Psychology
PSY 101 3 Credits
Introduction to Psychology (s)
Principles of general psychology emphasizing natural science
and social science orientation. Cultural, environment, heredity and
psychological basis for integrated behavior; visual, audition and
the other senses; motivation and emotion; basic processes in learning,
problem solving and thinking; personality; psychological disorders—their
prevention and treatment, and therapeutic strategies. Also available
via Independent Learning or via television as a self-paced, computer-aided
course. (3 + 0) Offered Fall, Spring
PSY 240 3 Credits
Lifespan Developmental Psychology (s)
The psychology of human development from conception to death. Critical
emphasis on theory and research within the field of developmental psychology
with attention paid to similarities and differences in development
across cultures. Topics include the psychological ramifications of
physical development along with cognitive, personality and social development
across the lifespan. Also available via Independent Learning. (Prerequisite:
PSY 101.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall, Spring
PSY 245 3 Credits
Child Development
(Cross-listed with ED 245)
A study of the physical, cultural, emotional, cognitive and social aspects
of a child’s development from the prenatal period through early adolescence.
Focus on developmental theories including Erickson, Gardner, Gilligan, Kagen,
Sternberg, Vygotsky and other contemporary theories of child and adolescent
development. (Prerequisite: PSY 101 or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered Fall, Spring
PSY 250 3 Credits
Introductory Statistics for Behavioral Sciences
(Cross-listed with SOC 250)
Basic overview of the following, applied to social scientific topics: descriptive
statistics, frequency distributions, sampling distributions, elementary probability,
estimation of population parameters, hypothesis testing (one and two sample
problems), correlation, simple linear regression and one-way analysis of variance.
Also available via Independent Learning. (Prerequisite: MATH 107X or 131X or
200X.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall, Spring
PSY 275 3 Credits
Introduction to Social Science Research Methods (s)
Introduction to research methods in psychology. Includes the scientific
process, developing research ideas, experimental and non-experimental
designs, sampling, surveys and data analysis. (Prerequisite: PSY 101.)
(3 + 0) Offered Spring
PSY 304 3 Credits
Personality (s)
Psychological and social/cultural determinants of personality formation
including appropriate theories in both areas. Also available via Independent
Learning. (Prerequisite: PSY 101.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall
PSY 310O 3 Credits
Cross-Cultural Psychology (s)
Major theories and research related to understanding the impact
of culture on psychological development, cognition, social behavior,
perception, and models for the conceptualization of distress and disease.
Models for research and inquiry across culture will be discussed in
the context of examining the cross-cultural research on selected topics.
Meets departmental community service requirement for psychology major.
(Prerequisite: COMM 131X or COMM 141X; PSY 101 and PSY 240.) (3 + 0)
Offered Spring
PSY 320 3 Credits
History and Systems of Psychology (s)
The history of present psychology from associationism to humanism
with attention to both the philosophical and physiological foundations
of psychology, the most important theorists and movements, and paradigmatic
shifts in the evolution of contemporary psychological systems. Also
available via Independent Learning. (Prerequisite: PSY 101.) (3 + 0)
Offered As Demand Warrants
PSY 330 3 Credits
Social Psychology (s)
(Cross-listed with SOC 330)
Analysis of intergroup relationships in terms of process and value orientation,
their influences on the personality, and aspects of collective behavior on
group and person. Aspects of social interaction that have cultural and intercultural
variation. (Prerequisite: PSY 101 or SOC 101.) (3 + 0) Offered Spring
PSY 333 3 Credits
Human Sexuality Across Cultures (s)
(Cross-listed with SOC 333 and WMS 332)
Exploration of how people in a variety of cultures experience and express themselves
as sexual beings. Sexuality includes awareness of gender, and capacity for
erotic experiences and responses. Interdisciplinary study includes psychology,
anthropology, sociology, biology and related fields. Includes how sexual behavior
and experience reflect our biological capabilities, psychological characteristics,
and social and cultural influences. Also available via Independent Learning.
