Psychology

PY 500. MULTICULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY AND SPECIAL EDUCATION 1 HR. The course is designed to provide an overview of theoretical and practical applications of multiculturalism to psychology and special education. In addition, it acquaints students with reasons why culture is an integral part of psychology and special education.

PY 501. INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL SOFTWARE 1 HR. This course is designed to provide upper division undergraduate and new graduate students who have completed the introductory statistics course an opportunity to review course content while learning how to use statistical software.

PY 502. THE PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST 1 HR. This course is designed for students to learn and practice the skills for applying for graduate school or a job. Activities include producing a vita, crafting a personal statement of goals and purposes, and developing a personal timeline for applying for graduate school or a job.

PY 560.  PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 HRS.  (Prerequisite, PY 100.).  This course introduces students to the research methods used in physiological psychology as well as the structure and functions of the nervous system.  Selected topics in behavioral neuroscience such as the psychobiology of stress, motivation (e.g., food and water intake, sexual behavior), mental processes (e.g., learning and memory), sensory systems (e.g., vision, olfaction, audition), psychopharmacology, and complex psychological processes (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders) will be covered with special emphasis on the language, basic concepts, principles, methods, research findings, models, and theories of physiological psychology.  Course designed for upper level undergraduate and graduate students.

PY 570.  SENSATION AND PERCEPTION 3 HRS.  This course is designed to cover basic sensory physiology and systematic methods of studying sensory and perceptual phenomena, as well as an introduction to the major concepts, principles and theories of perception.

PY 703. SPECIAL TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY 1-3 HRS. (A sub-title will be assigned for each special topic offered.) The course will be taught on demand to provide in-depth consideration of specialized topics and current issues in Psychology.

PY 707. MEMORY 3 HRS. This course will present an empirical approach to the exploration of memory. Results obtained from experiments will be integrated to form the basis for articulating theory that provides an overall explanation for the results. Emphasis will also be placed on the methodologies developed to generate the data and the role of theory for spawning hypotheses that drive experimentation and consequently the creation of knowledge.

PY 708. BRAIN FUNCTION AND DYSFUNCTION 3 HRS. This course is designed to familarize clinicians with brain function and dysfunction and to be able to recognize when a psychiatric client have as yet undetected neurological involvement.

PY 709. INTRODUCTION TO NEUROPSYCHOLOGY 1 HR. This course is designed to acquaint students with the field of neuropsychology. This course covers basic brain functions and how these relate to behavior. Neuropsychological tests are discussed and demonstrated, including the Halstead-Reitan and Luria Nebraska batteries.

PY 714. ASSESSING YOUNG CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS3 HRS. The course provides an overview of measurement and evaluation concepts, strategies, and techniques that are appropriate for infants and preschoolers with special needs. Students are given opportunities to administer, score, and interpret formal and informal assessment measures used to identify intervention for young children with special needs.

PY 722. THEORIES OF LEARNING 3 HRS. The major theories of learning are analyzed, compared, and evaluated in light of current research.

PY 735. SEMINAR IN PSYCHOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM 3 HRS. The course provides the basis for understanding the nature of conflict in the classroom and for coping with maladaptive behavior.

PY 740. PERSONNEL SELECTION AND TESTING 3 HRS. This course is a graduate seminar course covering the relevant theory, research, concepts, and applications associated with personnel selection and testing issues. Topics include: job analysis, validity, reliability, interview, personality measures, assessment centers, fairness, validity generalization, utility analysis, test theory, privacy issues, and cognitive ability measures.

PY 741. MOTIVATION AND TRAINING 3 HRS. This course is a graduate seminar course covering the relevant theory, research, concepts, and applications associated with work motivation and training. Topics include: needs assessment, learning theories, control, systems, organizational culture, principles of reinforcement and transfer, multi-cultural training, re-training, needs hierarchies, value systems, and technological retraining.

PY 742. WORK ATTITUDES 3 HRS. This course is a graduate seminar course covering the relevant theory, research, concepts, and applications associated with work attitudes. Topics include: job satisfaction, organizational commitment, participatory styles, life satisfaction, facet vs. global measures, turnover, absenteeism, career involvement, burnout, unions, positive and negative affectivity, nature vs. nurture issues, and moderators of satisfaction.

