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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Students have a choice of policy-related classes to take while in Washington, though specific choices vary depending on the current offerings at the Washington Internship Institute. Recent course offerings have included Modern American Society, Inside Washington, and Foreign Policy. All seminars incorporate discovery of the city as much as possible into the curriculum. Upon completion, students will demonstrate an understanding of the substance of the material in their particular course. Prerequisites: Acceptance into Encountering Washington program, as determined by the program's director at Doane and the faculty of WII. Co-requisite: Enrollment in PSI 425 and 426.
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3.00 Credits
A major research project in political science culminating in the presentation of a research paper. Prerequisite: Senior major in political science.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the systematic study of individual people and what they do. Fundamentals of behavior, learning, conditioning, growth, cognitive processes, perception, emotion, personality, and psychopathology are among the issues studied.
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3.00 Credits
A basic survey of chemical and non-chemical addictions. Upon completion of the course, students are knowledgeable with regard to the various types of addictions, theories of causation, and methods of prevention and control. Prerequisite: PSY 117 or permission.
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3.00 Credits
A course designed to enable the student to utilize a framework to understand the dynamic interaction of society, institutions, social welfare programs and the social work profession in the process of human need fulfillment. Specific topics covered include social work philosophy, values, skills areas of practice, careers and history. Prerequisite: SOC 109 or PSY 117. (Cross-referenced with SOC 225.) Offered alternate years.
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3.00 Credits
A course primarily for individuals who plan to use listening and attending skills in helping professions, such as mental health counseling, human services, criminal justice, teaching, and health fields. This course is introductory in nature and includes consideration of theoretical approaches and in-class practice of skills used in counseling. Prerequisite: PSY 117, declared major or minor in education or psychology or declared major in sociology with criminal justice emphasis, or permission.
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1.00 Credits
A course for psychology majors and prospective majors. As a result of the course, students will increase their awareness of their own career-related interests, values, and skills. They will increase their knowledge about a variety of career possibilities for psychology majors, including information about how to prepare for entrance into these career fields. Finally, students will increase confidence in their abilities to make appropriate career decisions.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to research methodology, with an emphasis on the experimental approach. Students who successfully complete this course will be able to explain how studies are designed through the manipulation of independent variables, measurement of dependent variables, and control of extraneous variables. In addition, the class as a whole will design and conduct an original study during the course of the semester. Prerequisite: PSY 117 and SSI 217. Offered spring term.
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3.00 Credits
A study of human development from the prenatal period through adolescence. Cognitive, emotional, and social development are considered. Prerequisite: PSY 117 or EDU 211, or permission.
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3.00 Credits
A study of human development from young adulthood through old age. Cognitive, emotional and social development are considered. Prerequisite: PSY 117 or EDU 211, or permission. Offered alternate fall terms.
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