(Prerequisite: Junior standing. Next offered 2005-06.) (3 + 0) Offered
Alternate Fall
PSY 335 3 Credits
Physiological Psychology (n)
Study of the biological bases of human behavior. Emphasis on functional
anatomy of the nervous system to understand normal behavior and behavioral
disorders in terms of their psychology, development, evolution and
function. (Prerequisites: PSY 101. Recommended: BIOL 105X and 106X;
or BIOL 111X and 112X.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall
PSY 337W 3 Credits
Sport Psychology
Theoretical and practical applications of psychological issues
related to participation in physical activities, including exercise
adherence, performance enhancement, group dynamics, leadership and
coaching behaviors, arousal/anxiety, intervention strategies and lifespan
participation. (Prerequisites: ENGL 111X, ENGL 211X or ENGL 213X,
PSY 101, or permission or instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered As
Demand Warrants
PSY 345 3 Credits
Abnormal Psychology (s)
A study of abnormal behavior, its causes, treatment and social
impact. The major classifications of disorders are presented. Also
available via Independent Learning. Meets departmental community service
requirement for psychology major. (Prerequisite: PSY 101.) (3 + 0)
Offered Fall
PSY 350 3 Credits
Comparative Psychology (n)
An integrated multidisciplinary behavioral approach emphasizing
basic premises, causal factors, functional consequences and interrelationships.
Synthesis of animal behavior and ethology in development and maintenance
of behavioral patterns in individual organisms and social groups. (Prerequisites:
PSY 101, BIOL 105X and 106X; or permission of instructor. Next offered:
2005-06.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Spring
PSY 360O 3 Credits
Psychology of Women Across Cultures (s)
(Cross-listed with WMS 360O)
Major theories, research and empirical data which describe the psychology of
women as a discrete field, philosophical values of feminism and history of
women’s roles in society. The impact of culture on women interpersonally
and intrapsychically examined across cultures. (Prerequisite: COMM 131X or
141X; PSY 101; or permission of instructor. Next offered: 2004-05.) (3 + 0)
Offered Alternate Spring
PSY 370 3 Credits
Drugs and Drug Dependence (s)
(Cross-listed with SOC 370)
A multidisciplinary approach emphasizing acute and chronic alcoholism, commonly
abused drugs, law enforcement and legal aspects of drug abuse, medical uses
of drugs, physiological, psychological and sociological aspects of drug abuse,
recommended drug education alternatives and plans, and treatment and rehabilitation
of acute and chronic drug users. Also available via Independent Learning. (Prerequisite:
PSY 101 or SOC 101 or permission of instructor. Next offered: 2004-05.) (3 + 0)
Offered Alternate Fall
PSY 380 3 Credits
Environmental Psychology (s)
Human behavioral responses to the physical environment, such as
stress, darkness and isolation. Didactic methods include empirical
methods related to behavioral research. (Prerequisite: PSY 101. Recommended:
PSY 335.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
PSY 390W,O 3 Credits
Industrial and Organizational Psychology (s)
Application of psychological principles, theories and methods to
issues related to work processes and work organizations. Includes employee
selection, motivation, performance appraisal, decision-making, group
dynamics, power and leadership, job design, and organizational change
and development. (Prerequisite: COMM 131X or 141X; ENGL 111X; ENGL 211X
or ENGL 213X or permission of instructor; PSY 101; PSY 250 or
equivalent; PSY 275 or equivalent. Next offered: 2005-06.) (3 + 0)
Offered As Demand Warrants
PSY 436 3 Credits
Consumer Behavior (s)
(Cross-listed with BA 436)
Effects of nationality, culture, social class, family, personality, symbolism
and persuasion on consumptive behavior. Qualitative methodologies such as focus
groups covered. (Prerequisites: Upper division standing.) (3 + 0)
Offered Fall or Spring
PSY 440 3 Credits
Learning and Cognition (s)
Theory and research on the fundamentals of learning. Topics include
information-processing, attention and consciousness, learning processes,
memory structures, retrieval, and the biological and cultural considerations
relevant to each. Also available via Independent Learning. Meets departmental
community service requirement for psychology major. (Prerequisite:
PSY 101 and PSY 275. Next offered: 200405.) (3 + 0) Offered
Alternate Spring
PSY 445W 3 Credits
Community Psychology (s)
Survey of principles and applications of community psychology,
emphasizing person-environment interactions and societal and cultural
impacts upon individual and community functioning. Attention given
to interventions which facilitate psychological competence and empowerment,
prevent disorder, and promote social change. Experiential learning
emphasized through community experience/volunteer lab requirement.
