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3.00 Credits
This course explores the philosophy of interpretive inquiry with special reference to the study of politics. Readings will move between philosophical texts and examples of interpretive analyses of policy. Fields of policy application will include modernization in the Middle East, responses to teenage pregnancy, and subsidized housing programs in American cities.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction ot the study of psychology as a dynamic an changing system of interrelated and interacting areas.
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3.00 Credits
This is a course that introduces students to the basics of child psychological development. What are the steps of development? Which developmental steps are unique to every individual? Which developmental steps are universal and which are culturally determined? Chicago has many resources, historical, art and cultural museaum, schools, and its people, that will be used to explore the answers to these questions. Through a combination of hands on activities, verbal and written reflections, students in this class will discover what it means to be a developing human being here in Chicago.
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3.00 Credits
This course will use films as a vehicle for identifying, explaining, and illustrating basic psychological concepts. In addition to learning about the social psychology of romantic and close relationships, students will learn about basic psychological principles from learning, personality, and developmental theories. Students will complete assigned readings on the appropriate psychological theories, apply them to the films, and complete written assignments on them. A group final project will include producing a film on relationships, using Chicago as a backdrop.
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3.00 Credits
Happiness is a key concern in everybody's life. Not everyone knows how to define it and, even less, how to pursue it. Happiness means different things to different people. Such differences exist across cultures, income levels, professions, and even age brackets. This course explores what psychologists have to say about the meaning and pursuit of happiness across various population groupings in the Chicago metropolitan area. It also looks at how students themselves view happiness. Students will get a hands-on experience at doing some research and acquiring the skills it takes to be a successful college student.
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3.00 Credits
An introductory class on human development across the life spam, from conception to death. Explores the description, explanation, and function of different aspects of development: physical, psychological and social. Designed as a general education course for non-majors, the main purpose of the course is to present the general underlying structures and mechanisms of development. Some of the major theories and research findings will also be covered.
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4.00 Credits
General introduction to the study of psychology as a science. A personalized system of instruction permits flexible scheduling and different rates for fulfilling requirements. The text covers approximately 25-30 units of material. Tutoring and instructional aides are available.
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3.00 Credits
The first half of a sequence that is intended to prepare students to be consumers/ producers of research. In this course students will learn basic descriptive statistics, correlation and regression, basic elements of research design and APA style. Students will be required to design a project and write the introduction and method. This is a Writing Intensive course.
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3.00 Credits
Parenting integrates concepts, data and methods from child development, learning theory and applied behavior analysis and utilizes them in the context of a positive parenting philosophy to advance normal child skills development.
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3.00 Credits
Basic theories, concepts, principles and research data concerning the physical, intellectual, emotional and social aspects of development in children.
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