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3.00 Credits
Description: This course provides an inclusive core of scientific information and functional skills concerning communication and interpersonal relations based on psychological principles. Practice in applying this information and these skills toward improved personal functioning in all life environments is strongly promoted. Prerequisites: PY111 Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
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3.00 Credits
Description: This is a comprehensive course focusing on the better understanding of the field as an area of active inquiry both in clinical practice and in research. A complete presentation of the most important theoretical models along with topics that reflect contemporary interests are examined. Developmental perspectives along with current views of abnormality and current treatment approaches are studied. Prerequisites: PY111 Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
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3.00 Credits
Description: This is a critical review of methods and content in the study of personality. The development of the field, with attention to recent applications of scientific methods to problems of personality, is examined. A survey of major theories of personality is undertaken. Prerequisites: PY111 Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
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3.00 Credits
Description: This course is designed to integrate recent leadership ideas and practices with established research findings focusing on the development of leadership qualities in the student. Valuable ideas such as leadership vision, individual courage, ethical and moral issues, leading change, leading a learning organization, the differences between leadership and management, leadership and multiculturalism, a leader's personal capacity for mind, heart and spirit, followership and shaping values and culture are examined. In addition, the direct involvement of the student in the design and development of his/her leadership style is encouraged. Prerequisites: PY241 Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
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Description: The course will provide a basic foundational study of rehabilitation counseling with a conceptual overview of the professional, historical, theoretical and research foundations, as well as the counseling applications of the rehabilitation profession. Prerequisites: PY241 AND PY332 Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
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Description: This course is designed to expose the students to the most relevant and current problems in the field of aging and present a variety of divergent views on the appropriate solutions to these problems. The topics covered include demographic trends, the aging process, longevity, social attitudes toward old age, problems and potentials of aging, retirement, death, living environments in later life and social policies, programs and services for older people. Also, mental and physical health, cognitive and personality development, relationships and sexuality are studied. The key theories on aging and the influence of scientific knowledge, changing world views and historical events on theoretical viewpoints are examined. Prerequisites: PY241 Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
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3.00 Credits
Description: In this course students will cover basic topics in research methodology in psychology. They will learn how to develop research questions, identify problems inherent in many research designs, and how to present their findings. They will also cover ethical issues related to research with human beings and animals. Prerequisites: PY111 AND MS132 Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
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3.00 Credits
Description: This course is designed to expose students to the interplay among biological, cognitive and social factors in children's development and examine its multiple determination. Basic research, theoretical models and applications of knowledge in areas such as prenatal environment, heredity and environment, sensation, perception and learning, emotional development, language and communications, intelligence, family, peers, morality, altruism, aggression, gender roles and differences, and technology and television are examined. Prerequisites: PY241 Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
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3.00 Credits
Description: This course covers an introduction to the principles and techniques to counseling and psychotherapy with attention given to professional identity factors, theoretical and research foundations, counseling applications, current issues in therapeutic practice, and the place and obligations of the psychotherapist in the profession. Prerequisites: PY111 AND PY332 AND PY241 AND PY412 Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
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3.00 Credits
Description: This course examines the contextual development of adolescents as they transition through biological, cognitive, and social changes. These contextual transitions include the family, peer groups, schools, and work and leisure. Also, the developmental issues of identity, autonomy, intimacy, sexuality, achievement and psychosocial problems are explored. Prerequisites: PY241 Credit Hours: 3 CR.HR.
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