Department of Psychology and Philosophy
Chair: Frank Vitro, Ph.D. Professor
Location: CFO 713 Telephone: (817) 898-2303 Telefax: (817) 898-2301 Please note: TWU's area code (817) will change to 940 on May 25, 1997.
Faculty: Professors J. Day, B. Hamilton, R. Littlefield, R. Nutt, J. Sibley, F. Vitro; Associate Professors B Hampton, K. Jackson,D. Miller, S. Stabb; Assistant Professors D. Graham, A. Kelley, R. Palomares, L. Rubin
The Department of Psychology and Philosophy offers programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Science, the Master of Arts, and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The department also offers a minor in psychology as well as programs leading to teacher certification in the area. Degree programs for majors are designed to prepare the student for career pursuits and/or advanced degree work in psychology. The undergraduate major is broadly-based yet offers sufficient depth in specialization areas to afford students a strong foundation in psychology, whether it be for the purpose of entering the job market in the helping professions or to prepare the undergraduate for advanced coursework at the graduate level. Information about graduate study in psychology may be found in the graduate catalog.
Admission Requirements Please see Admission section of the catalog.
Undergraduate Degrees B.A. in Psychology B.S. in Psychology
Core Curriculum requirements include a minimum of 54 semester credit hours and differ somewhat for the B.A. and B.S. degrees in Psychology. Students should obtain specific course requirements for each degree from the departmental office.
The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology General Description The Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology (minimum of 125 semester hours) is designed to provide the undergraduate psychology major with a broad and comprehensive foundation in a wide variety of areas including the humanities and the biological, physical, and social sciences in addition to the core curriculum requirements. An integral component of the Bachelor of Arts degree is the extensive exposure the student receives in the language of another culture by satisfying the foreign language requirements. The Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology requires a minimum of 31 semester hours of work in psychology. Twenty-two hours are met by completion of the following required courses: Introduction to General Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Applied Statistics, Systems of Psychology, Physiological Psychology, and Psychology of Learning and Cognition. The remaining hours required for an undergraduate major are elective psychology courses that meet the student's particular needs and interests. Additional requirements include two philosophy courses: Logic and Ethics; one computer science course; one sociology course; two math courses and two natural science courses with labs. Although a minor is not required, it is strongly recommended for psychology majors.
The Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology General Description The Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology (minimum of 125 semester hours) permits a greater degree of specialization within the natural and social sciences while still reflecting the importance of educational diversity and the encouragement of intellectual breadth. In addition to the core curriculum requirements, the major in psychology for the Bachelor of Science degree requires a minimum of 31 semester hours of work in psychology. Twenty-two hours are met by completion of the following required courses: Introduction to General Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Applied Statistics, Systems of Psychology, Physiological Psychology, and Psychology of Learning and cognition. The remaining hours for the major are psychology electives. Requirements also include: BIOL 1113 and 1111, BIOL 1123 and 1121, as well as two additional natural science courses with labs**; MATH 1303 and 1313; PHIL 2033 and PHIL 3053; one computer science course; and one sociology course.
The Bachelor of Science with Secondary Teaching
**May be any courses in Biology, Zoology, Chemistry, Physics, or SCI 2113 and SCI 2123. (Exception:
Do not include BIOL 1012 or BIOL 1022)
General Description The Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education leading to teacher certification in psychology is designed to prepare secondary school behavioral science teachers who are trained not only to disseminate information about the dynamics of behavior but also to facilitate student discovery of new learning strategies and effective methods of evaluating behavior. In addition to the general university core curriculum requirements and the teacher education courses required for this program, the student must take a minimum of 31 hours of psychology, 21 hours of which are advanced courses (numbered 3000 or above). Students who plan to teach psychology in secondary schools must complete the requirements for teacher certification as specified earlier in this catalogue. Psychology course requirements include: PSY 1013, 1603, 3164, 3303,3354, 3513, 3633, 4103, 4153, and 4113; other requirements include PHIL 3053 and the appropriate computer science course for this degree. For option I (37 hour specialization) add PSY 4133 and one advanced elective in Psychology.
