CHESS 16-37 REV COURSE PSY 32200

February 6, 2017

Purdue Northwest Curriculum Document

Program Name: Psychology

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  • Document No: CHESS 16-37 REV COURSE PSY 32200
  • Proposed Effective Date: Fall 2017
  • Submitting Department: Psychology, CHESS
  • Date Reviewed by Department: November 10th, 2017
  • Submission Date: February 6th, 2017
  • Date Reviewed College/School Curriculum Committee: March 03, 2017
  • Contact Person: David Pick, Interim Dept Head

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  • Approval by Faculty Senate: May 5, 2017
  • Date Reviewed by Senate Curriculum Committee: 4/14/17
  • Name(s) of Library Staff Consulted: NA
  • Will New Library Resources Used?: No
  • Form 40 Needed?: Yes

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Task: Course Change or New Course Proposal

  • Program Name(s): Psychology
  • Degree Name(s): BA/BS

Section II: This section is for changes in courses only

  • Subject: Reducing prerequisite courses to PSY 12000 with a C- for the following: PSY 32200
  • Justification: Previous prerequisites determined to be unnecessary

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Current:

PSY 32200: Neuroscience of Motivated Behavior Credit Hours: 3:00 Neuroanatomical analyses of behavioral functions. Topics include movement, sexual behavior, maternal behavior, hunger, thirst, emotion, pain; addiction, biological rhythms, memory, evolution of the brain, language, hemispheric specialization, brain damage, brain remodeling during development and aging, correlates of cognitive processing. Typically offered Fall Spring. 3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate, Professional, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Psychology-PNW Department Prerequisites: Undergraduate level PSY 20300 Minimum Grade of C- and Undergraduate level PSY 20500 Minimum Grade of C-

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Proposed:

PSY 32200: Neuroscience of Motivated Behavior Credit Hours: 3:00 Neuroanatomical analyses of behavioral functions. Topics include movement, sexual behavior, maternal behavior, hunger, thirst, emotion, pain; addiction, biological rhythms, memory, evolution of the brain, language, hemispheric specialization, brain damage, brain remodeling during development and aging, correlates of cognitive processing. Typically offered Fall Spring. 3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate, Professional, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Psychology-PNW Department Prerequisites: Undergraduate level PSY 12000 Minimum Grade of C-

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Course Objectives / Learning Outcomes

  • Impact on Students:
  • Impact on University Resources: NA
  • Impact on other Academic Units: