45 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 150General Psychology3
Introduction to psychology, the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Includes topics in social, abnormal, health, clinical, developmental, biological, and experimental psychology (Liberal Studies P1).
Exploration of careers and current issues in psychology and related fields. Special emphasis on tools and skills to be successful in the major and beyond.
How natural selection has shaped human patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving: mate selection and strategies; parenting; formation of alliances; altruism; aggression and warfare.
Introduction to non-experimental research and statistics analysis; observational, survey, and correlational research methods; descriptive and inferential statistical analysis.
Continuation of PSY 271; introduction to single-factor and factorial experimental and quasiexperimental research designs; inferential statistical analysis through 2-way ANOVA.
Students will learn the classic and contemporary theories developed to explain what makes something funny, and why humor is such an integral part of social interaction, along with cognitive, biological, developmental, clinical, and social psychological approaches to the empirical study of humor.
Beliefs, including those about “weird” things, arise from the normal workings of the human mind. A rational, skeptical, and scientific approach is useful for evaluating truth claims, including those about “weird” things.
This class explores theoretical, empirical, and experiential literature concerning race and ethnicity as they relate to individual and group behavior. To engage various types of learning, a variety of formats, including readings, films, in-class activities, discussions, and out-of-class assignments will be used to investigate the impact of race and ethnicity on various aspects of the human experience in the United States.
Junior or Senior Standing, or permission of instructor. Credits: 3
PSY 309Social Psychology3
Social influences on individual behavior, feelings, and thoughts; social-psychological approaches to problems of attitudes, conformity, leadership, and other group phenomena.
This course examines how humans grow and change throughout many stages of the human lifespan (prenatal through death), including the social, emotional, cognitive, moral, and physical characteristics of each stage. The course covers the many theories and scientific research related to human development and focuses on the application of this information to our daily lives.
Theories and principles of development (cognitive, emotional, psychological, social, physiological) of individuals from diverse backgrounds from puberty to emerging adulthood.
EDCI 201 and admission to Teacher Education. Credits: 3
PSY 325Developmental Psychology: Adulthood3
Theories and principles of development (cognitive, emotional, psychological, social, physiological) of individuals from diverse backgrounds throughout the adult lifespan.
PSY 326Psychological Perspectives of Developmental Disabilities3
This class is an overview of terms, concepts and ideas concerning developmental disabilities and the psychological sciences. Students will be introduced to community-based service programs and laws and guidelines that regulate those programs. Students will be taught how psychological perspectives of disability guide those supports and programs.
Development of sex differences and similarities in cognition, personality, and social behaviors; the role of physiological, social, and cultural factors.
Introduction to the physiological mechanisms underlying the sensation of external stimuli and the cognitive processes leading to an interpretation of sensory information (i.e., perception). 2 Lecture, 1 Lab.
A survey of behavioral theory covering both nonmediational and mediational approaches. Applications of behavioral theory to a variety of difficulties including school and clinical settings.
Introduction to the field of forensic psychology. Key topics include forensic evaluations, expert testimony, ethics, assessment of malingering, and competence to stand trial.
Application of psychological principles to teaching and learning including cognition, motivation, measurement, individual and cultural differences, exceptionalities, and behavior management.
Psychological foundations of health and illness; exploration of the impact of thoughts, emotions, and behavior on the development, treatment, and prevention of illness and the maintenance of health.
This class explores how the nervous system has adapted to the complex computational demands of social networks in humans, how the brain implements social behavior, and how social processes affect biological systems. Social cognitive neuroscience integrates theories and methods of its parent disciplines, social psychology, and cognitive neuroscience.
Survey of the basic theories of neuropsychology, emphasizing both cognitive and clinical research. The course will focus on the influence of the human brain on normal and abnormal behavior.
Study of psychoactive drugs which impact on the nervous system. Assessment of the neurophysiology of drug actions and the psychology of drug effects using an empirical and behavioral approach.
Theory and nature of crises; intervention strategies for dealing with a variety of crises such as physical assault, rape, suicide, and natural disaster. Enrollment restricted to Emergency Medical Care majors.
Etiology, characteristics, assessment, and treatment of psychological problems of childhood and adolescence; learning, behavioral, affective, and psychotic disorders.
PSY 475Introduction to Clinical and Counseling Psychology3
Applications of psychology to bachelor-level psychology jobs. Communication and listening skills, crisis management, milieu therapy. Professional roles and boundaries, ethics and legal issues, documentation.
PSY 150 , PSY 271 , and PSY 272 ; or permission of instructor. Credits: 1-6, R6
PSY 483Internship in Psychology3
Application of theory, methods, and techniques in a cooperating agency under faculty supervision. Course includes a requirement of 10 hours of field placement within an agency and an in-class component.
2.00 GPA and completed 21 hours in Psychology, or permission of instructor. Credits: 3
PSY 484Internship in Psychology3
Application of theory, methods, and techniques in a cooperating agency under faculty supervision. Course includes a requirement of 10 hours of field placement within an agency and an in-class component.
2.00 GPA and completed 21 hours in Psychology, or permission of instructor. Credits: 3
PSY 485Internship in Psychology3
Application of theory, methods, and techniques in a cooperating agency under faculty supervision. Course includes a requirement of 10 hours of field placement within an agency and an in-class component.
2.00 GPA and completed 21 hours in Psychology, or permission of instructor. Credits: 3
PSY 486Internship in Psychology3
Application of theory, methods, and techniques in a cooperating agency under faculty supervision. Course includes a requirement of 10 hours of field placement within an agency and an in-class component.
