THE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 0805F
Date
of Senate Approval
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
Change title, description and prerequisites for PSYC 345;
Change course number
for PSYC 469
Effective Date: Fall 2006
1. Delete: On pg 206, the title for PSYC 308.
Add: On pg 206, in place of deleted
entry:
Abnormal Psychology
Impact: Changing the name for this course will have
no discernible effect other than providing a catalog listing which is more
widely understood and recognized. The course has no links requiring
concurrences from other departments, and affects in no way our staffing or
resource needs.
Rationale: The term Psychopathology, while technically
correct, is often not understood by new students and transfers. The title of Abnormal Psychology is, by
contrast widely used and understood. The
revised course title should reduce confusion about the content and identity of
the 308 course.
2. Delete: On pg 207,
from the course description for PSYC 344:
Prerequisites: PSYC 102,
200.
Add: On pg 207, in place of deleted
entry:
Prerequisites: PSYC 101,
102, 200, and 201.
Impact: This change will alter the flow of students
into Psychology 344 but will have no net effect on course offerings, staffing
patterns, or resources.
Rationale: Psychology 101 and 201 provide better
preparation for the course than Psychology 102 and 200 alone.
3. Delete: On pg 207,
the entry for PSYC 345.
Add: On pg 207, in place of deleted entry:
345 Child
Clinical Psychology
Examines children’s
development of positive mental health and mental disorders. Considers
factors influencing development of psychopathology and strategies for helping
children, including psychotherapy and prevention. Prerequisites: PSYC 101, 102, 201, and 225. See department chair.
Impact: The new course title and description will
have no impact on other departments.
They will also have no effect on staffing patterns or resource needs.
Rationale: The updated title and course description accurately
convey changes in the discipline that have occurred since the 1970’s, when much
of applied child psychology was dominated by behavioral approaches. The prerequisite change broadens access to
the course.
4. Delete: On pg 208,
the entry for PSYC 469.
Add: On
pg 202, in appropriate numerical order:
367 Human Sexuality (3)
Survey of psychological
literature on human sexuality, including the biological bases, sexual behavior,
sexuality throughout the life cycle, sexual differences and dysfunctions,
interpersonal attraction and communication, and social issues related to human
sexuality. Prerequisites: PSYC 101, 102, 201, 202, 225. See department chair.
Impact: This change will have no
discernible impact on other programs. No
concurrences are required and no resource changes will occur.
Rationale: Psychology courses numbered at the 400-level
are seminar courses set at a smaller class size. Although our intent was
to offer this course as a seminar, it is a popular course that is offered infrequently
and therefore its enrollment requires a 300-level number.