Introduces the scientific study of behavior, including an overview of the biological basis of behavior, sensation or perception, states of consciousness, learning and memory, thinking and language, intelligence, motivation and emotion. GT: Course is approved by the Colorado Dept of Higher Education for statewide guaranteed transfer, GT-SS3

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Additional Information: Denver Core Requirement, Behavioral Sciences; GT courses GT Pathways, GT-SS3, Soc Behav Sci:Hmn Behav, Cul.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Introduces the scientific study of behavior, including an overview of the history of psychology, development, personality, psychological disorders, therapy, health psychology and social behavior. PSYC 1000 is not a prerequisite for this course. GT: Course is approved by the Colorado Dept of Higher Education for statewide guaranteed transfer, GT-SS3

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Additional Information: Denver Core Requirement, Behavioral Sciences; GT courses GT Pathways, GT-SS3, Soc Behav Sci:Hmn Behav, Cul.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Restriction: Restricted to Freshman level students

Typically Offered: Fall.

Applies psychological principles of memory function and process to everyday settings and experiences. Covers topics such as how memory works, principles of memory improvement, and strategies for effective learning.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

A primer in psychological principles applied to everyday situations. Covers topics such as learning, stress and health, attraction and love, and personality.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Introduces statistics and research methods in the field of psychology. Note: Intended for those who plan to major in psychology. Completion of college algebra or equivalent is recommended.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 with a C- or higher

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This course will introduce you to the BA and BS major in psychology. It will provide you with information on the careers and professional opportunities available to you within Psychology and related fields. After this course, you will be able to answer your friend’s and family’s question “But what can you do with a Psychology degree?” Well, the answer is, quite a lot. In addition, this course will help you to develop and articulate the professional skills that you have as a student of psychology.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

This course will examine the normative physical, cognitive and soci-emotional changes and milestones that occur through the human lifespan highlighting health-related issues at each stage.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 or 1005 with a C- or higher

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Introduces the biological basis of behavior. This course will feature concepts like neurons, synaptic and hormonal transmission, and physiological set-points. Behavior of simple (invertebrate) and complex organisms (vertebrates) will be related to the activity of specific brain neural networks. GT: Course is approved by the Colorado Dept of Higher Education for statewide guaranteed transfer, GT-SC2

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 or BIOL 2020 (BIOL 2051) with a C- or higher

Additional Information: Denver Core Requirement, Biol Phys Sci - No Lab; GT courses GT Pathways, GT-SC2, Nat Phy Sci:Lec w/o Req Lab.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Experiences involving application of specific, relevant concepts and skills in supervised employment situations. Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 9.

Prereq: 15 hours of PSYC courses with a 2.75 GPA in PSYC courses

Studies special topics to be selected by the instructor. Note: May be repeated for credit. Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 3.

This course discusses current research on decision making/behavioral economics, as well as its application to individual well-being and public policy. You will gain insights on how and why people can be irrational in their daily decisions. Cross-listed with PBHL 3050 and ECON 3050.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Covers principles of experimental methodology in Psychology. Includes active participation in data collection and interpretation, presentation of results, evaluation of scientific literature, scientific writing and advanced statistical concepts as they relate to the field of Psychology.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000, PSYC 1005, and PSYC 2090 with a C- or higher

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Studies information processing in humans, with emphasis on memory, thinking and language.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 with a C- or higher

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Surveys the fields of industrial and organizational psychology. These fields apply psychological principles to improving productivity and satisfaction in the workplace. Topics include motivation, leadership, group processes, team functioning, occupational health, selection and training of employees, and performance management.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and 1005 with a C- or higher

Typically Offered: Fall.

Studies human development covering birth, infancy, toddler, preschool and school-aged child. Covers biological, cognitive and social processes.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and PSYC 1005 or PSYC 3215 with a grade of C- or higher.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Study of human development from adolescence through adulthood and aging. Covers biological, cognitive, and social processes.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and PSYC 1005 or PSYC 3205 with a grade of C- or higher.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Introduces the scientific study of learning and behavior, focusing on "Behaviorism." Principles of operant and classical conditioning are discussed. A particular emphasis is placed on the relevance and application of these principles to understanding human behavior and psychopathology.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 with a C- or higher

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Examines the physiological, psychological, and social psychological bases of human sexuality. Research on the range of sexual behaviors, individual sexual response, sexual development, sexual dysfunction, and variants of sexual orientation.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 3.

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and 1005 with a C- or higher

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

This course examines the social, behavioral, emotional, and cognitive impacts of modern media. Theoretical and methodological approaches are discussed and both positive and negative media impacts are considered.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 or PSYC 1005 with a C- or higher.

Typically Offered: Spring.

Surveys the behavior of nonhuman animals, emphasizing the evolution through natural selection. One semester of general biology, biological anthropology, or other course emphasizing evolutionary perspective is strongly recommended as preparation for optimal student success.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Typically Offered: Fall.

