THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE FACULTY SENATE Senate Document Number 0793F Date of Senate Approval 12/16/93 Signature of Senate Chair ___________________________ Date _________________ Action of Vice Chancellor: Approval __________________________________ Date ____________________ Denied __________________________________ Date ____________________ Reasons for denial and suggested modifications: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Statement of Faculty Senate Action: APC DOCUMENT # 8: CURRICULUM CHANGES IN PSYCHOLOGY EFFECTIVE DATE FOR ALL CHANGES: Fall Semester, 1994 ---------------------------------------------------------------- I. CHANGES TO SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS Summary Section.......................................... 1 Detailed Descriptions: A. Track in General Psychology..................... 3 B. Track in Reading Education...................... 2 C. Declaration of a major.......................... 5 D. Psychology Minor................................ 6 II. CHANGES TO SPECIFIC COURSES Summary Section.......................................... 7 Detailed Descriptions: A. Changes to existing courses..................... 8 B. Creation of new courses......................... 13 C. Editorial changes to other courses.............. 15 SCHEMATIC SUMMARY OF NEW MAJOR FOR TRACK A: GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY ³ PSYC 101 ³ -and- ³ PSYC 102 ³ ³ Intro I ³ ³ Intro II ³ ³ PSYC 201 ³ -and- ³ PSYC 202 ³ ³ Research ³ ³ Research ³ ³ Methods I ³ þ ³ Methods II ³ ³ Declare major after completing PSYC 101, 102, and 201. ³ ³ PSYC 200 ³ PSYC 317 ³ ³ Social Psych ³ e e ³ Developmental ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ l l ³ Psychology ³ ³ PSYC 225 ³ e -and- e ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ³ Personality ³ c c ³ PSYC 332 ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ t t ³ Learning & ³ ³ PSYC 215 ³ ³ Memory ³ ³ Mind/Brain ³ 2 1 ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ þ º º \þ/ Select 3 courses at the 300/400 level ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ 300/400 ³ 300/400 ³ 300/400 ³ ³ elective 1 ³ elective 2 ³ elective 3 ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ þ º º \þ/ Required capstone course ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ PSYC 390 ³ ³ History & ³ ³ Systems ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ SCHEMATIC SUMMARY OF NEW MAJOR FOR TRACK B: READING EDUCATION ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ PSYC 101 ³ -and- ³ PSYC 102 ³ ³ Intro I ³ ³ Intro II ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ þ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ º \þ/ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ PSYC 201 ³ -and- ³ PSYC 202 ³ ³ Research ³ ³ Research ³ ³ Methods I ³ þ ³ Methods II ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ º ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ \þ/ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ Declare major after completing PSYC 101, 102, and 201. ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ þ º ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ º ³ PSYC 200 ³ S \þ/ R ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ Social Psych ³ e e ³ PSYC 317 ³ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ l q ³ Devel Psych ³ ³ PSYC 225 ³ e -and- u ³ (lab course)³ ³ Personality ³ c i ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ t r ³ PSYC 220 ³ ³ PSYC 215 ³ e ³ Educ Psych ³ ³ Mind/Brain ³ 1 d ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ þ º º \þ/ Required courses at the 300/400 level ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ PSYC 312 ³ PSYC 328 ³ PSYC 416 ³ ³ Excep Child ³ Psy of Lang ³ Psy Testing ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ þ º º \þ/ Required capstone course ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ PSYC 390 ³ ³ History & ³ ³ Systems ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ I. CHANGES TO SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS A. TRACK IN GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (p. 185) DELETE: I. Required courses in the major REPLACE WITH (Courses in bold are new; see pages 8-15 for course descriptions): I. Required courses in the major - 34 hours, including: PSYC 101, 102, 201, 202, 390; 2 courses from 200, 225, 215; either 317 or 232; plus 9 additional hours at the 300/400 level. RATIONALE: The goal of the track in General Psychology is to provide a solid foundation in the methodologies, theories, and principles of modern psychology while accommodating individual patterns of student interest. The new curricular structure increases the number of required courses covering basic elements of psychology and increases the opportunities for students to choose topical courses tied to their specific interests. In addition to elect- ing courses at the junior-senior