B.S. in Psychology

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

School Student 3

COURSE DESCRIPTION

PSY 101: Introduction to the Psychology:

This course is required for admission to the psychology degree program and is recommended for students considering psychology as a major. Students will learn about specialties and careers in the field, understand the training and education necessary for various careers, develop professional goals, explore minor options, and become familiar with the psychology faculty and their specialties.

IMS 101: Computers for Learning:

General Education Course (Basic Required Courses). Fundamental computer concepts including word processing spreadsheets, assessing information and the responsible use of information and technology.

PSY 111: Psychology for Personal Growth:

General Education Course (Self-Understanding/Social-Behavioral Perspective). A study of the emotional, intellectual, and interpersonal experiences of self and others in order to enhance self-understanding, to make informed choices, and to promote adjustment. Will not count toward the major or minor in psychology.

PSY 112: Sensation and Perception:

Survey of the physiology and psychology of human sensory systems including vision, audition, smell, taste, the skin senses, and the vestibular senses.

PSY 114: Learning and Memory:

Survey of fundamental concepts and theories related to learning and memory derived from human and animal research.

PSY 115: Orientation to Psychology:

Program requirements and degree/career options. Required of psychology majors. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only.

PSY 117: Motivation:

Concepts and topics of motivation including curiosity, pain, emotion, sex, aggression, love, play, addiction, sleep, fatigue, and work.

PSY 120: Drugs and Behavior:

A biological perspective on fundamentals of psychoactive drugs and their use in experimental, therapeutic, and social settings.

PSY 121: Speech Improvement for Nonnative Speakers:

For nonnative speakers of English only. Development of effective English vowel and consonant productions, accommodation processes that occur in context, intelligibility in conversational English, and appropriate stress patterns. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only.

PSY 123: Introduction to Communication Disorders:

Survey of nature, causes, and types of major communication disorders including phonological, adult and child language, voice, cleft palate, fluency, and hearing disorders.

PSY 124: Basic Sign Language:

Development of basic skills in the use and understanding of signed English, a modification of American Sign Language. Overview of the types, causes and consequences of hearing impairment, deaf culture and the education of hearing-impaired children.

PSY 125: The Pursuit of Happiness:

A Psychological Perspective: Explore the sources of our moods with an emphasis on skills for achieving healthy, happy, and productive feelings.

PSY 126: Psychology of Women:

Survey of theory and research related to major biological, interpersonal, and cultural issues affecting girls' and women's psychological development and behavior.

PSY 128: Developmental Psychology:

Life-span development of physical traits, cognition, intelligence, language, social and emotional behavior, personality, and adjustment.

PSY 128: Phonetics and Phonology.

Analysis of speech through study of individual sounds, their variations, and relationships in context; English phonology; practice in auditory discrimination and transcription of sounds of American English; description of speech sounds in terms of their production, transmission, and perception.

PSY 201: Introduction to Behavioral Research:-

An introduction to descriptive and experimental designs used in the study of behavior. Course content emphasizes methodology, procedures, ethics in research, psychological measurement, basic data analysis and research report writing.

PSY 211: Personal Biofeedback and Stress Management:

An introduction to behavioral, cognitive and physiological correlates of stress and stress management including an individualized practicum in thermal and surface electromyography biofeedback. This course fulfils BCIA certification requirements for 10 hours of personal biofeedback training, as well as providing for internships in direct clinical biofeedback with clients/patients.

PSY 213: General Psychology:

A survey of the study of behavior and mental processes with emphasis on the scientific nature of contemporary psychological investigation. Topics discussed included research methods, the biology of behavior, sensation and perception, stress and adjustment, learning, memory, cognition, motivation, emotion, life-span development of behavior, personality, abnormal behavior and its therapies, social behavior and individual differences.

PSY 214: Psychological Statistical Methods:

Completion of General Education mathematics requirement. Principles and methods of statistics used in psychology; understanding and interpreting psychological data.