An overview of the scientific study of attitudes, behaviors, and personality variables related to health and illness. Emphasis is on the interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors that cause illness and influence its treatment and prevention.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and PSYC 2220 with a C- or higher.

The hormonal regulation of behavior will be the primary focus of this course. Topics include: hormonal basis of sexual differentiation and behavioral differences, parental behavior, biological rhythms, aggression, mood and stress. Cross-listed with PSYC 5263.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and PSYC 2220 with a C- or higher.

Typically Offered: Spring.

This course explores the impact of physical activity status-being sedentary or physically active-on brain function and behavior. Topics include effects of exercise on cognitive function, mood disorders, stress, anxiety, sleep and drug addiction. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the neurobiological mechanisms by which exercise impacts behavior. Students who have received credit for this topic listed under PSYC 3600 may not receive credit for this course. Cross-listed with PSYC 5264.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and PSYC 2220 with a C- or higher.

Typically Offered: Fall.

Explores the pharmacological, biological, and behavioral basis of drug effects. Topics include mechanisms of drug action, brain reward pathways, role of environment and history on drug effects, and the impact of science on drug abuse and medication development. Cross-listed with PSYC 5265.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and PSYC 2220 with a C- or higher.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This course applies a scientific approach to the examination of the symptoms, etiologies, and treatments of mental illnesses, including disorders of mood, anxiety, stress, addictions and those seen in childhood and older age.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and 1005 with a C- or higher

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This course will explore significant psychological, neurological, historical, societal and cultural aspects of mindfulness. It will integrate this current knowledge with more traditional aspects of the concept through classroom activities, guest lecturers, projects and field trips.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 or 1005 with a C- or higher

Typically Offered: Spring.

Overview of theory and research pertaining to marital and family structure, functioning and dynamics.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and 1005 with a C- or higher

Typically Offered: Spring.

Surveys the field of Social Psychology, the study of the way in which cognitions, emotions, and behaviors are influenced by the presence, or perceived presence, of others. Heavily focuses on experimentation and experimental methods within the field of Social Psychology.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and 1005 with a C- or higher

Typically Offered: Spring.

This course focuses on clinical psychological issues facing service members, veterans, and military families. Topics include contemporary military culture, challenges of the military lifestyle/deployment/reintegration, specific types of military trauma, psychological issues of PTSD, TBI, depression, substance abuse, and suicidality, and psychological interventions for these issues. Students will not earn credit for this course if they have already earned credit for PSYC 3600 with a similar topic title.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

PSYC 1005 with a C- or higher.

Examines the legal and extralegal applications of psychology, such as assessment of insanity and competence, psychologists as expert witnesses, accuracy of eyewitness accounts, and issues relating to employment discrimination.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and 1005 with a C- or higher

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Studies special topics to be selected by the instructor. Note: May be repeated for credit. Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 9.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Reviews psychological theories and research of women's social, cultural, emotional and behavioral experience. Examines the sociocultural context of women's experience and explores women's socialization, developmental issues, cognitive abilities and achievement motivation, personality variables, stereotypes, psychological disorders, victimization, intimacy and sexuality.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and 1005 with a C- or higher

Typically Offered: Fall, Summer.

Examines the nature and extent of domestic violence. Personal characteristics and dynamics that contribute to spouse abuse are reviewed. Theories and research in the general field of family violence, victims' and perpetrators' treatment, and child abuse are discussed.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and 1005 with a C- or higher

Typically Offered: Fall.

This course provides an introduction to the science of positive traits, subjective experiences and institutions. It focuses on the empirical study of the factors that enable humans to flourish, develop resilience, mature and master life's challenges.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and 1005 with a C- or higher

Typically Offered: Spring.

Explores the biological influences on the development of brain and behavior. Emphasis is on the evolution and development, the role of experience in prenatal and postnatal development, the ontogeny of sensory systems, learning and memory, and the biological bases of language acquisition.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 2220 with a C- or higher.

Typically Offered: Fall.

Brain organization and function and its relationship to human memory, language, perception, and other cognitive abilities. Covers the application of clinical neuropsychology to working with individuals that have neurological disorders.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and PSYC 2220 with a C- or higher.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Examines the aging process, behavioral changes during senescence and the accompanying changes in the aged brain. Changes that are part of healthy aging are studied, as will age-related brain disorders. Cross-listed with PSYC 5822.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and PSYC 2220 with a C- or higher.

Typically Offered: Fall.

Survey of advances in neuroscience that further the understanding of how neurons within our brains are modified by experience and thus influence subsequent behavior. Includes discussions of how these mechanisms contribute to various psychopathologies.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and PSYC 2220 with a C- or higher.

Typically Offered: Fall.

Designed experiences involving application of specific, relevant concepts and skills in supervised employment situations. Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 9.

