Timeroom: Spring 2024

Durham Liberal Arts :: Psychology

PSYC 713W (01) - Psychology of Consciousness

Psychology of Consciousness

Online Course Delivery Method: Hybrid / Blended

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 53164

Explores questions of consciousness What is it? How does it develop? Are infants and animals conscious? Why did consciousness evolve? Includes a review of historical background, including the ideas of Jaynes, Paiget, James, Freud, and others. Contemporary topics may include the role of language and other representational systems, blindsight, subliminal perception, priming and other implicit cognitive phenomena, hypnosis, confabulation and attribution, dreaming, multiple personality and conceptions of self and free will, from simultaneous perspectives of phenomenology, behavior, and neuroscience. Specific topics governed by class interests.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and PSYC 513

Equivalent(s): PSYC 713, PSYC 713H

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: PSYCHOLOGY

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Online with some campus visits, EUNH

Instructors: Kelly Peracchi

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024		Hours Arranged	ONLINE
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MW	1:10pm - 2:00pm	MCC 230

Additional Course Details:

THIS CLASS MEETS IN-PERSON ON MW 1:10-2PM IN McCONNELL 230

Additional description:

Introduction to theory and research on both normal and altered states of consciousness, primarily from a cognitive psychology viewpoint. Topics may include brain systems and consciousness, cognitive psychology and consciousness, introspection, sleep and dreaming, hypnosis, and consciousness altering drugs. Prereq: Psyc 402; 502; 513; or permission. WI.

Durham Liberal Arts :: Psychology

PSYC 713W (02) - Psychology of Consciousness

Psychology of Consciousness

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 54834

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and PSYC 513

Equivalent(s): PSYC 713, PSYC 713H

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: PSYCHOLOGY

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Kelly Peracchi

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MW	9:10am - 10:00am	MCC 350

Additional Course Details:

Additional description:

Manchester Liberal Arts :: Psychology

PSYC 713W (M1) - Psychology of Consciousness

Psychology of Consciousness

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 57299

Section Comments: Capstone option with PSYC 798.M2

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and PSYC 513

Equivalent(s): PSYC 713, PSYC 713H

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: John Sparrow

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	T	1:10pm - 4:00pm	PANDRA P367

Durham Liberal Arts :: Psychology

PSYC 720 (01) - Animal Cognition

Animal Cognition

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 51356

Do animals use language or have a culture? Can birds count? Do animals use tools and understand how they function? How do ants navigate their environment to find food and then return to their nest? How animals perceive, attend to, process, store, and represent information from their environment. Research on animal learning and behavior as a framework for investigating cognitive processes in animal learning. Quantitative versus qualitative nature of differences between people and non-human animals. Multidisciplinary approach including the fields of anthropology, physiology, philosophy and biology.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): (PSYC 401 and PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and (PSYC 513 or PSYC 521) ) or (NSB 500 and NSB 501 and NSB 502 and NSB 503)

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: NEUROSCI LA, NEUROSCI LSA, PSYCHOLOGY

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Jan Tornick

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	MCC 245
Final Exam	5/14/2024	5/14/2024	T	1:00pm - 3:00pm	MCC 245

Durham Liberal Arts :: Psychology

PSYC 720 (02) - Animal Cognition

Animal Cognition

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 54453

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): (PSYC 401 and PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and (PSYC 513 or PSYC 521) ) or (NSB 500 and NSB 501 and NSB 502 and NSB 503)

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: NEUROSCI LA, NEUROSCI LSA, PSYCHOLOGY

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Jan Tornick

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	TR	3:40pm - 5:00pm	MCC 245
Final Exam	5/15/2024	5/15/2024	W	1:00pm - 3:00pm	MCC 245

Durham Liberal Arts :: Psychology

PSYC 722 (01) - Behaviorism, Culture, and Contemporary Society

Behavior, Cult & Contemp Socty

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 50555

Introduces behaviorism as a philosophy of science. Concentration on modern behaviorism as exemplified in the works of B.F. Skinner. Implications of behaviorism for the development and evolution of cultures. Consideration of societal issues (for example pollution, overpopulation, conflict, drug abuse) from a behavioral framework. No credit for students who have completed PSYC 522.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and PSYC 521

Equivalent(s): PSYC 522

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: PSYCHOLOGY

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Mark Henn

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MW	3:10pm - 4:30pm	MCC 350
Final Exam	5/10/2024	5/10/2024	F	6:00pm - 8:00pm	MCC 350

Durham Liberal Arts :: Psychology

PSYC 722 (02) - Behaviorism, Culture, and Contemporary Society

Behavior, Cult & Contemp Socty

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 54786

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and PSYC 521

Equivalent(s): PSYC 522

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: PSYCHOLOGY

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Mark Henn

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	MURK 203
Final Exam	5/14/2024	5/14/2024	T	8:00am - 10:00am	MURK 203

Durham Liberal Arts :: Psychology

PSYC 733 (01) - Drugs and Behavior

Drugs and Behavior

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 51751

Introduces the principles of psychopharmacology and the effects of psychoactive substances on behavior. Focuses on the therapeutic and recreational use of drugs and the mechanisms of drug action, that is how the drugs affect the brain. Neuropsychiatric function and dysfunction are discussed as they relate to the use or abuse of particular drugs.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): (PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and PSYC 531) or (NSB 500 and NSB 501 and NSB 502 and NSB 503)

Mutual Exclusion : PSY 710

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: NEUROSCI LA, NEUROSCI LSA, PSYCHOLOGY

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Elizabeth Caldwell

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MW	12:40pm - 2:00pm	MCC 245
Final Exam	5/13/2024	5/13/2024	M	3:30pm - 5:30pm	MCC 245

Additional Course Details:

Additional description

In this course, students will learn about psychological, neurobiological, and socio-cultural factors pertaining to psychoactive drugs and drug abuse/addiction. Students will become familiar with each major class of psychoactive drug, and the neurotransmitter systems, brain areas, and behaviors associated with those drugs. Students will also explore important sociocultural aspects of drug use and addiction through reading and writing assignments.

Examples of concepts with which you will become familiar:

• Basic introduction to the brain, neural systems, and neurotransmitters

• Principles of psychopharmacology

• Behavioral components of drug use and addiction

• Pharmacological treatments for psychological disorders

Durham Liberal Arts :: Psychology

PSYC 735 (01) - Neurobiology of Mood Disorders

Neurobiology of Mood Disorders

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 53391

Neurobiological and neurochemical substrates underlying various psychopathologies, using both animal models and human data. Study of disorders from the field of biological psychiatry including aggression, anxiety, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, unipolar depression, bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The effectiveness of current behavioral and pharmacological therapy.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): (PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and PSYC 531) or (NSB 500 and NSB 501 and NSB 502 and NSB 503)

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: NEUROSCI LA, NEUROSCI LSA, PSYCHOLOGY

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Elizabeth Caldwell

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MW	10:10am - 11:30am	MCC 350
Final Exam	5/15/2024	5/15/2024	W	10:30am - 12:30pm	MCC 350

Additional Course Details:

Additional description

Examples of concepts with which you will become familiar:

• Emotional circuitry of the brain
o Limbic system o Emotional circuitry
o Extended amygdala and cortex

• Importance of monoamines

• Hippocampal neurogenesis

• Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment for mood disorders

Durham Liberal Arts :: Psychology

PSYC 741W (01) - Special Topics

SpcTop/Fund of Substance Abuse

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 56340

New or specialized courses are presented under this listing. Advanced material not normally covered in a regular course in which instructor has specialized knowledge through research and study. May be repeated for different topics.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): (PSYC 402 and PSYC 502) or (NSB 500 and NSB 501 and NSB 502 and NSB 503)

Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to unlimited times.

Equivalent(s): PSYC 741, PSYC 741A, PSYC 741B, PSYC 741C, PSYC 741D

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: NEUROSCI LA, NEUROSCI LSA, PSYCHOLOGY

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Sergios Charntikov

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MW	11:10am - 12:30pm	HS 103
Final Exam	5/10/2024	5/10/2024	F	10:30am - 12:30pm	HS 103

Additional Course Details:

Fundamentals of Substance Abuse

The objective of this course is to introduce students to a broad field of Neuroscience and particularly to understand relationships between neurobiological processes and behavior. We will be covering functional neurobiology of the brain and its involvement in the wide variety of behaviors including addiction and most common neurobiological diseases including Schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's." Prerequisites: 402, 502, 531, or permission