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2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

 

PS (Plant Science)
  
  

  • PS 334 - Diseases of Horticultural Crops

    Diagnosis and control of horticultural crop diseases. Emphasis is placed on diagnostic skills. Crops covered include shade trees, fruit crops, vegetables, bedding plants, tropicals, and turf.Credits: 2Prerequisites: P, PS 223-223L.Corequisites: Corequisite course PS 334L.


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  • PS 343 - Weed Science

    Fundamentals of mechanical, cultural, biological and chemical weed control practices and factors affecting control. Herbicide classification and mechanism of action. Plant and seed identification of common weeds of North Central States and their interaction with desirable plants.Credits: 2Prerequisites: P, PS 103103L or HO 111-111L; and CHEM 108-108L, or CHEM 120-120L, or CHEM 326-326L.Corequisites: Corequisite course PS 343L.


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  • PS 362 - Environmental Soil Management

    Management systems designed to maintain soil productivity and environmental quality are examined. Soil problems important in production systems and environmental management including compaction, erosion, and nonpoint pollution are analyzed based on underlying environmental and agronomic principles. Computer simulation models are used and applied to soil problems.Credits: 2Prerequisites: P, PS 213-213L.Corequisites: Corequisite course PS 362L.


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  • PS 383 - Principles of Crop Improvement (AW)

    Evaluation of crop species, reproduction in crop plants, use of genetic variability, traits of interest, breeding programs, designs and management. Heritability, plant introduction, vegetative propagation, hands-on lab demonstrations.Credits: 2Prerequisites: P, PS 103-103L or HO 111-111L, BIOL 103-103L or BIOL 153-153L or BOT 201-201L.Corequisites: Corequisite course PS 383L.Cross-Listed: Crosslisted with HO 383.


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  • PS 412-512 - Environmental Soil Chemistry

    Fundamentals of soil chemical properties and processes important for the sound management of soil resources. Topics include sorption/desorption of inorganic and organic compounds, bioavailability of nutrients and contaminants, oxidation/reduction, phase equilibria, soil organic matter, soil mineralogy, ion exchange, and saline/sodic soils.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PS 213-213L and CHEM 108-108L, or CHEM 120-120L.


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  • PS 415-515 - Mycology

    Comprehensive taxonomic survey of the Kingdom Fungi; reproductive biology, physiology, genetics, and ecology of fungal organisms; relationship of fungi to human affairs.Credits: 2Corequisites: Corequisite course PS 415L-515L.Cross-Listed: Crosslisted with BIOL 415-515.


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  • PS 420-520 - Biological Control

    Introduction to the principles of biological control of arthropod, weed, and vertebrate pest populations through the use of natural enemies, including predators, parasites, and diseases. Topics will include the history, theory, and practice of biological control, and relevant aspects of the genetics, ecology and behavior of natural enemies.Credits: 3


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  • PS 421-521 - Soil Microbiology

    Microbial species of agricultural soils, environmental factors affecting their numbers and activity, and biochemical changes brought about by these organisms.Credits: 2Prerequisites: P, BIOL 151-151L and BIOL 153153L, or BOT 201-201L.Corequisites: Corequisite course PS 421L-521L.Cross-Listed: Crosslisted with MICR 421.


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  • PS 431-531 - Insect Ecology

    This course will examine the ecological relationships between insects and their environment. Topics will include natural history; population dynamics; interactions between insects and their food plants, predators, and diseases; insect evolutionary ecology; and insect agroecology and ecological pest management.Credits: 3


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  • PS 440 - Crop Management with Precision Farming

    Principles of precision farming for crop production will be the focus. An integrated approach to crop management based on global positioning, geographic information systems, soil testing and fertility recommendations, spatial data storage, and data interpretation for farming and land use decisions will be covered. The use of spatial statistics to make site specific management recommendations will be discussed.Credits: 2Prerequisites: P, PS 223-223L; PS 305-305L, or PS 307307L; PS 323; PS 343-343L; and STAT 281.Corequisites: Corequisite course PS 440L.


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  • PS 440L - Crop Management with Precision Farming Lab

    Credits: 1Corequisites: Corequisite course PS 440.


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  • PS 446-546 - Agroecology (G)

    Agroecology uses the science of ecology to study agricultural systems and solve agricultural problems using comparisons between altered and unaltered ecosystems. Including: nutrient cycling, energy flow, hydrology, climatology, species diversity, and population dynamics. Field trips required.Credits: 3


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  • PS 450-550 - Field Study of Plant Disease Diagnosis

    Diagnosis of diseases in field and horticultural crops; observing and studying the relationships among hosts, pathogens, and their environments. Emphasis on field disease recognition and laboratory diagnostic techniques. Alternate years.Credits: 1Prerequisites: P, consent.Corequisites: Corequisite course PS 450L-550L.


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  • PS 450L-550L - Field Study of Plant Disease Diagnosis Lab

    Credits: 1Corequisites: Corequisite course PS 450-550.


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  • PS 453-553 - Advanced Genetics

    Procedures in genetic studies as they relate to molecular and classical genetic applications.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, BIOL 371.Cross-Listed: Crosslisted with BIOL 453-553.


