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  • PSY 424: Advanced Behavior Analysis

    3.00 Credits
    Midland University

    3 credit hours Prerequisites: PSY 120, 200, and 342. The objective of this course is to describe complex behavioral principles and procedures for systematically changing socially important behaviors. Topics to be studied include the major principles of behavior (e.g. reinforcement, punishment, extinction) and procedures derived from those principles (e.g. shaping, chaining) for increasing the frequency of existing behavior, obtaining desired stimulus control, developing new behaviors, and decreasing the frequency of behavior with nonpunishment procedures. Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior, special applications of behavior change technology, and strategies for increasing generalization of behavior change will also be examined. The final part of this course will focus on ethical considerations and practices for applied behavior analysts. This course is part of the sequence designed to prepare students to sit for the Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst (BCABA) exam.
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  • PSY 434: Personality Theory

    3.00 Credits
    Midland University

    3 credit hours Prerequisites: PSY 120 and 333 and at least junior standing. This course is designed to give students an overview of major classic and current theories of personality. Current research findings, therapeutic, educational, and social applications, and critical evaluation of these theories are emphasized. Students apply theoretical ideas to understanding particular individuals through the interpretation of illustrative biographies. The course involves readings, discussion, in-depth independent research, and writing.
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  • PSY 450: Independent Study

    3.00 Credits
    Midland University

    3 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission by application.
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  • PSY 498: Advanced Experimental Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Midland University

    3 credit hours Prerequisite: PSY 398 with a grade of "B" or above and permission of the instructor.Each student individually conducts a study of human behavior according to the principles and procedures of psychological research and, in so doing, develops critical thinking skills. The student defines a problem, reviews previous research on the topic, designs a study to evaluate their hypothesis, conducts the study and collects appropriate data, statistically analyzes the results to make conclusions, and writes a report of the study according to APA style. The students also help instruct the "Behavioral Research Methods Lab" section.
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  • PSY 499: Internship

    1.00 - 6.00 Credits
    Midland University

    1-6 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission by application, submitted during pre-registration. Limitations and/or restrictions may apply (i.e. prerequisites, availability of supervision, etc.).
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  • REL 112: Introduction to Christianity as Religion

    3.00 Credits
    Midland University

    3 credit hours This Christianity distribution course intends to introduce students to the question of the nature of religion as a universal human phenomenon, the origin and development of Christianity, the nature of religious language and Christian doctrine, and the problems and promise of reading the Christian Bible. This course seeks to contribute to MLC's mission, which includes introducing students to the ways in which Christianity has transformed human lives historically, theologically and spiritually. Our goal is to develop more mature and sophisticated understandings of the origins and meanings of the questions and issues inherent in the Christian faith.
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  • REL 120: Development of Christian Thought

    3.00 Credits
    Midland University

    3 credit hours This Christianity course explores the development of Christian doctrine from the earliest doctrinal controversies in the church through the more recent doctrinal developments. The emphasis in the course is on the spiritual, historical, and theological importance of the central teachings of the faith in order to equip the student for wrestling with these doctrines in light of their own experience and beliefs. The students grow in their own faith journey. The course also presents the transformative power of these central Christian doctrines on those who formulated them.
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  • REL 130: Introduction to the Old Testament

    3.00 Credits
    Midland University

    3 credit hours This Christianity survey course deals with the history of Israel and the great religious themes of the Old Testament and provides the students with a broad and general understanding of the Old Testament, its literature, and its historical setting as the cradle of the Christian faith. The primary text of study is the writings of the Old Testament. Students learn how the Old Testament, as the Scripture of Jesus and of the earliest Christians, grounds and serves the transforming power of the Christian faith. The continuing role of the Old Testament in informing the spiritual lives and theology of Christians is also presented.
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  • REL 140: Introduction to the New Testament

    3.00 Credits
    Midland University

    3 credit hours This Christianity survey course deals with the background of the New Testament, its origins and literature, its major themes and the beginnings and development of the early Christian church. The students become acquainted with the New Testament books and the problems related to their interpretation. The students learn how the Christian movement began and grew by the transforming proclamation of Jesus Christ, why the Christian movement became a historical and spiritual force, and why it continues to be relevant today.
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  • REL 150: Lutheranism

    3.00 Credits
    Midland University

    3 credit hours This Christianity course on Lutheran history, beliefs, practices, and social positions examines the origins of Lutheranism and its place in the spiritual, historical and theological transformations of the Christian faith. The students learn what Lutherans say about doctrines, social issues, morality, and religious life. The course is intended for all students, not just Lutherans. Emphasis is upon the Lutheran Church as evangelical, catholic, and ecumenical so that inter-Christian relationships can be discussed with justification by faith being the central Lutheran touchstone for an understanding of the transforming power of the Christian faith.
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