Students design an original research project in the process of developing a formal research proposal. Issues of civic and moral concern such as prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping, prosocial behavior, distributive and procedural justice, and inter-group conflict are given extensive coverage. This course is cross-listed as SO 303. This course surveys the application of psychological theory and research to the workplace. Topics include employee selection and placement, work motivation, organizational behavior,leadership, and human factors engineering.
Explicit attention is given to a variety of ethical issues arising from behavior in the workplace.
PY 309 is cross-listed as SO 309. This course reviews the history and major schools of thought in psychology, examines the underlying assumptions of psychological research and theory, and examines emerging research and theory in the discipline. PY 410 is a core requirement for the psychology major. Students are required to review a current research area in psychology, trace its historical and theoretical origins, and project its future development.