level, students now will be able to select sophomore courses (laboratory and non-laboratory) from a limited menu. The two laboratory courses (PSYC 317 and PSYC 332) are 4 credits; all other courses are 3 credits. All courses numbered 200 or above prerequire completion of PSYC 101 or PSYC 102. Laboratory courses also prerequire completion of PSYC 201 (Research Methods I). The new major represents a reduction of 1 course (3 credits) from the current major. The changes are summarized as follows: Current model (37 credits) 1 designated introductory course 2 designated research methods courses 4 designated sophomore courses (includes 1 lab course, PSYC 217) 4 elected junior-senior courses 1 designated capstone course in the history, systems, and culture of psychology New model (34 credits) 2 designated introductory courses 2 designated research methods courses 1 sophomore lab course elected from a set of 2 (PSYC 317 or 332) 2 sophomore non-lab courses elected from a set of 3 3 elected junior-senior courses 1 designated capstone course in the history, systems, and culture of psychology ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The new curriculum can be offered effectively with the current Department staff. All required courses and all sophomore elec- tive courses can be taught every semester; all other electives can be taught at least once every 3 years. B. TRACK IN READING EDUCATION (p. 185) DELETE: I. Required courses in the major REPLACE WITH (Courses in bold are new; see pages 8-15 for course descriptions): I. Required courses in the major - 34 hours, including: PSYC 101, 102, 201, 202, 220, 390, 312, 317, 328, 416; 1 courses from 200, 225, 215. RATIONALE: The goal of the track in Reading Education is to combine a solid foundation in Psychology with in-depth study of topics directly relevant to reading education. In the current major the tracks differ primarily at the junior-senior level. Whereas General Psychology students elect upper-division courses in their areas of interest, Reading Education students enroll in a set of courses selected for their coverage of education and reading- relevant topics. In addition, Reading Education students cur- rently do not enroll in the capstone Psychology course, enrolling instead in an Education capstone course. There are three basic differences between the proposed new reading track and the new general track: (a) the laboratory course for reading students is designated as PSYC 217 (Develop- mental Psychology), (b) students continue to take PSYC 220 (Educational Psychology) and therefore can select only 1 addi- tional non-lab course at the sophomore level, and (c) the three upper division courses for reading students are designated. In contrast to the current model, Reading Education students in the new model will enroll in the department's capstone course, an important part of acculturation into the field of psychology. The prerequisite policies are the same as in Track A: All courses numbered 200 or above require completion of at least PSYC 101 or PSYC 102, and the laboratory course (PSYC 317) also requires completion of PSYC 201 (Research Methods I). The new major represents a reduction of 1 course (3 credits) from the current major, even with the addition of the capstone course requirement. The changes are summarized as follows: Current model (37 credits) 1 designated introductory course 2 designated research methods courses 5 designated sophomore courses (includes PSYC 217 and PSYC 220) 4 designated junior-senior courses (PSYC 312, 316, 327, 328) New model (34 credits) 2 designated introductory courses 2 designated research methods courses 2 designated sophomore courses (PSYC 220 and PSYC 317) 1 sophomore non-lab course elected from a set of 3 3 designated junior-senior courses (PSYC 312, 328, 416) 1 designated capstone course in the history, systems, and culture of psychology ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The new curriculum can be offered effectively with the current department staff. The Department can offer: (a) the courses required in both tracks every semester, (b) the designated lab course for the Reading Education track every semester, and (c) the designated junior-senior courses for the reading track once every academic year. This schedule is identical to the current schedule for the Reading Education track. The Reading Education track has been approved by the Education Department. C. DECLARATION OF MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY (p. 186) DELETE items I. and II. REPLACE WITH: I. Completed General Education requirements in Mathematics, English Language, and Library Research, and earned a GPA of at least 2.0 in these courses. II. Completed PSYC 101, 102, and 201, and earned a GPA of at least 2.0 in these courses. NOTE: Courses in bold are new; see pages 8-15 for descriptions. RATIONALE: The new Declaration of Major policy contains one substantive change: the Psychology