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PSY
101
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Introduction
to
Psychology
(3+0) 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.
PSY
230
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Psychology
of
Adjustment
(3+0) s
Study
of
the
psychology
of
adjustment,
growth,
and
creativity,
including
advances
in
personal
psychology,
understanding
personality
patterning,
and
an
exploration
of
techniques
and
methods
for
furthering
creative
potential.
(Prerequisite:
PSY
101.)
PSY
240
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Lifespan
Developmental
Psychology
(3+0) 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.)
PSY
245
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Child
Development
(3+0)
(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.)
PSY
250
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Introductory
Statistics
for
Behavioral
Sciences
(3+0)
(Cross-listed
with
SOC
250)
Purposes
and
procedures
of
statistics:
calculating
methods
for
the
description
of
groups
(data
reduction)
and
for
simple
inferences
about
groups
and
differences
between
group
means.
Also
available
via
Independent
Learning.
(Prerequisite:
MATH
107X
or
131
or
200X.)
PSY
275
(3
Credits)
Spring
Introduction
to
Social
Science
Research
Methods
(3+0) 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.)
PSY
304
(3
Credits)
Fall
Personality
(3+0) s
Psychological
and
social/cultural
determinants
of
personality
formation
including
appropriate
theories
in
both
areas.
Also
available
via
Independent
Learning.
(Prerequisite:
PSY
101.)
PSY
310
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Cross-Cultural
Psychology
(3+0) 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.
(Prerequisite:
PSY
101
and
PSY
240.
Next
offered:
2003
-
04.)
PSY
320
(3
Credits)
Spring
History
and
Systems
of
Psychology
(3+0) 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.)
PSY
330
(3
Credits)
Spring
Social
Psychology
(3+0) 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.)
PSY
333
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Human
Sexuality
Across
Cultures
(3+0) 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
2003-04.)
PSY
335
(3
Credits)
Fall
Physiological
Psychology
(3+0) 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.)
PSY
337W
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Sport
Psychology
(3+0)
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,
PSY
101,
or
permission
or
instructor.)
PSY
345
(3
Credits)
Fall
Abnormal
Psychology
(3+0) s
A
study
of
abnormal
behavior,
its
causes,
treatment,
and
social
impact.
The
major
classifications
of
disorders
are
presented.
Also
available
via
Independent
Learning.
(Prerequisite:
PSY
101.)
PSY
350
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Comparative
Psychology
(3+0) 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:
2003
-
04.)
PSY
360O
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Psychology
of
Women
Across
Cultures
(3+0) 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.)
PSY
370
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Drugs
and
Drug
Dependence
(3+0) 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.)
PSY
380
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Environmental
Psychology
(3+0) 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.
Next
offered:
2003
-
04.)
PSY
390W,O
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Industrial
and
Organizational
Psychology
(3+0) 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;
PSY
101;
PSY
250
or
equivalent;
PSY
275
or
equivalent.
Next
offered:
2003
-
04.)
PSY
436
(3
Credits)
Fall
or
Spring
Consumer
Behavior
(3+0) 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.)
PSY
440
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Learning
and
Cognition
(3+0) 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.
(Prerequisite:
PSY
101.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
PSY
444
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Advanced
Multicultural
Lifespan
Development
(3+0) s
(Stacked
with
PSY
644)
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.
(Prerequisites:
PSY
101
and
240.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
PSY
445W
(3
Credits)
Fall
Community
Psychology
(2+3) 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.
(Prerequisites:
ENGL
111X;
PSY
101
and
PSY/SOC
330.)
PSY
455
(3
Credits)
Spring
Clinical
Psychology
(2+3)
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
get
hands-on
experience
in
clinical
skills.
(Prerequisites:
PSY
240
and
PSY
345.)
PSY
460
(4
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Neural
Foundations
of
Behavior
(3+3) 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
and
PSY
335;
or
BIOL
111X
and
BIOL
112X;
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2003-04.)
PSY
469
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Health
Psychology
(3+0) 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
and
junior
standing.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
PSY
470
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Sensation
and
Perception
(3+0) 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.