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  • PS 465-565 - Molecular Biology II Lab

    Screening recombinant DNA libraries; DNA sequencing; analysis of proteins; detection of proteins; RNA transfer and hybridization analyses; use of nucleic acid and protein databases.Credits: 2Prerequisites: P, PS 462-562, or BIOL 462-562 and PS 464-564, or BIOL 464-564.Cross-Listed: Crosslisted with BIOL 465-565.


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  • PS 473-573 - Rural Real Estate Appraisal

    Principles and practices of rural real estate appraisal. Principles of soils valuation and their application for farmland appraisal. Cost, market data, and income approaches to farmland and building appraisal. Tax loan and other specialized rural appraisal procedures. Half-day field trips to area farms are required.Credits: 2Prerequisites: P, PS 213-213L, and AGEC 271271L.Corequisites: Corequisite course PS 473L-573L.Cross-Listed: Crosslisted with AGEC 473.


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  • PS 475 - Water Quality in Agriculture

    Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, CHEM 106-106L or CHEM 112-112L or BIOL 101-101L or BIOL 151151L.


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  • PS 480-580 - Environmental Stress Physiology

    Physiology and cellular response of plants to environmental stresses.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, BOT 327-327L. PS 492-592 TopicsCross-Listed: Crosslisted with HO 480-580 and BIOL 480-580.


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  • PS 483 - Irrigation – Crop and Soil Practices

    Problems of irrigated agriculture. Soil salinity and salt-affected soils, water quality, management of irrigated crops; cropping systems; water, fertility requirements of irrigated agriculture, water movement, storage, and release in soils.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PS 213-213L and MATH 102, or MATH 115, or MATH 123.


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PSYC (Psychology)
  

  • PSYC 101 - General Psychology (COM)

    This course is an introduction survey of the field of psychology with consideration of the biological bases of behavior, sensory and perceptual processes, learning and memory, human growth and development, social behavior and normal and abnormal behavior.Credits: 3


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  • PSYC 102 - Introduction to Psychology

    Fundamentals of behavior, including maturation, physiological processes, sensation and perception, learning, motivation, emotion and frustration, personality, abnormal processes, and methods of investigation.Credits: 4Prerequisites: P, major in psychology or consent of instructor. Prerequisite for all courses in psychology taken by majors except transfers who have taken PSYC 101. NOTE: credit will not be given for both PSYC 101 and 102.


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  • PSYC 202 - Advanced General Psychology

    Contemporary research related to psychological concepts expounded in PSYC 101 and 102.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, Psychology Major, PSYC 101 or 102.


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  • PSYC 244 - Environmental Psychology

    This course surveys the empirical and theoretical work on the influence of the physical environment on human behavior and experience. Topics include the use of space, stressors and esthetics as related to human beings, the optimum design of buildings, homes and institutions, and the effect of humans on the natural environment. Designed for both psychology majors and non-majors.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or 102.


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  • PSYC 267 - Psychology of Personal Adjustment (COM)

    This course covers the dynamics of normal human personality and behavior with an emphasis on the mechanisms used to promote effective personal and interpersonal behavior.Credits: 3


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  • PSYC 287 - Controversial Issues in Psychology

    This course involves an intensive look at the branches of and topics in psychology with particular emphasis on critical thinking applied to controversial issues. Critical thinking is clear, accurate, and defensible thinking; thus, this course is designed to help students develop the intellectual tools they need to learn from and analyze information independently. This course meets the Critical Thinking Requirement in Psychology.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or 102.


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  • PSYC 289 - Pseudoscience and Psychology

    Pseudoscience and Psychology will identify the characteristics of conventional sciences versus what is called pseudoscience, and critically examine disputed areas in psychology and human behavior. Special emphasis is placed on how to critically evaluate anecdotes and published reports of anomalous human behavior, beliefs, and experiences. This course meets the Critical Thinking Requirement in Psychology.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or 102


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  • PSYC 301 - Sensation and Perception (COM)

    This course is a study of the bases of sensation and perception including the physics and physiology of sensory receptor function, central nervous system functions in information processing, and cognitive and attentional factors in perception.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or 102.


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  • PSYC 305 - Learning and Conditioning (COM)

    This course covers traditional conditioning experimentation and phenomena, primarily as revealed through animal research. Principles of reinforcement and factors which influence the conditioning process are discussed in detail.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or 102.


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  • PSYC 324 - Psychology of Aging

    Focuses on the theories, research and practice concepts relevant to psychological factors in the aging process. Topics covered include cognition, personality, and death and dying.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or 102.


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  • PSYC 327 - Child Psychology (COM)

    This course covers the physical, social, emotional and intellectual aspect of child development.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or 102.


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  • PSYC 331 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology (COM)

    This course covers the application of psychological principles to such problems as employee selection, supervision, job satisfaction, and work efficiency.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or 102.


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  • PSYC 357 - Psychological Therapies

    Traditional and contemporary methods of psychotherapy. Interviewing techniques and the professional assistant’s role.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or 102 and PSYC 451 or 461.


