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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Majors in human services and psychology learn the career opportunities, problems, methods, and thinking styles of professionals in their fields. Students participate in classroom debates on topics of current concern in modern psychology and human services, practice the writing style of the American Psychological Association, and acquire effective methods for developing a professional resume. Guest speakers, field trips, and other out-of-class experiences expand students' understanding of the diversity and challenges of modern behavioral science and practice. This is a writing intensive course. Offered Fall
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An overview of historical and current theories regarding personality formation and development, and methods of measuring personality characteristics. Psychodynamic, humanistic, behaviorist, trait, and cognitive approaches are discussed. Offered Fall even numbered years
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This course takes a life span approach in studying human development from conception through death. Students will examine the major theories and scientific research findings on our physical, cognitive, social, and personality development. Offered Spring even numbered years
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Topics will vary.
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The long past and short history of the formal discipline of psychology are presented in a combined lecture/seminar format. Of primary emphasis are the philosophical foundations of modern psychological concepts and the personal lives and times of those who founded the field. Students engage in classroom debates, find and present in class biographical information pertaining to historical figures in psychology, and complete a project with a historical theme. Offered Spring
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Course is an exploration from the perspective of scientific psychology of historical and current conceptions of motivation, the force that determines activity preference, selection, and persistence. This course provides both a broad overview of motivational theories and practical applications of these theories to real-world problems. Offered as needed
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This course is an overview of the field of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. It includes such areas as a history of I/O, methodology, job design and analysis, psychological testing, employee recruitment, selection, training, performance appraisal, motivation, satisfaction, emotions, personnel and organizational development, multiculturalism and diversity, leadership, group dynamics, health and safety, stress and conflict management, ergonomics, and consumer psychology. Offered as needed
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Intensive instruction and hands-on experience in the designing, conducting, interpreting and reporting of psychological experiments. Ethical considerations, measurement and sampling issues, and various categories of experimentation are discussed. Offered Spring
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Provides a theoretical survey of the field of counseling. Major emphasis is on such topics as ethical considerations, the intake interview, counselor roles and client roles, goals of counseling, referrals and liaisons in the community, vocational counseling, tests and instruments used in the counseling process and research on the counseling process. Offered Spring
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This course focuses on description, identification, and practical management of behaviors stemming from physiological, psychological and environmental causes. Offered Fall
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