Course Descriptions

Psyc 501 - Psychological Foundations of Education - 3 credits
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Psychology or Education. A study of the learning process with secondary emphasis on how the learning process is affected by individual differences, growth, development, and personality.

Psyc 520 - Foundations of Forensics - 3 credits
An in-depth examination of the field of forensic psychology including professional training, forensic work settings, and the application of psychological knowledge to forensic issues like risk assessment, custody evaluations, assessment of sanity, competency, eyewitness accuracy, jury decision making, police stress, and criminal profiling.

Psyc 521 - Individual Group Differences - 3 credits
Consideration of psychological and behavioral diversity and relationships between individuals and groups of varying cultural, racial, economic, sexual, and other backgrounds with emphases on clinical research, assessment and treatment.

Psyc 524 - Psychology and Law - 3 credits
An in-depth examination of the interaction between the disciplines of psychology and law. The course will look at how psychological research and theories are applied to legal issues.

Psyc 526 - Psychological/ Criminal Profiling - 3 credits
An examination of modern profiling techniques applied to criminal behavior, e.g., serial murder, rape, arson, stalking, and child molestation. Psychological autopsies will also be studied.

Psyc 528 - Forensic Psychology Capstone (On Campus only) - 2 credits
The capstone course provides students an opportunity during the summer at UND to meet the faculty and forensic students and share the results of their Independent Study. Students will also work on a team project related to developing an amicus brief. This two-week course is required for all MA forensic psychology students and should be taken during the summer semester of their anticipated summer graduation.

Psyc 537 - Psychophysiology - 3 credits
Prerequisites: Graduate status in psychology. Examination of the anatomy and physiology of several physiologic systems, the relationships between behavior and physiology, and the importance of individual differences in physiological responses.

Psyc 539 - Cognitive Psychology - 3 credits
Prerequisite: Graduate status in psychology or permission of instructor. An in-depth analysis and discussion (including laboratory work) of topics covering issues related to memory, attention, problem solving, comprehension, and thinking.

Psyc 541 - Advanced Univariate Statistics - 3 credits
Prerequisite: Graduate standing, college algebra, and elementary statistics. Theory of univariate statistics; application to quantitative data in psychology.

Psyc 560 - Advanced Social Psychology - 3 credits
Prerequisites: Graduate status in Psychology. In-depth examination of the theoretical and empirical literature in social psychology focusing on attitudes, stereotyping and prejudice, interpersonal relationships, social cognition, personality and the self, and group behavior.

Psyc 572 - Community Psychology - 3 credits
Prerequisites: Psychology 571, 573, and graduate standing in Psychology. Theories and practicum in community mental health consultation. Credits in 587 may be earned in conjunction with this course.

Psyc 575 - Behavior Pathology - 3 credits
Prerequisites: Psychology 270 and consent of instructor. A survey of various forms of behavior pathology with emphasis upon current research and theories relating to pathology.

Psyc 576 - Child Psychopathology and Treatment - 3 credits
Prerequisites: Psychology 570 and 575 or instructor permission. An overview of child and developmental psychopathology including discussion of pertinent treatments for disorders such as conduct disorders, attention-deficit, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities.

Psyc 587 - Supervised Field Work - 1-3 credits (may be repeated)
Prerequisites: graduate standing in Psychology and consent of instructor. Used primarily for individualized field placement so that the student may acquire practicum experiences in clinical settings, community psychology, and group methods. S/U grading only.

Psyc 593 - Readings in Psychology - 1-3 credits (may be repeated)
Prerequisites: advanced standing in psychology and consent of instructor.

Psyc 594 - ST: Conflict Management - 3 credits
An intensive examination of the nature of social conflict, its effects on
people, and processes and skills useful for the effective management of
conflict.

Psyc 594 - ST: Neuropsychology - 3 credits
This course is designed to introduce you to the study of Neuropsychology. This introduction will cover topics including history of neuropsychology, how the brain works, how the brain develops, disorders
of the brain, assessment and diagnosis issues, and rehabilitation and intervention. Examination of these optics will include lecture, discussion, video tape clips, and brain dissection.

Psyc 594 - ST: Psychopharmacology - 3 credits

Psyc 996 - Continuing Enrollment - 1-12 credits

Psyc 997 - Independent Study in Psychology - 2 credits
The Independent Study course requires a student to complete an original empirical study based on either a research investigation or a scholarly, integrative, review paper on a topic of interest within the field of forensic psychology. The student will first identify a topic of study, followed by close interaction with an advisor, selected for the course, in order to clarify the objectives and goals of the project. The student will then get his/her proposal of study approved by his/her advisor with an agreement reached about the final work-product expected, e.g., a research report or an integrative, review paper. All M.A. forensic psychology students are required to successfully complete this course. The students will give presentations of their findings during their on-campus forensic Capstone class.