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CLASSES SPRING 2020

This is the entry point for the psychology department listing of courses and other information for the upcoming or current semester. It is put out twice a year, Fall and Spring, and is only available in an

online edition.

PSY 102 Introduction to Psychology Basic Field 5 PSY 201 Basic Statistics for Behavioral Sciences Basic PSY 202 Research Methods in Psychology Basic PSY 203 Lifespan Developmental Psychology Area 2 PSY 303 Abnormal Psychology Area 2

PSY 312

Autism Spectrum Disorder PSY 318 Social Psychology Area 2

PSY 320

Cultural Psychology Capstone

PSY 360

Psychology and Law

PSY 373 Behavior Modification Area 3

PSY 375

Psychology of Addiction

PSY 380

Science and Pseudoscience in Psychology: Thinking Critically Field 5 PSY 384 Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Area 2 PSY 398 Neurobiology of Childhood Mental Disorders Area 1 PSY 402 Applying Research Methods in Psychology BS PSY 410 Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology Area 1 PSY 453 Theories of Counseling Area 3

PSY

495 Guided Research in Psychology BS Elective Permission Required PSY 498 B-G Psychology Practicum BS Elective Permission required Welcome to the Psycholopedia for the Department of Psychological Sciences at Canisius! This web interface is designed to provide you with valuable information pertaining to the courses being offered for the Spring 2020 semester and the requirements for the B.A.

and B.S.

degrees in Psychology. In addition to the wide variety of courses provided by our faculty members

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our department affords students the opportunity to obtain an academic minor in any one of eight discipline specific areas

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The concentrated focus of coursework associated with each of these minors provides students with an excellent introduction to the variety of careers available within the field of psychology and can serve as a foundation for pursuing graduate work at either the Masters or Doctoral level following the completion of your undergraduate studies

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addition to concentrated specializations within the field, the flexibility of the psychology major at Canisius allows our students to easily double major in other disciplines and can serve as the basis for a pre-law or pre-med curriculum.  Overall, the field of psychology makes an important contribution to a liberal arts education by educating students about the critically important area of human behavior and its role in your everyday social and situational interactions; knowledge useful within any area of employment. In addition to the majors, minors and courses we offer, we encourage you to consider taking advantage of the following:

* A  practicum

* Collaboration with faculty on their programs of scholarly research * One of the Psychology Department’s student organizations designed to highlight specific careers in psychology * Psychology Department Website Please feel free to contact us to set up an appointment (ext. 2510) or drop by our department (HS 209) anytime so that we can share with you information about the new programs that we are developing! I welcome the opportunity to introduce you to our extremely approachable faculty members who will strive to provide you with invaluable guidance and support throughout your academic endeavors and in your future career

pursuits.

See you next semester, Dr. Charles Goodsell, Chair YOUR REGISTRATION WINDOW BEGINS 84.0 or more earned credit hours: Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019 @

7:30am

54.0-83.0 earned credit hours: Tuesday, October 29th, 2019 @ 7:30am 24.0-53.9 earned credit hours: Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 @ 7:30am

0-23.9 earned credit hours: Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 @ 7:30am