courses to be completed prior to declara- tion have been expanded from 1 to 3. Because our introductory course has been revised to a 2-course sequence, a parallel change is needed in the Declaration of Major policy. Furthermore, the empirical emphasis in Psychology courses requires that we ensure that potential majors have at least moderate skill in the areas of measurement and analysis. The addition of Research Methods I provides a means to assess quantitative skill prior to permitting students to declare Psychology majors. The change provides a mechanism whereby students can assess more effectively their likelihood of success as Psychology majors prior to declaration. For purpose of comparison, the Management Department currently requires students to complete a set of 5 non-General Education courses before declaring a major (Catalog, p. 144). ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: Our current level of major declarations is approximately 75 per year. The change in requirements for declaring a major is not expected to alter this figure significantly. On the other hand, the change will require students to sample a few more Psychology courses before declaring their majors, a change our faculty view as extremely positive. D. PSYCHOLOGY MINOR (p. 186) DELETE current entry. REPLACE WITH: 22 hours in Psychology including: I. a 9-credit sequence including PSYC 101, 102, 201, II. a 4-credit laboratory course, either PSYC 317 or 332, III. a 3-credit non-laboratory course, either PSYC 200, 215, or 225, and IV. 6 additional hours at the 300/400 level. NOTE: Courses in bold are new; see pages 8-15 for descriptions. RATIONALE: The format of new Psychology minor reflects our belief in the importance of a strong foundation in basic Psychology, exposure to an empirical orientation, and opportunity for a laboratory experience. To achieve these goals, minors will be required to complete (a) both introductory courses, (b) a course in research methods, and (c) a laboratory course and a non-laboratory course at the sophomore level. Students will complete the minor by selecting 6 additional hours at the 300/400 level. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The minor in Psychology typically is elected by fewer than 10 students per academic year. We do not expect the changes in requirements to affect this pattern. The current minor is 21-22 hours, depending on whether or not students elect a laboratory course. Because the new minor requires a laboratory course, all students now will complete 22 hours. II. CHANGES TO SPECIFIC COURSES (CATALOG PAGES 186-190) SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES ACTION COURSE # COURSE NAME DELETE PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology (N=12) PSYC 212 Adult Development PSYC 230 Learning PSYC 303 Research Methods I PSYC 304 Research Methods II PSYC 369 Human Sexualities PSYC 400 Theories of Personality PSYC 411 Humanistic Psychology PSYC 417 Clinical Issues II PSYC 430 Behavior Modification PSYC 440 History & Systems PSYC 425 Senior Seminar ADD PSYC 101 General Psychology: Basic Processes (N=12) PSYC 102 General Psychology: Individual & Social Processes PSYC 201 Research Methods I PSYC 202 Research Methods II PSYC 215 Mind & Brain PSYC 332 Learning & Memory PSYC 313 Psychology & Law PSYC 333 Psychology of Women PSYC 390 History & Systems of Psychology PSYC 410 Clinical & Counseling Psychology PSYC 435 Advanced Personality PSYC 469 Human Sexualities Seminar A. CHANGES TO EXISTING COURSES (1) DELETE: 100 Introduction to Psychology ADD: 101 General Psychology: Basic Processes (3) An overview of foundations and core concepts in psychology, emphasizing the basic behavioral and mental processes. Topics include biological influences on behavior, sensation, perception, consciousness, learning, memory, cognition, development, the history of psychology, and research methodology. Offered Fall and Spring semester. ADD: 102 General Psychology: Individual & Social Processes (3) An overview of foundations and core concepts in psychology, emphasizing behavioral and mental processes, and the application of psychological principles. Topics include motivation, emotion, psychological testing, personality, psychopathology, psycho- therapy, social psychology, the history of psychology, and research methodology. (Students may not receive credit for PSYC 100 and 102.) Offered Fall and Spring semester. RATIONALE: The Psychology Department members teaching PSYC 100 (Brown, Combs, Friedenberg, Himelein, Laughon, Nallan, and Weber) find it extremely difficult to do justice to the range of topics included in the introductory course in a single semester. The textbooks on the market now contain 16-22 chapters, and many exceed 800 pages in length. Therefore, it is appropriate to have two Introductory Psychology courses. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: Both PSYC 101 and 102 will be required for all Psychology majors (see Section I, A and B). No new staffing will be required; those currently teaching PSYC 100 will teach PSYC 101 and/or PSYC 102. Changes to the Psychology major requirements, giving students limited choice in fulfilling the 200-level requirements, will enable the Department to staff this course. Students transferring to UNCA with a completed course in Intro- ductory Psychology should receive credit for PSYC 102. PSYC 101, the "basic processes" course, is more distinctive in content and less likely to be equivalent to courses at other institutions. Students interested in receiving transfer credit for PSYC 101, rather than PSYC 102, may obtain permission from the Psychology Department chair. Certification students who do not major in Psychology will use PSYC 101 to fulfill the Psychology-related competencies currently tied to PSYC 100. The selection of topics for PSYC 101 was designed to enable these students to fulfill competencies without increasing the required credit hours. PSYC 101 has been approved by the Education Department for all certification programs. (2) DELETE: 212 Adult Development RATIONALE: The Psychology Department has been unable to staff this course on a regular basis for many years, and we do not anticipate being able to staff it in the near future. In addition, much of the distinctive content of PSYC 212 has been absorbed into PSYC 225 (Personality) and additional content will be included in the new personality course, PSYC 435 (Advanced Personality). ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: Deleting PSYC 212 will have no impact on Psychology or University requirements. The deletion of this course will require changes, however, in the Management Department's current Business Manage- ment, Health Care, and Personnel tracks. Because we have been unable to offer PSYC 212 for several years, the Management Department has already permitted their students to take PSYC 225 in lieu of PSYC 212. With the deletion of PSYC 212 from the catalog, the Management Department has agreed to formalize this substitution of PSYC 225 for PSYC 212. (We also understand that these tracks may be phased out in the near future.) Some in-transit students preparing for Health Care majors else- where--e.g. Physical Therapy at UNC-CH--have taken PSYC 212 in the past, or requested it. Those needs will go unmet in favor of regular UNCA students' programs until a time when increased resources may allow the course to be re-established. (3) DELETE: 230 Learning ADD: 332 Learning & Memory (4) A survey of knowledge of learning and memory. Emphasis on re- search, theory, and applications. Students complete a series of laboratory exercises. Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and PSYC 201. (Students may not receive credit for both PSYC 230 and PSYC 332.) RATIONALE: This change adds a laboratory component to the learning course. In the new, 4 credit hour course, students will conduct a series of learning exercises with rat subjects, or a series of memory exercises with human subjects. (In view of growing concerns about animal welfare, it would be unwise to require a rat laboratory.) These laboratory exercises have been tested for several years in PSYC 230. Students enjoyed them and commented that the exercises made the material "come alive" for them. With exercises added to the learning course, Track A (General Psychology) students will be able to select either this course or PSYC 217 (Developmental Psychology) to fulfill their laboratory course requirement (see section I, A). Providing students with limited choice in fulfilling the 200-level requirements permits the Department to offer a wider variety of courses with our existing staff. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: None. The course will be offered in the current PSYC 230 slot. (4) DELETE: 303 Research Methods I 304 Research Methods II ADD: 201 Research Methods I (3) An introduction to fundamental concepts of research in psychology emphasizing the design of experimental and correlational studies, basic statistics, and critical evaluation of research. Prerequi- site: PSYC 101 or PSYC 102, or permission of instructor. (Students may not receive credit for both PSYC 303 and 201.) Offered Fall and Spring semester. ADD: 202 Research Methods II (3) Continued study of research techniques and methods of data analysis. Special attention to relationship of research design to analysis. Requires an individual research project. Prerequisite: PSYC 201. Co-requisite: If both PSYC 101 and 102 are not completed, the student must register for the remaining course when registering for PSYC 202. (Students may not receive credit for both PSYC 304 and 202.) Offered Fall and Spring semester. RATIONALE: The re-numbering of the research methods courses, combined with the positioning of these courses as prerequisites for the 200- level lab courses, will require psychology majors to take these courses earlier in their plan of study. This should allow later courses, which address specific content areas, to build more effectively and economically on the research methods foundation, enabling in turn more sophisticated and extensive coverage of their respective content areas. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: Both PSYC 201 and 202 will be required for all Psychology majors (see Section I, A and B). Renumbering the research methods courses at the 200 level will require Psychology majors to take these classes earlier in their course of studies, but presents no changes in the content of the courses or in the teaching loads of the faculty who cover them. Since the research methods courses are typically taken by Psychology majors only, the larger impact of this change will be minimal. Students transferring to UNCA with a completed Psychology course covering statistics should receive credit for PSYC 202. No credit should be awarded for courses taken in Math or Statistics departments as the content of those courses is not equivalent to either PSYC 201 or 202. (5) DELETE: 369 Human Sexualities ADD: 469 Human Sexualities Seminar (3) A survey and critique of current research, information, and resources for future educators, counselors, and human service workers. Prerequisites: PSYC 101, 102, 201, 202, 225. (May not receive credit for both PSYC 369 and 469.) RATIONALE: The change is simply a renumbering of the existing course with a change to seminar format. All seminar-style Psychology courses will now have 400 numbers. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: None. The course will be offered in the PSYC 369 slot. (6) DELETE 400 Theories of Personality ADD: 435 Advanced Personality (3) In-depth study of selected topics of current research or theoret- ical interest in personality. Seminar format that includes student projects and presentations. Prerequisites: PSYC 101, 102, 201, 202, & 225, or permission of instructor. (Students may not receive credit for both PSYC 400 and PSYC 435.) RATIONALE: The survey of personality theories previously covered in PSYC 400 is now accomplished in PSYC 225. This allows the advanced course in personality to address current theoretical developments in depth, and to focus on current issues and controversies within a seminar format emphasizing student skills in oral and written presentations. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: None. The course will be offered in the PSYC 400 slot. (7) DELETE: 411 Humanistic Psychology 417 Clinical Issues & Methods II: Psychotherapy 430 Behavior Modification ADD: 410 Clinical and Counseling Psychology (3) Surveys theory, research, and practice of the major systems of psychotherapy. Includes general introduction to the profession and discussion of ethical issues. Prerequisites: PSYC 101, 102, 201, 202, 225, and 308. (Students may not receive credit for PSYC 417 and PSYC 410.) RATIONALE: PSYC 410 integrates content from three existing courses as well as some material from PSYC 416 (see item #6). Combining these courses eliminates redundancies in our present curriculum and conserves resources. PSYC 410 broadens and updates the content of PSYC 417, surveying contemporary theory and practice in clinical and counseling psychology. While topics from PSYC 411 and PSYC 430 will be incorporated into PSYC 410, these courses lack modern relevance and are too narrowly focused to stand alone in an undergraduate curriculum. Finally, past enrollments in each of the existing courses have been low; combining the courses will ensure sufficient student interest. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The addition of PSYC 410, and the accompanying deletions of PSYC 411, PSYC 417, and PSYC 430, will have no adverse impact on Psychology or University requirements. The replacement of three courses with a single course will free Department faculty to teach other courses newly introduced into the curriculum. PSYC 410 will be offered in the current PSYC 417 slot. (8) DELETE: 425 Senior Seminar 440 History & Systems ADD: 390 History and Systems of Psychology (3) Examination of the historical antecedents of modern psychology. Comparison of major historical systems and schools of psychology, including structuralism, Gestalt psychology, psychoanalysis, and behaviorism. Prerequisites: PSYC 101, 102, 201, 202. (Students may not receive credit for either 425 or 440, and 390.) Offered Fall and Spring semester. RATIONALE: Combining these courses eliminates redundancies in our present curriculum and conserves resources. PSYC 390 also will broaden and update the content of PSYC 425. The number change from senior to junior level reflects our belief that students should take this course before making decisions about graduate school. