16 courses with the subject PSY, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PSY 101Introduction to Psychology3
In this survey course, the student becomes aware of and appreciates the various influences upon behavior. The topics covered include, but are not limited to, the nervous system, sensation and perception, motivation, learning, emotion, and personality. Through an investigation of these areas, within a multiplicity of cultural contexts, the student understands the diversity of the human condition. 414 CO LLEG E C ATALO G Semester Offered: F/S/SU level English
This course surveys human development from conception to adolescence. Topics include the central issues of biological, cognitive and socioemotional development and their interaction, with a focus on the influence of culture and individual differences. Students explore major theories of child development, associated empirical research, and their application. Semester Offered: F/S/SU
This course surveys the major theories and research of adolescent development, with a focus on biological, cognitive, and socioemotional transitions. There is an emphasis on understanding the influence of culture, history and individual differences upon adolescent development. Semester Offered: S
This course covers social, cultural, and psychological perspectives of human sexuality. Students explore differences related to gender role formation, sexual orientation, sexual attraction, premarital sex, teenage pregnancy, sexually- transmitted diseases, and other related topics within a context of multicultural diversity. Students study specific topics of human sexuality and the research and the professionals in that field. Students examine their own values, beliefs, and behaviors with respect to these topics, and establish ways of applying this information to their own sexuality. Semester Offered: F/S/SU level English
Organizations English Total 12 Semester 2 • Apply to associate degree (Program Code: BBAP); or if seeking employment, meet with Career Services for career readiness preparation and to learn more about QCC’s job board. • Submit an Intent to Graduate Form, located on The Q. Placement into college level Financial Accounting I ACC 101 F/S/SU 3
This course provides an overview of the major theoretical approaches to conducting counseling and psychotherapy. Students critically examine the theories and research as it applies to counseling and psychotherapy. Topics include the basic skills necessary to be an effective counselor; assessment, goal setting and intervention; ethics; diversity; and self-awareness as a beginning professional. Students learn beginning counseling skills and develop an appreciation of the current and relevant issues in the field. Semester Offered: F/S/SU
This course covers how quantitative methods are used to answer questions in psychology. Students examine psychological applications of measures of central tendency, measures of variability, frequency distributions and standardization of scores (z-scores). Students learn to conduct, interpret, and report effect sizes and significance testing for comparing means (z-tests, t-tests and ANOVAs with one and two factors), and for assessing relationships (bivariate correlation and regression) within research scenarios commonly encountered in psychology. Special attention is given to identifying the appropriate statistics to use for a given research question and data set, to ethical issues in data analysis, and to the use of statistical software. Semester Offered: F/S/SU
This course serves as an introduction to the field of cognitive psychology, familiarizing students with theories and research regarding learning, memory, and thinking. Topics include: the history and foundations of cognitive psychology; neural bases; learning, memory and knowledge; language; reasoning and problem-solving; social and emotional influences, and changes in cognition across the lifespan. Semester Offered: S
This course introduces students to the scientific study of how humans influence, relate to, and think about each other as practiced in social psychology. Major topics covered include social cognition, attributions, the self, attitudes and persuasion, conformity, group dynamics, interpersonal relationships, helping behavior, aggression, and prejudice. Themes emphasized throughout the course include the role of culture in influencing social psychological phenomena, the application of the scientific method to the study of
This course introduces personality theories and theorists, definitions of personality, development and structure of personality, motivation, and concepts of self. Students examine various theories of structure and development of personality, human motivation, concepts of self, and the mature personality as proposed by Freud, Skinner, Jung, Fromm, Allport, Rogers, Frankl, and Perls. Semester Offered: F/S
This course focuses on issues of mental health and mental illness. Topics include examination of various symptoms and causes of mental illness, current trends in treatment, and new developments in community health resources. Students explore the various approaches used to define and treat abnormal behaviors, including the statistical and absolute models, in order to understand and adopt a sensitive approach toward individuals whose behaviors are symptomatic of a disorder. Semester Offered: F/S/SU
This course covers the biological, psychological, and social factors involved in licit and illicit drug use and abuse. Students examine the types of drugs most commonly used and abused; psychosocial consequences of prolonged drug use and abuse; Federal, state, and local regulations governing drug use; efforts made to deal with drug use and abuse and drug related problems; and the nature and varied patterns of drug use and abuse in today's society. The course emphasizes types of drug treatment and counseling and the probable effects of different treatments upon the drug-dependent client. Q U I N SIGAM O N D CO M M U N IT Y CO LLEG E 415
