PY 100Introduction to Psychological Science3
Take two of the following three (2 courses/ 6 credits):
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
Saint Vincent College · Courses
PY
39 courses with the subject PY, 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.
PY 115Educational Psychology3
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 203Statistics I3
and
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 204Statistics II3
Three data science courses ( 3 courses/ 7 credits):
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 212Child Development3
Required Studies in Mathematics (6 credits PDE requirement)
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 214Adolescent Development3
Courses in basic pedagogy (27 credits)
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 218Life-span Development3
** A maximum of 11 credits from one’s major program of study can also count towards fulfilling the minor Finance (18 Credits) Required courses (4 courses/ 12 credits):
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 219INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELING
This course provides an introduction to the skills, methods, and 249
- Subject
- PY
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 230INTRODUCTION TO POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY3
This introductory course provides an overview of topics and concepts related to happiness and the positive aspects of human experience. From this perspective, psychology is a study of strengths, optimism, happiness, hope and other positive emotions and states of well-being. Positive psychology requires a focus on strength and in building the best things in life as in repairing the worst, and as much attention to fulfilling the lives of healthy people as to healing the wounds of the distressed. Offered variably.
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 243ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY3
This course provides an introduction to psychological disorders. All major disorders are discussed in terms of specific symptoms, as well as the impact of the disorder on the individual's life. Etiology and treatment are also studied. Special emphasis is placed on understanding the classification system used in developing a diagnosis, and the role of principles of learning in the development and maintenance of symptoms. Offered fall semester.
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 250Addictive Behaviors
Students who are interested in taking PY335/BL 255 (Psychopharmacology) may substitute this course for another course in the mental health concentration with permission of the chair. See page 332 for the recommended 8-semester program plan. These plans are designed to be a road map to help students finish their degrees in a timely manner and should be utilized in consultation with their Academic Advisor. Psychology as a Second Major The Department of Psychological Science collaborates with other departments to facilitate students’ completion of double majors. Specifically, students who have a first major in Biology or Sociology and a second major in Psychology are exempt from the psychology internship requirement; these students may also work with the department to devise a suitable capstone project in their first major that will fulfill the requirements of the Psychology capstone. Students who have second majors in Psychology with first majors in fields other than Biology or Sociology should contact the chair of the Department of Psychological Science to discuss whether a similar arrangement would be acceptable.
- Subject
- PY
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 251Family Systems3
Students may count any course from the blocks above as an elective instead. For example, a student could take both PY 212 and PY 214, taking one to fulfill the Developmental block and counting the other as an elective. Other courses on the topics of Youth Development and/or Fred Rogers may be accepted for elective credit with approval of the Director of the Minor. Classical Thought (21-27 credits -depending on previous
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 252REHABILATATIVE TREATMENT SYSTEMS3
This pre-professional course introduces students to rehabilitative treatment systems currently used by chemical dependency programs. Topics include case management and treatment planning with various populations (e.g., youth, families), ethical and legal issues, the role o family and workplace in treatment, and community resources. Offered fall semester.
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 260Social Psychology3
Take one of the following four (1 course/ 3 credits):
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 275Sport Psychology3
Physical Education (20 credits)
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 280Interpersonal and Group Processes3
One of the following courses (1 course, 3 credits):
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 290Psychology and Education for the
Exceptional Student* 3
- Subject
- PY
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 300DIRECTED RESEARCH1
Students assist faculty and senior psychology majors with their various research projects. Depending on the status of the research at the time of enrollment, students might read the literature, assist in the development of research ideas, design empirical studies, collect, enter, and analyze data, and contribute to the preparation of manuscripts. P/F only.
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 1
- Credit unit
- credit
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
- Prerequisite
- Permission of instructor. Offered every semester. May be repeated.
PY 308COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY3
An analysis of human cognition, including such topics as attention, perception, pattern recognition, memory, language production and comprehension, problem solving, creativity, and artificial intelligence. Offered fall semester.
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 309LEARNING3
An overview of processes that cause human behavior to change in response to the environment. Animal models of learning are discussed, along with their application to human behavior. Topics include natural selection, classical and operant conditioning, biological constraints on learning, observational learning, and applications of the principles of learning to therapeutic approaches to behavior change. Offered spring semester.
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 311EYEWITNESS MEMORY
Eyewitness testimony is heavily weighted in our legal system, but how accurate is eyewitness memory? According to the Innocence Project, nearly 70% of wrongful convictions involved eyewitness f misidentifications. In this course we will explore the processes that are involved in the formation, maintenance, and retrieval of memory for events and persons by reviewing both primary and secondary scientific sources. We will discuss the applications and limitations of these studies from a scientific perspective. Students will participate in exercises simulating some of the studies we talk about to get a sense of what it is like to be a witness and a research participant. Offered variably. 3 credits. 250
- Subject
- PY
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 320FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY3
A survey of topics in forensic psychology, a specialized subfield involving the interface between psychology and law. Topics include forensic assessment, civil competence, eyewitness testimony, criminal responsibility, psychology of criminal behavior, criminal profiling, jury issues, expert witness issues, police issues, and career paths in forensic psychology. Offered variably.
