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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course covers current theories about children’s knowledge and the issues surrounding the development of that knowledge. Topics include memory development, perceptual development, language development, development of problem-solving abilities, and the development of intelligence. Prerequisite: PSY 0202.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the uses, applications, and underlying concepts of psychological testing. Topics include how tests are standardized, the reliability and validity of tests, and types of tests psychologists use (e.g., intelligence tests, personality tests). Prerequisite: PSY 0201.
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3.00 Credits
Deals with the current theoretical and applied issues in human memory. A study of the human ability to acquire and retain information, to recall it when needed, and to recognize its familiarity when it is seen or heard again. Prerequisites: PSY 0101 and six additional psychology courses.
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3.00 Credits
The major historical and contemporary theories of motivation. The course examines instincts and behavior; hunger motivation; and clinical, cognitive, and experimental approaches to motivation. Prerequisites: PSY 0101 and six additional psychology courses.
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3.00 Credits
This class focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders commonly associated with children and adolescents. Some of the disorders addressed will include: adjustment disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorders, disruptive behavior disorders, anxiety disorders, and mood disorders. Various treatment modalities and techniques associated with specific disorders will be presented. Prerequisites: PSY 0206 and junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
(Cross listed with EDUC 1325) 3 cr. Designed for the professional who must have a working knowledge of the characteristics of children with disabilities, their challenges, and how to best meet their needs. Prerequisite: PSY 0202.
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3.00 Credits
Psychological research can be used to understand how the interaction between perception and cognition with the body’s immune system affects the development of illness service delivery to individuals who have psychological problems as the result of illness, and planned healthcare programs to reduce the incidence and/or duration of physical health problems. This course will provide an overview of the role that psychology is playing in the healthcare system and will focus on scientific psychological research linking our thoughts, feelings, and behavior to physical health. Prerequisites: PSY 0101 and junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
Current issues in social psychology (e.g., attitudes, attribution, compliance, aggression). Prerequisites: PSY 0201, 0203.
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3.00 Credits
Various theories and practices of counseling and psychotherapy, including psychoanalytic therapy, person-centered therapy, Gestalt therapy, behavior therapy, and rational emotive therapy. Communication skills and ethical issues are addressed. Prerequisite: PSY 0206 and junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
This class will focus on the nature and assessment of intelligence. The major assessments of intelligence that will be covered include: the Wechsler tests, nonverbal assessments of intelligence, as well as other specialized assessments of intelligence. Prerequisites: PSY 0201 and junior standing.
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