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 Biological
Psychology
The training provided in the Biological
Psychology Area emphasizes both course work
and research on humans. This training is intended
to qualify students for positions in the rapidly expanding
field of behavioral neuroscience in either the academic
or private sector. This curriculum is flexible enough
to allow students to tailor a program appropriate
to their particular interests. In addition to formal
instruction in psychology, students receive training
in other complementary disciplines. This provides
an appreciation for the interdisciplinary nature of
behavioral neuroscience and the specialized skills
and knowledge more appropriately taught by other departments
in the University. A listing of the Biological Psychology
Program Requirements and faculty follows.
Course Work
for the Doctoral Degree *
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Qualifying
Core Courses |
Credit
Hours |
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Must pass by the end of the 2nd Year |
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| PSYC |
4008 |
History
of Modern Psychology |
3 |
| PSYC |
7030 |
Cognitive
Basis of Behavior |
3 |
| PSYC |
7034 |
Biological
Basis of Behavior |
3 |
| PSYC |
7040 |
Social
Basis of Behavior |
3 |
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Must Take 2 of the 4 |
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| PSYC |
7020 |
Measurement
of Behavior |
3 |
| PSYC |
7117 |
Methodology
and Research Design |
3 |
| PSYC |
4111 |
Intermediate
Statistics |
3 |
| PSYC |
7111 |
Advanced
Statistics |
3 |
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Biological Core Courses |
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Must take5
of the courses below |
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At least
3 of the required 5 must be from Groups
A & B |
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Group A |
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| PSYC |
4031 |
Sensory
and Perceptual Processes |
3 |
| PSYC |
4035 |
Drugs andBehavior |
3 |
| PSYC |
4036 |
Comparative
Psychology |
3 |
| PSYC |
4037 |
Neuropharmacology |
3 |
| PSYC |
4039 |
Madness
and Medicine |
3 |
| PSYC |
7937 |
Seminar
in Behavioral Neurology |
3 |
| PSYC |
7939 |
Seminar
in Experimental Psychology |
3 |
| PSYC |
7983 |
Biological
Variables in Psychopathology |
3 |
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Group B |
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| BIOL |
4158 |
Endocrinology |
3 |
| BIOL |
4160 |
Vertebrate
Physiology |
3 |
| BIOL |
4177 |
Neurobiology |
3 |
| BIOL |
7177 |
Neurosensory Physiology |
3 |
| BIOL |
4270 |
Animal
Behavior |
4 |
| BIOL |
4299 |
Genetics
of the Evolutionary Process |
4 |
| BIOL |
4800 |
Nerve Cells
and Animal Behavior |
2-4 |
| BIOL |
7118 |
Ethology |
4 |
| BIOL |
7157 |
Molecular
Adaptation to the Environment |
4 |
| BIOL |
7171 |
Physiological
Rhythms |
3 |
| BIOL |
7290 |
Complex
Carbohydrates |
3 |
| CBS |
7614 |
Central
Nervous System |
3 |
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Group C |
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| KIN |
4605 |
Habituating
and Addictive Drugs in Our Culture |
3 |
| KIN |
4512 |
Lifespan
Motor Development |
3 |
| KIN |
4520 |
Psychosocial
Aspects of Physical Activity |
3 |
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Group D |
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| KIN |
7512 |
Motor Control |
3 |
| KIN |
7530 |
Exercise
Physiology |
3 |
| KIN |
7535 |
Neuromuscular
Aspects of Exercise |
3 |
| KIN |
7503 |
Dimensions
of Aging |
3 |
| KIN |
7508 |
Analysis
of Human Movement |
3 |
| KIN |
7510 |
Motor Learning |
3 |
| KIN |
7601 |
Changing
Health Behavior |
3 |
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Group E |
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| COMD |
4250 |
Anatomy
and Physiology of Speech and Hearing |
3 |
| COMD |
7280 |
Neuroanatomical Basis of Speech and Hearing |
3 |
| COMD |
7385 |
Neuropathologies of Speech |
3 |
| COMD |
7387 |
Aphasia
in Adults Related to Disorders |
3 |
| COMD |
7854 |
Physiological
Acoustics |
3 |
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Group F |
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| HUEC |
4010 |
Human Nutrition |
3 |
| HUEC |
4011 |
Medical
Nutrition Therapy I |
3 |
| HUEC |
4014 |
Medical
Nutrition Therapy II |
3 |
| HUEC |
7004 |
Molecular
& Clinical Nutrition I |
2 |
| HUEC |
7005 |
Molecular
& Clinical Nutrition II |
2 |
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Other Required Coursework |
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| PSYC |
8000 |
Thesis
Research |
6** |
| PSYC |
9000 |
Dissertation
Research |
12** |
| PSYC |
4999 |
Independent
Research |
6** |
| PSYC |
8939 |
Independent
Research |
15** |
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A minimum
of 1 research hour is required each semester. |
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Optional |
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| PSYC |
7990 |
Teaching
of Psychology |
3 |
| PSYC |
7690 |
Teaching
of Psychology Practicum |
3 |
* Additional hours may be taken, but number listed
is the maximum allowed applied to degree.
** This list is intended as an example of courses
for the degree and is subject to change. All students
will be informed of their requirements upon entry
to the program.
Note: Some of the courses listed have prerequisites:
Endocrinology, Vertebrate Physiology, and Neurobiology
require Introductory Zoology Laboratory (BIOL 1509)
and Principles of Genetics (BIOL 2153). An additional
prerequisite for Neurobiology is one year of organic
chemistry. The prerequisite for Neurosensory Physiology
is Environmental Physiology (BIOL 4155), Cellular
Physiology (BIOL 4157), or Vertebrate Physiology (BIOL
4160). Students who have not taken prerequisite or
equivalent courses, must be prepared to do so or to
obtain permission from the instructor to have the
prerequisite waived.
Biological Faculty
Claire D.
Advokat • Professor; Ph.D.,
Rutgers University • Psychopharmacology
of drugs used to treat mental illness and behavioral
disorders; ethics of clinical research; drugs of abuse.
Alan
A. Baumeister • Professor;
Chair; Ph.D., Peabody College, Vanderbilt University
• History of biological psychiatry, Neuropharmacology
Paula
J. Geiselman • Associate Professor;
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles •
Physiological, behavioral, and nutritional mechanisms
in the control of energy, appetite, and body weight;
role of the female sex hormones in the control of
appetite, food intake, specific macronutrient selection,
and body weight; role of macronutrients in the control
of appetite, food intake, and body weight; effects
of smoking and smoking cessation on the control of
appetite, food intake, and body weight across the
menstrual cycle; relationship between the female sex
hormones and smoking behavior; development of an individually
tailored, dietary and weight control, smoking cessation
program for weight-concerned women
Mike F.
Hawkins • Associate Professor;
Ph.D., Colorado State University •Human
psychophysiological responding to stress and learning,
historical analysis of neurophysiological descriptions
of human psychological disorders.
For more information on Biological Psychology, please
contact Dr. Baumeister at abaumei@lsu.edu |
