Psychology Courses


The CWU course catalog provides an up-to-date list of course offerings at CWU Course Catalogue.

Click on the course names below to view student learner outcomes (SLO) for that course. 400-level courses that are layered with a graduate section (500-level) are indicated below.

Undergraduate Courses:

PSY 101 - General Psychology
PSY 200 - Introduction to the Major
PSY 205 - Psychology of Adjustment
PSY 235 - Relationships and Personal Development
PSY 242 - Psychology of Video Games
PSY 300 - Research Methods in Psychology
PSY 301 - Learning

PSY 303 - Analysis of Everyday Behavior
PSY 310 - Multicultural Psychology and Social Justice

PSY 312 - Queer Theory and Sexuality
PSY 313 - Developmental Psychology
PSY 314 - Human Development and the Learner

PSY 333 - Social Justice: The Psychology of Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
PSY 346 - Social Psychology
PSY 350 - Sleep and Dreaming
PSY 362 - Introductory Statistics
PSY 363 - Intermediate Statistics and Research Methods
PSY 401 - Psychology of Sport
PSY 413/513 - Conservation Psychology
PSY 415/515 - Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology
PSY 420/520 - Psychology of Language
PSY 421/521 - Human Neuroanatomy

PSY 430/530 - Positive Psychology

PSY 438 - Substance Abuse and Dependence

PSY 441 - Self-Injurious Behavior

PSY 442/542 - Evolutionary Psychology
PSY 444 - Data Visualization and Presentation
PSY 445 - Clinical, Counseling, and Community Psychology
PSY 447 - Psychology of Adolescence
PSY 448 - Sexual Behavior
PSY 449 - Abnormal Psychology
PSY 450 - Sensation and Perception
PSY 452 - Adult Development and Aging
PSY 453 - Theories of Personality
PSY 454 - The Helping Interview
PSY 456 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology
PSY 460 - Cognitive Psychology
PSY 465 - Psychology and the Law
PSY 467 - Child Psychopathology
PSY 476/579 - Psychopharmacology
PSY 478 - Behavioral Neuroscience
PSY 483 - Psychology of Gender
PSY 484 - Violence and Aggression
PSY 489 - Senior Assessment

Faculty-sponsored individual and/or independent specialized coursework is also available, including PSY 275 - Community Development in Residence Halls, PSY 295 - Laboratory Experience in Psychology, PSY 495 - Directed Research, PSY 396/496 - Individual Study, and PSY 497 - Undergraduate Honors Thesis.

Graduate Courses:

PSY 500 - Professional Development
PSY 501 - Professional Seminar in School Psychology
PSY 502 - Professional Orientation: Mental Health Counseling
PSY 505 - Professional Development in Experimental Psychology
PSY 510 - Instructional Strategies in the Behavioral Sciences

PSY 512 - Basic Principles of Behavior Analysis

PSY 513 - Conservation Psychology (layered with PSY 413)
PSY 515 - Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology (layered with PSY 415)
PSY 520 - Psychology of Language (layered with PSY 420)
PSY 521 - Human Neuroanatomy (layered with PSY 421)
PSY 525 - Psychology of Reading

PSY 530 - Positive Psychology (layered with PSY 530)

PSY 538 - Advanced Addiction and Dependence Interventions in Counseling
PSY 541 - Advanced Cognitive Psychology
PSY 542 - Evolutionary Psychology (layered with PSY 442)

PSY 543 - Social Cognition
PSY 544 - Advanced Tests and Measurements

PSY 545 - Law and Ethics for School Psychologists
PSY 551 - Applied Behavior Analysis
PSY 552 - Human Growth and Development, Advanced
PSY 553 - Single-Subject Design
PSY 554 - Behavioral Assessment and Observation
PSY 555 - Design and Statistical Analysis for Applied Research
PSY 556 - Academic Assessment

PSY 557 - Behavioral Interventions
PSY 558 - Advanced Statistics
PSY 559 - Advanced Educational Psychology
PSY 560 - Theories and Practice of Counseling
PSY 561 - Group Counseling

PSY 563 - Behavioral Treatment of Autism
PSY 564 - Intellectual Assessment
PSY 565 - Advanced Animal Behavior
PSY 566 - Behavioral and Social-Emotional Assessment
PSY 567 - Counseling and Assessment: Children and Adolescents
PSY 568 - Clinic Orientation Crisis and Rehabilitation Counseling
PSY 571 - Counseling for Relationships and Families
PSY 573 - Career Development and Counseling
PSY 574 - Multicultural Counseling and Assessment
PSY 575 - School-Based Interventions
PSY 577 - Interviewing Skills for School Psychologists
PSY 578 - Applied Clinical Neuroscience
PSY 579 - Psychopharmacology (layered with PSY 576)
PSY 580 - Current Issues in Psychology

PSY 582 - Current Issues in Counseling
PSY 583 - Consultation
PSY 584 - Behavior Disorders and Psychopathology
PSY 586 - Ethics in Research
PSY 587 - Ethics in Applied Behavior Analysis
PSY 589 - Professional and Ethical Issues

PSY 590 - Internship
PSY 591 - Workshop
PSY 592A-B - Practicum in School Psychology
PSY 593A-D - Practicum in Counseling
PSY 595 - Graduate Research
PSY 596 - Individual Study
PSY 598 - Special Topics
PSY 599 - Seminar
PSY 651 - Advanced Applied Behavior Analysis
PSY 681A-B - Mental Health Counseling Internships

PSY 683 - School Psychology Internship
PSY 684 - Field Experiences in Applied Experimental Psychology

PSY 689 - Capstone in Mental Health Counseling
PSY 700A, E, M, S - Graduate Thesis, Project Study, and/or Examination

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