Courses

• CAS PO 577: The Persian Gulf/Arabian Peninsula
  Meets with CAS IR 504. The Persian Gulf/Arabian Peninsula system as a major focus of international concern. An in-depth examination of the political, economic, and societal evolution and dynamics of these states: their interrelationships; superpowers', European, and Japanese policies toward them. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered CAS PO 585.
• CAS PO 578: The United States as a World Power
  Meets with GRS HI 859. The course material is organized along a debate format. Although the course is primarily concerned with twentieth-century U.S. foreign policy, attention is also given to eighteenth- and nineteenth-century issues. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered CAS PO 674.
• CAS PO 579: Political Biography
  Political biographies and memoir literature used to evaluate twentieth-century international relations and statecraft. Topics vary but may include biographical literature related to World War II, the Cold War, and Third World political leaders. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered CAS PO 676.
• CAS PO 582: North Atlantic/European Security Issues
  Meets with CAS IR 589. Examination of the post Cold War security environment in the North Atlantic and greater European context. Exploration of threats to security, mechanisms in place and emerging (NATO, CSCE, CFE, WEU), and challenges posed by changes since fall 1989. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered CAS PO 531.
• CAS PO 583: Gender and War
  (Meets with CAS IR 518 and WS 345.) Examines gender constructions in world politics. Topics include gender biases in international relations theories, female and males roles in war, and rape as an instrument of warfare. Also assesses roles of women as leaders, actors, and objects of foreign policy.
• CAS PO 591: Seminar in Political Philosophy
  An in-depth study of a major political philosopher, historical period, or topic in political philosophy. Topic for 2013/2014: TBA. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course by the same title that was previously numbered CAS PO 691.
• CAS PS 101: General Psychology
  Basic introduction to field of psychology; topics include theories and findings governing learning, memory, perception, development, personality, social and abnormal psychology. Three hours large lecture and one hour discussion section or three hours of small lecture class with no discussion sections. Requirements vary. Students are required to participate as subjects in psychology studies. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS PS 125: Revolutions in the Conceptualization of Mind: 1950s to the Present
  Beginning with the Cognitive Revolution of the 1950s, when the mind was first viewed as a computational machine, this seminar explores changing concepts of the mind, with focus on key questions of cognitive development, language acquisition, and the emotion/cognition split.
• CAS PS 211: Introduction to Experimental Design in Psychology
  Introduction to logic and methodology of univariate statistics with relevance to psychology. Topics include descriptive statistics, data representation, statistical inference, probability and significance, correlation and regression, and non parametric analyses. Does not count toward eight principal course requirement for concentrators.
• CAS PS 222: Perception and Behavior
  Why do things look as they do? This question is examined with particular emphasis on experiments that clarify the relative contributions of nature and nurture, and structural and experiential factors. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS PS 231: Physiological Psychology
  Analysis of the central nervous system: information processing and decision making; emphasis on physiological aspects of perception, attention, learning, and memory. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS PS 234: Psychology of Learning
  Survey of theory and techniques in learning and their applications in different settings. Topics include problem solving, memory, reward and punishment, and reinforcement schedules as studied in animals, normal classrooms, and remedial settings. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS. Also offered as CAS NE 234.
• CAS PS 241: Developmental Psychology
  Students may elect either CAS PS 241 or PS 243, but not both. Critical review of research and theories pertaining to intellectual and social development of infants and children. Role of early experiences and biological factors in later formation of personality, intellectual and motivational behaviors; theories include Erikson, Piaget, and Freud. Term paper may be required. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS PS 243: Life Span Developmental Psychology in Health and Illness
  Students may elect either CAS PS 241 or PS 243, but not both. Psychological aspects of human growth, development, and adaptation throughout the life span, with an emphasis on responses to illness during the various developmental stages.
• CAS PS 251: Psychology of Personality: Theories and Application
  Students may elect either CAS PS 251 or PS 252, but not both. The historical development of personality theories and their application to social and clinical concerns are emphasized. Classic theories of personality (e.g., psychoanalytic, behavioral, trait, humanistic, cognitive, and social roles) are explored and evaluated through lectures, readings, case materials, and films. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS PS 261: Social Psychology
  Provides an understanding of how behavior, feelings, and thoughts of individuals are influenced and determined by characteristics of the situation. Topics: attraction, attitudes, prejudice, social roles, aggression, person perception, and groups. Readings cover theories, experimental research, and application. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS PS 322: Experimental Psychology: Physiological
  Laboratory course in physiological psychology. Emphasis on neuroanatomical mechanisms involved in behavior. Experiments are performed on rodents and resulting data are analyzed. Research reports required.
• CAS PS 323: Experimental Psychology: Learning
  Methodology, results, and interpretation of respondent and operant conditioning. Experimental analyses of selected topics in learning within the context of reinforcement theory. Required reports of instructor-planned and student-planned experiments using the albino rat. Courses include two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory work a week. Also offered as CAS NE 323.
• CAS PS 324: Experimental Psychology: Developmental
  Human development selected for experimental study; live subjects. Class discussion and practical experience with observational, assessment, and experimental techniques, and review of statistical concepts. Focus varies. Independent research and paper required. Courses include two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory work a week. Two 2-hour lectures per week.
• CAS PS 325: Experimental Psychology: Personality
  Systematic approaches to the study of personality. Experimental and observational investigations of selected aspects of personality. Demonstration of experimental procedures; student participation in laboratory and field studies. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory work a week.

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