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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 hours This course offers a balanced and comprehensive perspective of the field of human sexuality. Topics covered include sexual anatomy and physiology, the sexual response cycle, sexually transmitted diseases, birth control, variations in sexual orientation, pornography, prostitution, and sexually coercive behavior. Prerequisite: PY101.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours In this course, students will be exposed to the various counseling approaches: rational, learning, psychoanalytic, perceptional, existential, and eclectic. Many other related concerns will be handled: ethics, techniques, communication skills, information service, appraisal, use of tests, team approaches, and personal values and philosophy. Students will have the opportunity to build some communication skills and make self-assessments. Prerequisite: PY220.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours This course provides an in-depth coverage of behavior modification techniques in applied settings. The major focus is placed upon the application of operant principles, implementation of behavior modification techniques, and measurement and evaluation of program effectiveness. The applications include a variety of settings such as hospitals and institutions, schools, day-care centers, and the home. Prerequisites: PY101 and Junior/Senior status, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours In this course a wide range of assessment techniques will be studied. The purposes and uses of tests along with their administration, scoring, validity and reliability will be considered. Measures of various types will be studied including intelligence, aptitude personality, and general ability tests. Prerequisites: PY101 and PY201.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours A course designed to study the major theoretical viewpoints concerning personality structure and dynamics. Included among others will be the theories of Freud, Erikson, Allport, Skinner, Maslow, and Rogers. The course will also include an examination of illustrative research associated with major theories. Prerequisites: PY101 and PY220.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours This course explores the foundations of psychology, a unique field of study that emerged in the late 19th century. Emphasis is placed on the developing sequence of ideas put forth by scholars and researchers, as well as practitioners, to define psychology's subject matter, methods, and goals. Prerequisite: PY101, PY226, and Junior/Senior status, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours A course designed to help the student apply psychology to teaching. Major units of the course include learning, assessment, evaluation, and classroom management. The course attempts to provide the student with as many options as possible for dealing with typical classroom concerns. Prerequisites: PY101 and PY205, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours Anatomy, physiology, and chemistry of the nervous and endocrine systems are studied in this course as the bases of behavior. Topics include neural control of internal body states, sensation and perception, movement, reproductive and emotional behaviors, and learning and memory from the perspectives of genetics, evolution, and experience. Prerequisites: PY101, PY226, and Junior/Senior status, or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
4 hours This course looks at learning as an evolutionary mechanism through investigation of classical and operant conditioning, vicarious learning, and forgetting. Concepts are applied in examining human behavior, for example, prejudice, phobias, smoking relapse, violence, and gambling. Lab experiences illustrate major principles of learning. Prerequisite: PY101, PY300, and Junior/Senior status, or permission of the instructor.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
1-4 hours A course which provides students with the opportunity for advanced, in-depth study and research of a specially selected area of psychology. The focus and format will vary with the interests of the student and faculty member. Prerequisites: PY300 and Junior/ Senior status, or permission of the instructor.
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