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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
In this course, students learn how animals and humans process information, solve problems, make decisions, and acquire communication and language skills. The course also addresses the role of memory in these functions. It is taught from both developmental and psychobiological perspectives. Prerequisites: PSY 200, SOC 200, WR 320.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the basic theories and concepts concerning the development and dynamics of personality. Students will examine and compare different theoretical approaches to personality development. Major theoretical approaches include psychoanalytic, behavioral, cognitive, and humanistic-existential. Prerequisites: PSY 200, SOC 200, WR 320.
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2.00 Credits
Topics that represent current faculty and student interest are announced during one semester each year. Offerings include, but are not limited to, group dynamics, sleep and dreams, psychology of religion, substance abuse, and sports psychology. Prerequisites: PSY 200, SOC 200, WR 320 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce students to neuroanatomy, brain mechanisms, and the physiological bases of behavior related to sensory systems, movement, sleep, learning, memory, and psychological disorders. Prerequisites: PSY 200, SOC 200, BIOL 111 or 200.
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3.00 Credits
Psychopathology is examined from a biopsychosocial perspective. Students are introduced to the DSM-IV-TR. Topics include etiology, symptoms, and treatment of depressive, anxiety, somatoform, and dissociative disorders, as well as schizophrenia, substance-related and age-related disorders, and personality disorders. Prerequisites: PSY 200, SOC 200, WR 320.
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3.00 Credits
Students are introduced to educational and psychological assessment, such as measures of aptitude, achievement, intelligence, personality, and vocational interest. An emphasis is placed on principles of psychometrics, including test items, standard scores, reliability and validity, and interpretations.While students have some hands-on experiences with particular measures, this course does not train students to administer these tests. Prerequisites: PSY 200, SOC 200, MATH 315, WR 320.
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce basic interviewing skills to students who anticipate future work in Christian ministry, teaching, counseling, or other related fields.While this course involves students' practice of basic listening, empathy, and rapport-building skills, it is not intended to prepare students for clinical practice. Prerequisites: PSY 200, SOC 200, PSY 420, and at least junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
Internships provide students an opportunity to apply their classroom learning and gain practical experience in a counseling or social service agency in the community. Students are supervised by professionals in the field and average 9 hours per week at their chosen site. Students should consult with their advisor during the semester prior to registration of internship credits. Prerequisites: Majority of psychology requirements and at least 2nd-semester junior standing.PSY 499 Psychology Senior Capstone Project (2) Students work with a designated psychology professor to develop a research project and written paper that reflects an area of interest and integrates a significant amount of their previous coursework, service learning, and internship experience. Limited to senior psychology majors.
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2.00 Credits
This course explores the monotheistic traditions of Judaism and Islam, giving attention to historical and phenomenological perspectives. These traditions will be examined from their inception to their modern expressions. At the end of the course, students should have a level of religious literacy for understanding the traditions in question.
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2.00 Credits
This course explores the religious traditions of the Far East including Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Shinto, giving attention to historical and phenomenological perspectives. These traditions will be examined from their inception to their modern expressions, At the end of the course, students should have a level of religious literacy for understanding the traditions in question. This course satisfies diversity study requirements.
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