Psychology Minor The minor in Psychology is intended to provide students majoring in other academic specialty areas with a sub-concentration in behavioral sciences. The minor in psychology for the baccalaureate degree requires 18 semester hours of study in psychology. Six hours of this minor requirement are met through completion of two required courses: Introduction to General Psychology and Developmental Psychology. Six hours must be elective junior and/or senior courses in psychology(excluding Psy 4113). Cooperative split minors are also available, wherein it is possible for a minor concentration to be divided between psychology and one other related area subject to approval by advisors in the Psychology-Philosophy department. However, in all cases of split minors, a minimum of 12 hours in Psychology is required.
Psychology Undergraduate Courses PSY 1011. Majoring in Psychology: Career Planning and Choice. Understanding the major in psychology; the required curriculum sequence and career choices in the various fields or specializations within the discipline of psychology. Prerequisite: Required course for all psychology majors. Concurrent enrollment in PSY 1013. One lecture hour a week. Credit: One hour. PSY 1013. Introduction to General Psychology. (PSYC 2301) Survey of traditional areas of psychology; psychobiology, perception, learning, cognition, development, social behavior, abnormal psychology, and psychotherapy. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
PSY 1603. Developmental Psychology. (PSYC 2312) Development of personality and learning capacities across the life-span from birth to death; emphasis on interactions of heredity, environment, and maturational processes. Prerequisite: PSY 1013. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PSY 2003. Peer Advising, Counseling and Teaching. Designed to introduce students to the professional underpinnings of peer advising, counseling, and teaching. Through its learning and service components, the course encourages meaningful participation in the campus community and supports the mission of Texas Woman's University. It addresses the needs of student leaders and peer assistants, including tutors, Supplemental Instruction leaders, orientation leaders, resident assistants, mentors, peer advisors, Disability Support Services volunteers, and University ambassadors. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and completion of UNIV 1000 or any college-level psychology course. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PSY 2503. Theories of Personality. (PSYC 2316) Review and critical analysis of the major personality theories. Prerequisite: PSY 1013. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PSY 3023. Social Psychology. Survey and research on attitudes, the self, affiliation, aggression, altruism, person perception, and group structure. Prerequisite: PSY 1013. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PSY 3164. Introduction to Behavior Therapy. Theory and practice of behavior therapy techniques. Course will cover major applications of therapy across clinical and normal populations. Supervised practice of basic techniques. Prerequisites: Psy 1013, 3513, and permission of instructor. Three lecture and two laboratory hours a week. Credit: Four hours. PSY 3303. Applied Statistics. Basic statistical methods: distributions, central tendency, variability, correlation, sampling techniques, and hypothesis testing. Prerequisite: PSY 1013 and 3 hours of math. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PSY 3354. Experimental Psychology. Strategies of research including design of psychological experiments, data collection, data analysis, and report writing. Prerequisite: PSY 1013, PSY 3303. Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week. Credit: Four hours. PSY 3513. Abnormal Psychology. A study of psychopathology covering the major classification systems in D.S.M. IV including mood disorders and psychotic behavior, defenses, anxiety, methods of psychotherapy, mental health principles; examination of abnormality in relationship to normal behavior. Prerequisites: Six hours of psychology including PSY 1013. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PSY 3633. Adolescent Psychology. Developmental, behavioral, and emotional aspects of adolescence; emphasis on current research, theories, issues, and problems. Prerequisites: Six hours of psychology including PSY 1013. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PSY 3733. Psychology of Women. Issues in the development and behavior of women, including theoretical perspectives, male-female differences, achievement, motivation, stereotype, androgyny, sexuality, career choices, mental health and disorders, psychotherapy, life-span, and special sub-groups. Prerequisites: PSY 1013 and junior standing or permission of the instructor. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PSY 3833. Psychology of African Americans. Cognitive development, language acquisition, emotional and personality development, and socio-cultural forces across the life-span of African Americans. African-American identity issues, prejudice, racism and discrimination in American society and their impact on the psychological well-being of this group. Prerequisite: PSY 1013 or permission of the instructor. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. *PSY 4101. Psychology of Learning and Cognition Laboratory. Laboratory and field experiences designed to illustrate concepts of learning and cognition. Corequisite: PSY 4103. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour. *PSY 4103. Psychology of Learning and Cognition. Survey of research in human and animal learning; emphasis on behavioral and cognitive processes of neutral networks, memory, motives, problem solving, concept formation, and learning. Prerequisites: 12 hours of psychology including PSY 3303 and 3354, junior standing and permission of instructor. Corequisite: PSY 4101. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PSY 4113. Systems of Psychology. Historical view of the field from earliest scientific and philosophical antecedents through the classical schools to present views. Prerequisite: PSY 1013. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PSY 4133. Physiological Psychology. Fundamentals of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology; psychopharmacology; genetic, neurological, and endocrine bases of sensation, motivation, sleep and arousal, learning, memory and psychopathology. Prerequisites: Senior standing and nine hours of psychology including PSY 1013. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PSY 4153. Counseling Theory and Practice. Theory and practice of counseling and interviewing. Course will cover major theoretical models and techniques of interventions plus supervised practice in basic helping skills. Prerequisites: PSY 1013 and PSY 2503 or PSY 3513. or permission of instructor. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. *PSY 4762. Early Field Experiences in Psychology.
Supervised experiences in applied Settings. The settings will be psychologically oriented
work environment with diverse client populations. Both public and private
agencies PSY 4913. Independent Study. Credit: Three hours. PSY 4951, 4953, 4956. Cooperative Education *PSY 4961. Research Team. participation in research activities with a supervising faculty member. The student is expected to pursue areas in conjunction with the faculty member's interests. Prerequisites: PSY 3303, PSY 3354, Junior standing and permission of instructor. One lecture and one laboratory hour a week. Credit: One hour.
Graduate Courses PSY 5004. Advanced General Psychology PSY 5023. Psychology of Consciousness PSY 5103. Theories of Learning PSY 5163. Psychology of Women PSY 5304. Advanced Psychological Statistics PSY 5353. Research Techniques PSY 5413. Psychological Appraisal PSY 5423. Psychological Assessment I PSY 5433. Psychological Assessment II PSY 5453. Adaptation and Socialization: Assessment and Intervention PSY 5473. Psychological Assessment III PSY 5513. Advanced Psychopathology PSY 5523. Clinical Therapeutic Group Processes *PSY 5554. Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy PSY 5573. Psychology of Human Systems PSY 5593. Biofeedback in Psychology and Education *PSY 5673. Theory and Practice of Family Psychology PSY 5683. Family Psychology II PSY 5693. Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction PSY 5803. Introduction to School Psychology PSY 5903. Special Topics PSY 5911. Individual Study PSY 5913. Individual Study PSY 5923. Supervised Practicum PSY 5943. Seminar PSY 5951, 5953, 5956. Cooperative Education PSY 5973. Professional Paper PSY 5983. Thesis PSY 5993. Thesis PSY 6103. Human Learning, Cognition and Affective Behavior * Subject to approval by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
PSY 6203. Multivariate Statistics PSY 6204. Advanced Research Design PSY 6213. Non-Parametric Statistics PSY 6223. Computer Applications in Psychology PSY 6313. School-Family Interaction Models PSY 6363. Research in Counseling Psychology and Family Therapy PSY 6383. Cross-Cultural Psychology PSY 6393. Psychology of Violence, Trauma, and Abuse PSY 6413. Test Theory and Construction PSY 6423. Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence PSY 6513. Advanced Abnormal Psychology PSY 6523. Neuropsychological Assessment of Children and Adolescents PSY 6533. Neuropsychological Assessment II PSY 6573. Psychology of Human Systems PSY 6583. Introduction to Psychopharmacology PSY 6613. Advanced Child and Adolescent Psychology PSY 6633. Philosophical and Historical Foundations of Psychology PSY 6663. Forensic Psychology PSY 6673. Psychotherapy for Children PSY 6683. Professional Issues in Psychology, Counseling Psychology, and Family Psychology PSY 6703. Direct Behavioral Interventions *PSY 6774. Foundations of Social Psychology and Personality PSY 6813. Individual Case Consultation PSY 6823. Organizational Consultation and Program Evaluation PSY 6833. Ethics in Psychology PSY 6903. Special Topics PSY 6911. Individual Study PSY 6913. Individual Study PSY 6921. Research Consultation in Psychology PSY 6923. Supervised Practicum PSY 6931. Prepracticum in Applied Psychology PSY 6933. Internship in Psychology PSY 6941. Applied Data Analysis in Psychology PSY 6943. Advanced Clinical Training: Supervision Practices PSY 6961. Research Team PSY 6971. Seminar in Current Issues PSY 6983. Dissertation PSY 6993. Dissertation
* Subject to approval by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Philosophy Philosophy may be selected as a minor field of study for the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. For many students philosophy may be the basis for a liberal education or an area of intensive study before undertaking graduate work. A consideration of and concentration in philosophy is not limited, therefore, to persons who are professionally interested in the field. The minor consists of 18 hours, with six hours required in junior and senior-level courses.
Philosophy Undergraduate Courses PHIL 1023. Introduction to Philosophy. (PHIL 1301) Survey of basic philosophical issues: methodology, metaphysics, axiology, including epistemology, cosmology, ontology, ethics, and aesthetics; selected readings from great philosophers, both eastern and western. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PHIL 2033. Logic. (PHIL 2303) A consideration of critical thought from the perspective of induction and deduction, formal and informal fallacies, structure of syllogism, symbolic logic, and principles of scientific method. Fulfills the general requirement for philosophy. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PHIL 2043. Contemporary Philosophy. Comprehensive study of the men and movements of thought within philosophy in recent times; special consideration given to phenomenology, existentialism, linguistic analysis, and process philosophy. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PHIL 2053. Philosophy of Comparative Religions. (PHIL 1304) A critical analysis of the phenomenon of religion and religious methodology. A comparative consideration of world religious traditions such as Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism. Three seminar hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PHIL 2063. Philosophy of Religions in America. An analysis of religious practice in America in its various forms and institutions, and consideration of the challenge of dialogue with people of differing cultural, ideological and religious heritage. Three seminar hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PHIL 3013. History of Ancient Philosophy. A consideration of the history and development of ideas from the Pre-Socratic period to Plotinus; emphasis placed upon Plato and Aristotle as systematic philosophers. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PHIL 3023. History of Medieval and Modern Philosophy. A critical study from the period of Plotinus through the Renaissance and Reformation up to Descartes; extensive readings and discussion of the philosophers in this period. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PHIL 3043. Philosophy of Religion. The inquiry into religion from a philosophical perspective; a study of contemporary theological methodology; emphasis on religious imagery, meaning, the nature of religious experience, and knowledge claims. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PHIL 3053. Ethics. A consideration of the primary ethical alternatives with respect to personal and social decision and action; the critical discussion of the ethical systems of the major philosophies. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PHIL 3073. Bioethics. Centers upon problems of value with respect to biomedical technology, genetics, ecology, abortion, euthanasia, human experimentation, prolongation of life, psychosurgery; ethical and social issues in biomedicine. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PSY 3083. Ethics and Feminism. Same as WS 3083. A comprehensive study of the literature, principles and linguistic impact of contemporary ethics with special emphasis on the origins, authors and audiences related to feminist philosophy. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PHIL 4043. American Philosophy. A study from its earliest history to the present time; special emphasis given to Charles Sanders Pierce, William James, and John Dewey. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours. PHIL 4913. Independent Study. Credit: Three hours.
Graduate Courses PHIL 5913. Individual Study in Philosophy |