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The addition of PSYC 390, and the accompanying deletions of PSYC 425 and PSYC 440, will have no adverse impact on Psychology or University requirements. The replacement of two courses with a single course will free Department faculty to teach other courses newly introduced into the curriculum. PSYC 390 will be offered in the PSYC 425 slot. B. CREATION OF NEW COURSES (1) ADD: 215 Mind and Brain (3) Coverage of current concepts, theory, and research on the nature of mind and brain with emphasis on recent developments in cogni- tive and brain sciences as they relate to perception, conscious- ness, memory, and decision making. Prerequisites: PSYC 101. RATIONALE: The confluence of neuroscience and cognitive science during the last decade has created a rapidly growing field of speculation and theory about the nature of the mind and its relationship to brain processes. This field has captured the fascination of the educated public, as evidenced by the increasing number of trade books on the mind and the brain, semi-professional books by notable scientists and philosophers, and a number of television specials and series. The fact that all this is exciting does not diminish its importance for a modern understanding of the pro- cesses that underlie such traditional psychological topics as thought, creativity, decision making, memory, perception, intel- ligence, states of consciousness, and the nature of dreams. Such topics, selected for accessibility and current scientific inter- est, will comprise this course. The addition of this course to our curriculum reflects the explosive growth of this area in our discipline. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: This course will be offered as one of three non-lab courses (two of which must be chosen for the major) covering basic content areas in psychology at the sophomore level (see section I, A and B). Its inclusion will significantly enhance the ability of our curriculum to represent and communicate fundamental advances in the traditional "experimental" areas of psychology while preserv- ing the integrity and coherence of our other basic experimental courses. Changes to the Psychology major requirements, giving students limited choice in fulfilling the 200 level requirements, will enable the Department to staff this course. (3) ADD: 313 Psychology and Law (3) Examines the behavior of participants in the legal system through the use of psychological concepts, methods, and research find- ings. Specific topics include forensic psychology, policing, insanity and competence, the psychology of the jury, evidence and eyewitness testimony, criminal behavior, the psychology of punishment and treatment, and the rights of special populations within the legal system. Prerequisites: PSYC 101, 102, 201, or permission of instructor. RATIONALE: Although Psychology and the law are disparate professions with regard to assumptions, training of professionals, and methodolo- gy, they have developed a mutually beneficial pattern of inter- action as both disciplines are interested in human behavior. Research in psychology attempts to describe, explain, and predict human behavior, while law focuses on the control of human behav- ior in the interest of public order. Psychology can assist the legal system in the understanding and prediction of human behav- ior, and the legal system can provide psychology with a real-life laboratory and a different perspective. PSYC 313 is an interdisciplinary course that integrates material from psychology, law, sociology, and criminology. Although law is an ancient institution, the field of psychology of law is relatively new. Consequently, the interaction between the two disciplines will be examined in the context of American culture over the past century. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The addition of PSYC 313 will have no adverse impact on Psycholo- gy or University requirements. It will provide an additional option for the 300/400 level elective requirement in Psychology. There are at least three faculty members able to teach this course and we anticipate offering it at least once every other year. (4) ADD: 333 Psychology of Women (3) Survey of psychological theory and research on women. Topics include female development, gender comparisons, work experiences, relationships, and adjustment. Prerequisites: PSYC 101, 102, 201, or permission of instructor. RATIONALE: The field of the psychology of women is a rapidly growing area of psychology. During the past 20 years, several introductory textbooks on the psychology of women have been published, two journals were founded, and the American Psychological Association (APA) established a separate division in the discipline (Division 35: Psychology of Women). By the mid-1980s, approximately one- quarter of psychology departments in four-year colleges offered at least one course on women, and the GRE Subject Test in Psy- chology began including questions on the psychology of women. National surveys suggest that theory and research on women has rarely been mainstreamed into traditional undergraduate psycholo- gy courses. Adding a course in the psychology of women to the UNCA curriculum will provide a home for this important new discipline. PSYC 333 will also be crosslisted in Women's Stud- ies, thereby broadening and strengthening the elective options available in this program as well. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The addition of PSYC 333 will have no adverse impact on Psycholo- gy or University requirements. It will provide an additional option for the three 300/400 level classes that are required of psychology majors and a new elective for the Women's Studies curriculum. PSYC 333 will be taught by an existing faculty member and we anticipate offering it at least once per year. C. EDITORIAL CHANGES TO OTHER COURSES (1) PSYC 200 - Social Psychology (3) DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: PSYC 101 or 102." (2) PSYC 217 - Human Development (4) CHANGE NUMBER TO: 317 CHANGE TITLE TO: Developmental Psychology DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and 201. Non-Psychol- ogy certification students may be exempted from the PSYC 201 requirement." (3) PSYC 220 - Educational Psychology (3) DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: PSYC 101." (4) PSYC 225 - Personality Dynamics (3) CHANGE TITLE TO: Personality DELETE: course description REPLACE WITH: "Surveys representative theories of personali- ty, including psychodynamic, humanistic, and learning per- spectives. Includes emphasis on application of theories to understanding the lives of self and others. Prerequisites: PSYC 102." (5) PSYC 235 - Environmental Psychology (3) DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: PSYC 101 or 102." (6) PSYC 307 - Behavioral Medicine (3) CHANGE TITLE TO: Health Psychology DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: PSYC 102, 202 and 225, or per- mission of instructor." (7) PSYC 308 - Psychopathology (3) DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: PSYC 101, 102, 225, and 201." ADD "Offered Fall and Spring semester." (8) PSYC 310 - Psychology of Adolescence (3) DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and 317, or permission of instructor." (9) PSYC 312 - Psychology of Exceptional Children (3) DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and 102, or permission of instructor." (10) PSYC 320 - Biopsychology (3) DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: PSYC 101 or 102, or permission of instructor." (11) PSYC 325 - Perception (3) DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: PSYC 101 or 102, or permission of instructor." (12) PSYC 327 - Cognitive Psychology (3) DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and 201, or permission of instructor." (13) PSYC 328 - Psychology of Language (3) DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and 201, or permission of instructor." (14) PSYC 335 - Environmental Analysis and Design (3) DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: PSYC 101 or 102, and 201, or permission of instructor." (15) PSYC 340 - Motivation and Emotion (3) DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: PSYC 101, 102, and 201, or permission of instructor." (16) PSYC 345 - Behavior Disorders in Children (3) DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and 317, or permission of instructor." (17) PSYC 368 - Psychology of Close Relationships (3) DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: PSYC 102, 202 and one 200-level required course, or permission of instructor." (18) PSYC 404 - Advanced Developmental Psychology (3) DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: PSYC 101, 102, 201, 202 and 317, or permission of instructor." (19) PSYC 409 - Advanced Social Psychology (3) DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: PSYC 101, 102, 200, 201 and 202, or permission of instructor." (20) PSYC 416 - Clinical Issues I (3) CHANGE TITLE TO: Psychological Testing DELETE: course description REPLACE WITH: An in-depth study of the construction and use of psychological tests for the assessment of personality, attitudes, and behavior in a variety of applied settings. Prerequisites: PSYC 101, 102, 201, and 202. (Students may not receive credit for both PSYC 316 and PSYC 416.) (21) PSYC 420 - Research Practicum (3) DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: 20 hours in Psychology, in- cluding PSYC 101, 102, 201, 202, and permission of instruc- tor." (22) PSYC 423 - Psychology of Consciousness (3) DELETE current prerequisites REPLACE WITH "Prerequisites: Junior or Senior status and permission of instructor." (23) PSYC 461 - Field Work (1-6) DELETE FROM "Includes correlative..." to end of course description. REPLACE WITH: "Includes additional reading, journal review, and TBA meetings with instructor. Prerequisites: PSYC 101, 102, 201, 202, 308, and permission of instructor. (Grading is S/U.) Offered Fall and Spring semester."