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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the brain and its relationship to behavior and experience. Topics covered: structure and function of the nervous and endocrine systems, sensation / perception, emotion and motivation, thinking and consciousness, learning and memory, malfunctions of the mind.
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3.00 Credits
Study of biological and sociocultural determinants of sexual development throughout the human life span. Special emphasis is given to sexual orientation, sexual preference, sexual variance, and purported gender differences.
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3.00 Credits
Biological bases of mind and behavior: History and methods of cognitive neuroscience; evolutionary perspectives on cognition; neural substrates of development and motor control, attention and perception, learning and memory, language and consciousness, cerebral lateralization and specialization.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of methods, theories, and body of knowledge of contemporary psychology, including such topics as learning, motivation, sensation and perception, development, thinking, personality, social behavior, psychological adjustment, and methods of therapy.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide students with an overview of the discipline of psychology, including expectations for the psychology major, career options for students completing a bachelor degree in psychology, and career options for students who pursue a graduate degree in psychology. Skills required for library research, writing in the style of the American Psychological Association, professional communication, and ethical and professional issues will be discussed. Must earn a C or higher to pass the course.
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3.00 Credits
The first course of a two-course sequence designed to expose a student to the research methods and the behavioral statistics that are commonly employed in psychological (behavioral) research. Although the fundamental principles of scientific observation, research design, and research statistics will be discussed, special emphasis will be placed on methodology that provides a basic or descriptive understanding of human behavior. Ethical issues pertaining to both human and non-human research will also be introduced and discussed.
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3.00 Credits
The second course of a two-course sequence designed to expose a student to the research methods and the behavioral statistics that are commonly employed in psychological (behavioral) research. Although the fundamental principles of scientific observation, research design, and research statistics will be discussed, special emphasis will be placed on methodology that provides a more complex or inferential understanding of human behavior. Ethical issues pertaining to both human and non-human research will also be introduced and discussed.
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3.00 Credits
The scientific study of positive experience including a review of the historical and philosophical foundations of positive psychology and of its contributions to traditional research and practice areas in psychology. Specific emphasis is on the applied positive psychology perspective of the pursuit of the good life, health and well-being, positive psychology at work, clinical psychology and psychotherapy, and positive development across the lifespan.
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3.00 Credits
The scientific study of positive experience including a review of the historical and philosophical foundations of positive psychology and of its contributions to traditional research and practice areas in psychology. Specific emphasis is on the applied positive psychology perspective of the pursuit of the good life, health and well-being, positive psychology at work, clinical psychology and psychotherapy, and positive development across the lifespan.
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1.00 Credits
Placement in community agency or other social organizational setting related to field of study. Supervision by faculty and agency. Students and faculty customize courses to fit a full range of services available in the setting. Student must be able to draw correlation between the discipline and field study. Journal and reflective experience paper are required. With the agreement of the student's faculty sponsor, a minimum of 4-6 hours per week must be done at the field site per semester hour of credit. Permission is required. Graded on a satisfactory / unsatisfactory basis only.
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