Meets departmental community service requirement for psychology major.
(Prerequisites: ENGL 111X; ENGL 211X or ENGL 213X or permission
of instructor; PSY 101 and PSY 275.) (2 + 3) Offered Fall
PSY 455 3 Credits
Clinical Psychology
Survey of clinical psychology methods and approaches with consideration
of psychological assessment and treatment. Topics include specific
counseling strategies, such as psychoanalysis, behavior therapy, crisis
intervention, rational-emotive and humanistic approaches, along with
ethics in clinical practice and issues in cross-cultural counseling
and psychological assessment and treatment. A clinical lab will allow
students to apply their classroom learning and acquire hands-on experience
in clinical skills. (Prerequisites: PSY 240, PSY 275 and PSY 345.)
(2 + 3) Offered As Demand Warrants
PSY 460 4 Credits
Neural Foundations of Behavior (n)
An integrated multidisciplinary approach to the study of neuroanatomy
and neurophysiology emphasizing the basic principles, cortical and
subcortical organization, functional mechanisms, and the physical-chemical
foundations in physiological bases of behavior with special reference
to neuroanatomy, neurochemistry and electrophysiological measures employed
in the study of behavior and brain activity. Research topics include
brain dynamics, the neural bases of learning, the neural substrates
of emotion and motivation, states of consciousness, and stress and
psychosomatic relationships. (Prerequisites: PSY 101, PSY 275 and PSY
335; or BIOL 111X and BIOL 112X; or permission of instructor.) (3 + 3)
Offered As Demand Warrants
PSY 469 3 Credits
Health Psychology (n)
(Stacked with PSY 669)
Scientific study of behaviors that relate to health enhancement, disease and
injury prevention, safety and rehabilitation. While mental health is included,
the emphasis is on physical health. Also available via Independent Learning.
(Prerequisites: PSY 101, PSY 275 and junior standing.) (3 + 0) Offered
Fall
PSY 470 3 Credits
Sensation and Perception (n)
An integrated psychological and physiological approach to sensation,
including the fundamental mechanisms of vision, hearing, taste, smell
and movement. Emphasis will include theoretical models and systems
of perception and how they are influenced by cultural, developmental,
hereditary, physiological, psychological and social factors. Meets
departmental community service requirement for psychology major. (Prerequisites:
PSY 101 and PSY 275. Next offered: 2005–06.) (3 + 0)
Offered Alternate Spring
PSY 475W 3 Credits
Research Design and Analysis in Psychology (s)
An integrated approach to the study of research design and analysis
in psychology. Emphasis on research methodologies and techniques. Design,
execution and analysis of social science research. (Prerequisites:
ENGL 111X; ENGL 211X or ENGL 213X; PSY 101; PSY/SOC 250 or
STAT 200; PSY 275. Permission of instructor is required if prerequisites
have not been met. Next offered: 2004-05.) (2 + 3) Offered
Alternate Fall
PSY 480W 3 Credits
Qualitative Social Science Research (s)
(Cross-listed with SOC 480W)
Introduction to classical and contemporary research within the qualitative
(or interpretive) paradigm of social science. Discusses the theoretical frameworks,
historical traditions, epistemological and ethical issues of qualitative approaches.
Uses hands-on experience in the practicalities and excitement of a variety
of methods for gathering qualitative data and conducting qualitative analyses.
(Prerequisites: ENGL 111X, ENGL 211X or ENGL 213X, one lower-division
social science research methods course, or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered Spring
PSY 485 3 Credits
Senior Seminar (s)
Synthesis and integration of knowledge and skills developed by
psychology majors. Includes a general knowledge of psychology, a basic
knowledge of the research process and methods, insights into the way
culture, gender, ethnicity, social class and other diversity issues
influencing research and practice in psychology. (Prerequisite: PSY
275 and Psychology major with senior standing.) (3 + 0) Offered
Spring
PSY 488 1-6 Credits
Practicum in Psychology (s)
Individual practice and training that provide an opportunity to
work in a setting or experience the work of a psychologist. Faculty
supervision on campus or on site. Requires 50 clock hours per credit
hour. Placement must be arranged before registering for course. (Prerequisite:
Permission of instructor. Graded Pass/Fail.) (1 + arranged)
Offered Fall, Spring
PSY 610 3 Credits
Alcohol: Pharmacology and Behavior
A multidisciplinary approach to the study of alcohol abuse and
alcoholism which incorporates the biomedical, epidemiological, genetic,
pharmacological, psychological, social and cultural bases. (Prerequisite:
Graduate standing or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered
As Demand Warrants
PSY 614 3 Credits
Human Adaptation to the Circumpolar North
(Cross-listed with NORS 614)
Examines patterns of individual and family adaptation to the stresses and opportunities
of northern regions. Focuses on successful and unsuccessful responses to northern
conditions—the arctic climate, the northern economy, cultural diversity,
and the professional opportunities and stress factors of sparsely populated
frontier settings. Students will complete an original research paper. (Prerequisites:
Graduate standing or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered As
Demand Warrants
PSY 615 3 Credits
Drug Action: Physiology and Behavior
Multidisciplinary approach to the study of drugs and drug abuse
which emphasizes the biomedical, epidemiological, genetic, pharmacological,
psychological and sociological factors extant in drug use and misuse.
(Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered As Demand Warrants
PSY 618 3 Credits
Community Treatment Alternatives
Examination of the role of community in the treatment of mental
health problems among indigenous or ethnic groups. Focus on bringing
to bear the resources of the community on the healing process. (Prerequisite:
Graduate standing or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered
As Demand Warrants
PSY 620 3 Credits
Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Dependency
Examination of the treatments available for drug and alcohol abuse.
Medical and psychological treatments will be studied. Medical treatments
include abrupt, gradual and substituting techniques. Psychological
techniques include traditional Western therapies as well as less traditional
approaches. (Prerequisite: PSY 610 or PSY 615; graduate standing or
permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
PSY 625 3 Credits
Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Dependency
Study of the various ways to prevent alcohol dependency, especially
among indigenous peoples or in ethnic groups. Emphasis on cross-cultural
approaches to the prevention of dependency. (Prerequisite: Graduate
standing or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered As
Demand Warrants
PSY 630 3 Credits
Community Psychology
Current status of community psychology, focusing on person-environment
interactions and societal and cultural impacts upon individual and
community functioning. An advanced-level overview of theory, research
and practice of community psychology with particular emphasis on cross-cultural
themes. Students are expected to apply their learning in a community-based
experience. Aim is to empower students to contribute to effective change
in their communities. (Prerequisite: Admittance to the Community Psychology
program or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall
PSY 631 3 Credits
Community Psychology: Cross-Cultural Applications and the Ethics of Change
Advanced study of the application of community psychology with
an emphasis on the design and evaluation of interventions which facilitate
psychological competence and empowerment, prevent disorder, and promote
social change. Value-context of community psychology and the ethics
of intervention are examined with particular emphasis on applications
to cross-cultural settings and indigenous approaches to change. Students
are expected to continue and broaden their community-based experience.
(Prerequisites: PSY 630 or permission of instructor) (3 + 0)
Offered Spring
PSY 635 3 Credits
Field-Based Research Methods
A presentation of methods used in doing cross-cultural research
in community settings. The emphasis is on the formal descriptions of
the interaction between persons and their environments. The course
will present a wide variety of designs, analyses and conceptual approaches
appropriate to improving our general understanding of behavior in communities.
Both quantitative and qualitative methods will be presented in the
context of carrying out individual research projects. (Prerequisite:
Admittance to the Community Psychology program or permission of instructor.)
(3 + 0) Offered Fall
PSY 636 3 Credits
Program Evaluation
Advanced introduction to theory, methods and techniques of program
evaluation with specific relevance to the conduct of evaluation in
Alaska. Papers, in-class exercises and discussions will cover all phases
of program evaluation, including conceptualization, role of the evaluator,
planning and implementing an evaluation, methodological and ethical
issues, and analyzing and reporting results to stakeholders and participants.
The course will emphasize awarenes of and sensitivity to potential
cultural, class and gender differences in the evaluation process. (Prerequisites:
PSY 635 or comparable graduate level social science research methods
course, admittance to the Community Psychology program or permission
of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Spring
PSY 638 3 Credits
Proseminar in Community Psychology
(Cross-listed with SOC 638)
Analysis of important topics in community psychology including community mental
health, empowerment, social change, cross-cultural issues and intervention
program development in rural contexts. Particular attention placed on policy
issues as they relate to changing community mental health concerns. (Prerequisite:
Graduate standing or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall
PSY 644 3 Credits
Advanced Multicultural Lifespan Development (s)
Advanced study of the cultural influences on human lifespan development
with particular attention to the peoples and cultures of Alaska. Exploration
of classical and contemporary research and theories. Emphasis on practical
and professional application. (Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Next
offered: 2004-05.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Spring
PSY 645 3 Credits
Prevention Theories and Strategies
(Cross-listed with SOC 645)
Environmental and psychosocial approaches in the prevention of mental and emotional
disturbances. Theories that focus on situational stress are examined, as well
as methods and coping situations that can be used to reduce stress. The unique
environmental problems of rural areas and problems in cases of cultural conflict
are particularly noted. (Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.)
(3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
PSY 646 3 Credits
School Counseling
(Cross-listed with COUN 646)
Topics related to the role of the school counselor such as consultation, career
guidance and culturally appropriate assessment. (Prerequisite: Graduate standing
or permission of instructor.) (3 + 3) Offered Summer, As Demand Warrants
PSY 647 3 Credits
Professional Ethics
(Cross-listed with COUN 647)
The ethical standards of the American Psychological Association, the American
Association of Counseling and Development and the National Associations of
Social Workers will be examined, discussed and compared. Students will be provided
with opportunities to apply these general principles to specific cases. Students
will be expected to demonstrate a knowledge of the principles of these three
ethical codes and an ability to apply them to their reality-based manifestations.
(Prerequisites: Admittance to master’s program in Psychology or Counseling,
or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Summer, As
Demand Warrants
PSY 650 3 Credits
Cross-Cultural Psychopathology
Overview of contemporary perspectives on child and adult psychological
disorders from the perspective of cultural psychology. Fundamentals
of therapeutic interviewing. Training in use of the DSM-IV diagnostic
system. Examination of the role of culture, ethnicity, gender and social
class in symptom formation and the experience of illness, and critical
examination of these issues in clinical application of the DSM-IV.
Training in the DSM-IV cultural formulation. (Prerequisite: Graduate
standing in Community Psychology or Counseling program; PSY 345 or
equivalent; or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered
Spring
PSY 655 3 Credits
Cross-Cultural Healing: Implications for Clinical/ Community Practice
A presentation of healing across a variety of cultures: Native
American, Western, African, Polynesian and Oriental. The course will
emphasize the preparation and education of healers, their roles and
work, and integration within a community. Analyses and implications
for the practice of preparation for community psychology roles will
be stressed. (Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.)
(3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
PSY 660 3 Credits
Counseling Theories and Applications I
(Cross-listed with COUN 623)
A survey of the major theoretical systems of counseling and psychotherapy combined
with a laboratory experience focused on building microskills in counseling.
Specific application of theoretical principles will be investigated, analyzed
and described. (Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the Community Psychology
program, or guidance and counseling program; COUN 615 for counseling students
and an abnormal psychology course for psychology students; and/or permission
of instructor.) (3 + 2) Offered Fall
PSY 661 3 Credits
Cross-Cultural Counseling
(Cross-listed with COUN 660)
An examination of cultural and ethnic variables in human nature and their effect
on the counseling process. Specific focus will be placed on the nature and
function of culture, cultural variables in the context of the human experience,
universal and culture-specific aspects of the counseling process, barriers
to effective cross-cultural counseling, specific ethnic and cultural considerations,
and methods of intellectual training with special emphasis on Alaskan applications.
(Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered Alternate Summer, As Demand Warrants
PSY 662 3 Credits
Clinical Team/Practice
This course supplements PSY 660 by increasing depth in applying
theory to the practice and improving skills as a therapist. Requires
supervised clinical practice in psychotherapy with clients. Topics
include ethics in counseling and psychotherapy practice, specific and
non-specific factors in psychotherapy, goal setting and termination,
managing transference and countertransference, treatment planning,
and analysis and assessment of therapist understanding of their therapeutic
work and client progress. Cultural factors are considered in each of
these issues. (Prerequisite: PSY 660; graduate standing in the Community
Psychology program; or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered Spring
PSY 663 3 Credits
Clinical Methods and Assessment
Fundamentals of therapeutic interviewing. Assessment of personality
style and classification of psychopathology. Introduction survey of,
and experience with, psychological tests. (Prerequisite: Graduate standing
in the Community Psychology program or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered As Demand Warrants
PSY 664 3 Credits
Behavior Therapy
A comprehensive examination of behavior therapy and its associated
techniques. The philosophical and scientific basis for behavior and
therapy are studied as well as specified procedures such as systematic
desensitization, assertive training, behavior modification and others.