(Prerequisites:
PSY
101.
Next
offered:
2003
-
04.)
PSY
475W
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Research
Design
and
Analysis
in
Psychology
(2+3) 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;
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.)
PSY
480W
(3
Credits)
Spring
Qualitative
Social
Science
Research
(3+0) 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,
one
lower-division
social
science
research
methods
course,
or
permission
of
instructor.)
PSY
485
(3
Credits)
Spring
Senior
Seminar
(3+0) 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:
Psychology
major
with
senior
standing.)
PSY
488
(1-6
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Practicum
in
Psychology
(1+arranged) 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.)
PSY
610
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Alcohol:
Pharmacology
and
Behavior
(3+0)
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.)
PSY
614
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Human
Adaptation
to
the
Circumpolar
North
(3+0)
(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.)
PSY
615
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Drug
Action:
Physiology
and
Behavior
(3+0)
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.)
PSY
618
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Community
Treatment
Alternatives
(3+0)
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.)
PSY
620
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Treatment
of
Drug
and
Alcohol
Dependency
(3+0)
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.)
PSY
625
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Prevention
of
Alcohol
and
Drug
Dependency
(3+0)
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.)
PSY
630
(3
Credits)
Fall
Community
Psychology
(3+0)
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:
Graduate
standing
or
permission
of
instructor.)
PSY
631
(3
Credits)
Spring
Community
Psychology:
Cross-Cultural
Applications
and
the
Ethics
of
Change
(3+0)
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)
PSY
635
(3
Credits)
Spring
Field-Based
Research
Methods
(3+0)
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:
Graduate
standing
or
permission
of
instructor.)
PSY
638
(3
Credits)
Fall
Proseminar
in
Community
Psychology
(3+0)
(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.)
PSY
644
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Advanced
Multicultural
Lifespan
Development
(3+0) s
(Stacked
with
PSY
444)
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:
PSY
101
and
240;
or
graduate
standing.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
PSY
645
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Prevention
Theories
and
Strategies
(3+0)
(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.)
PSY
646
(3
Credits)
Summer,
As
Demand
Warrants
School
Counseling
(3+3)
(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.)
PSY
647
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Summer,
As
Demand
Warrants
Professional
Ethics
(3+0)
(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.)
PSY
650
(3
Credits)
Fall
Cross-Cultural
Psychopathology
(3+0)
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.)
PSY
655
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Cross-Cultural
Healing:
Implications
for
Clinical/
Community
Practice
(3+0)
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.)
PSY
660
(3
Credits)
Fall
Counseling
Theories
and
Applications
I
(3+2)
(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.)
PSY
661
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Summer,
As
Demand
Warrants
Cross-Cultural
Counseling
(3+0)
(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.)
PSY
662
(3
Credits)
Spring
Clinical
Team/Practice
(3+0)
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.)
PSY
663
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Clinical
Methods
and
Assessment
(3+0)
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.)
PSY
664
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Behavior
Therapy
(3+0)
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.)
PSY
665
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Psychoanalytic
Theory
and
Clinical
Method
(3+0)
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.)
PSY
666
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Family
and
Network
Therapy
(3+0)
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:
Graduate
standing
or
permission
of
instructor.)
PSY
667
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Existential
Psychotherapy
(3+0)
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.)
PSY
668
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Crisis
Intervention
(3+0)
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.)
PSY
669
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Health
Psychology
(3+0) 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.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
PSY
674
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Summer,
Spring,
As
Demand
Warrants
Group
Counseling
(3+0)
(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:
Graduate
standing
or
permission
of
instructor.)
PSY
677
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Psychological
Assessment-Intelligence
(3+0)
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.)
PSY
678
(3
Credits)
Spring
Multicultural
Psychological
Assessment
(3+0)
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.)
PSY
688
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Practicum
in
Community
Psychology
(2+7)
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.)
PSY
690
(3
-
12
Credits)
Fall,
Spring,
Summer
As
Demand
Warrants
Pre-Master's
Internship
in
Community
Psychology
(0+40)
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.)
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