All three courses can be used in the Psychological Science Option or the Clinical Science and Human Services Option.
PSYC 492 - Special Topics in Psychology: Only TWO special topics courses will count towards the Psychology Major.
PSYC 316: Latinx & Immigrant Health
MoWeFr 9:30AM - 10:20AM | Avery Hall 106 | Dr. Trey Andrews
Examination of mental health for Latinx & immigrant population in the U.S. Topics include frequency of disorders, culture, and mental health equity, cultural influences on mental health, and the mental health system and its limitations.
PSYC 492: Child Psychopathology
TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm | Burnett 20 | Dr. Tim Nelson
This course will focus on child and adolescent psychopathology. We will take a developmental approach in examining the presentation and etiology (causes) of a broad range of disorders commonly manifesting in children and adolescents. The course will begin with an overview of relevant frameworks for studying child psychopathology before moving into a survey of specific forms of psychopathology. Key themes in the study of child psychopathology will be emphasized throughout the course.
PSYC 492: Development in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
TuTh 9:30am - 10:45am | Burnett 331 | Dr. Lisa Crockett
Adolescence is a time of dramatic physical, psychological, and social changes. In the U.S., this period offers important opportunities for growth as well as challenges and risks to healthy development. Development continues in early adulthood when young people begin to assume the roles and responsibilities of adults. This course will cover adolescence broadly, incorporating recent work on brain development. We will start by considering the definition of adolescence as a stage of life and discussing the boundaries of that period, especially the boundary between adolescence and early adulthood. Next, we will examine some major developments in the biological, cognitive, and social domains that occur during adolescence. Then we will turn to some of the psychological and behavioral problems that arise during adolescence and early adulthood and how to address them. Finally, we will critically evaluate the need for a separate life stage of “emerging adulthood” to adequately characterize development following adolescence. Throughout the course we consider the experiences of diverse youth in the U.S. as well as youth from non-western cultures.