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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A study of selected theories and practical approaches to family therapiesand resolving issues affecting family systems.
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3.00 Credits
The course will introduce students to the counseling process, the extensive practice of problem assessment, and counseling skills. The course is experiential, with a focus on counseling techniques, and less emphasis on theory.
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3.00 Credits
Explores how Western-based theories (in perception, cognition, developmental, social, and clinical psychology) are altered in, and affected by, cross-cultural settings and indigenous psychologies, and how the results can be critically understood and practically applied. Course examines various topics (such as health, communication, personality, gender and identity) from a cross-cultural perspective.
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1.00 Credits
Special Topics
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3.00 Credits
A study of the bi-directional relationship between psychology and health, examining such factors as historical and cultural models of health and illness, the effects of stress on health, the effects of acute and chronic illness on individuals and families, end-of-life care, health-related behavior and behavior change, the role of social support in promoting health, and relationships between health and religion and spirituality.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers basic psychological research designs, including observational techniques, qualitative methods, self-reports, and experimentation. This writing-intensive course requires students to develop a substantive written research proposal: abstract, extended review of primary source psychological literature, empirical hypothesis, method of data collection, and references. A thorough application of APA writing guidelines is emphasized.
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1.00 Credits
Designed to provide a supervised off-campus work experience in organizations related to the field of psychology. Students' specific placement depends on their interests and abilities, and on the needs of organizations. Each hour of academic credit requires 40 hours of work for the agency. Students are evaluated by their clinical and faculty supervisors. Prerequisites: Sophomore status and successful completion of PSYC 100 and at least two additional psychology courses. Consult with instructor a semester prior to registration.
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1.00 Credits
Directed Study
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3.00 Credits
This course functions as a culminating senior experience and all students will participate in standardized assessment testing. Recommended for all psychology majors with an interest in pursuing graduate studies, the focus of this course is the empirical investigation of a research topic selected by the student and described in a manuscript prepared in the editorial style of the American Psychological Association. The manuscript includes (a) a brief review of the scholarly (i.e., peer-reviewed) literature addressing the selected topic; (b) the formulation of an original research hypothesis; (c) a description of the method of participant selection, instruments, research procedures, and data collection and analysis appropriate to the hypothesis; and (d) a discussion of the results of the investigation, with emphasis on theoretical as well as practical application. Students are encouraged to present their findings at a regional undergraduate research conference that meets each spring. .
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2.00 Credits
This course functions as a culminating senior experience and all students will participate in standardized assessment testing. Students will participate in an off-campus supervised work experience in psychological or related services offered at institutions providing, research, education, treatment or rehabilitation for children, adolescents or adults. Specific placements depend on the needs of the institutions and the students' interests and experience. Each hour of academic credit requires 40 hours of work for the agency. Interns are evaluated by their clinical and faculty supervisors. Prerequisite: Senior status as a psychology major or permission of instructor. Internships may be arranged for fall or spring. Consult with instructor a semester prior to registration.
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