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Psychology
	PSY 0160 - PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Survey of major approaches to the study of personality, focusing on their relative abilities to provide coherent explanations for individual behavior. Issues involved in the assessment of personality will also be discussed and several assessment procedures evaluated. Recent research in personality psychology is reviewed and analyzed. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0010 or 0012 or 0101 or 0200 Course Attributes: DSAS Social Science General Ed. Requirement
	PSY 0203 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This class will give you a general introduction to the field of social psychology, which is the study of how people think, feel, and behave when interacting with other people. Topics include attitudes and persuasion, group psychology, group behavior, and interpersonal attraction. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0010 or PSY 0101 Course Attributes: UPB Behavioral Sciences General Ed. Requirement
	PSY 0265 - DATA ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH WRITING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course covers SPSS data analyses and the introduction to the writing style required by the American psychological association. (APA style) Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREREQ: STAT 1000
	PSY 0310 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The course focuses on development of the child from birth to adolescence, the current theory and research concerning social, emotional, intellectual, perceptual and language development. The organization of the course is topical. Coverage is confined to normal development; what develops, how and why in the average child. Little attention to abnormal development. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0010 or 0012 or 0101 or 0200 Course Attributes: Children’s Literature
	PSY 0405 - LEARNING AND MOTIVATION Minimum Credits: 4 Maximum Credits: 4 This course elucidates fundamental principles of learning and motivation as derived predominantly from animal research. Focus is given to the empirical and conceptual processes underlying the facilitation and suppression of behavior, e.g. primary and conditioned reinforcement, non-reinforcement, punishment and avoidance as well as the generalization and discrimination of these processes. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0010 or 0012 or 0101 or 0200 Course Attributes: Children’s Literature, DSAS Natural Science General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Science NonSeq.GE. Req.
	PSY 1205 - ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course provides an overview of the major issues in the area of mental illness. This course emphasizes the scientific approach to understanding the major psychological and behavioral disorders. The research and clinical literatures regarding the etiology, course and treatment of these disorders will be presented. PSY 1205 is only available to students who have taken it in the past and wish to improve their grade. Anyone who has not previously taken 1205 will not be allowed to enroll and should instead enroll in PSY 0205: Psychopathology (this is the same course as 1205; only the number and name have changed). If you have previously enrolled in PSY 1205 and wish to repeat it for grade improvement, you will need the permission of the Psychology Advising Office. To obtain a permission number, contact Jennifer Stapel, jstapel@pitt.edu, 3113 Sennott Square. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0010
	PSY 1270 - CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course considers research and theory which bear on the development of psychological disorders in children. Biological and environmental factors which contribute to childhood disorders are considered with special emphasis on the role of the family. Childhood psychosis, hyperactivity, and depression are studied to illustrate theoretical models and empirical findings. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: PSY 0010
Religious Studies
	RELGST 0115 - BIBLE AS LITERATURE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This introductory course acquaints students with what is in the bible and provides background information drawn from various disciplines about the elements and issues that give it its distinctive character. Attention is necessarily given to its religious perspectives, since they govern the nature and point of view of the biblical narratives, but no specific religious view is urged. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Literature General Ed. Requirement, Medieval & Renaissance Studies, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Humanistic GE. Req.
	RELGST 0135 - CHRISTIAN BIBLE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 An introduction to the text of the Christian bible. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req.
	RELGST 0283 - US AND THE HOLOCAUST Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 With increasing interest in the Holocaust in Europe, this course focuses on the American side of the Atlantic - on issues of anti-Semitism and anti-immigrant sentiment in this country and on America’s response to the holocaust. We will also look at some post-Holocaust issues as well. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Diversity General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Historical Analysis General Ed. Requirement, Global Studies, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req., West European Studies
	RELGST 0455 - INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course aims to introduce students to Islamic and Middle Eastern History from the time of the Prophet (ca. 600 C.E.) to the Iranian Revolution in 1979. We will proceed chronologically, focusing mainly on political events. However, a special emphasis will be given to the formation of the Islamic tradition, its evolution across different regions and cultures in time, and its interaction with other traditions. In the modern era, we will particularly explore the Islamic societies’ political, cultural, and military encounter with the rising power of the West in the Middle East. In addition to the several historical processes and developments such as modernization, nation-building, Islamic fundamentalism and globalization, which have shaped the history of the Middle East in the last two centuries, our class discussions will also touch on the main theoretical perspectives that have stamped the studies of Islam and the Middle East. Here, concepts such as orientalism, defensive development, and modernity will constitute our main focus. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Geographic Region General Ed. Requirement, Global Studies, Medieval & Renaissance Studies, Russian & East European Studies, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req.
	RELGST 1144 - CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY AND LITERATURE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course examines how authors of classical antiquity used the traditional figures and stories of their culture’s mythology as material for works of literature. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Geographic Region General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Literature General Ed. Requirement, Medieval & Renaissance Studies, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Humanistic GE. Req., West European Studies
Studio Arts
