If the course syllabi for a class is on the web you should find it or a link to it from the instructor's homepage. These can be located by checking either the faculty or graduate student listing within the Psychology homepage. The department is encouraging the use of Blackboard. However, a small number of such links (such as for postdocs, adjunct faculty, etc) may be found in the following course schedule listings:

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
700 AND 800 LEVEL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
FALL 2008

Psychology 701

Behavior and its Biological Bases I
Instructor:  Mitch Picker

To illustrate the way in which multiple factors—physiological, behavioral, and cognitive—influence perception, this course offers a detailed treatment of a specific sensory modality: pain.  Among the topics covered are: methods of studying pain; peripheral and central pain processing; sex differences in pain sensitivity; genetic, cognitive and emotional factors in pain; analgesia; and coping with pain.  The course will be co-taught by Mark Hollins and Mitch Picker, with guest speakers leading some individual sessions.  Students will give a series of oral reports over the course of the semester, and write two papers, each consisting of a literature review on a specific topic and a proposal for a research study.

Psychology 708
Seminar in Biological Foundations of Psychology
The frontal lobes - Analysis of function through anatomy, physiology, and
chemistry; from basic to clinical research.
Instructor:  Charlotte Boettiger

The primary goal of this course is to provide a comprehensive overview of research on the neurobiology of the frontal lobes, the putative seat of executive function. We will examine evidence from both animal and human research for functional subdomains of the frontal lobes. We will explore the role that various neuromodulators play in the regulation of frontal function. We will also study the neurobiology underlying clinical disorders involving the frontal lobes. Finally, we will examine the rise and fall of frontal lobe function across the lifespan. As the frontal lobes achieve their greatest elaboration in the primates, and especially in humans, the papers discussed will be concentrated on human and non-human primate studies, however research with other animals models (especially rodent) will also be covered. Each class meeting will involve an in-depth discussion of 2-3 current research articles chosen by the instructor and presented by a student.

Psychology 720
Research Seminar in Biological Psychology
Instructor:  Regina Carelli

Enrollment is limited to graduate students in the Biological Psychology program.  The course consists of a research projects in conjunction with a weekly research/seminar meeting.

Psychology 746
Human Memory
Instructor:  Neil Mulligan

This course reviews recent advances in memory research. Topics includeworking memory, encoding and retrieval processes, implicit memory, source memory, developmental changes in memory, and neuropsychology of memory.

Psychology 760

Advanced Cognitive Development
Instructor:  Peter Ornstein

This course is designed to provide an advanced level introduction for graduate students to critical issues in the study of cognitive development.  Students will be expected to become familiar with the major theoretical accounts of cognitive development, as well as the empirical literature in the core areas of children's cognition.  Particular emphasis will be placed on perception, memory, language, reasoning, and academic skills.  We will focus on development from infancy through adolescence, although we will introduce selected issues in aging.  In addition, comparative-cultural approaches to cognitive development will be discussed.  Two written exams and a class presentation are required.

Psychology 781
Topics in Human Development
Instructor:  Staff

Students wishing to obtain course credit for the weekly proseminar of the Carolina Consortium on Human Development should sign up for Psychology 308 (Topics in Human Development). The Consortium proseminar is held on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. at the Center for Developmental Science, 100 E. Franklin Street #200 in the Top of the Hill Building.  Students registering for Psychology 308 will have an additional meeting with the instructor each Monday at 3:30 PM.  In addition to reading assignments, a paper will be required.  Enrollment is limited to 12 students.

Psychology 790

History of Psychology
Instructor:  Jean-Louis Gariepy

This is a course on the intellectual history of modern psychology.  As such, our topic merges with the history of philosophy, physiology, biology and the epistemology of knowledge.  The semester begins with a history of ideas in philosophy and general science that prepared the intellectual ground for the kinds of questions that early psychologist were posing.  This is followed by a review of the different themes that the founders of psychology were exploring in the 19th and early 20th centuries.  In this context, we will examine in some detail the history of different schools in the discipline, including the associationist, introspectionist, functionalist, behaviorist, and gestaltist.  More recent contributions will be examined as well including those formulated in the context of experimental, animal and physiological psychology, differential and abnormal psychology, and developmental psychology.  The basic reference texts for the course are: Tarnas, R. (1991) The passion of the Western mind, Fancher, R.E. (1996) Pioneers of Psychology, and R.B. Cairns (1998). The making of developmental psychology ( In: Handbook of Child Psychology, Vol. I).  This course is a required part of the curriculum for graduate students in the Psychology Department.  A series of short essays will be required throughout the semester.

