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  • PSY 240: Child Development

    4.00 Credits
    Albright College

    This course describes and examines the interrelationships among the physical, cognitive, social and emotional dimensions of human development from conception through adolescence.
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  • PSY 250: Theories of Personality

    4.00 Credits
    Albright College

    A review of the theoretical orientation to the study of personality as viewed by Freud, Jung, Adler, Horney, Fromm, Sullivan, Murray, Lewin, Allport, Maslow, Rogers and the existential psychologists.
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  • PSY 265: Ecological Psychology

    4.00 Credits
    Albright College

    The objectives of this course are: to understand the psychological origin and scope of current environmental problems and how they relate to our values, attitudes, and behaviors; to study human experiences and behavior in its environmental, political and spiritual context; to question the human institutions and values that lead to environmental problems; and to explore the role of humans within the larger ecosystem.
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  • PSY 270: Industrial Psychology

    4.00 Credits
    Albright College

    Focus in this course is on the study of the application of psychological principles to personnel functions within business and industry and human resource concerns such as test reliability and validity; criterion measurement; employee recruitment, interviewing and selection; performance appraisal; job satisfaction; and job stress. Human resource professionals serve as guest lecturers and resource persons.
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  • PSY 271: Organizational Psychology

    4.00 Credits
    Albright College

    Focus in this course is on the study of the principles of human behavior in organizational settings. Emphasis is on the practical applications of topics such as: training, group/team dynamics, leadership, decision making, communications, organization cultures and structures from a human resource professional perspective.
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  • PSY 290: Human Behavior and Diversity Issues

    4.00 Credits
    Albright College

    This course is to examine the variety of ways in which one can construe issues of diversity. An introduction to issues including racial identity and affirmative action is provided. Students are exposed to models of understanding diversity from psychological, political, economic and industrial perspective. The contents of this course compel students to conduct a personal examination of their own belief systems as they critically explore the dynamics of race, ethnicity, culture and gender in American society. Students are challenged to broaden their perceptions of differences and increase their cultural knowledge and sensitivity. (Fulfills general studies social science requirement)
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  • PSY 305: Behavioral Neuroscience

    3.00 Credits
    Albright College

    This course focuses on the biological mechanisms which mediate behavior. Students will become familiar with the anatomy of the nervous system as well as the different research methodologies employed. The relationship between nervous system and topics such as motivation, learning, sensation, psychopharmacology and abnormal behavior are examined. Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory.
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  • PSY 306: Advanced Topics in Psychology

    4.00 Credits
    Albright College

    This course offers special topics of current interest in psychology. The topic and course description will be available in the department at least one month before registration. The student is to select this course only if there is a sincere interest in pursuing the topic at an advanced level. There are lectures and exams, but a major component is a term paper or similar scholarly project based on current literature. This course is an excellent basis for senior internships, independent research or departmental honors. This course may be taken more than once if the topics are different. It counts towards the psychology concentration, but permission of the department is needed for the specific topic to count in psychobiology or any combined concentration. The title of the topic will appear on the transcript. Prerequisite: Individual topics will have different prerequisites
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  • PSY 319: Evolutionary Psychology

    4.00 Credits
    Albright College

    This course examines the hypothesis that thebehavior, physiology, and psychology of modern human beings have been? shaped by our ancestral past.? The goal of the course is to review different human traitsas evolved adaptations.? An emphasis will be placed on human mating strategiesand sex differences.? This course will explore specific topics relating to matechoice, biological differences between the sexes, attraction, humanreproduction, breeding patterns across species, jealousy and infidelity,physical markers of fitness, selection, inclusive fitness, and social order and interaction.
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  • PSY 340: Cognitive Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Albright College

    Major emphasis is on developing an integrated theoretical and applied understanding of human biopsychosocial processes involved in acquiring, storing and using knowledge. Specific attention is focused on the cognitive processes of perception, memory, language and thinking. Information processing and connectionist models are compared. Written laboratory reports and a comprehensive cognitive model are required. Three hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory. Prerequisite: PSY 200 and 205 or 305, or by permission
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