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15 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 1100Introduction to Human Services and

Subject: PSYC
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

PSYC 1105Psychology of Adjustment2

| Lecture Psychology of Adjustment focuses upon applications of psychological principles to human development and adjustment. Emphasis is on self-concept and healthy adjustment versus maladjustment as applied to casual, work, and intimate relationships. The importance of effective communication, problem- solving skills, and maximizing human potential is also stressed.

Subject: PSYC
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

PSYC 1215General Psychology3

| Lecture General Psychology provides an introduction to the field of psychology through an overview of: the history of psychology; research methods; major theoretical perspectives; biological bases of mental MINNESOTA NORTH COLLEGE | 2024-25 CURRICULUM CATALOG processes and behavior; sensation and perception; learning and conditioning; memory; language; thought and intelligence; motivation and emotion; human development; social bases of behavior; personality; psychological testing; psychological disorders; and the treatment of psychological disorders. Critical thinking, an understanding of/appreciation for diversity and myriad sociocultural and environmental factors that influence mental processes and behavior, as well as application of concepts/theories to better understand oneself and others in diverse settings are emphasized. Prerequisities: ENGL 0200, READ 0100 MNTC Goal Area(s): 05

Subject: PSYC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

PSYC 1220Lifespan Development3

| Lecture This course is a scientific and theoretical examination of physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development, which occurs across the life span: infancy, early to late childhood, adolescence, early to late adulthood, and death and dying. MNTC Goal Area(s): 05

Subject: PSYC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

PSYC 1315Drugs, Alcohol and Behavior3

| Lecture This course provides an overview of mood-altering substances and the pharmacological, psychological, behavioral and social factors associated with substance use, and substance use disorders. f MNTC Goal Area(s): 05

Subject: PSYC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

PSYC 1325Psychology of Sustainability3

| Lecture Psychology of Sustainability is a course that explores use of psychological insights, techniques, and research to understand and promote a healthy relationship between humans and the natural environment. This course serves as an introduction to addressing environmental problems using psychology, and to the psychological study of sustainable human behavior. In this course, we will use psychological principles, theories, concepts, and methods to examine the reciprocal relationship between human beings and the natural world. We will discuss the complex nature of environmental problems and explore the psychological and social underpinnings of a range of sustainable and non- sustainable behaviors. Prerequisities: ENGL 0200, READ 0100 MNTC Goal Area(s): 10, 05 P a g e | 121

Subject: PSYC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

PSYC 2100Basic Interviewing and Helping Skills3

| Lecture This course provides an overview of basic interviewing and counseling skills, with an emphasis on applying and practicing skills in the classroom setting. By completing this course students will gain a better understanding of: the impact of their values, interpersonal style, strengths and challenge areas on the helping process, verbal and nonverbal communication skills, interviewing strategies, crisis intervention; empowerment strategies, individual and group counseling techniques; contemporary issues in the helping profession; characteristics of effective helpers; and professional boundaries, responsibilities and ethics related to the helping process.

Subject: PSYC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

PSYC 2191Psychology/Human Services A.S

Subject: PSYC
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

PSYC 2200Introduction to Co-Occurring

Subject: PSYC
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

PSYC 2215Human Sexuality3

| Lecture This course provides on overview of the various perspectives, research methods, concepts, and critical issues in the study of sexuality. Areas covered include: Sexual attitudes, ideals and behaviors of past and present; cultural differences and similarities in sexuality; global/social issues related to sexuality; research methods used in the study of sexuality; male MINNESOTA NORTH COLLEGE | 2024-25 CURRICULUM CATALOG and female sexual anatomy and physiology; gender issues; sexual arousal and response; love and communication in intimate relationships; sexual orientations; contraception and conception; sexuality across the life-span; sexually transmitted diseases; sexual difficulties and solutions; atypical sexual behavior; sexual coercion; pornography; and prostitution/sex work. MNTC Goal Area(s): 08, 05

Subject: PSYC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

PSYC 2216Abnormal Psychology3

| Lecture This course provides an overview of historical and contemporary descriptions and models regarding deviance, mental illness and symptoms associated with major areas of mental illness and the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders in diverse populations. Prerequisities: PSYC 1215 MNTC Goal Area(s): 05

Subject: PSYC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

PSYC 2217Learning and Cognition3

| Lecture This course provides an overview of historical and contemporary theories of learning and cognition, with an emphasis on "real-world" application of the theories and related concepts. Areas covered include: the scientific method and research in learning and cognition; classical and operant conditioning; cognitive/social learning theory; evolutionary perspectives on learning; the role of biology and the brain in learning; sensation and perception; information processing; models of memory and forgetting; decision-making and concept formation; cognitive development; artificial intelligence and computer simulation; and the role of motivation in learning. Prerequisities: PSYC 1215 MNTC Goal Area(s): 05

Subject: PSYC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

PSYC 2218Industrial Organization Psychology4

| Lecture This course is an introduction to the study of human behavior in the work environment. Topics for discussion will include the nature of work in the modern world, organizational theory and culture, personnel selection, personnel training, work efficiency, human motivation, performance appraisal, leadership and supervision, teams, job satisfaction, employee safety and health, stress, human engineering, consumer psychology, and challenges and obstacles diverse populations of workers may face. MNTC Goal Area(s): 05 P a g e | 122

Subject: PSYC
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

PSYC 2225Group Processes3

| Lecture In completing this course students will gain an understanding of the importance of groups, learn about group theory and dynamics, become more aware of their own interpersonal style and group behavior, and develop more effective group skills. Prerequisities: ENGL 0200, READ 0100 MNTC Goal Area(s): 05

Subject: PSYC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

PSYC 2226Behavioral Statistics4

| Lecture/Lab Behavioral Statistics introduces students to basic mathematical and computerized procedures to analyze data in the behavioral sciences. In this course, students will use statistical software to conduct descriptive and inferential data analyses. Students will identify research designs, choose and apply statistical procedures to help to answer psychological and behavioral scientific research questions, as well as read, interpret, and write APA-style Results sections for behavioral science research. Prerequisities: MATH 1215, MATH 1220, PSYC 1215 MNTC Goal Area(s): 05

Subject: PSYC
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: credits
Type: course
Edition: 2024-2025
Source: minnesotanorth.edu

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