Psychology 809

Advanced Psychopathology (Adult)
Instructor: David Penn

The course is required for clinical psychology graduate students and students from other areas should seek permission of the instructor if interested in taking the course.  The major forms of psychopathology are examined within a development framework.

Psychology 810

Advanced Psychopathology (Child)
Instructor: Enrique Neblett

The course is required for clinical psychology graduate students and students from other areas should seek permission of the instructor if interested in taking the course.  The major forms of psychopathology are examined within a development framework.

Psychology 811
Clinical Practicum
Instructor:  Erica Wise

Psychology 815
Ethics and Legal Issues in Clinical Psychology
Instructor:  Laney Margolis

Prereq:  Graduate standing in clinical psychology.  A survey and discussion of the ethical and legal issues that clinical psychologists confront in a variety of professional settings.

Psychology 827
Multiculturalism and Clinical Psychology
Instructor:  Scott Schwartz

The development and format of this course is guided by current “best practice” in multicultural education (e.g. APA Guidelines on Multicultural Education, Training, Research, Practice, and Organization for Psychologists, 2002; Sue & Sue, 1993) in emphasizing three overriding goals; awareness and changes in attitudes and beliefs, increased knowledge, and multicultural practice skills.

Psychology 830
Statistical Methods in Psychology
Instructor:  Dave Thissen

Data analysis, sampling, applied probability, elementary distribution theory, principles of statistical inference--all as applied to research in psychology.  The course is intended primarily for first-year graduate students in psychology.  Evaluation is based on homework assignments, and mid-term and final examinations.

Psychogy 843
Factor Analysis
Instructor:  Abigail Panter

Prereq:  Psyc 831 of permission of instructor.  Advanced topics in factor analytic models, multivariate correlational models and analysis of covariance structures as applied in behavioral research.

Psychology 850

Quantitative Psychology Forum
Instructor:  Dan Bauer

Pre-Requisite:  Graduate standing in the Quantitative Psychology Program Course Requirements:  Attendance and participation in discussions. Each graduate student is required to make one presentation per academic year. Course Objectives:  To provide a setting for presentations about ongoing research and exchange of ideas about research and issues of professional interest. Course Description:  The specific schedule of presentations and topics will be different every semester.  On the first Monday of each semester the class will meet to develop a schedule.  The schedule will consist of the following activities:

• Presentations by graduate students and faculty of the Quantitative Psychology Program about research projects.
• Presentations by visitors from other UNC departments or other institutions about research projects or other topics of interest.
• Presentations and group discussions about important recent publications in the research literature.
• Presentations and group discussions about issues of professional interest, including the following:
• Ethical issues in research, teaching, and professional life. (Note: There will be at least one session on ethics every academic year.)
• The publication process.
• Reviewing of articles submitted for publication.
• Obtaining funding for research.
• Technical writing.
• Career opportunities in quantitative psychology, and job interviewing.

Psychology 860
Directed Research Seminar in Social Psychology
Instructor:  Melanie Green

The purpose of this course is to introduce graduate students in social psychology to the research process and professional issues.  Each week, students will be introduced to a variety of topics including designing and conducting research, writing research reports, and presenting results.  This will occur in an interactive way.  Faculty members, students, and outside speakers will present their research for discussion and critique at each meeting.  By acting as both discussion participants and presenters, graduate students will have the opportunity to get ongoing feedback on their own research and to provide feedback to others.

Psychology  863
Methods of Social Psychology
Instructor:  Chet Insko

Methods of investigation in social psychology with primary emphasis upon experimental design and the nature of the experimental situation.

Psychology 869
Advanced Social Cognition
Instructor:  Keith Payne

Prereq:  Psyc 867 or permission of instructor.  Advanced theory and research in social psychology that explores the cognitive processes underlying social phenomena.  Specific topics include:  attributions, emotions, heuristics, self, goals, motives, and others.

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