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  • PY 3400: Developmental Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Rockhurst University

    Fall and Spring semester Focuses on human growth and development throughout the life span. Examines research methods and theories of development. Considers the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive domains of human development as affected by biological and environmental influences. Prerequisite: PY 1000. (SRII or SRI)
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  • PY 3410: Child Development

    3.00 Credits
    Rockhurst University

    This course focuses on human development from conception to puberty. The main goal of the course is to provide students with an in-depth understanding of typical changes during childhood that are based on fundamental principles of development. Interactions between physical, cognitive, social, and emotional aspects of development are examined. Emphasis is placed on theory and research as sources of knowledge. Prerequisite: PY 1000.
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  • PY 3440: Adult Development and Aging

    3.00 Credits
    Rockhurst University

    The developmental tasks of adulthood, including intimacy, identity, work and family, are considered in this course. The physical, social, cognitive and emotional aspects of the aging process are considered. Emphasis is placed on theory and research as sources of knowledge. Prerequisite: PY 1000 and sophomore standing.
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  • PY 3500: Personality

    3.00 Credits
    Rockhurst University

    After a consideration of the characteristics of scientific theories, this course examines the efforts of significant historical and contemporary theorists to explain the development, dynamics and determinants of personality. The usefulness of particular personality theories is evaluated within the framework of empirical research. Prerequisites: PY 1000 and 6 hours of upper-division psychology. (SRII or SRI)
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  • PY 3550: Abnormal Behavior

    3.00 Credits
    Rockhurst University

    Fall and Spring semester An introduction to the various forms of maladjustment including anxiety, affective disorders, schizophrenia, dissociative processes, personality disorders, and child and adolescent psychopathologies. Disorders are considered from several perspectives including psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic-existential, family systems and biological. Prerequisite: PY 1000. (SRII or SRI)
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  • PY 3600: Psychology of Sexual Behavior

    3.00 Credits
    Rockhurst University

    Spring semester A psychological perspective on human sexuality and patterns of behavior. Sexual functioning, gender identity, sexual disorders and treatment are considered. The role of personality, attitudes and emotional factors are emphasized. Prerequisite: PY 1000. (SRII or SRI)
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  • PY 3700: Health Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Rockhurst University

    Health psychology is one of the most rapidly expanding areas in the field of psychology. This course will discuss the role psychological factors play in physical problems. The role of psychological treatments for individuals with psychophysiological disorders will be discussed. This course will also address the role of the health psychologist in the health care system and topics such as chronic pain, obesity, nicotine addiction. Prerequisite: PY 1000.
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  • PY 3990: Research Experience I

    3.00 Credits
    Rockhurst University

    Research Experience I is designed to introduce students to the research process by participating in faculty sponsored research. Activities as a member of this team may include reading literature relevant to the topic, data collection or data entry and attending research meetings. Students contract with a faculty mentor to determine their level of participation in the research process. Three hours of participation per week are required to earn one hour of college credit and the student must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 to participate. Students can earn a maximum of three credit hours. Prerequisite: PY 1000; minimum 3.0 overall GPA.
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  • PY 4100: History and Systems in Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Rockhurst University

    The intellectual history of contemporary psychology is traced in light of positions taken on a number of fundamental philosophical and psychological questions. The course delineates psychology's emergence as a science and a discipline separate from physiology and philosophy and chronicles its liberation from all-encompassing theoretical systems into the less restrictive organizing constructions found today. While the focus is on the historical development of a science, psychology's history as an applied profession is examined too. Prerequisites: At least nine hours of upper-division credit in psychology.
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  • PY 4200: Psychology of Motivation

    3.00 Credits
    Rockhurst University

    Why do human beings and other organisms behave as they do Answers are sought by examining the construct of motivation from biological, learning, cognitive, and social perspectives. The course begins with some of the "simple" motives that human beings share with other animals and then considers the complex ways in which the functioning of biological systems interacts with learning, cognition, and language. Major topics include hunger, sex, aggression, choice, attribution theory, and social influence. Emphasis is placed on the unique importance of language in structuring human motivation and emotion. Prerequisite: PY 1000.
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