PY 743. LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS 3 HRS. This course is a graduate seminar course covering the relevant theory, research, concepts, and applications associated with leadership. Topics include: executive performance, strategic decision-making, power and influence, organizational change and culture, women in leadership, total quality management, downsizing, and the primary leadership theories (hehavioral, trait, situational, contingent, transformational, romantic, and attributional).

PY 744. PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL 3 HRS. This course is a gradaute seminar course covering the relevant theory, research, concepts, and applications associated with performance appraisal. Topics include: rating scales and formats, halo, rater accuracy, rating errors, rater training, gender/race/relationship issues, sources of ratings, cognitive issues in performance appraisal, feedback, the PA interview, reactions and responses to feedback, paper people, and legal issues.

PY 745. ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES AND LEGAL ISSUES 3 HRS. This course is a graduate seminar course covering the relevant theory, research, concepts, and applications associated with organizational and legal issues. Topics include: organizational change, behavior, development, interventions, theory, joint consultation, court cases, affirmative action, adverse impact, Civil Rights acts of 1964 and 1991, Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII, business ethics, judicial interpretations of I/O psychology law, and organizational climate.

PY 800. THESIS, M.S. 1,2,3,4, or 5 HRS. (Prerequisite, consent of thesis chair.) The student completes an important research appropriate to his/her area of specialization.

PY 803. RESEARCH PROBLEM IN PSYCHOLOGY 1-3 HRS. (Prerequisite, consent of instructor.) A problem of special interest is investigated by the student under the immediate supervision of the instructor.

PY 805. PSYCHOLOGY OF THE ADULT LEARNER 3 HRS. The course is designed primarily for individuals interested in community college or adult education. Identification of the nature, needs, and objectives of late adolescents and adults is emphasized. Motivation, classroom management, and application of appropriate learning concepts are stressed. Practical activities and research related to adult education are developed.

PY 806. PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT 2 HRS. This course serves as the background for specific assessment courses. Types of assessment techniques, selection of appropriate techniques, and the diagnostic process are discussed. Professional ethics and legal implications are discussed.

PY 807. MMPI (MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY)2 HRS. (Prerequisite, PY 806.) This course presents the development and foundations of the MMPI. Administration and interpretation of the MMPI is the major purpose of this course.

PH 808. RESEARCH IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 HRS. This course is designed to provide the opportunity to learn about research design and methodological issues as they pertain to the clinical research. This will include basic research concepts such as independent and dependent variables, as well as more advanced topics such as effect size and statistical power, clinical significance vs. statistical significance, single-case experimental designs, etc. Other topics related to sound clinical research will be covered including research ethics and sampling/assessment procedures.

PY 810. CLINICAL REPORT WRITING 2 HRS. This course deals with the written presentation of psychological information. The construction of an effective report, and the problems commonly encountered in report writing are discussed.

PY 811. SEMINAR IN HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 3 HRS. Consideration is given to individual development, adjustment to social patterns, and the significance of development for learning. Special problem areas from conception through adolescence are covered.

PY 812. INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT 3 HRS. The course provides familiarity with various developmental, achievement, aptitude, and other individual assessment procedures that may be used in elementary and secondary schools. The information derived from these assessment procedures will make it possible for teachers, counselors, administrators and other service personnel to understand the source and nature of statements made by psychological examiners.

PY 815. PROJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS 3 HRS. This course presents the history and use of projective assessment devices such as the Thematic Apperception Test, Children's Apperception Test, Bender Gestalt, House-Tree Person, and Draw-A-Person. The emphasis is upon administration and interpretation of these specific projective techniques.

PY 823. SPECIAL TOPICS IN INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY3 HRS. (A subtitle will be assigned for each special topic offered.) The course will be taught to provide detailed information on specific topics in I/O Psychology. Examples include Theories of Leadership in Organizations, Test Validation and Performance Appraisal, Work Motivation and Job Satisfaction, and Job Analysis.

PY 827. SEMINAR IN PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 3 HRS. (Prerequisites, PY 427 and PY 626.) Characteristics of the various forms of mental disorder are studied. Etiological factors, theoretical positions, and current forms of treatment are covered.

PY 830. EARLY CHILDHOOD PRACTICUM: SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY3 HRS. (Prerequisite, permission of instructor.) The practicum provides supervised experience with early childhood special education children for the practicing school psychologist. This is required for KSBE School Psychology certification at the early childhood level.

