Chair: Daniel Miller, Ph.D., Associate Professor

 
Location: CFO 713
Telephone: (940) 898-2303
Telefax: (940) 898-2301
E-Mail: PsyPhil@TWU.EDU
www.twu.edu/as/psyphil/

Faculty: Professors J. Day, B. Hamilton, R. Littlefield, R. Nutt, J. Sibley, F. Vitro; Associate Professors K. Jackson,D. Miller, S. Stabb; Assistant Professors B. Campbell, D. Graham, R. Palomares, L. Rubin, M. Watson

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 with specializaton in psychology.

Degree programs for majors are designed to prepare the student for career pursuits and/or advanced degree work in health related fields and psychology. Although the undergraduate major is broadly-based for three different specialization tracks (A, B, and C), each track offers sufficient depth to afford students a strong foundation in psychology, whether it be for the purpose of entering the job market in the helping professions or for doing advanced coursework at the graduate level. Either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science degree for any of the three career tracks is available. Please visit the Department home page for more information.

The date for implementation of tracks and required sequences is January 1998 for all Freshmen and Sophomores and transfer students with less than 60 hours. After January 1998, a student with less that 60 hours and a signed degree plan for the old program may choose to follow that degree plan or may file a new degree plan based on the new program. Until January 2000, all other students may choose the new program or stay with the old program. In January of 2000, all entering psychology majors, in discussion with an advisor, will select an appropriate track and begin matriculating through the required course sequences in the new program.

The three program tracks available are designed to prepare students for post-baccalaureate career pursuits in applied mental health settings and other related fields (Track A), advanced degree work in allied health fields such as Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy (Track B), and graduate degree programs in Psychology (Track C).

The Psychology major has several general goals applicable to all tracks. They are as follows:

1. To provide students broad and varied educational experiences necessary for them to be informed and useful citizens in today’s complex and ever changing world;

2. To enable students to participate in and conduct scientific investigations and theoretical interpretations of behavior;

3. To expose students to a wide range of cognitive tools that are applicable to a variety of professional disciplines;

4. To prepare students to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

All three tracks require a psychology core of 6 required courses:

PSY 1011. Majoring in Psychology (required for Freshmen & Sophomores)

PSY 1013. Introduction to General Psychology

PSY 1603. Developmental Psychology

PSY 3303. Applied Statistics

PSY 3513. Abnormal Psychology

PSY 4762. Early Field Experience in Psychology

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 42 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.
 

Track A: Applied and Professional Track

The Applied and Professional Track provides a solid foundation in understanding human behavior. This track is designed primarily to meet the needs of individuals for whom the baccalaureate degree in psychology is the terminal degree. The emphasis on early field experiences, and cooperative education enables students to integrate knowledge, application, and problem solving into effective professional functioning in career areas such as business, human services, and education.

Track A Goals

1. To provide a major in which the student will develop a comprehensive understanding of human behavior and the competencies and experiences needed to enter occupational fields such as counseling and case management, social work, general business, law, public safety, advertising, information technologies and marketing.

2. To enable students to prepare for a variety of occupational pursuits after graduation.

3. To expose the student to broad areas in psychology and the core curriculum to enable the employment across careers in related human services fields.

4. To enable students to generalize theoretical interpretations of behavior from individual course work to many real world individual and societal applicatons including education, government, and social services.

5. To facilitate the development of competencies and an in-depth knowledge of major issues, techniques, and theories enabling graduates to function as entry level practitioners in professions that are related to the major of psychology.

6. To expose students to applied psychology, through early field experiences and cooperative education providing opportunities to practice prerequisite skills and competencies.

Track A Coursework

PSY 1011. Majoring in Psychology*

PSY 1013. Introduction to General Psychology

PSY 1603. Developmental Psychology

PSY 3023. Social Psychology

PSY 3164. Introduction to Behavior Therapy

PSY 3303. Applied Statistics

PSY 3513. Abnormal Psychology

PSY 4153. Couseling Theory and Practice

PSY 4762. Early Field Expereinces in Psychology

PSY 4893. Senior Seminar

Track A Electives

PSY 3733. Psychology of Women

PSY 3833. Psychology of African Women

PSY 4003. Cross Cultural Psychology (may count as interdisciplinary)

PSY 4174. Research in Applied Psychology

PSY 4913. Independent Study

PSY 4961. Research Team (may be repeated several times)

The suggested course sequences for the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees are available in the Department of Psychology and Philosophy.
 

