SP17 Special Topics Courses

The following special topics courses are offered in Spring 2017 and may be of interest to some Psychology majors. Please review the course descriptions and pay attention to any prerequisites and/or restrictions listed in the Class Schedule.

Psychology Special Topics

PSYC 296: Introduction to Current Topics in Psychology
PSYC 296 JR – Neuroscience in the Real World

PSYC 396: Intermediate Current Topics in Psychology
PSYC 396 AB – Intelligence and the Brain
PSYC 396 AM – Prejudice and Discrimination
PSYC 396 FD – Emotion, Cognition, and the Brain
PSYC 396 IN2 – Internship Experience (0 hours)
Students must secure an internship prior to enrolling.
PSYC 396 INT – Internship Experience (3 hours)
Students must secure an internship prior to enrolling.
PSYC 396 NT – Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
PSYC 396 SL – Psychology of Morality
PSYC 396 SLB – The Attentive Mind

PSYC 496: Advanced Current Topics in Psychology
PSYC 496 CCP – Introduction to Counseling Center Paraprofessionals Program
Part of the three-semester Counseling Center Paraprofessionals Program. To register, students must be accepted into the program for SP2017 – SP2018.
PSYC 496 FD – Practical Issues in Emotion Research
PSYC 496 ID3 – Facillitating Intergroup Dialogue
Part of the three-semester Social Justice Educators Paraprofessionals Program. If interested or looking for more information, link to the online application is: http://go.illinois.edu/SJEPApplication. Or email diversityED@illinois.edu
PSYC 496 JD3 – Behavior Genetics
PSYC 496 TK – Schizotypy and Schizophrenia

Special Topics in Other Departments

Applied Health Sciences
AHS 199 HAP: Health and Aging Policy
AHS 199 VT: Veterans Transition and Leadership
appropriate for new transfer student veterans

Anthropology
ANTH 399 PJ: Evolution of Childhood and Adolescence
ANTH 499 CR: Evolutionary Theory

Bioengineering
BIOE 199 FCR: Frontiers in Cancer Research
Restricted to First Time Freshman students

Chemistry
CHEM 199 S: Science Education & Research for Children

Community Health
CHLH 199 B: Campus Acquaintance Rape Education
CHLH 199 IR1: Disability in Popular Culture
CHLH 494 DEU: Case Management
CHLH 494 SFU: Health Issues in Rural Settings

Communication
CMN 396 2: Performing Rhetoric
CMN 396 6A or 6B: Organizational Communication and Diversity
CMN 396 7: Communicating for Innovation
CMN 396 8: Race, Class, Gender, and Work
CMN 396 9: Leadership Communication Theory and Practice
CMN 496 MKU: Communication and Culture

Computer Science
CS 199 205: Problem Solving with Data Structures
CS 199 DYB: De-Bug Your Brain
Requires concurrent enrollment in CS 125
CS 199 G1H: Hypergraphics
Restricted to Campus Honors Program

Fine and Applied Arts
FAA 199 EAC: Exploring Arts in the City
Restricted to James Scholars
FAA 199 SC: Art, Creativity & Diversity
Restricted to Freshmen

Gender and Women’s Studies
GWS 295 LC: Race and Criminalization
GWS 395 X: Black Freedom Movement Rhetorics
GWS 495 JBU: Indigenous Gender & Sexuality

Grand Challenge Learning
GCL 144: Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
Restricted to First Time Freshman and new Transfer students; taught by Psychology professor Chadly Stern
First year students may also be interested in other GCL courses

Informatics
INFO 390 CC: Computers and Culture
INFO 390 W1A: Web Technologies and Techniques
INFO 490 GHU: Global Health Informatics
INFO 490 ML1: Makerspace
INFO 490 RB2: Advanced Data Science
INFO 490 RE: Genetic Technologies, Social Networks, and the Re-Imagining of Race

Liberal Arts and Sciences
LAS 199 EWW: Exploring the World of Work
LAS 199 PDS: Professional Development Seminar
LAS 199 TA2: Transfer Advantage

Law
LAW 199 C: Poverty Law
LAW 199 JP: Exploration of the Judicial System

Latina/o Studies
LLS 296 LC: Race and Criminalization
LLS 296 WC: Creative Writing for Marginalized People
LLS 396 RR: Cultural Studies Americas II
taught in Spanish
LLS 396 X: Black Freedom Rhetorics
LLS 496 U1: Latino Mental Health and Wellness

Speech & Hearing Science
SHS 383 NC: Neuroplasticity and Communication

Sociology
SOC 196 CB: The HIV/AIDS Pandemic
SOC 196 CB2: Introduction to Central Asia
SOC 396 AMM: The Criminal Justice System
SOC 396 GM: Sexuality and Society
SOC 396 RE: Genetic Technologies, Social Networks, and the Transformation of Racial Identities in Europe

Social Work
SOCW 380 A: Social Work and Disability Studies