Includes practice of techniques to gain facility with the skills involved.
(Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered As Demand Warrants
PSY 665 3 Credits
Psychoanalytic Theory and Clinical Method
Psychoanalytic theory and the study of lives are presented to acquaint
the student with the analysis of life histories or psychoanalytic perspective.
Study the therapeutic procedures of Freud, Jung, Searles, Sullivan,
Lacan and object relations theorists. (Prerequisite: Graduate standing
or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
PSY 666 3 Credits
Family and Network Therapy
Survey of concepts and theories of function and dysfunction in
the area of couples and families as social networks. In addition, it
provides an introduction to the skills necessary for one who would
intervene in these systems. (Prerequisite: Admittance to the community
psychology program or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered As Demand Warrants
PSY 667 3 Credits
Existential Psychotherapy
Focus on ultimate concerns rooted in the individual’s existence.
Theoretical and therapeutic approaches to existential issues such as
death, freedom, isolation/relationship, meaning/meaninglessness and
suffering. Euro-American, Native American and Eastern concepts and
practices are examined. (Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission
of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
PSY 668 3 Credits
Crisis Intervention
An overview of the development of crisis theory that examines major
assumptions, characteristics and stages of a crisis situation. Counselor
training issues and descriptive intervention techniques with respect
to assessing individuals in crisis will be discussed. Examining specific
types of crises encountered within the community and strategies for
handling those crises situations will be focused upon in depth. Class
activities will include utilizing skills in brief treatment through
role-playing of crises situations. (Prerequisite: Graduate standing
or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
PSY 669 3 Credits
Health Psychology (n)
(Stacked with PSY 469)
Scientific study of behaviors that relate to health enhancement, disease and
injury prevention, safety and rehabilitation. While mental health is included,
the emphasis is on physical health. (Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission
of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall
PSY 674 3 Credits
Group Counseling
(Cross-listed with COUN 674)
Kinds and types of groups with emphasis on methods, problems and needed skills
in working with groups in a counseling situation. (Prerequisite: PSY 660; admittance
to the Community Psychology program or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered Alternate Summer, Spring, As Demand Warrants
PSY 677 3 Credits
Psychological Assessment-Intelligence
Focus on methods of psychological assessment concerning intelligence.
Survey of the concept of intelligence and its many multicultural implications.
Widely-used intelligence assessments procedures will be examined with
particular concern to minority issues and the concept of intelligence.
(Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered As Demand Warrants
PSY 678 3 Credits
Multicultural Psychological Assessment
Introduction to administration, scoring, and interpretation of
selected intelligence and personality instruments for children and
adults. Integration of test findings and report writing are reviewed.
Basic psychometric theory and test validity are explored. A particular
focus is multicultural assessment practice, with emphasis upon practice
with Alaska Native people (Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the Community
Psychology Program or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered Fall
PSY 688 3 Credits
Practicum in Community Psychology
Practicums provide for supervised experiences and weekly seminars
with course instructor. The supervised experience is at an agency that
will provide direct and/or participant observation and interactions
for the beginning counselor along with immediate feedback concerning
the experience. The weekly seminars will cover actual and role-playing
situations and skills appropriate to the specific practicum, i.e.,
alcohol or drug abuse, community, or clinical. (Prerequisite: Graduate
standing or permission of instructor.) (2 + 7) Offered Fall,
Spring
PSY 690 3–112 Credits
Pre-Master's Internship in Community Psychology
Supervised practice experience in community and/or clinical psychology
setting. Student spends 40 supervised clock hours for every credit. Internship
may involve more than one site. (Prerequisite: Completed permission to
enroll form and internship plan signed by program director.) (0 + 40)
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer, and As Demand Warrants