PSYC 473MWhat is an Expert?

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What is an Expert? The key aspect of academia is developing expertise in your field of study; however experts often do not self-reflect on what it truly means to be an expert and how they have changed since being a novice. This course explores the cognitive, physical, and mental changes that occur as a person becomes an expert. Students will examine how they became experts through the lens of various theories of expertise and how they will continue the growth of their expertise in the future. Prerequisites: PSYC 111 with a grade of C or higher, PSYC 243 with a grade of C or higher and PSYC 344 with a grade of C- or higher. Students must earn a grade of C- or higher for the course to apply to the major. Course restricted to junior/senior psychology or integrative neuroscience majors. This course will NOT fulfill the seminar requirement for Integrative Neuroscience.