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Fall 2023
Dec 26, 2024 |
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| PSYC 373 - Psychology and the Law |
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An application of psychological topics to the legal profession with a focus on how psychological science enhances the judicial system. Topics may include juries, eyewitness testimony, trauma, false memory, voluntary/involuntary confession, mental illness, competency/insanity, child testimony, sentencing, cultural definitions of responsibility, media representations of crime and criminals, and discrimination within the system. Note: This is a writing intensive psychology course.
Prerequisites: Completion of two (2) 200-level PSYC or NEUR courses or permission of instructor.
1.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Non-Matriculated, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Directed Study, Lecture Psychology & Philosophy Department Course Attributes: Crim Dimensn-Law &Legal Systm, Undergraduate Level Course Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Non-Matriculated May not be assigned one of the following Student Attributes: DGCE Student Prerequisites: PREREQ for PSYC 373 General Requirements: ( Course or Test: PSYC 200 to 299 Required Courses: 2 May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: NEUR 200 to 299 Required Courses: 2 May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: NEUR 200 to 299 Required Courses: 1 May not be taken concurrently. and Course or Test: PSYC 200 to 299 Required Courses: 1 May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( May not be taken concurrently. ) |
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