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  • POLS 3960: Special Topics

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Specialty subjects in which topics/themes will be developed based upon the research specialties of department faculty. Repeatable for nine credits subject to graduation restrictions. Offered upon sufficient student demand. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of human and institutional decision making from multiple perspectives. 2. Demonstrate quantitative reasoning in application of research methods. 3. Clearly communicate ideas in written and oral form. 4. Demonstrate creativity and critical thinking in inter- and multi-disciplinary contexts.
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  • PRS 4700: Senior Capstone

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Required of all BAS Professional Studies majors. Must be taken in the student's senior year, preferably during the final semester. Asks students to synthesize and reflect on their learning and experience in the major, allowing them to integrate their study of professional skills as well as examine their chosen career field from both a practical and theoretical perspective. Also, asks students to look forward to careers and professional opportunities and create a practical pathway to participate in those opportunities. Includes a series of culminating assessment projects aimed at measuring student outcomes and at assisting the department to improve its program. Students will conduct an inquiry or investigation that makes an original intellectual or creative contribution to the career or professional opportunity of their choice. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Examine and reflect upon significant past educational experiences to inform current learning and understanding. 2. Compile a representative collection of high quality work from throughout their BAS experience. 3. Propose and create a thoroughly researched major piece of original professional quality scholarship that specifically targets their professional aspirations. 5. Implement collaborative approaches to research through participation in extensive workshop opportunities with peers.
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  • PRS 4890: Community Experience/Internship

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    For students who are granted and accept an internship that provides an extensive learning experience designed for career mobility and flexibility. Internships offer students the opportunity to work with government, a nonprofit agency, a private agency, an employer, or an instructor. Through arrangements with the department chair, a student may earn the required 3 credits per semester for satisfactory completion of terms of the internship. Students must be supervised by an agency representative and/or a faculty advisor. Written contracts must be completed and signed. Students are also required to submit a written evaluation of their experience before the end of the semester. Approval from the chair of Humanities, History, and Modern Languages department is required before enrolling. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze the professional skills needed to further a career in their chosen field. 2. Apply skills and concepts gained in STACKS classes to advance the mission statement of the organization/company. 3. Assess skills learned during the internship by submitting a midterm and final portfolio.
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  • PSY 1010: General Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Fulfills General Education Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement and is an approved Global and Cultural Perspectives course. For students in all disciplines who are interested in the fundamental scientific principles of behavior. Includes the study of learning, motivation, emotion, personality, mental disorders, treatment alternatives, and other related subjects as part of the course. Critical thinking will be explored in examining these aspects of behavior. Students will have frequent examinations and quizzes as part of the course requirements. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Construct basic knowledge of psychology theories, and identify different fields in the psychology discipline. 2. Articulate different models of research used in the field of psychology. 3. Critically evaluate psychology literature as well as speak to the pitfalls and the strengths of research trends in psychology. 4. Explore multicultural issues related to the field of psychology. 5. Analyze multiple views, theories, and ideas currently held in the field. FA, SP, SU
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  • PSY 1010M: General Psychology for Majors (SS, GC)

    4.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Fulfills General Education Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement and is an approved Global and Cultural Perspectives course. For students majoring in Psychology who are interested in furthering their understanding of the fundamental scientific principles of behavior. Includes the study of learning, motivation, emotion, personality, mental disorders, treatment alternatives, and other related subjects as part of the course. Critical thinking will be explored in examining these aspects of behavior. Students will have frequent examinations and quizzes as part of the course requirements. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Construct basic knowledge of psychology theories, and identify different fields in the psychology discipline. 2. Articulate different models of research used in the field of psychology. 3. Critically evaluate psychology literature as well as speak to the pitfalls and the strengths of research trends in psychology. 4. Explore multicultural issues related to the field of psychology. 5. Analyze multiple views, theories, and ideas currently held in the field. Prerequisite: Psychology major, or Instructor and Department Chair permission. FA
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  • PSY 1100: Human Development Through Lifespan (SS, GC)

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Fulfills General Education Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement and is an approved Global & Cultural Perspectives course. For all students who are interested in knowing how and why people change through the course of a lifetime. Covers biological, cognitive, and social changes from prenatal development to late adulthood. Studies scientific methods of collecting and interpreting data, analyzes developmental events from various perspectives, and focuses on applying this knowledge to one's own development. Dual listed with FSHD 1500 (students may take only one course for credit). **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of how humans develop across the lifespan. 2. Identify biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional changes across the lifespan. 3. Predict development that occurs during gestation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood, adulthood, and old age. 4. Compare human development across different cultures. 5. Apply developmental theories and trends to their own lives. 6. Discuss developmental theories as it applies to their own life experiences. 7. Differentiate between principles and processes of developmental theories and research methodologies. 8. Evaluate universal changes, cultural generalities, gender disparities, and individual differences within each life stage. FA, SP, SU
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  • PSY 1210: Psychology of Personal Growth

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    For all students who have a desire to increase self-awareness, understanding, and personal growth. Includes information on social influences, stress, health issues, communication, relationships, and challenges associated with marriage, child rearing, work, and aging. Uses textbook readings, group discussions, and journal writing to explore past and present decisions and to make future choices to promote personal growth toward self-actualization and fulfillment. Completion of PSY 1010 is recommended before enrolling in this course. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Formulate knowledge of the theoretical background of personal learning and growth theories. 2. Apply theories to the understanding of personal growth. 3. Describe cultural values and relationship to personal growth ideals. 4. Examine growth theory with relation to self and personal actualization.
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  • PSY 2000: Writing in Psychology: APA Style

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Required of psychology majors and recommended for students in all disciplines interested in understanding and more effectively using APA writing style. An introduction to the effective use and application of APA style for research projects, technical papers, and expository writing in the psychological and behavioral sciences. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the basic components of APA style. 2. Identify and locate relevant journals and databases in psychology. 3. Analyze and synthesize empirical articles as a means of writing an APA literature review. Prerequisites: PSY 1010 (Grade C or higher); AND ENGL 2010 (Grade C or higher); or instructor permission. FA, SP
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  • PSY 2100: Cognitive Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Introduction to basic principles of human and non-human cognition. Topics include perception, categorization, attention, memory, knowledge representation, judgment and decision making, and problem solving. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Develop an understanding of how cognitive psychologists apply the scientific method to study the mind. 2. Apply a variety of scientific techniques used in cognitive psychology and appropriate theories to a variety of mental activities. 3. Coordinate knowledge across a variety of techniques and cognitive psychology topics. Prerequisite: PSY 1010 (Grade C or higher); or instructor permission. FA, SP
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  • PSY 2400: Psychology of Abnormal Behavior

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Fulfills Clinical/Applied Psychology requirement for Psychology majors. An introductory course for students of all disciplines who wish to study the nature of mental disorders. This course will introduce students to the etiology, symptomatology and therapeutic strategies associated with mental disorders based on the current edition of the DSM. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)** At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Describe diagnostic criteria of different psychological disorders and manifestations of dysfunctional behaviors. 2. Describe how culture and diversity differences affect personal mental health. 3. Explain historical roots of the development of classifying mental disorders. Prerequisites: PSY 1010 (Grade C or higher). FA, SP
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