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PSYC
42 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 100The Psychology Major: Curriculum and Careers1
PSYC 102 Restriction: PSYC majors Description: Acclimates students to the culture and opportunities associated with the study of Psychology at IUP. Emphasizes career options and pathways to success in as a psychology major and the benefits of the discipline to individuals and society.
PSYC 100 Restriction: PSYC majors Description: Emphasizes reflection on one’s own identity and cultural heritage, and respect for others’ intersectional identities and heritage. Experiences and interactions of individuals with dominant and marginalized identities are examined from multiple frameworks.
PSYC 101 Description: Surveys the various settings and professions that require the use and application of psychology and psychological principles to solve human problems. Explores the types of skills required in the applied professions and the clienteles served, as well as the theoretical bases for applied work in different contexts.
PSYC 101, Grade of “C” or better in MATH 117 Description: Examines the design and analysis of basic experimental and non-experimental research. This course is eligible for course repeat of PSYC 290 [Inactive] (4 credits).
PSYC 101 Description: Examines the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social factors that contribute to human development rom conception through old age. Provides an overview of theory andresearch in Developmental Psychology. This course is eligible for course repeat of PSYC 310.
None Restriction: None Dual Listed: NA Description: Examines the description, causes, and treatment of psychological disorders in our society from experimental and clinical points of view. Cross-Listed: NA
PSYC 101 Description: Examines the effects of the social environment on human behavior. Topics include perception of persons, attitude formation and change, and small-group interaction.
PSYC 101 Description: Examines theories, research methods, and findings related to the study of learning and cognition. Includes conditioning, social learning, memory, perceptual processing, cognition, and language.
PSYC 101 Description: Examines the relationship between behavior and the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system. Emphasizes typical neural function as well as neurological and psychological disorders.
PSYC 101 , psychology minors Description: Introduces students minoring in psychology to issues central to carrying out and interpreting empirical research in the field. Students become more sophisticated consumers of empirical research findings.
PSYC 297Identity and Interactions in a Diverse World2
PSYC 298 Restriction: PSYC majors Description: Emphasizes reflection on one’s own identity and cultural heritage, and respect for others’ intersectional identities and heritage. Examines experiences and interactions of individuals with dominant and marginalized identities from multiple frameworks.
PSYC 297 Restriction: Psychology majors only Description: Explores academic, research, and professional opportunities available within the field of psychology. Develops skills associated with professionalism and career-readiness. Appraises potential graduate study and career paths in psychology and related fields.
PSYC 300Psychological Research II: Quantitative Research Methods3
PSYC 101 , Grade of C or better in PSYC 200 Description: Examines advanced quantitative design and analysis in both experimental and nonexperimental contexts.
PSYC 301Psychological Research II: Qualitative Research Methods3
PSYC 101 ; Grade of “C” or better in PSYC 200 Description: Examines a variety of qualitative research approaches, taking into account issues of epistemology (ways of knowing), methodology (ways of examining), and representation (ways of writing and reporting).
PSYC 101 Description: A survey of physiological, cognitive, emotional, and social issues affecting the young adult, the middle-aged, and the elderly. Includes an examination of significant adult life crises.
PSYC 101 Description: Examines current research on risk/protective factors, outcomes/consequences, detection/reporting, and treatment/intervention of elder abuse and neglect using a developmental framework. A component of the interdisciplinary Child and Adult Advocacy Studies (CAAST) minor and certificate programs.
PSYC 314Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (CAAST)3
PSYC 101 Description: An in-depth examination of theories and research related to risk factors and protective factors in the development of children and adolescents. Highlights how physical, cognitive, and social development can be impacted by violence. A component of the interdisciplinary Child and Adult Advocacy Studies (CAAST) minor and certificate programs. May not get credit for both PSYC 311 and PSYC 314.
PSYC 101 Description: The study of the relationship between human behavior and its environmental context. Emphasizes the physical environment, both natural and built.
PSYC 332Community Psychology and Prevention Science (CAAST)3
PSYC 101 or instructor permission Description: An introduction to the guiding principles of community psychology with an emphasis on prevention. Employs teamwork and service activities to apply students’ new knowledge in addressing social and/or heath issues impacting their communities. A component of the Child and Adult Advocacy Studies (CAAST) curriculum.