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 322Health Psychology13
PY 335/BL 255 Psychopharmacology2 3
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 331Biological Psychology3
Electives (2 courses/ 6 credits): Two courses offered by department 6 Public Administration (18 Credits) For those majoring in Political Science, in addition to the major requirements, the following courses will be required:
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 333Sensation and Perception3
104
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 335PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY3
This course will focus on many topics related to psychopharmacology: the psychiatric and neurological conditions that are treated with psychoactive drugs; nervous system biology and the mechanisms by which these drugs work; the physical, behavioral, and neurological effects of these drugs; the prescription and use of drugs as part of the treatment process; critiquing research related to drugs; areas of controversy with the use of drugs; and lastly, ethical and societal issues in the psychopharmaceutical industry. Offered variably.
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 341Research Methods in Psychological
Science 4
- Subject
- PY
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 343ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY II3
Building upon the material in the introductory Abnormal Psychology course, this more advanced course provides students with an intense examination of mental illness and the issues surrounding it. Disorders covered in detail include Post traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Schizophrenia, and Eating Disorders, among others. Psychology Majors and Minors Only. Typically offered spring semesters.
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 350INDEPENDENT STUDY--PSYCHOLOGY
May be repeated. Variable credit.
- Subject
- PY
- Type
- course
- Repeatable
- May be repeated.
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 370SEMINAR: ETHICAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY3
This upper division seminar course examines the prominent professional and ethical issues in psychology. Issues primarily surround work with patients; however, research and teaching issues are also covered. This is a seminar course in which students read and discuss articles from scholarly journals.
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
- Prerequisite
- psychology major. Offered fall semester.
PY 371SEMINAR: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON A
- Subject
- PY
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 376CREATING CHANGE FOR CHILDREN2
How do we change the world and make it a better place for children? This is the central question for this interdisciplinary seminar. We will examine the science and practice of creating and sustaining social change from across the disciplines of psychology, education, public health, media, and communication. This course is intended for students in the Children's Studies Minor as well as students in other academic majors with a strong interest to serve children. The class activities include learning and discussing ideas from different fields, examining case studies, and working in teams to create and critique social change concepts. The class will be hosted at the Fred Rogers Center.
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 2
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 382PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT3
This course provides an introduction to the field of psychological assessment. Assessment includes a variety of psychological tests and other approaches designed to gain a better understanding of the human person. Includes personality and intellectual testing, as well as standardization and construction.
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
- Prerequisite
- PY 203. Typically offered spring semesters.
PY 390HISTORY & SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY3
An examination of the major systems and trends in the history of psychology. Special attention is given to the various schools of philosophical thought that preceded the emergence of psychology as a science. Although the contributions of particular psychologists are considered, the primary emphasis is on the major systems or schools of thought that have influenced the development of psychology as a science.
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
- Prerequisite
- Twelve previous credits in psychology. Offered variably.
PY 395Professional Development in
Psychological Science 3
- Subject
- PY
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
PY 401CAPSTONE: RESEARCH REVIEW AND ANALYSIS3
In this capstone course, students write a literature review and analysis of a topic in the field of psychology. Students identify and examine primary sources and use these sources to develop a critical analysis of the topic area. Psychology majors completing PY 405 are exempt from this requirement.
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
- Prerequisite
- PY 341. Offered both semesters.
PY 405CAPSTONE: RESEARCH THESIS I3
Junior psychology majors design an empirical study and submit an APA-style research proposal and IRB application. Students conduct an extensive review of the literature, synthesize existing theory and research to build a rationale for their study, develop specific hypotheses, devise appropriate methodology and statistics, and obtain or construct supporting materials.
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
- Prerequisite
- PY 341, 3.5 Psychology GPA, and permission of the Department Chair. Offered spring semester.
PY 406CAPSTONE: RESEARCH THESIS II
In this follow-up to Research Thesis I, students conduct the empirical study that they designed in PY 405. Students recruit participants; collect, analyze, and interpret data; compose the results, discussion, tables, and figures; and revise all earlier portions of the paper to produce an empirically based APA-style research thesis.
- Subject
- PY
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
- Prerequisite
- PY 405. Offered fall semester. 3 credits
PY 550Psychology Internship1-3
One of the following two: PY 401 PY 405 Capstone: Research Review and Analysis Capstone: Research Thesis I Requirements for Concentration in Mental Health (For Psychology Majors Only)
- Subject
- PY
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- www.stvincent.edu
Source: Saint Vincent College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59