UMass Boston | Continuing Education | Summer 08 Undergraduate Credit Courses

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PSYCH100 Introductory Psychology S SB Description: A general survey of selected content areas in psychology, including personality and human development, physiological psychology, learning, intelligence, heredity and environment, and motivation and emotion. Note: Students who have already earned credits for PSYCH 101 may not register for this course. Academic Information: Prerequisite: None. Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Distribution II Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	May 27-Jul 8	M-2-624 McCormack Bldg, 2nd Floor, Room 624	TuTh	10a-1p	3	1870	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH100 Introductory Psychology S SB Description: A general survey of selected content areas in psychology, including personality and human development, physiological psychology, learning, intelligence, heredity and environment, and motivation and emotion. Note: Students who have already earned credits for PSYCH 101 may not register for this course. Academic Information: Prerequisite: None. Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Distribution II Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	May 27-Jul 8	M-2-616 McCormack Bldg, 2nd Floor, Room 616	TuTh	6-9p	3	1871	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH100 Introductory Psychology S SB Description: A general survey of selected content areas in psychology, including personality and human development, physiological psychology, learning, intelligence, heredity and environment, and motivation and emotion. Note: Students who have already earned credits for PSYCH 101 may not register for this course. Academic Information: Prerequisite: None. Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Distribution II Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	May 28-Jul 9	M-1-409 McCormack Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 409	MW	10a-1p	3	1872	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH100 Introductory Psychology S SB Description: A general survey of selected content areas in psychology, including personality and human development, physiological psychology, learning, intelligence, heredity and environment, and motivation and emotion. Note: Students who have already earned credits for PSYCH 101 may not register for this course. Academic Information: Prerequisite: None. Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Distribution II Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	Jul 14-Aug 20	M-2-621 McCormack Bldg, 2nd Floor, Room 621	MW	6-9p	3	1874	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH100 Introductory Psychology S SB Description: A general survey of selected content areas in psychology, including personality and human development, physiological psychology, learning, intelligence, heredity and environment, and motivation and emotion. Note: Students who have already earned credits for PSYCH 101 may not register for this course. Academic Information: Prerequisite: None. Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Distribution II Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	Jul 14-Aug 20	M-2-205 McCormack Bldg, 2nd Floor, Room 205	MW	1:30 - 4:30p	3	1876	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH100 Introductory Psychology S SB Description: A general survey of selected content areas in psychology, including personality and human development, physiological psychology, learning, intelligence, heredity and environment, and motivation and emotion. Note: Students who have already earned credits for PSYCH 101 may not register for this course. Academic Information: Prerequisite: None. Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Distribution II Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	Jul 15-Aug 21	M-2-428 McCormack Bldg, 2nd Floor, Room 428	TuTh	1:30 - 4:30p	3	1875	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH201 Introduction to Behavioral Research S Description: An introduction to the ways of discovering, describing and making warranted assertions about aspects of people and social life. The chief objectives are 1) to help students develop the skills and knowledge necessary to become intelligent critics of research in the behavioral and social sciences, and 2) to give them a rudimentary understanding of the design and evaluation of scientific research. Statistical material is treated in a conceptual manner. Classroom work and course examinations concentrate equally on research design and research evaluation. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	May 27-Jul 8	M-2-420 McCormack Bldg, 2nd Floor, Room 420	TuTh	1:30 - 4:30p	3	1877	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH201 Introduction to Behavioral Research S Description: An introduction to the ways of discovering, describing and making warranted assertions about aspects of people and social life. The chief objectives are 1) to help students develop the skills and knowledge necessary to become intelligent critics of research in the behavioral and social sciences, and 2) to give them a rudimentary understanding of the design and evaluation of scientific research. Statistical material is treated in a conceptual manner. Classroom work and course examinations concentrate equally on research design and research evaluation. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	Jul 14-Aug 20	M-1-620 McCormack Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 620	MW	6-9p	3	1878	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH234 Psychology of Cross-cultural Relations S Description: This course examines the nature and dynamics of inter-group relations within a multicultural context, studying relations among diverse cultures and racial groups in the United States and globally. The course looks at cross-cultural relations from an interdisciplinary perspective, discussing psychological and sociopolitical perspectives. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: United States.	M Mesidor	May 27-Jul 8	W-2-127 Wheatley Bldg, 2nd Floor, Room 127	TuTh	6-9p	3	2997	$825	Course has been cancelled. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200 or read more about our Cancellation Policy.
PSYCH234 Psychology of Cross-cultural Relations S Description: This course examines the nature and dynamics of inter-group relations within a multicultural context, studying relations among diverse cultures and racial groups in the United States and globally. The course looks at cross-cultural relations from an interdisciplinary perspective, discussing psychological and sociopolitical perspectives. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: United States.	M Mesidor	Jul 15-Aug 21	M-1-418 McCormack Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 418	TuTh	6-9p	3	2998	$825	Course has been cancelled. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200 or read more about our Cancellation Policy.
