THE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 9511S
Date
of Senate Approval 04/28/11
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
APC Document 80: Change
descriptions, prerequisites, and/or semesters offered for PSYC 307, 310, 312,
332, 345
Effective Date:
Fall 2011
1. Delete: On
page 246, the entry for PSYC 307, Health
Psychology:
Cases, concepts and problems in behavioral medicine
and health psychology. Historic views of disease. Psychosocial dynamics in
individual illness. Psychosocial
factors in risk, onset, course of illness. Psychology of health
professionals.
Prerequisites: PSYC 100, 225. Fall or Spring.
Add:
On
page 246, in place of deleted entry:
An exploration of the contributions of psychology to
health promotion, disease prevention, and health behavior change. Topics include
research methods, stress and pain, psychoneuroimmunology, behavioral health,
and behavioral medicine.
Prerequisites: PSYC 100,
201. See department chair.
2. Delete: On page 246,
the entry for PSYC 310, Psychology of
Adolescence:
Survey of theory and research on physical, sexual,
intellectual and personality development from puberty to adulthood with a focus
on cultural/subcultural comparisons. Research project or case study required. Prerequisites: PSYC 100, 201, 317; teacher licensure
students who complete 319 meet course requirements and should see the
instructor to enroll. See department
chair.
Add: On page 246, in place of deleted entry:
Survey of theory and research on physical, sexual,
intellectual and personality development from puberty to adulthood with a focus
on cultural comparisons. Prerequisites: PSYC 100, 201. Teacher licensure students who
have completed PSYC 319 may enroll with permission of instructor. See
department chair.
3. Delete: On page 247,
the description for PSYC 312, Psychology
of Exceptional Children:
Study of exceptional children, including
speech-handicapped; intellectually gifted; mentally retarded; learning
disabled; physically, hearing and visually impaired. Discussion of issues in classification, diagnosis and educational
remediation. Recommended
for teacher licensure students.
Prerequisites: 6 hours in
psychology, including PSYC 100; recommended:
PSYC 317 or 319. See department
chair.
Add: On page 247, in place of deleted entry:
Study of exceptional children, including those with
intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, attention deficit
hyperactivity disorders, speech and communication disorders, physical and
health impairments, visual and hearing impairments, autism spectrum disorders,
emotional/behavioral disorders, and special gifts and talents. Discussion
includes identification as well as accommodation of these learners in both
school and community settings. Recommended for teacher licensure students. Prerequisites: PSYC 100, 201; recommended prerequisite: PSYC 214 or 319. See department chair.
4. Delete: On page 248,
the entry for PSYC 332, Learning and
Memory:
A survey of knowledge of learning and memory. Emphasis on research, theory, and applications. Students complete a series of laboratory
exercises. Prerequisites: PSYC 100, 201. Fall.
Add: On page 248, in place of deleted
entry:
A survey of the principles of learning, memory and
conditioning. The course begins
with coverage of important historical figures:
Edward Thorndike, Ivan Pavlov, Clark Hull, Edward Tolman,
and B.F. Skinner. Research, theory, and
application of classical and operant conditioning are then discussed, followed
by a review of the literature on memory.
The laboratory consists of a series of learning, memory and thinking
exercises. Prerequisites: PSYC 100, 201. See department chair.
5. Delete: On page 248,
the prerequisite and offering pattern for PSYC
345, Child Clinical Psychology:
Prerequisites: PSYC 100, 201, 225. See department chair.
Add: On page 248, in place of deleted entry:
Prerequisites: PSYC 100, 201, 214. See department chair.
6.
Delete: On page 248, the prerequisites
and offering pattern for PSYC 367, Human
Sexuality:
Prerequisites: PSYC 100, 201, 202, 225. See department chair.
Add: On page 248, in
place of deleted entry:
Prerequisites: PSYC 100, 201. See department chair.
Impact:
These changes update some
course descriptions and revise and/or remove prerequisites for our 300-level
courses to facilitate movement of majors through the curriculum and to
standardize prerequisites by course level.
Rationale:
The change in course
offering patterns to being offered every other year is designed to allow
maximum flexibility in faculty class scheduling each year. The department will provide a regular core of
all 300-level courses to meet student demand. The change to course descriptions
better describes the current content of the courses.