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Course Listing

Below is a listing of all the undergraduate psychology courses currently offered at the College. Click on the name of a course to see a description. These descriptions are based on previous course syllabi and may not reflect changes made by individual instructors. Please remember that except for the introductory classes (201 and 202), Statistics (301) and Research Methods (302), not all advanced courses are taught every semester. Please check MyWM for the most updated listing of courses for the current semester.

 Introductory Courses

201 Introduction to Psychology as a Natural Science  
202 Introduction to Psychology as a Social Science  

Psy 201 and Psy 202 are prerequisites for all other courses in Psychology .

Mid-Level Courses

301 Elementary Statistics  
302 Research Methods  
310 Developmental Psychology  
311 Learning & Memory  
312 Personality Theory  
313 Physiological Psychology  
314 Social Psychology  
316 Organizational Behavior  
318 Abnormal Psychology 
319 Cognitive Science  
320 Community Psychology  
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Advanced Research

(Prerequisites include 301, 302, and others as listed)
410 Research in Developmental Psychology (310) 
411 Cognition & Thinking (311) 
412 Research in Personality (312) 
413 Research in Physiological Psychology (313) 
414 Experimental Social Psychology (314) 
415 Comparative Psychology  
417 Sensation & Perception  
422 Behavior Modification (318) 
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Advanced Seminar/Supervised Research

(Permission of instructor or advisor required)
445 Psychopharmacology
454 Shame & Self-Respect
470 Topics in Psychology  
480 Seminar  
490 Directed Readings  
491 Independent Research  
495 Honors (fall)
496 Honors (spring) 
498 Internship  
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