9 courses with the subject PSYC, 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.
PSYC 1101Introduction to Psychology4
Presents a survey of the science of psychology including theoretical and experimental findings and applications. Topics include research methodology, the nervous system, perception, cognition, learning, memory, human development, emotions, motivation, personality, psychological disorders and their treatment, attitudes, social influence and growth processes. Pre-Requisites
Introduces current theory and research related to such issues as the psychological development of women, identity formation, self-esteem, violence, health, spirituality, social cultural influences, biology, relationships and career. Both academic and experiential learning are emphasized including extensive reading and journaling and a community project. Attendance and group participation are essential. Major Content Areas History/Foundations of Psychology & Women’s Studies. Feminist methodology/pedagogy. Identity/Self-concept/Self-esteem. Biology/Sexuality/Relationships. Gender differences. Emotions. Assertiveness/Conflict resolution. Work career/economic issues. Spirituality. Learning Outcomes Demonstrate an understanding of feminist theory. Examine the complex intersections of gender, ethnicity, social class, cultural norms, and sexual/gender role orientations. Articulate an understanding of the impact of history, culture, race and other factors on women’s multiple roles and experiences. Identify sexism and bias through critical evaluation of research in psychology. Examine the impact of sexism, misogyny, and gender stereotypes on the female experience. Integrate personal perspective with feminist theories and current research findings and reflect on their significance. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 05 - Hist/Soc/Behav Sci 7A - Human Diversity
Presents an introduction to the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of development across the lifespan. Explores the research and theories relevant to the psychological study of human development from conception to death. Applies these issues to general and clinical populations. PSYC 1101 recommended. Major Content Areas Current Topics and Trends (20%) Introduction to Developmental Psychology: Tenets of Developmental Science (5%) Theoretical Perspectives: Major Historical and Current Developmental Theories (10%) Death and Dying: Developmental Perspectives, Facing Death, Care for The Dying, Grief, and Mourning (5%) Physical, Cognitive, and Socio-emotional Development in Infancy, Early and Middle Childhood, Adolescence, and Emerging, Early, Middle, and Late Adulthood (40%) Prenatal Development: Major Changes and Hazards (5%) Non-Experimental Research; Developmental Research Designs; Ethics (5%) Nature and Nurture: Mechanisms of Heredity, Genetic and Chromosomal Disorders, Interplay of Heredity and Environment (5%) Birth and the Newborn (5%) Learning Outcomes Compare and contrast the main theories and issues of human lifespan development: learning, cognitive, contextual, and socio-biological. Analyze how biological, neurological, cognitive, cultural and socio-emotional interact with each other in a developmental context. Analyze ethical perspectives related to legal, social, and scientific issues in human development. Illustrate how developmental psychological principles apply to daily life. Evaluate the quality of developmental psychology information from multiple sources. Identify biological, neurological, cognitive, cultural, and socio-emotional processes associated with developmental periods. Demonstrate familiarity with the scientific method and research methodology used by developmental psychologists. Describe developmental challenges and psycho-pathologies that occur throughout the lifespan. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 05 - Hist/Soc/Behav Sci 7A - Human Diversity
Explores the basic development in the physical, cognitive and psychosocial areas from conception through adolescence. Pertinent theories, studies, and methodologies are addressed. Major Content Areas Development and theories. Genetic and prenatal development. Physical, cognitive and psychosocial development - First two years. Physical, cognitive and psychosocial development- Early childhood. Physical, cognitive and psychosocial development- Middle childhood. Physical, cognitive and psychosocial development-Adolescence. Current Topics and Trends. Learning Outcomes Identify developmental histories and family lifestyles to determine their impact on the functioning of children and adolescents in families. Examine the intersectionality of diversity and individual differences as they relate to the development of children and adolescents in families. Demonstrate understanding of theoretical perspectives of child and adolescent development. Describe scientific research methods used in child and adolescent developmental psychology. Examine the various characteristics of physical, cognitive and social-emotional growth during childhood and adolescence. Demonstrate understanding of developmental norms and processes of growth and change in children and adolescents and distinguish behaviors that are part of typical development from those that are different from typical development. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 7A - Human Diversity 05 - Hist/Soc/Behav Sci
Emphasizes a psychological approach to death, dying and related topics. Explores relevant theories, data, models, ethical issues and provides an opportunity to confront and explore personal attitudes and feelings. Major Content Areas Near death experiences: 5% Health care institutions: 7% Cross cultural perspectives on death/dying: 7% Developmental experiences in understanding and experiencing dying, death and grief: 8% Current Topics and Trends: 7% Suicide, war, euthanasia, capital punishment: 7% Risky behaviors: 7% Personal attitudes about death/dying: 8% Life threatening illnesses: 9% Introduction/Methodology/History: 6% Death rituals: 9% Ethical dimensions: decision making, values, socio-political influences, legal ramifications implications: 20% Learning Outcomes Explain historical and current societal and personal attitudes toward death. Student will be able to examine diverse death-related rituals Identify the influential factors, e.g. values, cognitive processes, emotions, that affect ethical decision making specifically in regard to issues such as euthanasia, organ transplants , suicide, capital punishment Explain bereavement, grief and mourning Analyze the issues surrounding life threatening illness Describe children understanding and attitudes toward death Apply and communicate new learning into an understanding of living/dying process Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 05 - Hist/Soc/Behav Sci 09 - Ethical/Civic Resp
PSYC 2000Statistics for Psychology and Behavioral Sciences4
Students use basic mathematical and computerized procedures to analyze data in the behavioral sciences. Students use statistical software (e.g., SPSS, “R,” “PSPP”) to conduct descriptive and inferential data analyses. Students choose and apply statistical procedures to help to answer psychological and behavioral scientific research questions. Students read, interpret, and write APA-style Results sections for behavioral science research. Pre-Requisites PSYC 1101 , MATH 1103 or higher level math course Major Content Areas Introduction to analysis of variance (10%) Reporting Results in APA format (10%) Choosing Appropriate Statistics (10%) Non-Parametric Statistics (5%) Using SPSS (10%) Hypothesis Testing (10%) Central tendency and variability (5%) Other stats for psychologists (5%) Inferential Statistics: Z scores, normal curve, sample vs. population, and probability (10%) The t-test: One and two samples (between and within) (10%) Statistical Significance: Effect Size, confidence intervals, and statistical power (10%) Correlation (5%) Learning Outcomes Demonstrate an understanding of the mathematics and logic behind selecting and applying statistical procedures appropriate for a given hypothesis, scale of measurement, and experimental design.
