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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
Cooperative education is a form of education which integrates classroom study with paid, planned, and supervised work experiences in the public and privates sectors. Cooperative education allows students to acquire essential, practical skills by being exposed to the reality of the work world
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3.00 Credits
A course designed to serve the needs of students who are majoring or minoring in psychology and who expect to pursue graduate studies in the field. The purpose of this course is to allow faculty to expose students to topics not included in the present curriculum, or topics which, although included, are not covered in sufficient depth for pre-professional students. The seminar may include sharing the results of individually assigned readings, individualized research, and/or a discussion of theoretical or research topics as reported in contemporary literature and chosen by the faculty instructor. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Repeatable with different topic, up to 6 credits.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the interaction of individuals in group situations, the products of collective activity, and their influence upon the individual. Prerequisite: PSYC 203.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction of selected topics in psychology which are not included in the psychology curriculum.
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3.00 Credits
A course designed to develop knowledge of psychological instruments available for the appraisal of human behavior and skill in administering and interpreting those tests and measurements. Prerequisite: PSYC 203.
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3.00 Credits
An overview of the historical and philosophical basis of psychology and the relationship of contemporary systems. Prerequisite: PSYC 203.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the field of humanistic psychology. The theoretical orientations of selected humanistic psychologists (e.g. Carl Rogers, Leo Buscaglia, Viktor Frankl, Harold Greenwald, and Abraham Maslow) are covered in depth. Prerequisite: PSYC 203.
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3.00 Credits
This course involves a study of structure and function of the nervous system. Students will gain an appreciation for the biological basis of everyday behaviors, such as language, movement, emotion, reading, writing, sleeping, learning, and personality. Likewise, students will gain an understanding of the physiological correlates of many types of psychological pathology, such as schizophrenia, depression, autism ADD/ADHD, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson' s disease, drug addiction, learning disabilities, and stroke rehabilitate. The aim of the class is for students in many helping-related fields (e.g., psychology, nursing, education, gerontology) to gain an appreciation of just how pervasive the impact of physiological variables are within the context of a psychosocial approach throughout the lifespan. Prerequisite: PSYC 203.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to human cognitive processes including attention, perception, memory, concept formation, psycholinguistics, problem solving, and thinking. Course emphasizes the role of experimentation in understanding the information processing systems underlying human cognition, language, and memory. Prerequisites: PSYC 251 and ENGL 102, 103, or 104.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of methods, empirical findings, and theoretical interpretations in human and animal learning, including such topics as classical and operant conditioning, animal cognition, and machine learning. The course also covers discrimination, generalization, and the role of reward, punishment, and other motivational variables in learning. Prerequisites: PSYC 251 and ENGL 102, 103, or 104.
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