PH 831. CURRICULUM-BASED ASSESSMENT 1-2 HRS. The course provides training in the administration and scoring of curriculum-based measurement (CBM) procedures. Field experience will include participating directly in the assessment of elementary students using these procedures for the collection of three separate testing periods: fall, winter, and spring. The course will also include the use of CBM data in writing goals, collecting progress-monitoring data, and to make data-based decisions. Students are expected to enroll for 1 hr. credit during the fall semester and for 2 hrs. credit for the spring semester.

PY 832. INDUSTRIAL PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY 3 HRS. This course covers such topics as personnel selection, human resource management, performance appraisal, training, ethics, recruitment, personnel law, criteria, validation, statistical, techniques, classification, and other current topics appropriate to applied personnel psychology in business and industry.

PY 833. ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 HRS. This course is a primary content course covering the relevant theory, research, concepts, and applications associated with Organizational Psychology: organizational culture, workforce diversity issues, motivation, group dynamics, leadership, power and politics, decision making, conflict and negotiation, organizational and individual change, cross-cultural differences in organizational psychology phenomena, and qualitative and quantitative research methods.

PY 834. ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 HRS. (Prerequisite, consent of instructor.) In-depth relationships between psychological principles and the educative process are emphasized. Each student is provided practical experience through serving as a group leader in undergraduate educational psychology classes. Extensive reading and a research project provide broad coverage of the field.

PY 835. SEMINAR IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY 3 HRS. (Prerequisite, consent of instructor.) The course is designed to integrate all previous course work of the student in school psychology. Consultation, additional assessment and intervention strategies, and current professional issues are covered.

PY 836. SCHOOL-BASED PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION 3 HRS. The course investigates exemplary school-based prevention and intervention programs that promote the mental health and physical well-being of students, as well as school success. Criteria for determining empirically validated programs are discusses. This course also examines the history and development of cirsis intervention in the schools. A focus will be developing skills and knowledge required to effectively intervene and assist children, teachers, administrators, and families during periods of crisis. The course will highlight the importance of prevention in decreasing the number and severity of crisis situations.

PY 837. PSYCHOLOGICAL CASE STUDIES 3 HRS. (Prerequisite, consent of instructor.) Typical cases appropriate to the student's area of specialization are analyzed and discussed. Emphasis is placed on the writing of case histories and the psychological dynamics involved in the pattern presented by diagnostic procedures.

PY 838. SUPERVISED PRACTICE IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY6 HRS. (Prerequisite, consent of instructor.) The student completes 600 clock hours of supervised practice under the direct supervision of an approved, experienced, and certified school psychologist in a public school setting. A second enrollment may be in an institutional setting.

PY 839. INTERNSHIP IN PSYCHOLOGY 1-6 HRS. (Prerequisite, consent of instructor.) Internship is designed as a culminating practical experience for a prescribed course of formal instruction in a professional area of psychology. In some instances, the course may be taken concurrently with professional employment.

PY 841. ASSESSMENT OF INTELLIGENCE 3 HRS. (Prerequisite, one course in statistics and testing.) This is a basic course in clinical mental testing. The techniques of administering, scoring and interpreting the Wechsler tests are covered.

PY 843. PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT 3 HRS. (Prerequisite, one course in statistics or testing.) This advanced assessment course is designed for students desiring to become practitioners in school, clinical, and counseling settings. Administering, scoring and interpreting standardized intelligence tests, achievement tests, adaptive behavior measures are covered. Other topics include intelligence theory, social-emotional development, psychometric theory, assessment battery development, ethical considerations, conceptualization, and reporting information. The course goal is to integrate knowledge and skills in conducting competent psychological services in the area of assessment.

PY 844.  SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY ED.S. PROJECT 3 HRS.  (Prerequisite, consent of project advisor chair and academic advisor.  The project must be completed prior to school psychology internship.

PY 845. PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUES: RORSCHACH 3 HRS. (Prerequisite, PY 427, PY 626 and consent of instructor.) An elementary course in the Rorschach Technique with emphasis on administration, scoring, and limited interpretation.

PY 846. CULTURE, ASSESSMENT, AND TREATMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY 3 HRS. This course is designed to meet the growing demand for culturally competent mental health services by providing graduate students in clinical psychology with a basic foundation in multicultural counseling. Starting with the self, students are expected to comprehensively understand their own cultural upbringing and belief systems in order to be able to provide services to people from various cultural backgrounds. The class will be both didactic and experiential.