PSYC 101 , junior standing or permission Description: A survey of the current knowledge concerning the actions of drugs. Includes legal and social issues surrounding drug use, hazard potential of commonly used drugs, review of current theories and issues regarding the use of drugs in psychotherapy, and consideration of treatment approaches for addiction.
PSYC 101 Description: Fundamental concepts and findings in stress and stress-related disorders. Relationships of stress to disease and methods for coping with stress are presented.
PSYC 101 Description: Focuses on social/communication skills and behaviors of individuals within groups/teams and across a variety of settings. Integrates psychological concepts and theories of self with the understanding and development of communication skills. Discusses cultural and gender sensitivity, diversity, and ethical concerns in interpersonal interactions.
PSYC 101 Description: Theories and research which delineate the psychological factors affecting the dying person as well as those persons close to the one who is dying are discussed.
PSYC 101 Description: An overview of the psychological issues and research relevant to sexuality with an emphasis on gender roles. Social, psychological, and gender perspectives are used to examine a number of topics, including contemporary sexual attitudes, sexual response, sexual relationships, sexual dysfunction, sexual variations, sexual preference, and sexual violence. Research pertaining to each topic is presented. Students are encouraged to critically evaluate research and theory and to make connections between the material and their personal experience.
PSYC 101 Description: Provides a multidisciplinary approach to varied forms of interpersonal violence (across the lifespan) as impacted by gender. Examines experiences, consequences, and potential for reduction of interpersonal violence, including sexual harassment, sexual assault, bullying, intimate partner violence, and child sexual abuse. This course is a component of the Child and Adult Advocacy Studies (CAAST) curriculum..
None. Restriction: None. Description: Examines the application of psychological principles in work organizations. Applies psychological theory to the understanding and explanation of individual behavior and experience in work organizations.
PSYC 101 , junior or senior standing or permission Description: A comprehensive overview of historical antecedents of contemporary psychology with an emphasis on their implications for future developments in the field.
PSYC 101 , junior or senior standing or instructor permission Description: A critical examination of the assumptions about women that are held by the discipline of psychology, considering both current research and individual experience. The psychological effects of socialization on sex role identity, achievement, interpersonal power, mental health, and critical incidents in female development are discussed in the context of relevant concepts from developmental and social psychology.
PSYC 415Advanced Topics in Developmental Psychology3
Grade of “C” or better in PSYC 215 and PSYC 200 or PSYC 280 Description: An advanced forum for a focused investigation of a core area in developmental psychology. As topics will vary, the course may be repeated.
Grade of “C” or better in PSYC 235 and PSYC 200 or PSYC 280 Description: An advanced forum for a focused investigation of a core area in social psychology. As topics will vary, the course may be repeated.
PSYC 445Advanced Topics in Learning and Cognition3
Grade of “C” or better in PSYC 245 and PSYC 200 or PSYC 280 Description: An advanced forum for a focused investigation of a core area in learning and cognition. As topics will vary, the course may be repeated.
C or better in PSYC 225 and PSYC 200 or PSYC 280 Description: Introduces students to the skills necessary to be effective in a mental health service delivery field, as well as the foundational “helping skills” required to form a therapeutic alliance with a client and evidence-based methods of evaluation and treatment.
Grade of “C” or better in PSYC 255 and PSYC 200 or PSYC 280. An advanced forum for a focused investigation of a core area in biopsychology. As topics will vary, the course may be repeated. Description: An advanced forum for a focused investigation of a core area in biopsychology. As topics will vary, the course may be repeated.
Psychology Major; Senior level standing (90 or more credits); C or better in PSYC 200 or special permission Description: Culminates students’ Psychology major experience with the examination of a topic or problem through the synthesis of content from varied psychological perspectives. Critical thinking and application to big picture questions or real world issues will be emphasized, as will the development of professional skills including writing, discussion, and presentations.
As appropriate to course content Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 481 are offered primarily for upper-level undergraduate students. Repeated: May be taken more than once to a maximum of 6cr.