Track B: Graduate Study in Heath Related Fields

Graduate Study in Health Related Fields is designed for students whose primary career pursuits require an advanced degree in a health-related discipline. The coursework within this track allows sufficient flexiblilty that a student can earn a baccalaureate degree in other health-related professions such as occupational therapy and physical therapy.

Track B Goals

1. To present important information, techniques, and theories enabling graduates to function at an entry level in professions that are related to the mental health field.

2. To prepare students academically for graduate study in professional schools in health-related fields such as occupational and physical therapies, medicine and nursing.

3. To provide a solid base of knowledge and related experiences leading to successful entry into programs in the health related professions.

Track B Coursework

PSY 1011. Majoring in Psychology*

PSY 1013. Introduction to General Psychology

PSY 1603. Developmental Psychology

PSY 3164. Introduction to Behavior Therapy

PSY 3303. Applied Statistics

PSY 3513. Abnormal Psychology

PSY 3633. Adolescent Psychology

PSY 4133. Physiological Psychology

PSY 4153. Counseling Theory and Practice

PSY 4762. Early Field Experiences in Psychology

PSY 4893. Senior Seminar

PSY Electives. Three hours as per student interest

Track B Electives

PSY 3733. Psychology of Women

PSY 3833. Psychology of African Americans

PSY 4003. Cross Cultural Psychology (may count as interdisciplinary)

PSY 4174. Research in Applied Psychology

PSY 4913. Independent Study

PSY 4961. Research Team (may be repeated several times)

The suggested course sequences for the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees are available in the Department of Psychology and Phil-osophy.
 

Track C: Graduate Study in Psychology

The purpose of the Graduate Study in Psychology track is to prepare students for graduate training in the various specialty areas of psychology. Eligible students are given the opportunity to work collaboratively with faculty researchers in specific interest areas. Research teams and independent study electives enhance research skills, critical thinking, and consultations skills. In addition to research exposure, students are provided with early field experiences and volunteer activities that include clinically relevant applications.

Track C Goals

1. To provide training in research methods through course work, research teams, and independent studies in which students collaborate with researchers in specific areas of interest.

2. To provide a broad base of knowledge and understanding of general psychological principles and of their applications to human behavior.

3. To establish a solid base of knowledge upon which graduate programs (primarily applied programs in clinical, counseling, school and non-applied programs in experimental) can continue to build during the student’s advanced training.

4. To provide training in applied psychology through early field experiences in clinically related settings and volunteer experiences.

5. To provide a curriculum leading to the student’s functional understanding of human behavior and the competencies and experiences needed to enter graduate training in psychology.

Track C Coursework

PSY 1011. Majoring in Psychology*

PSY 1013. Introduction to General Psychology

PSY 1603. Developmental Psychology

PSY 3023. Social Psychology

PSY 3303. Applied Statistics

PSY 3354. Experimental Psychology

PSY 3513. Abnormal Psychology

PSY 4103. Psychology of Learning and Cognition

PSY 4101. Psychology of Learning and Cognition Laboratory

PSY 4113. Systems of Psychology

PSY 4133. Physiological Psychology

PSY 4762. Early Field Experiences in Psychology

PSY 4893. Senior Seminar or PSY 4913. Independent Study: Senior Research

PSY Electives. Three hours
 

Track C Electives

PSY 3733. Psychology of Women

PSY 3883. Psychology of African Americans

PSY 4003. Cross Cultural Psychology (may count as interdisciplinary)

PSY 4913. Independent Study

PSY 4961. Research Team (may be repeated several times)

The suggested course sequences for the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degrees are available in the Department of Psychology and Philosophy.
 

The Bachelor of Science with Secondary Teaching Certification in Psychology

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 will disseminate information about the dynamics of behavior and 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 32 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, 4101, 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 Department of Psychology-Philosophy. 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 3023. Social Psychology. Survey of and research on attitudes, attribution, the self, affiliation, aggression, gender, cross-cultural issues, social cognition, altruism, person perception, and group structure. Prerequisite: PSY 1013. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

*PSY 3164. Behavior Therapy Laboratory. Laboratory and field experiences designed to illustrate assessment and treatment procedures in behavior therapy. Corequisite: PSY 3163. Two laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.