PY 847. TECHNIQUES OF PSYCHOTHERAPY 3 HRS. This course is an introduction to the basic theories and practice of psychotherapy. Its intention is to give the student a basic overview of therapy techniques which have been used and currently are being used in the treatment of psychological and emotional difficulties. The purpose of the course is to provide candidates with an academic foundation in techniques in psychotherapy treatment prior to their practicum experiences.

PH 848. FAMILY AND GROUP SYSTEMS PSYCHOTHERAPY 3 HRS. This course is designed to provide the opportunity to learn about family and group dynamics and how to work therapeutically with these systems. This will include clinical applications, review of relevant research, and theoretical/historical perspectives. You are expected to be an active participant rather than a passive observer/listener. Being an 'active partgicipant' means that you are not only prepared for each class (completing reading, assignments, etc. ahead of time) but that you are also thinking about how the ideas in class might be translated into practice, self-improvement and understanding, etc., and are ready to learn by doing!

PY 849. ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 3 HRS. This course is designed to ensure all master's degree psychology graduates are thoroughly knowledgeable about the legal and ethical requirements of all aspects of the profession.

PY 850. CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIVIDUALS W/GIFTS & TALENTS 3 HRS. The course emphasizes the definition of giftedness from historical to present, characteristics of the gifted, and factors (such as females, cultural differences, creativity) involved in identification of the gifted. Special problem topics are identified and addressed. Programs for various levels are covered as well as evaluation and parenting skills.

PY 851. SEMINAR IN BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION 3 HRS. The course concentrates on the history, principles, procedures, and applications of behavior management techniques to settings such as schools, homes, day-care centers, hospitals, business, and industry. Additionally, functional behavioral assessment, behavioral intervention plans, outpatient applications, and self-management techniques are included.

PY 858. INTERDISCIPLINARY REFERRAL AND COLLABORATION IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 HRS. The Clinical Psychology Internship is designed as an experience-based program, which presents students with opportunities to translate theoretical knowledge into functional skills. The first 3 credit hours of the internship (PY 858) are designed to orient students who are beginning their internships, and preparing them to continue in and satisfactorily complete the remaining 6 credit hours (PY 859) of their internship experience.

PY 859. INTERNSHIP IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 1-6 HRS. The Clinical Psychology Internship is an experience-based program which presents students with opportunities to translate the theoretical knowledge into functional skills. The internship must be 750 hours in length and is usually carried out at public agencies in Kansas, such as mental health centers, mental hospitals and state correctional facilities.

PY 864. CREATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING 3 HRS. (Prerequisite, consent of instructor.)  The course, appropriate for both special teachers of the gifted and general educators, including teachers, counselors, and administrators, explores the nature of creativity, with the emphasis given to attitudes, motivations, and educational practices which foster the identification, development, and maintenance of creative behaviors.

PY 900. THESIS, ED.S. 1-6 HRS. (Prerequisite, consent of thesis chair.) The student completes an empirical research study appropriate to the area of school psychology.

PY 901. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF INFANTS 1 HR. (Prerequisite, one course in Statistics or Testing.) This course is designed to teach those skills needed to administer, score, and interpret the Bayley Scales of Infant Development-Mental Scale when used in the psychological assessment of handicapped infants and toddlers. In order to gain a perspective on the role of the Bayley Scales in assessment, theoretical and historical issues will be considered. Interpreting results and assessment report formation will also be included.

PY 910. INTERNSHIP IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY I 2 HRS. (Prerequisite, permission of instructor.) The purpose of the supervised, full-time internship for one academic year is to allow the intern to further develop his/her competencies as a practicing school psychologist and to demonstrate appropriate ethical and professional standards as a school psychologist. The internship experience should include all levels of education, early childhood through secondary. The setting should provide a full range of services and education of both exceptional and regular children. A school setting must provide at least 50% of the approved field experience.

PY 920. INTERNSHIP IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY II 2 HRS. (Prerequisites, permission of instructor, completion of PY 910.) The purpose of the supervised, full-time internship for one academic year is to allow the intern to further develop his/her competencies as a practicing school psychologist and to demonstrate appropriate ethical and professional standards as a school psychologist. The internship experience should include all levels of education, early childhood through secondary. The setting should provide a full range of services and education of both exceptional and regular children. A school setting must provide at least 50% of the approved field experience.

Last Updated November 6, 2007