PSYCH235 Psychology and the Afro-American Experience S Description: This course is an examination of theory and research, primarily by psychologists, that bears on the Afro-American experience. The course focuses on the psychological literature, but also draws upon other social science disciplines, case studies, and relevant works of fiction. Major topics of the course are the black family and child development, black identity and personality, black activism, and the dynamics of individual and institutional racism. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: United States.	Staff	May 28-Jul 9	W-1-009 Wheatley Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 009	MW	10a-1p	3	2620	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH236 The Psychology of Women S Description: Psychological theories about women from Freud to the present are examined with emphasis placed on biological and sociocultural perspectives as they have influenced the development of a psychology of women. Special attention is paid to the developmental process and the unique issues and concerns of the female infant, adolescent, young adult, and older woman. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Recommended: PSYCH 230, 241. Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: United States.	Staff	May 27-Jul 8	M-1-620 McCormack Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 620	TuTh	6-9p	3	1885	$825	Course has been cancelled. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200 or read more about our Cancellation Policy.
PSYCH236 The Psychology of Women S Description: Psychological theories about women from Freud to the present are examined with emphasis placed on biological and sociocultural perspectives as they have influenced the development of a psychology of women. Special attention is paid to the developmental process and the unique issues and concerns of the female infant, adolescent, young adult, and older woman. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Recommended: PSYCH 230, 241. Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: United States.	Staff	Jul 15-Aug 21	M-1-418 McCormack Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 418	TuTh	6-9p	3	2132	$825	Course has been cancelled. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200 or read more about our Cancellation Policy.
PSYCH270 Statistics M MT Description: The applied study of the scientific method in the behavioral sciences. Fundamental statistical concepts and techniques are surveyed and used, with primary emphasis on the logic underlying the use of descriptive and inferential tools in scientific inquiry. Topics include parametric and non-parametric statistics, e.g., correlation and analysis of variance. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: Mathematics and Computer Science. Distribution II Area: Mathematics. Diversity Area: None. Course Fee: $825 Lab Fee: $15	Staff	May 27-Jul 8	M-1-213 McCormack Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 213	TuTh	6-9p	3	1889	$840	The course has reached its maximum enrollment. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH270 Statistics M MT Description: The applied study of the scientific method in the behavioral sciences. Fundamental statistical concepts and techniques are surveyed and used, with primary emphasis on the logic underlying the use of descriptive and inferential tools in scientific inquiry. Topics include parametric and non-parametric statistics, e.g., correlation and analysis of variance. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: Mathematics and Computer Science. Distribution II Area: Mathematics. Diversity Area: None. Course Fee: $825 Lab Fee: $15	Staff	Jul 14-Aug 20	M-1-213 McCormack Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 213	MW	1:30 - 4:30p	3	1890	$840	Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH300 Personality Description: Conceptions of human nature are examined in light of various theories of personality. This course focuses on the theories of Freud, Adler, Sullivan, Erikson, Kelly, Ego psychologists, and other theorists presenting the behavioristic and humanistic perspectives. Among the topics to be addressed are personality structure and its development; stress and coping; neurotic styles; and human motives and their measurement. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: None. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	May 28-Jul 9	M-1-208 McCormack Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 208	MW	1:30 - 4:30p	3	1879	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH300 Personality Description: Conceptions of human nature are examined in light of various theories of personality. This course focuses on the theories of Freud, Adler, Sullivan, Erikson, Kelly, Ego psychologists, and other theorists presenting the behavioristic and humanistic perspectives. Among the topics to be addressed are personality structure and its development; stress and coping; neurotic styles; and human motives and their measurement. Academic Information: Prerequisite: 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: None. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	Jul 14-Aug 20	M-1-421 McCormack Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 421	MW	10a-1p	3	1880	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH315 Abnormal Psychology Description: This course examines the range of common psychological disorders, their characteristic symptoms, possible causes, and treatment. It takes a critical scientific approach to the criteria used to define psychological abnormality, the theories used to explain it, and the therapies used to treat it. Etiology, dynamics and treatment of psychopathology. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: None. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	May 28-Jul 9	W-1-004 Wheatley Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 004	MW	6-9p	3	2760	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH315 Abnormal Psychology Description: This course examines the range of common psychological disorders, their characteristic symptoms, possible causes, and treatment. It takes a critical scientific approach to the criteria used to define psychological abnormality, the theories used to explain it, and the therapies used to treat it. Etiology, dynamics and treatment of psychopathology. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: None. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	Jul 14-Aug 20	W-1-005 Wheatley Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 005	MW	1:30 - 4:30p	3	2761	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH330 Social Psychology Description: A scientific attempt to understand and explain how the thought, feeling, and behavior of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others; focuses on the drama of social interaction. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: None. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	May 27-Jul 8	S-2-064 Science Bldg, 2nd Floor, Room 064	TuTh	10a-1p	3	1883	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH330 Social Psychology Description: A scientific attempt to understand and explain how the thought, feeling, and behavior of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others; focuses on the drama of social interaction. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: None. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	Jul 14-Aug 20	M-1-415 McCormack Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 415	MW	1:30 - 4:30p	3	1884	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH335 Social Attitudes and Public Opinion Description: This course examines the nature of attitudes, beliefs, and values, and the influences which individuals’ attitudes have upon their behavior. Various theories of attitude organization and attitude change are discussed, and the development of social attitudes is explored by examining the differential impact of the family, the educational system, the mass media, and the general social environment. The changing content of public opinion over time and its relationship to the political system are also discussed. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 230. Distribution I Area: None. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: None. Click here for video introduction, instructor, books and other information.	M Milburn	May 27-Aug 21	Online	-	-	3	2535	$985	The course has reached its maximum enrollment. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH341 Infancy and Childhood Development Description: This course explores human development from infancy to middle childhood, i.e., from childbirth to ages seven or eight. Major emphasis is given to early perceptual, cognitive, social and affective development bearing the following questions in mind: How does the world of space and objects appear to the infant? How does he or she acquire knowledge and discover reality? How does the child experience the world of people and develop a sense of self? How does the child develop attachments to others and what role is played by the significant people in his or her life? Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: None. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	May 28-Jul 9	W-1-062 Wheatley Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 062	MW	6-9p	3	2382	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH341 Infancy and Childhood Development Description: This course explores human development from infancy to middle childhood, i.e., from childbirth to ages seven or eight. Major emphasis is given to early perceptual, cognitive, social and affective development bearing the following questions in mind: How does the world of space and objects appear to the infant? How does he or she acquire knowledge and discover reality? How does the child experience the world of people and develop a sense of self? How does the child develop attachments to others and what role is played by the significant people in his or her life? Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: None. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	Jul 15-Aug 21	M-1-415 McCormack Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 415	TuTh	1:30 - 4:30p	3	1886	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH342 Adolescence Description: This course is designed to acquaint students with psychological characteristics of adolescent development, theoretical approaches to adolescence, and experimental studies of the causes of a variety of behaviors during adolescence. The course also focuses on major problems and characteristics of adolescents in modern society. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	May 27-Jul 8	S-2-066 Science Bldg, 2nd Floor, Room 066	TuTh	10a-1p	3	1887	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH343 The Psychology of Adult Development and Human Aging Description: A developmental approach to human integrity and functioning in the second half of the life span. Stereotyped ideas about the aging process are critically reviewed. Newer approaches to facilitating psychological well-being in the latter years of life are given special attention. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: None. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	May 28-Jul 9	M-3-407 McCormack Bldg, 3rd Floor, Room 407	MW	10a-1p	3	2133	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH350 Learning and Memory Description: An introduction to current view of behavioral change, learning, and remembering. The course focuses on concepts, theoretical issues and applications of current research. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: None. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	May 27-Jul 8	M-1-206 McCormack Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 206	TuTh	1:30 - 4:30p	3	1888	$825	Registration for this session has been closed. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH360 Behavioral Neuroscience Description: The neural basis of higher cognitive functions, such as perception, language, and memory, including a consideration of human brain damage and psychological tests used to assess such damage. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: None. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	May 28-Jul 9	M-1-617 McCormack Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 617	MW	6-9p	3	1999	$825	The course has reached its maximum enrollment. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH360 Behavioral Neuroscience Description: An overview of the field of neuroscience. Selected topics are neuroanatomy, brain physiology, communication in the central nervous system, immunology, and psychopharmacology. This course also includes a critical discussion of various research techniques. One goal for students is to develop critical thinking skills, as consumers of scientific information. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 or 101. Distribution I Area: None. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: None.	Staff	Jul 15-Aug 21	M-1-212 McCormack Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 212	TuTh	1:30 - 4:30p	3	2073	$825	The course has reached its maximum enrollment. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH430 Internship in Psychology Description: An internship course to give students the opportunity of combining human service or research in an area of psychology with a weekly seminar where they can reflect on their field experiences. As part of the seminar, students will be expected to attend its weekly meetings and to complete readings and a written term project relevant to their field experience as worked out in consultation with the faculty coordinator. Academic Information: Prerequisite: PSYCH 101, and 102 or Z270; three additional psychology courses, including one upper level course; Permission of Department. For more information, please contact department (617.287.6350). Distribution I Area: None. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: None.	K Kogan	May 27-Aug 21	M-2-624 McCormack Bldg, 2nd Floor, Room 624	W	9a-1p	6	1891	$1675	Registration for this session has been closed. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200.
PSYCH470 History, Systems and Theories of Psychology Description: This course explores the theoretical and methodological problems of contemporary psychology-especially clinical psychology-in historical perspective. It provides a broad overview of the development of psychology as an independent discipline and of the various sub-specialties in the field; and it evaluates the significance of new movements and methods by examining intellectual antecedents and underlying assumptions. Academic Information: Prerequisite: Junior or Senior status and PSYCH 201. Distribution I Area: None. Distribution II Area: None. Diversity Area: None. Click here for video introduction, instructor, books and other information.	S Conrad	May 27-Aug 21	Online	-	-	3	2383	$985	The course has reached its maximum enrollment. For more infomation, contact 617 287 6200.

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