PSY 215: Psychology of the Workplace:

Survey of theories, research methods, and applications of industrial and organizational psychology from the scientist-practitioner approach. Personnel topics include selection, training, and performance appraisal; organizational topics include leadership, motivation, job attitudes and behaviors and organizational climate.

PSY 216: Social Psychology:

Individual human behavior in social contexts. Emphasis on social judgments and decisions, attitudes, perceptions of others, social influence, aggression, stereotypes, and helping.

PSY 218: Psychology of Religion:

Survey of psychological theory and research investigating religious and spiritual attitudes, beliefs and practices.

PSY 220: Introduction to Research:

This course will provide an integrated approach to elementary research design and statistical methods. Students will review current research and develop small projects for which statistical methods will be selected and applied.

PSY 223: Human Factors in Technology:

Understanding human behavior and cognition in the context of modern technologies. Focus on emergent interactive technologies, human computer interaction, user centered design, usability analysis, and usability testing.

PSY 224: Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology:

A survey of the major topics that are studied and the methods that are used in I/O psychology. The topics and methods will be viewed from a psychological perspective and will include psychological testing and personnel selection; training and development; job analysis, employee evaluation and performance appraisal; human motivation and job satisfaction; leadership, communication and group processes; organization theory and development.

PSY 225: Analysis of Interpersonal Behavior:

Ongoing processes of interpersonal behavior. Observation and experience as participant of a self-analytic group in the human relations laboratory.

PSY 226: Naturalistic Methods in Social Psychology:

An alternative approach to social psychological processes. Involves text analysis, materials analysis, interviewing, and participant observation in naturally occurring, non-laboratory field settings. Focus will be on small group behavior.

PSY 227: Stress and Tension Control:

An examination of the nature and treatment of the stress response. Laboratory experience with several forms of relaxation training including biofeedback.

PSY 228: Human Sexuality:

A balanced and comprehensive perspective of the field of human sexuality. Content includes the psychological, physiological, and interpersonal variables of human sexuality.

PSY 301: History and Systems of Psychology:

Present psychological systems in the light of their historical development from ancient Greek and medieval thought.

PSY 311: Introduction to Clinical Psychology:

A survey of the field of clinical psychology from a broad conceptual and historic perspective. The course examines professional issues such as various mental health delivery systems, ethics, and graduate training. The course also presents an overview of different approaches to psychotherapy along with assessment methods commonly used in evaluation of therapy, research, and decision making in a clinical setting.

PSY 313: Psychology of Adulthood:

Principles and practical applications in development of the adult. Includes psychological effects of personality and intellect. Both normal and abnormal phenomena are considered.

PSY 315: Gender Issues in Later Life:

A comparison of the aging experiences of men and women in later life. The relevance of gender and gender roles to the aging process will be considered. Specific topics of analysis will include the gender gap in longevity, psychological and physical health, minority status, socioeconomic status, family relationships, and public policy issues.

PSY 316: Psychology of Addictions:

Students in the course will learn basic psychological and psycho physiological processes involved in the progression of substance use, abuse, and addiction. Topics covered will include the conduct of individual assessment, interviewing techniques, and counseling processes. This class is intended to give students an understanding of individual, motivational, and social psychological perspectives.

PSY 317: Psychology and the Law:

This course is a survey of psychology applied to the legal system. The course includes topics in mental health law, such as competency and insanity, as well as the psychology of law enforcement, crime, juries, eyewitness testimony, and legal socialization.

PSY 318: Psychology of Childhood:

This course examines major psychological issues, theories and research concerning child development. Influences on cognitive, personality and social development are analyzed.

PSY 321: The Psychology of Women:

An in-depth examination of the myths of women's nature, the predominant theories of women's psychology, and a review of the research on women's behavior.

PSY 322: The Psychology of Men:

A survey of the psychological development of men, including a review of the sources of gender identity and gender role identity; evaluation of the research on men and gender differences; and examination of the myth of masculinity and of the effects of feminism on men's identity and relationships.

PSY 323: Ethnology:

The study of the behavior of animals in a natural setting will be emphasized. The viewpoints of ethnology, comparative psychology, behavioral ecology, and sociobiology will be used to study the behavior of animals, including humans.