*PSY 3163. Introduction to Behavior Therapy. Techniques of behavior therapy designed to acquaint the student with treatments and research applications in normal and clinical populations. Emphasis on mastery of techniques, designing treatment plans and evaluation. Corequisite: PSY 3161. Prerequisites: PSY 1013, 3513, and permission of the instructor. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three 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 DSM-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 4003. Cross-Cultural Psychology. Examinations of theory and paradigms of cross-cultural psychology, definitions of major cross-cultural terms, cultural identity, development models and accultruation issues, and understanding of people of all cultures and from diverse backgrounds. Prerequisites: PYS 1013, PSY 1603, PSY 3513. 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 PSY 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. 20 hours in PSY including PSY 1013. Senior status and permission of instructor. 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 3513. or permission of instructor. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

PSY 4174. Senior Seminar in Applied Psychological Research. Applicaton of psychological theories and techniques to research. Includes laboratory exercises. Prerequisites: Senior standing, B or better in PSY 3303 and in PSY 3354, overall 3.0 GPA in Psychology courses or be a Psi Chi member. Three lecture hours and four laboratory hours a week. Credit: Four 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 may be used. Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of supervising faculty. May be repeated once for credit Four laboratory hours a week. Credit: Two hours.

PSY 4893. Senior Seminar in Psychology. Capstone course for psychology majors. Outside readings, oral and written reports, and portfolio development required. Prerequisites: Senior standing, PSY 1011, 1013, 1603, 3303, 3513, and 4762. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

PSY 4913. Independent Study. Credit: Three hours.

PSY 4953. Cooperative Education

PSY 4953. Cooperative Education. Cooperative work-study arrangement between business, industry, or selected agencies and the Psychology program. Work environment consistent with student’s major and career goals. Preplanning and evaluation will involve 10 percent of the laboratory hours per week. May be repeated once for credit. Credit: Three hours.

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.
 

Psychology Graduate Courses

PSY 5163. Psychology of Women

PSY 5304. Advanced Psychological Statistics

PSY 5353. Research Techniques

PSY 5413. Psychological Appraisal

PSY 5423. Intellectual Assessment

PSY 5473. Child and Adolescent Assessment

PSY 5513. Advanced Psychopathology

PSY 5523. Clinical Therapeutic Group Processes

PSY 5554. Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy

PSY 5673. Theory and Practice of Family Psychology

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 5973. Professional Paper

PSY 5983. Thesis

PSY 5993. Thesis

PSY 6103. Human Learning and Cognition

PSY 6133. Advanced Behavioral Neuroscience

PSY 6203. Multivariate Statistics

PSY 6204. Advanced Research Design

PSY 6213. Non-Parametric Statistics

PSY 6223. Computer Applications in Psychology

PSY 6233. Preschool and Low-Incidence Assessment

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 6423. Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence

PSY 6443. Personality Assessment for Adults

PSY 6513. Advanced Abnormal Psychology

PSY 6523. Neuropsychological Assessment of Children and Adolescents

PSY 6533. Neuropsychological Assessment II

PSY 6543. Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Techniques

PSY 6583. Introduction to Psychopharmacology

*PSY 6593. Advanced Family Psychology and Systems Interventions

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 6961. Research Team

PSY 6971. Seminar in Current Issues

*PSY Seminar in College Teaching

PSY 6983. Dissertation

PSY 6993. Dissertation
 

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 eighteen (18) hours, with six (6) hours required in junior
and/or senior-level courses.

The letter C preceding a course indicates that the Course Fulfills the Core Curriculum Requirement for Philosophy; the letter M indicates the Course as Multicultural. None of the Philosophy Courses have prerequisites.
 

Philosophy Undergraduate Courses

(C) 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.

(C) 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. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

(C) PHIL 2043. Contemporary Philosophy. Comprehensive study of the persons, problems and principles related to the 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.

(C, M) 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.

(C, M) 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.

(C) 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.

(C) PHIL 3023. History of Medieval and Modern Philosophy. A critical study from the period of Plotinus through the Renaissance and Reformation up through Descartes; extensive readings and discussion of the philosophers in this period. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

(C,M) 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 seminar hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

(C,M) PHIL 3053. Ethics. A consideration of the primary ethical theories with respect to personal, social and professional action; the critical discussion of the ethical systems of the major classical philosophies. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

(C,M) 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.

(C,M) 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.

(C) 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 seminar hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

(C,M) PHIL 4053. Science and Religion. Centers upon the nature and scope of science and method in comparison to the nature and scope of religion, with the emphasis upon modern science, cosmology, biology and physics in relationship to contemporary religious thought. Three seminar hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

PHIL 4913. Independent Study. Credit: Three hours.
 

Philosophy Graduate Courses

PHIL 5913. Individual Study in Philosophy