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Summer Registration Information
Summer Registration is now underway! Please register as soon as possible. Some courses will close and others may need to be cancelled if there does not appear to be sufficient student interest in these courses. Register to let us know what you want to take! The Department of Psychology is going to offer a full range of courses during Summer 2009. The following courses are anticipated:
- Gpsyc 101, General Psychology (1st 4 weeks and online)
- Gpsyc 160, Life Span Human Development (1st 4 weeks, 2nd 4 weeks and online)
- Gpsyc 122, Vision and Audition (1st 4 weeks)
- Psyc 180, Intro to Behavior Analysis (online)
- Psyc 200, Mental Toughness (online)
- Psyc 210, Psyc Statistics (1st 4 weeks)
- Psyc 211, Psyc Research Methods (offered weeks 1-6 AND weeks 5-10)
- Psyc 304, Death and Dying (2nd 4 weeks)
- Psyc 316, Human Development and Crime (1st 4 weeks)
- Psyc 330, Personality (1st 4 weeks)
- Psyc 365, Developmental Psychology (1st 4 weeks)
- Psyc 380, Cognitive Psychology (1st 4 weeks)
- Psyc 390, Psyc of Learning (online)
- Psyc 395, Comparative Animal Behavior (online)
- Psyc 440, Counseling Psychology (1st 4 weeks)
- Psyc 475, Adult Development (2nd 4 weeks)
- Psyc 497, Senior Seminar: Addictive Behaviors (1st 4 weeks)
- Psyc 497, Senior Seminar: Social Influence (1st 4 weeks)
Note that summer course offerings are not guaranteed. Summer offerings are dependent upon budget, faculty availability and student enrollment.
Senior Seminars
Psyc 497. Social Influence.This is an in-depth examination of selected topics in social influence, the processes through which a person or group changes or attempts to change the opinions, attitudes, or behaviors of another person or group. Topics will include compliance, conformity, obedience, cultural and gender differences in influence, and motivations and mechanisms of resistance to influence. This course is offered by Dr. Natalie Lawrence (kerrna@jmu.edu) during the first 4-week session.
Psyc 497. Addictive Behavior. This course will give students the opportunity to apply and integrate their experiences and knowledge in psychology to the study of the initiation, maintenance, prevention and treatment of addictive behaviors. The course will explore biological, learned, cognitive and socio-cultural factors that contribute to, maintain and impact the treatment of addictions. Dr. Monica Reis-Bergan (568-4365; Miller 1145; reisbemj@jmu.edu) will offer this course during the first 4-week session.
Psyc 211 Prerequisite for Area Courses
If space is available, the following Psychology Area Class may permit selected students to complete Psyc 211 concurrently. (An override is necessary to apply. Please submit an online override request form available at http://psyc.jmu.edu/ug/overridesexceptions.html .):
- Psyc 330. Personality
- Psyc 365. Developmental Psychology
- Psyc 375. Sensation and Perception
- Psyc 380. Cognitive Psychology
- Psyc 390. Learning (Student who have completed Psyc 180 with a B or better only.)
Special Opportunities
Psyc 200. Mental Toughness. Available this summer online! This course focuses on the psychological construct of mental toughness and its application in sport and life. The emphasis of the course will be on gaining an understanding of mental toughness and knowledge about the attributes of an ideally mentally tough performer. Students will learn what mental toughness is, the characteristics that a mentally tough performer possesses, and strategies to improve their own level of mental toughness for sport or life. Students will engage in a combination of course readings, class discussion, and hands-on learning experiences. This course is open to all JMU students. No prerequisites. Offered by Dr. Robert Harmison (568-7959; harmisrj@jmu.edu )
Psyc 400. Psychology and Spirituality. This course is designed for advanced undergraduate students who plan to be engaged in a helping profession. Students will be exposed to readings and experiential learning that will help you be able to: (1) Explain the difference between religion and spirituality, including similarities and differences. (2) Describe religious and spiritual beliefs and practices in a cultural context. (3) Engage in self‑exploration of one’s religious and spiritual beliefs in order to increase sensitivity, understanding and acceptance of diverse belief systems. (4) Describe your religious and/or spiritual belief system and explain various models of religious or spiritual development across the lifespan.. (5) Demonstrate sensitivity and acceptance of a variety of religious and/or spiritual expressions in client communication. (6) Identify limits of your understanding of a client’s religious or spiritual expression, and demonstrate appropriate referral skills and generate possible referral sources. (7) Assess the relevance of the religious and/or spiritual domains in the client’s therapeutic issues. (8) Be sensitive to and receptive of religious and/or spiritual themes in the counseling process as befits the expressed preference of each client. (9) Use a client’s religious and/or spiritual beliefs in the pursuit of the client’s therapeutic goals as befits the client’s expressed preference. This course fulfills the sociocultural awareness requirement for the Psychology Major. Prerequisites: Senior Standing. For more information contactMichele Kielty Briggs (briggsmk@jmu.edu).
Psyc 402. Girls as Future Leaders/The Girls' Leadership Experience Camp. Drs. Michele Kielty Briggs and A. Renee Staton are organizing the second Girls' Leadership Experience Camp at JMU. They are recruiting a limited number of undergraduate students who are interested in taking a course on leadership for girls and then serving as co-counselors for small groups of rising sixth graders who will take part in the camp. The course will be held the first two weeks of May session (weeks of May 18 and 25) from 10-12:30 and the camp experience will be June 15-19 from 8:30-5:30 each day. All students must be available for the course as well as the camp experience in order to earn 3 credits. While we are looking for female counselors for the all-female camp, male students are welcome to take the course portion for one credit. Get more information about the camp. For more information about the class and/or the camp, please contact Michele Kielty Briggs (briggsmk@jmu.edu) by February 25. They will conduct screening interviews for the course during the first week of March.
Also of possible interest to Psychology Majors and Psychology-Preparation Students:
- Gsci 104. Science vs. Pseudoscience (Dr. Zinn). This course meets General Education Cluster 3 requirements with psychology laboratory experiences.
- Gsci 104. Vision and Driving (Dr. Andre). This course meets General Education Cluster 3 requirements with psychology laboratory experiences.
- Gpsyc 122. Vision and Audition (Dr. Hall). This course meets General Education Cluster 3 requirements as well as serving as an elective for the psychology major.