PSY 325: Theories of Social Psychology:

A survey of research strategies in social psychology; social perception; interpersonal attraction; attitudes and persuasion; sex differences in social behavior.

PSY 326: Human Aggression:

Theory and research on development and occurrence of human aggression; implications for prevention and treatment.

PSY 327: Death and Human Behavior:

An introduction to the varied aspects of death and dying. The course will focus on attitudes toward death, fears of death and dying, special needs of those who have a life threatening illness, means of helping the survivors and techniques for prolonging life.

PSY 329: Families in Later Life:

Examination of the structure and function of families in later life. Topics of interest include demographic trends impacting the structure of the family, marriage, sibling relations, parent-adult child relations, grandparenthood, widowhood, and retirement. The application of family theories and their relevance to later life families will be discussed.

PSY 401: Evolutionary Psychology:

Examination of the application of the principles of evolutionary biology to the understanding of human behavior. Evolutionary perspectives on brain development, cognition, language, mating behavior, sex differences, altruism, artistic behavior, and criminal behavior are explored. Arguments by those critical of the evolutionary approach to psychology are also examined.

PSY 411: Development of the Adolescent Student:

Life-span development, with a strong emphasis on the middle school and secondary education years. Includes cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development. Coverage of developmental issues, such as substances abuse, sexuality, divorce, and peer pressure. Also includes learning and motivation theory. Required for students seeking middle school or secondary education certification.

PSY 412: Environmental Psychology:

Study of the effects which specific physical environments have on the social behavior of individuals and groups.

PSY 413: Educational Psychology:

Introduction to theory and research in educational psychology. Topics include cognitive and social development, learning, memory, cognition, intelligence, motivation, measurement, and individual differences.

PSY 415: Development of the Early Childhood and Elementary School Student:

Life-span development, with a strong emphasis on preschool through sixth grade. Coverage of developmental issues, such as divorce, child abuse, substance abuse, and peer pressure. Also includes learning and motivation theory. Required for students seeking early childhood, early childhood-special education, or elementary education certification.

PSY 416: Aging and Adjustment:

Personality adjustment in old age, with emphasis both on adequate and maladjusted development. Factors influencing adjustment are considered. Both functional and organic sources of maladjustment are surveyed.

PSY 417: Psychology of Language:-

Introduction to psycholinguistics. Topics may include origin of language, speech perception, language comprehension, reading, bilingualism, brain bases of language, and computational modeling of language processes.

PSY 421: Psychology of Adolescence:

This course examines major psychological issues, theories, and research concerning adolescent development. Influences on cognitive, personality, and social development are analyzed.

PSY 424: Psychophysiology of Aging:

This course will provide an introduction to the biology and physiology of aging. Students will examine broad changes in structure and function in humans, and get a closer look at changes in systems, organs, tissues, and cells in humans and some nonhumans. The class will explore the implications of these changes on function and independence in old age; learn about the impact of these changes on research and development of therapeutic measures to prevent, maintain or improve structure and function; and study methods for preventing decline, and maintaining and improving health and quality of life in older adults.

PSY 425: Behavior Problems of Childhood:

Survey of the patterns of maladjustment in childhood from infancy through early adolescence. Introduction to the concepts related to the origin, manifestation, and treatment of childhood psychopathology emphasizing a developmental approach.

PSY 431: Memory and Cognition:

Theoretical, empirical, and practical consideration of human memory and cognition. Laboratory will focus on investigation and demonstration of various cognitive phenomena.

PSY 435: Counseling Theories and Techniques:

Overview of the major counseling theories and techniques, with emphasis on the key concepts of each theory, the role of the counselor, therapeutic goals, and the main techniques derived from each theory. L. Laboratory in Counseling Theory and Techniques

PSY 437: Health Psychology:

Application of psychological theory and research methods to issues in physical health. Psychological factors in illness prevention, health maintenance, treatment of illness, recovery from injury and illness, and adjustment to chronic illness.

PSY 499: Research Project