Explores how individuals and groups influence us and how we influence others. Issues such as attraction, relationships, behaviors and attitudes, persuasion, aggression, sexism, racism, and how we form judgments will be studied. Pre-Requisites PSYC 1101 Major Content Areas Interpersonal Attraction and Relationships (7%) Aggression (7%) Social Attribution and Social Cognition (7%) The Social Self (Self-Knowledge, Self-Esteem, Self-Regulation, Self-Presentation) (5%) Altruism (pro-social behavior, helping others) (7%) Group Processes (7%) Attitudes, Attitude Change, and Persuasion (7%) Research Methods in Social Psychology (7%) Current Topics and Trends (9%) Applied Social Psychology (7%) Introduction to Social Psychology (7%) Ethics in Social Psychology Research (10%) Stereotyping, Prejudice & Discrimination (7%) Social Influence: Conformity, Compliance, Obedience (7%) Learning Outcomes Apply social psychological theories or concepts to “real world” and/or personal examples. Analyze oneself and others as social beings subject to situational influences. Relate social behavior to cultural context. Understand basic research methods and ethical responsibilities in social psychological research, and in psychology. Identify the major concepts and theoretical approaches in psychological social psychology such as self-perception theory, attribution theories, and cognitive dissonance. Critically evaluate research in psychological social psychology. Relate social behavior to biological and evolutionary factors. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 05 - Hist/Soc/Behav Sci 7A - Human Diversity
Explores the classification, assessment, diagnosis, symptoms, causes, and treatment of common psychopathologies, including anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, schizophrenia, personality disorders, and substance-related and addictive disorders. Pre-Requisites PSYC 1101 Major Content Areas Trauma-, stressor-related, and dissociative disorders (6%) Depressive Disorders (6%) Sexual Dysfunctions and Gender Dysphoria (6%) Research Methods in Abnormal Psychology (6%) Current Topics and Trends (10%) Personality Disorders (6%) Ethical and Legal Issues (6%) Feeding and Eating Disorders (6%) Clinical Classification, Assessment and Diagnosis (6%) Neurocognitive Disorders (6%) Introduction to Abnormal Psychology (6%) Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders (6%) Historical Context (6%) Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders (6%) Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders (6%) Somatic symptom and related disorders (6%) Learning Outcomes Describe the epidemiology, etiology, assessment, symptoms, and scientifically validated treatments of specific psychological disorders. Explain how psychologists use their understanding of the APA Ethics Code and legal system to guide decisions in clinical and legal situations. Express basic psychological concepts and principles in different written formats based on audience (e.g. research summary vs. public service announcement). Evaluate major historical and contemporary theoretical and treatment perspectives associated with the field of abnormal psychology. Apply psychological constructs to understand and improve intrapersonal, interpersonal and intercultural dysfunction (e. g. case studies). Distinguish between normal and abnormal behavior. Identify principal research methods and types of questions that emerge in the science of abnormal psychology. Identify the characteristics, strengths and limitations of the current diagnostic system (DSM). Describe how diversity in age, race, culture, gender and class is related to understanding psychological processes. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 7A - Human Diversity 05 - Hist/Soc/Behav Sci
Explores various subdisciplines, developments and issues in Psychology. Examples of possible topic areas include but are not limited to Biopsychology, Cognitive Psychology, Research Methods, Counseling Techniques, Sports Psychology, Learning Theory, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and History of Psychology. This course may be repeated under different topics. Pre-Requisites PSYC 1101 Major Content Areas Varies with topic Learning Outcomes Compare and contrast the various research methodologies used to study human behavior within the specific subdiscipline of Psychology Communicate in oral and written form using the vocabulary of the specific subdiscipline of Psychology Apply principles of the specific subdiscipline of Psychology Evaluate various psychological perspectives, theories and models used to interpret specific human behaviors Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 02 - Critical Thinking 05 - Hist/Soc/Behav Sci
