PSYCO 405 - Special Topics in Psychology II

Topic: Dreaming

This course will provide an overview of dream studies, as well as an opportunity to examine carefully a selected topic within the area. The overview will cover the psychobiology of dreaming, dreaming and cognition, content analysis of dreams, personality and dreaming, therapeutic dream use, and dreams and culture. In the second part of the course, the instructor will discuss in depth the aesthetic and expressive functions of dreams. In their written work, students will be expected to carefully review studies of a selected topic in the area. Prerequisites: PSYCO 104, 105, STAT 151 (or former PSYCO 211), and a 300 level psychology course.

PSYCO 496 / PSYCO 498 - Individual Research

A course designed to allow the senior undergraduate student the opportunity to pursue a research topic in greater depth than the classroom structure permits. This pursuit may take the form of directed reading, library research, and/or laboratory experience. A formal paper, research proposal, research report, annotated bibliography, lab notes, and/or essay is required. Prerequisites: A 300-level psychology course and consent of the Department.