	SA 0120 - PAINTING STUDIO 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is an introduction to oil painting that emphasizes color mixing, painting techniques, and composition. The purpose of the course is to promote sensitivity to color interaction, advance technical and compositional skills, and provide a basis for creative growth and expression. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Creative Work General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Humanistic GE. Req.
	SA 0130 - DRAWING STUDIO 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course provides a comprehensive introduction to observational drawing. The coursework follows a sequence of exercises in various media that introduce basic drawing skills, techniques, and composition through observation and analysis of natural and manufactured forms. The course culminates with an introduction to the human figure. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Creative Work General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Humanistic GE. Req.
Sociology
	SOC 0010 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course introduces the student to the discipline of sociology, its development, theories, major findings, and to the sociological interpretation of modern society. Emphasis will be given to the importance of careful empirical investigation for the understanding of recent social and cultural changes. Students should be prepared to encounter basic issues in sociological method and in theory; an inclination toward systematic and abstract reasoning will help. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Social Science General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req.
	SOC 0438 - SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course introduces students to the sociological perspective on the family and analyzes how the structure and nature of family life are shaped by larger historical and social forces. We will look at how changes in the economy and technology affect the family; how ideas concerning gender roles affect male/female relationships and the socialization of children; how race, ethnicity, and class shape family life; and the wide variety of family forms, historical and contemporary. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: Childrens Literature, DSAS Social Science General Ed. Requirement
	SOC 0471 - DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course raises questions about what is “deviant” and how certain actions and beliefs come to be considered deviant. It also raises questions concerning the social, structural and cultural determinants of the decision to view something as “deviant” and in need of “control”. The course explores changes in the definition of behavior which lead the same behaviors to be considered ‘sins’, ‘crimes’, ‘illnesses’, and ‘alternative life-styles’. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Social Science General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req., Urban Studies
	SOC 0472 - INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Criminology refers to the scientific study of crime, its causes, and social responses to it. This course provides a broad overview of the study of crime. It examines the legal definitions and elements of crime; surveys the major categories of crime, i.e. predatory and non-predatory acts; reviews the major measures of crime; identifies the major correlates of crime, reviews and assesses the major theories of crime; differentiates types of offenders and explores various dimensions of their offending; and examines and evaluates the workings of the criminal justice system. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	SOC 0474 - SOCIETY AND THE LAW Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Every society regulates behavior and the means, i.e. Either informal or formal, with which this is done varies according to level of social development. This course examines the regulation of behavior in primitive, transitional, and modern societies and traces the development of law and legal systems and their relationship to different characteristics of social development. We will examine legal jurisprudence and the application of the principles of these philosophies and explore how they have shaped legal action. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Statistics
	1000 1000 - APPLIED STATISTICAL METHODS Minimum Credits: 4 Maximum Credits: 4 This course is an intensive introduction to statistical methods. It is designed for students who want to do data analysis and to study further ideas in applied statistics beyond this course. The topics covered include descriptive statistics, elementary probability, random sampling, controlled experiments, hypothesis testing, regression and the analysis of variance. Emphasis will be placed on the statistical reasoning underlying the methods. Students will also become proficient at the use of a statistical software package. Academic Career: UGRD Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: C- or better in MATH 0031 or MATH 0110 Course Attributes: DSAS Quant.-Formal Reason General Ed. Requirement, SCI Quantitative: Statistics GE. Req.
Theatre Arts
	THEA 0830 - INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMANCE Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is designed to develop the students’ awareness of the actor’s process and to foster a general sense of theatre as an area of human endeavor. Students will be introduced to basic communication skills, including physical and vocal presence in front of an audience. The course will also develop an introductory level of acting skill through the use of regular warm-ups, theater games, improvisation, and simple scene study. The class will culminate in the performance of a final scene. Scenes will be selected from a diverse range of playwrights and students will examine the political, cultural and social context of each play. The course will also provide an introduction to basic theater terminology, and foster the ability to respond to and reflect on theatrical performances. Each student is required to buy a semester pass and attend university theatre productions. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Attributes: DSAS Creative Work General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Humanistic GE. Req.

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Course Information

PSY 0160 - PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY

PSY 0203 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

PSY 0265 - DATA ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH WRITING

PSY 0310 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

PSY 0405 - LEARNING AND MOTIVATION

PSY 1205 - ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

PSY 1270 - CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

RELGST 0115 - BIBLE AS LITERATURE

RELGST 0135 - CHRISTIAN BIBLE

RELGST 0283 - US AND THE HOLOCAUST

RELGST 0455 - INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION

RELGST 1144 - CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY AND LITERATURE

SA 0120 - PAINTING STUDIO 1

SA 0130 - DRAWING STUDIO 1

SOC 0010 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

SOC 0438 - SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY

SOC 0471 - DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL

SOC 0472 - INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY

SOC 0474 - SOCIETY AND THE LAW

1000 1000 - APPLIED STATISTICAL METHODS

THEA 0830 - INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMANCE