PSYCH 371. Practicum in Psychopathology
2 hr. plus 5 hr. fieldwork to be arranged; 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYCH 221, 232, senior standing, and permission of the instructor. Provides for supervised clinical observation of patients at selected psychiatric hospitals and clinics. Students observe patients, audit staff conferences, and may assist in research conducted by hospital staff or college faculty. The academic component of this course includes an in-depth study by each student of one of the major approaches to psychopathology (such as psychoanalysis or behavior therapy) and the application of that approach to a set of case protocols.†
Advanced Topics
PSYCH 311–321 Series. Advanced Experimental and Research Psychology
2 rec., 4 lab. hr.; 4 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYCH 213W. Any one of these courses fulfills the requirement for an advanced research course in psychology.
PSYCH 311. Advanced Experimental Psychology: Learning
6 hr.; 4 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYCH 213W. A laboratory course emphasizing application of experimental techniques to the study of learning in animal and human subjects. Topics covered include classical conditioning, instrumental (operant) learning, verbal learning, and a critical analysis of current controversial issues in learning.†
PSYCH 313. Advanced Experimental Psychology: Cognition
6 hr.; 4 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYCH 213W. A laboratory course emphasizing the application of experimental techniques to the study of cognition in human subjects. Among the topics covered are attention, recognition of patterns (such as speech and visual forms), imagery, storage and retrieval of information from short-term and long-term memory, and the organization of thought and language. A central theme of the course is a focus on structure and organization in these various cognitive processes.†
PSYCH 314. Advanced Experimental Psychology: Social Personality
6 hr.; 4 cr.
Prerequite: PSYCH 101, 107, 213W, and 232 or 238. This course helps students learn to evaluate research critically and how to develop methodologically sound research projects in the areas of personality and social psychology. Students analyze research articles, design studies to test hypotheses, and carry out a class project.
PSYCH 325. Fieldwork in Personnel Psychology
PSYCH 325.1, 45 hr.; 1 cr.,
PSYCH 325.2, 90 hr.; 2 cr.,
PSYCH 325.3, 135 hr.; 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYCH 226 and permission of the instructor. Students are assigned for 45 or 90 or 135 hours a semester to a business or organization applying some aspects of personnel psychology. Included are personnel departments, psychological consultants, and governmental agencies. Activities such as personnel testing, employment interviewing, personnel research, and employee relations functions are observed and, when feasible, participated in by the student.†
PSYCH 326. Fieldwork in Consumer Psychology
PSYCH 326.1, 45 hr.; 1 cr.,
PSYCH 326.2, 90 hr.; 2 cr.,
PSYCH 326.3, 135 hr.; 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYCH 226, and permission of the instructor. Students are assigned for 45 or 90 or 135 hours a semester to a business or organization applying some aspects of consumer psychology. Included are market research consultants, advertising agency research departments, manufacturers’ marketing departments, and communications media research sections. Activities such as questionnaire coding and development, statistical analysis of consumer data, advertising effectiveness research, and consumer sampling and interviewing problems are observed and, when feasible, participated in by the student. May be repeated once for additional credit.†
PSYCH 327. Fieldwork in Mental Health Settings
PSYCH 327.1, 45 hr.; 1 cr.,
PSYCH327.2, 90 hr.; 2 cr.,
PSYCH327.3, 135 hr.; 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYCH 221, and permission of the instructor. Students serve as volunteers in a mental health setting for 45 or 90 or 135 hours a semester. Such settings include psychiatric hospitals, psychiatric units of general hospitals, community agencies dealing with such special populations as autistic children, developmentally disabled children and adults, clinics serving patients with phobias, agencies serving children facing life-threatening diseases, etc. Activities such as interacting with patients, observing ward meetings, helping to desensitize a phobic patient, reading case records, interacting with professional mental health workers, attending case conferences, etc. are possible, depending upon the policies of the particular agency at which the student is volunteering. A term paper is required which involves library research and which focuses on some topic relevant to the particular student’s fieldwork.
PSYCH 355. Practicum in Academic Advisement of the Psychology Major
1 hr.; 1 cr.
Prerequisite: A minimum of four courses in psychology at Queens College, junior standing, and STPER 200 (Introduction to Counseling and Advisement). This course, which is open to psychology majors only, may be taken concurrently with STPER 300 (Practicum in Counseling and Advisement) or as a third-semester peer advisor. For the first half of the semester students are required to meet with the faculty advisor one hour weekly to discuss issues such as the department’s requirements and facilities, careers in psychology, and graduate training. In the second half of the semester students spend two hours per week interviewing psychology student clients.†
PSYCH 356. Advanced Practicum in Academic Advisement of the Psychology Major
1 hr.; 1 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYCH 355. During the second semester students continue interviewing clients two hours per week and participate in various projects related to advising psychology students, such as polling faculty about research opportunities, collecting information about volunteer opportunities, and contacting graduate programs for information.†
PSYCH 371. Practicum in Psychopathology
2 hr. plus 5 hr. fieldwork to be arranged; 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYCH 221, 232, senior standing, and permission of the instructor. Provides for supervised clinical observation of patients at selected psychiatric hospitals and clinics. Students observe patients, audit staff conferences, and may assist in research conducted by hospital staff or college faculty. The academic component of this course includes an in-depth study by each student of one of the major approaches to psychopathology (such as psychoanalysis or behavior therapy) and the application of that approach to a set of case protocols.†
PSYCH 372. Practicum: Intervention for Children with Autism and Their Families
3 hr; 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYCH 213W and permission of instructor. Introduction to applied behavior analysis techniques for children with developmental disabilities such as autism or Down syndrome. One portion of the class is devoted to classroom instruction regarding technical language of applied behavior analysis; basic principles; strategies to increase appropriate behavior; strategies to decrease challenging behavior; operational definition; direct observation of behavior; graphing and evaluation of data; and family needs. The second portion of the class involves students directly working with a child diagnosed with a developmental disability and providing behavior analytic interventions in social, communication, play, and leisure skills.
PSYCH 391. Special Problems–Research
PSYCH 391.1, 3 hr. per week; 1 cr.
PSYCH 391.2, 6 hr. per week; 2 cr.
PSYCH 391.3, 9 hr. per week; 3 cr.
Prerequisite: A GPA of a 3.0 or higher. Written permission of the faculty mentor and a description of the proposed research project submitted to and by the Psychology department. Open only to Psychology and Neuroscience majors. Open only to specially qualified upper juniors and seniors of exceptional promise and ability who are majoring in psychology.†