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  • PSYC 358 - Behavior Modification

    Principles of learning applied to human behavior modification.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or 102.


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  • PSYC 367 - Psychological Gender Issues

    This course surveys the current theoretical and research issues in the development of gender and explores the impact of gender on the lives of women and men. Topics include societal and biological influences on psychological development, achievement, motivation, sex roles, stereotyping, socialization, sexuality, and personality.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or 102.Cross-Listed: Crosslisted with WMST 367.


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  • PSYC 373 - Research Methods in Experimental Psychology (COM)

    A detailed survey of methods for conducting psychological research, this course covers experimental design, reliability, validity, and the nature of controls.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or PSYC 102; STAT 281.


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  • PSYC 373L - Research Methods in Experimental Psychology Lab (COM)

    This course provides experience in laboratory techniques. These include: animal care and handling, data collection and analysis and experimental design.Credits: 1Corequisites: Corequisite course PSYC 373.


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  • PSYC 374 - Experiments in Psychology

    Review of representative past research in experimental psychology and execution of class laboratory projects.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 373 or consent.


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  • PSYC 375 - Research Methods in Psychology

    Overview of research methodology and literature for Psychology majors in the Applied or Psychological Services curricula.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, STAT 281 and PSYC 101 or 102.


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  • PSYC 406 - Cognitive Psychology (COM)

    This course is a survey of recent research and theory in cognitive process concerning the representation, storage, retrieval and interactions of units of thought. It considers adaptability, intelligence and knowledge from an experimental point of view.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or 102.


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  • PSYC 407 - Cognition and the Visual Arts

    This course provides an intensive study of cognition and art in which each student is expected to apply his or her critical analysis to the subject matter. It is designed to broaden the student’s cultural perspective and to provide an opportunity for integration of psychology and art history. It is multidisciplinary, multicultural, focuses on themes that affect the world community, promotes critical thinking, and involves a rigorous writing component. ARTH 101 or ARTH 212 are recommended but not required.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or 102.


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  • PSYC 409 - History and Systems of Psychology (COM) (AW) (G)

    This course is a survey of the origin and development of psychology. Special attention is given to the systems of thought that have emerged since the founding of psychology as an empirical science.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or 102.


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  • PSYC 411 - Physiological Psychology

    Role of physiological mechanisms in behavior. Nervous, biochemical and muscular systems that control or modify human and animal adjustment.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or 102.


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  • PSYC 413 - Advanced Physiological Psychology

    This course will build upon the fundamental biological foundations of the physiology of behavior covered in PSYC 411 and cover additional areas of the biological bases of behavior. Additional coverage will be provided of the biological basis of higher brain-behavior relations such as states of consciousness, ingestive behaviors, learning, memory, cognitive and verbal behavior, sexual and emotional behavior and behavioral deficits in these and associated areas.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or 102; PSYC 411 is recommended.


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  • PSYC 414 - Drugs and Behavior (COM)

    The psychobiological bases of the use/abuse of alcohol, drugs and other substances are covered in this course along with current theory, research approaches and findings.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or 102.


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  • PSYC 417 - Health Psychology (COM)

    This course is an investigation of the psychological aspects of health and of physical disorders and disease processes. It will explore psychological interventions targeted at prevention as well as those focusing on the resolution or management of disorders.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or 102.


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  • PSYC 427 - Child Psychopathology

    Child Psychopathology is an introduction to the study of abnormal child psychology viewed from the perspective of psychological science. The course focuses on developing familiarity with specialized topics within the field of child psychopathology. Students will learn to distinguish among categories of mental disorders of childhood according to the DSM-IV-R and will gain knowledge of typical signs, symptoms and associated features of these disorders. Epidemiological findings, contemporary hypothesis regarding etiology and psychological and biological treatment interventions and prevention relevant to each disorder will be examined. The course emphasizes the scientific basis of child psychopathology and examines the research methods used to test hypotheses regarding etiology and treatment/prevention outcomes.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or PSYC 102, and PSYC 327, and PSYC 451.


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  • PSYC 440-540 - Forensic Psychology

    Forensic Psychology is the application of the science and profession of psychology to questions and issues relating to law and the legal system. This course is a state-of-the-art survey of central topics at the interface of psychology, and the law. The field of forensic psychology encompasses contributions made in a number of different areas – research, clinical practice, public policy, and teaching/training – from a variety of orientations within the field of psychology, such as developmental, social, cognitive, industrial-organizational and clinical.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101 or 102.


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  • PSYC 441 - Social Psychology (COM)

    This course covers basic principles of social psychology including concepts and methods utilized in analyzing individual and group interactions.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101.


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  • PSYC 451 - Psychology of Abnormal Behavior (COM)

    This course is a comprehensive survey of abnormal personality and behavior. It includes an examination of the origins, symptoms and treatment of psychological disorders.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101.


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  • PSYC 461 - Theories of Personality (COM)

    Students will learn about the role of philosophy and science and their contributions to the development of personality theory. Students will examine, in depth, the theoretical contributions made in the areas of psychoanalytic, behavioristic, and humanistic personality theories. The students will be able to articulate their own beliefs concerning the development of human personality.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PSYC 101.


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