PSYCHOLOGY COURSES
PSYCHOLOGY (PSYC)
PSYC 100 Human Relations in Organizations BD 2 credits
This course is an exploration of interpersonal relationships in and out of any occupational environment. Topics include: communication, motivation, leadership and teamwork.
PSYC 105 Relationships and Self Esteem F&S SM 2 credits
This course discusses career options, financial budgeting, interpersonal communication, family relations, and parenting skills. Emphasis is on self-esteem and motivational techniques to achieve personal goals.
PSYC 107 Mental Skills Training for Performance Excellence Fall 2 credits
This is a hands-on course designed to help students gain practical knowledge and learn how to improve their personal performance. Using specific mental training tools, students will learn how to develop mental toughness and resilience when practicing, competing, and presenting - to become the best they can be in athletics, on stage, in the classroom, in business, and in life.
PSYC 111 Introduction to Psychology F&S SM 3 credits
Psychology is a science that attempts to understand and predict behavior and to study its relationship to unseen mental processes and to external events in the environment. Subject matter includes the learning processes, perception, motives, emotions, personality, developmental, social and abnormal behavior. This course is a general prerequisite to other psychology courses.
PSYC 211 Introduction to Behavior Modification Spring 3 credits
Basic principles and procedures for acquiring, maintaining and changing behavior, emphasizing human applications. Major assignment involves designing, implementing, and reporting an individual project. Prerequisite: Psychology 111.
PSYC 230 Educational Psychology F&S 3 credits
The application of psychology principles of development; perception and learning; and motivation to contemporary educational problems - classroom management, planning and effective teaching, student testing and evaluation, and parent/home issues. Prerequisite: Psychology 111. Recommend completion of Psychology 211 or Psychology 250.
PSYC 250 Developmental Psychology F&S SM 3 credits
A study of human development through the life-span with an emphasis on physical, cognitive, social, emotional and personality development. Prerequisite: Psychology 111.
PSYC 252 Child Psychology Fall 3 credits
Overview of theories of human development from conception through childhood including physical, cognitive, language, social, and self help skills in family, school, and community settings. Prerequisite: Psychology 111.
PSYC 261 Psychology of Adjustment BD 3 credits
Principles of the normal range of adjustment mechanism in behavior as it responds to life situations and changes. Prerequisite: Psychology 111 or consent of instructor.
PSYC 270 Abnormal Psychology F&S 3 credits
A study of psychopathology, comparison to functional normal behavior, and related issues. This course examines the current clinical and experimental findings and theories regarding the etiology, symptoms, and treatment of these important and sometimes devastating disorders. Prerequisite: Psychology 111.
PSYC 276 Social Psychology Fall 3 credits
An interdisciplinary approach to the study of individual behavior in its social context: how people influence, and are influenced by, the others around them. Prerequisite: PSYC 111.
PSYC 299 Special Topics in Psychology BD 1-3 credits
Repeatable up to six semester hours. An examination of special topics in psychology.
PSYC 195-295 Service Learning 1-3 credits
Maximum of six semester hours. Service learning may be accomplished by one of three methods: Joining a club that has a public service component, doing volunteer work at a non-profit organization, or taking a course that links public service with its curriculum.
PSYC 197-297 Cooperative Education/lnternship F&S SM 1-3 credit hours each
Repeatable up to a maximum of six hours. Work hours are arranged by employer, advisor and student. Progress is checked by oral and written reports from the employer. Periodic student-advisor conferences are required to discuss progress or problems. Students are required to submit an accounting of their experiences to their instructor. All co-op experiences are based on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Department chair approval is required.
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