PY 203 is a Distinction in Leadership Studies designated course. This course is an introduction to empirical research design, statistical data analysis, and scientific hypothesis testing. Working in small teams, students design and execute a small-scale research projects and present the results in poster format. The course includes a laboratory component in which students learn computer data analysis. Civic and moral issues regarding the social dilemmas created by the consumption of finite environmental resources are discussed.
Students produce a research paper or conduct an original empirical research project.
PY 220 fulfills a requirement for the Environmental Studies minor. This course is a survey of the interaction between individuals and the social environment including social perception and cognition, social influence, and the nature of social relationships. 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.