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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
FALL or SPRING This course is a study of psychological facts and principles as applied to the problems of education with emphasis upon the psychology of learning and individual differences. Sixteen clock hours of field experience at a school site are required. Prerequisite: PSY 130
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3.00 Credits
FALL and SPRING Human psychological development from birth to death is studied. Consideration is given to psychological, emotional, cognitive, social, moral, and spiritual development and experiences. Prerequisite: PSY 130
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3.00 Credits
SPRING This course is the study of basic social science research methods, including experimental designs, observational studies, and surveys. Research design, research tools, data collection, analysis of data, and reporting of findings will be covered. Ethical issues in social research will be discussed. (Also SOC 240X) Prerequisite: PSY 130 or SOC 230; MAT 225
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
1-2 cr. Applications of psychology through supervised practical experience in College or community activities. Some volunteer activities are appropriate. Each student will initiate a project in the formof a written proposal and complete it under faculty supervision. Written report is required. Prerequisite: consent of supervising faculty member and department chair.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
1-4 cr. Courses not a part of the regular Psychology curriculum but taught because of a special need, interest or opportunity.
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2.00 Credits
2 cr. Origins, explanations, assessment andmodification of personality as described by major theories of personality, with attention to ethical practices. This course includes a focus on applications to coping and adjustment of the healthy personality, as well as applications for helping individuals recover normal functioning. Emphasis is on the interaction of the individual's personality traits with specific situations as the individual attempts to adapt to the environment. Active learning components include theory-based problem-solving and responding to a variety of personality instruments. Prerequisite: one course in general or developmental psychology.
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2.00 Credits
2 cr. Principles of human cognition and practical applications of these principles. Topics include memory processes and techniques, selected perceptual processes, general knowledge, deductive reasoning, decision-making,problem-solving, creativity,and individual differences. Prerequisite: one course in general or developmental psychology.
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3.00 Credits
FALL This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of counseling, including a study of the major schools of psychotherapy and their theories of counseling. The perspective of the course is a holistic biblical view of humankind. Prerequisite: PSY 130
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3.00 Credits
FALL This course incorporates a study of the major theories of personality and their influence on psychology and culture. The theories will be addressed from the framework of Christian anthropology. The effects of each theorist's worldview, culture, and philosophical positions on his or her theory will be examined. A basic introduction to personality research and assessment will be included. Offered alternate years (Fall 2008). Prerequisite: PSY 130
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Overview of the aging individual within a social context. The focus is on characteristics of today's older adult cohort, psychological processes in late life, the social context in which older adults live and society's response to older adults. Topics include: demographics, stereotypes and attitudes, research methods, theories of development, sensing and responding to the environment, cognitive processes, mental disorders and treatment, death and dying, sexuality, intimate relationships, family relationships, caregiving, employment and retirement, finances, Social Security, Medicare, living environments, ethnicity, gender, crimes against and by older adults, social programs, and political power of the older cohort.
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