Prereq: Junior standing and 12 hours of PSYC courses with a 2.0 GPA in PSYC courses

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

The morphological, neurochemical and physiological bases of behavior. Emphasis is on structure and function of the brain.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000/PSCH 1001, 1005, 2090, 2220, 3090 and (6 credits hours or 2 courses from PSYC 3050-4990) with a C- or higher

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This advanced writing and research methods course is designed to help students develop independent research ideas into formal products, such as a thesis proposal, grant application, presentation, and study protocols. Cross-listed with MARC 4090.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 3090.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.

Teaches the practical statistical tools social scientists use to analyze real-world problems. It is split into four modules, each taught by a different instructor. The first module introduces SAS and SPSS; modules 2-4 are problem-based and cover topics such as ANOVA, multivariate regression, and cluster analysis. Students are recommended to have taken and completed at least one statistics course, at any level, as preparation for optimal success.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Students use the skills they learned in the previous semester to analyze a social issue of their choosing and present their findings. Note: A continuation of PSYC 4101. In addition to lectures, weekly one-on-one meetings between faculty and students are required.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 4101 with a C- or higher

This course provides a focused integration of the skills and knowledge gained through the psychology major curriculum. As a capstone course, it will prepare students to apply what they have learned to their professional careers.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prerequisite: PSYC 3090 with a grade of C- or higher.

Typically Offered: Spring.

Studies sensory processes and perceptual variables. Covers processes related to vision, audition, gustation and olfaction. Cross-listed with PSYC 5164.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and PSYC 2220 with a C- or higher.

An in-depth look at several major theories of personality, including those from psychodynamic, behavioral, and humanistic schools of thought. Students are required to think actively and abstractly, and communicate their ideas in papers and classroom contributions.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000 and 1005 with a C- or higher

Typically Offered: Fall, Summer.

Studies diversity in the development of the individual across Asian, Black, Hispanic, and Native American cultures. The experience of self, role of the family, expression of emotions, and psychology of prejudice are emphasized.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Additional Information: Denver Core Requirement, Cultural Diversity.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Overview of the major systems of psychotherapy, including psychoanalysis, person-centered therapy, family therapy, cognitive or behavioral approaches, and relationships among the various approaches.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000/PSCH 1001, 1005, 2090, 2220, 3090 and (6 credits hours or 2 courses from PSYC 3050-4990) with a C- or higher

Development of psychological theories since 500 B.C. Schools of psychology and their adherents. Readings of primary and secondary sources.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000/PSCH 1001, 1005, 2090, 2220, 3090 and (6 credits hours or 2 courses from PSYC 3050-4990) with a C- or higher or admitted and enrolled in the Clinical Health Psychology PhD program (PSYH-PHD).

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Introduces research in the behavioral and biomedical sciences. Students will learn about research programs at CU Denver and other centers, present their own research, and interact with the local scientific community. Cross-listed with MARC 4680. Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 6.

Typically Offered: Fall.

Continuation of research in the behavioral and biomedical sciences. Students will learn about research programs at CU Denver and other centers, present their own research, and interact with the local scientific community. Cross-listed with MARC 4681. Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 2.

Prereq: PSYC 4680 or MARC 4680 and instructor permission.

Typically Offered: Spring.

An exploration of the individual, professional, and cultural values, virtues, and ethical principles that guide professional practice in psychotherapy. Topics include confidentiality, informed consent, competence, integrity, and respect. Course requirements include self-reflection papers and classroom discussion.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Requires three of the four following prerequisite courses PSYC 3205, PSYC 3305, PSYC 4500, or PSYC 4455 (all minimum grade C-).

Typically Offered: Spring.

Students will critically review and analyze some of the major ethical and policy issues that arise during the conduct of basic and applied behavioral research. Cross-listed with MARC 4780. Term offered: fall.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Prereq: PSYC 1000, 1005, 2090, 2220 and 3090 with a C- or higher

Typically Offered: Fall.

Principles underlying construction, validation, and use of tests of ability, intelligence, and personality and of attitude surveys. Covers statistical topics such as content and construct validity, item analysis, and reliability analysis. Students are recommended to have taken and completed at least one statistics course, at any level, as preparation for optimal success. Cross-listed with PSYC 5803.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Note: Students must submit a special processing form completely filled out and signed by the student and faculty member, describing the course expectations, assignments and outcomes, to the CLAS undergraduate advising office for approval. Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 12.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Students will engage in original research projects supervised and mentored by faculty. Students must work with faculty prior to registration to develop a proposal for their project and receive permission to take this course. Note: Students must submit a special processing form completely filled out and signed by the student and faculty member, describing the course expectations, assignments and outcomes, to the CLAS undergraduate advising office for approval. Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 6.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 9.

Prereq: Junior standing and 12 hours of PSYC courses with a 2.0 GPA in PSYC courses

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Advanced study of special topics to be selected by the instructor. May be repeated for credit. Cross-listed with PSYC 5990. Repeatable.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 3.