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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An in-depth study of the developmental issues unique to this phase of the human life cycle. Adult experiences of love, sexuality, marriage, career management, friendship, family, child care, spirituality and religion, the aging process and the psychology of death and dying are the main focus. Prerequisite: PSYC100 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An extensive critical inquiry into one or more of the current areas of advanced research or debate in psychology, for example: Psychology of Leadership and Dance Therapy. May be repeated for credit in different topics. Prerequisite: PSYC100.
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3.00 Credits
Psychology in the workplace and in other organizations. Psychological principles and concepts include worker motivation and attitudes, job satisfaction, women's issues, teams, employee selection, training and appraisal, and other current trends in businesses and organizations. Prerequisite: PSYC100.
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3.00 Credits
Offered on a rotating basis dependent on instructor availability. Extensive inquiry into current areas of advanced research or debate in psychology. Topics include Women at Midlife, Psychology Goes to Hollywood, Psychology of Art, Psychology of Fear, and Sleep and Dreams. Prerequisite: PSYC100.
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3.00 Credits
The practice of forensic psychology with emphasis on the exploration of biological, psychological, social and environmental causes of criminal behavior. The roles of forensic psychologists, criminal profilers, the insanity defense, the death penalty and domestic violence are explored. Prerequisite: nine credits in psychology.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of basic descriptive and inferential statistics. Emphasis on those concepts necessary for dealing with and understanding quantitative aspects of behavioral sciences and education. Basic definitions, nature of distributions, samplings, standardized scores, correlation, regression, and hypothesis testing included. Emphasis on the use of the actual procedures for the analysis of data. Prerequisite: PSYC100.
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4.00 Credits
Single organism and group research strategies in the behavioral sciences. Examination of factors that contribute to competent research designs. Students evaluate published research and carry out an original piece of research. Prerequisite: PSYC100 and PSYC253.
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3.00 Credits
How citizens' and public officials' attitudes, values, beliefs, experiences,and cognitive capacities shape political behavior and influence the actions of political institutions. Topics include political socialization, political personality, attitude formation and change - including the effects of media and campaigning - and political decision making. Prerequisite: PSYC100 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
The psychological impact that serious/chronic illness has on a child's individual development and family functioning. Focus on childhood asthma, AIDS, cystic fibrosis, diabetes and cancer. Prerequisite: PSYC100 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
For highly motivated students with strong research and writing skills, exploration of a psychological topic area of personal interest. Students work closely with a faculty mentor to identify relevant readings and plan a final project that integrates the students' findings. Prerequisite: PSYC100 and offered by arrangement with instructor.
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