24 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 100Psychology of Adjustment3
This course will explore the processes of human psychological adjustment, growth, and coping. The emphasis of the course will be behavior change and will rely on personal reflection through various means of psychological exploration. Psychological principles will be applied to stress and mood management, self-esteem, social adjustment, communication, and human relationships. This course will also permit the exploration of practical aspects of psychology that will encompass group participation, self-disclosure, and empathy. This course does not replace PSY 101 in the Psychology Concentration track or as a prerequisite for upper-level psychology courses.
Basic orientation to the psychology of human behavior. Studies the aims and methods of psychological investigation and measurement, and biological and social influences on behavior. Also focuses on learning, motivation, emotion, perception, and personality development. GE03, SOCS, INFO
Basic theory and current research on sleep and dreams. Topics include sleep patterns, deprivation, disorders and dream work. Extensive class discussion of actual dream reports and interpretations.
Theory, research, practice of hypnosis, self-hypnosis, meditation. Includes similarities, differences, use for personal growth, methods, potential benefits and abuses
to Psychology course. London is known as the multicultural center of Europe and has the largest non-white population of any European city. This course will not only investigate the broad aspects of psychology, but will also examine how diversity effects the population as a whole. Students will be able to observe the perspectives of different cultural groups and their traditions, language, and customs. Individual and multicultural identities will be also investigated. Several historic sites including the famous Freud museum, London’s street markets, and various ethnic neighborhoods will be explored.
concepts in contemporary theoretical orientations and related research findings are addressed. Concepts studied include the self, social cognition, and perception. The course also covers attitudes, persuasion, and group behavior. Stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination are evaluated. Interpersonal attraction and intimate relationships are discussed, and lastly aggression and prosocial behavior are studied. (GE03), (SOCS)
psychology of personality. Examines major theories including psychoanalytic, behavior, humanistic, phenomenological and others. Explores certain general issues such as achievement, motivation, psychopathology, sexual adjustment, and personal religious orientation. (GE03), (SOCS)
behavior and mental illness covers historical overview, unscientific attitudes and legends; emergence of science; movements; classifications; origins of behavior; personality; defensive reactions; psychoneuroses; functional and organic psychosis; addiction; mental deficiency; psychosis of the aged; criminal psychosis; diagnostic procedures and types of therapy. Also examines modern mental hospitals and clinics and discusses professional disciplines. (GE03), (SOCS)
scientific theory and research involving close relationships. Topics include interaction in various types of relationships, physical and psychological attraction, self-disclosure and presentation, balance and equity in relationships, love and attachment, sexuality, communication and conflict. The initiation of a relationship to the time of dissolution is covered.
of human development across the life span. Developmental processes and issues characterizing various stages of aging are studied, with attention to the interrelationships of the various stages and intergenerational issues. (GE03), (SOCS)
and motivation, goal-setting, group dynamics. Characteristics of successful athletes, coaching and counseling young athletes, motivational theories, team development, attribution theories, female athletes, building athletes’ self-esteem. Focuses on the perspective of coaches and counselors in educational and community settings.
development from conception to puberty. Students are exposed to a scientific perspective regarding theory and research in the areas of physical, cognitive and psychosocial development. Topics include childbirth, language development, child abuse and parenting styles. (GE03), (SOCS)
behavior of the adolescent and young adult. Studies the effect of physical and environmental changes on the individual, physical, social, emotional, and personal growth and development. Considers individual differences, applications of development and the effect of rapidly changing times. (GE03), (SOCS)
with children in an educational setting, course introduces students to the various exceptionalities, characteristics of children with exceptionalities, federal and state laws, educational implications, and strategies for working effectively with families and other professionals. Off-campus observations may be required with students providing their own transportation. (GE03), (SOCS)
Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment: PSY 101. Introductory orientation to the psychology of human behavior related to substance use, abuse, and dependence; aims and methods of psychological investigation; the impact of alcohol and drug use on the individual, family, and community. A review of alcohol, prescription medications, over-the-counter medications, and illegal substances is examined and discussed.
assessment, evaluation, and developing treatment plans for the addicted client as in cases of substance use, abuse, and dependence. It explores the assessment of alcohol and drug use on the individual, family, and community. It studies the aims and methods of treatment utilization specifically designed towards the addicted client.
the logic and methods used in psychological research. More specifically, this course will provide a supervised experience in the application of such research methods as surveys, simple experiments and more complex multi-variable experiments. Students will explore the development of research questions, the selection of the appropriate methodological approach in psychological research, and the interpretation of data and results. This course will also focus on exposing students to library research in psychology and the writing of research reports that adhere to Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA). (GE03), (SOCS)
to the interaction between our biology and everything we do, think, and feel. More specifically, it is a survey of the theories and research pertaining to the scientific study of anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology of behavior and mental processes. It will focus primarily on the structures and functions of the nervous system and explore how the nervous system affects such phenomena as development, sensation & perception, movement, sleeping, eating, sexual behavior, learning & memory, language, thoughts, emotions, and psychiatric disorders. It will also consider the relationship between the body and mind, and how and why brain activity gives rise to your unique conscious experience. (GE03), (SOCS)
This course discusses topics and events that have happened within the past year. It is important for all to be informed about the happenings of modern day and how they have had an impact on society. This course also examines the changes in history of oppressed cultures. Within this course, students will learn about the oppressions and create visions and st
PSY 101. Cognitive psychology is the study of what we know, how we know it, and how that knowledge is acquired, organized, accessed, and used. This course will survey the following: a historical perspective on the field of studying cognition; the research methods of contemporary cognitive psychology; attention; perception; memory; the structu
PSY 291Special Topics in Psychology1
An introductory or more advanced exploration of subjects not covered or only partially covered by other courses in Psychology.
An introductory or more advanced exploration of subjects not covered or only partially covered by other courses in Psychology. SOMA (School of Media Arts)
