Alcohol Drugs And Behavior

AY2015/2016 Semester 2

THIS IS AN ADVANCED PSYCHOLOGY COURSE THAT FOCUSES ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN BEHAVIOR, NEUROBIOLOGY, GENETICS AND PHARMACOLOGY. THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO INFORM STUDENTS ABOUT BEHAVIORAL PHARMACOLOGY, NEUROBIOLOGY OF DRUGS OF ABUSE AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES OF DRUG ABUSE. IN ADDITION TO EDUCATING AND INCREASING STUDENTS? KNOWLEDGE ABOUT BEHAVIORAL PHARMACOLOGY, THIS COURSE ALSO SEEKS TO CHALLENGE STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY. THE NECESSARY INCREASE IN CRITICAL THINKING WILL BE DERIVED BY HAVING STUDENTS GROW IN THE ORGANIZATION OF DATA ON VARIOUS TOPICS AND PRODUCE WRITTEN AND VERBAL REPORTS DETAILING THIS ORGANIZATIONAL ENDEAVOR.