advising office
Grading:
Other Grading Information: Varies by instructor.
Exam Format:
Varies by instructor
Class Format:
Varies by instructor.
Workload:
Other Workload: Varies by instructor.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/82559/1135
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
21 May 2007

Summer 2013  |  PSY 5960 Section 002: Topics in Psychology (82560)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
1 Credit
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Extended Regular Session
 
04/29/2013 - 12/31/2013
UMTC, East Bank
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule.
Class Notes:
REU Professional Workshops.
Class Description:
Special classes or seminars offered infrequently for juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Topics are listed in the psychology advising office
Grading:
Other Grading Information: Varies by instructor.
Exam Format:
Varies by instructor
Class Format:
Varies by instructor.
Workload:
Other Workload: Varies by instructor.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/82560/1135
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
21 May 2007

Spring 2013  |  PSY 5960 Section 002: Topics in Psychology -- Philosophical Issues in Scientific Psychology (57001)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013
Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N423
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule.
Class Description:
Introduction to philosophy of science in the twentieth century and beyond, insofar as these are also problems Format integration of lecture and discussion. Options A-F or S/N.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/57001/1133
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
9 November 2011

Spring 2013  |  PSY 5960 Section 003: Topics in Psychology -- Environmental Decision Making:Lawns to Climate (67039)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013
Fri 09:45AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Science Teaching Student Svcs 420A
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule.
Class Description:
This environmental psychology seminar uses interdisciplinary social science approaches to explore ways that people experience environments and make decisions about them, both as individuals and also in the social contexts where environmental decision making is institutionalized. We will use case studies at contrasting scales to explore a range of environmental decision challenges from the everyday experience of our immediate environments to the distant, abstract, global environment writ large, for example, in the need to address climate change. Students will also engage with environmental decision projects underway around the university to consider the epistemological challenges involved in using knowledge systems to understand and manage socio-environmental dynamics. 10 weekly, brief response essays at 5 points each: 50% thoughtful, well-prepared participation: 25% term project (proposal): 25%
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67039/1133
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
14 September 2011

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