Psychology Minor
Curriculum
Minor Requirements
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| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
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An introduction to selected concepts, methods, and vocabulary of psychology. Focus of study will be on the individual and the conditions that influence behavior. Topics that will be covered include: growth and development, learning and thinking, emotions and motivations, personality and assessment, mal-adjustment and mental health, groups and social interaction, and social influence and society. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| PSYC 205 | Theories of Personality | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: PSYC 101 A survey of the major theoretical approaches to understanding the development, structure, and dynamics of personality. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| PSYC 210 | Statistical Analysis | 4 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MATH 115 or MATH 125 or MATH 141 or MATH 160 or MATH 161 or MATH 170 or MATH 180. This course covers descriptive and inferential statistics, frequency distributions, percentile rank, measure of central tendency and variability, correlation and regression and tests of significance. Using computer software, students will directly apply these statistics to specific problems common to the behavioral sciences. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-0-4 |
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| PSYC 220 | Child Psychology | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: PSYC 101 The study of human growth and development. This course is designed to give the student an understanding of children and how they change while passing through the major phases of growth. Emphasis is placed on physical, emotional, and Special topics include: identification of conditions in personality development with an aim toward understanding the period of human growth on which adulthood is founded. Special topics include: identification of conditions in childhood leading to normal psychological development. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| PSYC 221 | Human Development | 3 |
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The study of human growth and development. This course is designed to give the student an understanding of children and adolescents and how they change while passing through understanding the period of human growth on which the major phases of growth. Emphasis is placed on physical, emotional, and personality development with an aim toward understanding the period of human growth on which adulthood is founded. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| PSYC 223 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: PSYC 101 An introduction to the study of that portion of human development called adolescence. Some of the topics treated: significance of puberty, biological and social sex roles, adolescent image, the emergence of new figures such as practices and their replacement with new behavioral peers and idols, society at large as agents of socialization in place of parents and family, the extinction of old habits and practices and their replacement with new behavioral patterns. Theoretical consideration will be supplemented with observational experience. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| PSYC 240 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: PSYC 101 Emphasis on human learning. Consideration of concepts of readiness, individual differences, motivation, retention, transfer, concept development, reasoning, mental health, and measurement as related to learning. Psychological principles of teaching-learning technology are examined. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| PSYC 245 | Learning Theory | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: PSYC 101 Learning theory is a fundamental science course. The student is asked to trace the emergence of modern cognitive learning theory (neo-behaviorism) from the original works of Pavlov, Thorndike, and Watson through the blackbox Skinnerian school of thought. The course emphasizes theoretical rather than methodological issues and, as such, is designed to give the student a firm grasp of the conditions under which permanent behavior change occurs. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| PSYC 260 | Social Psychology | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: PSYC 101 An analysis of the structures and properties of human groups. Topics include: group formation, development of role relationships, intra-group and inter-group conflict, factors influencing group effectiveness, the role of motivation, and attitudes in group processes. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| PSYC 310 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: PSYC 101 A study of mental health and abnormal behavior. The topics covered include: definitions of mental health and mental illness; problems of adjustment; the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders. Case studies supplement and illustrate the theoretical parts of the course material. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| PSYC 321 | Sports and Exercise Psychology | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: PSYC 101 This course will provide an overview of the major concepts which define the field of sports and exercise psychology including, but not limited to: the foundations of sports psychology, personality and sports, motivation, arousal/stress/anxiety, competition and cooperation, intrinsic motivation, and group dynamics. This course will encourage you to think critically about a variety of sports and exercise topics while actively applying them to your own life and everyday experiences. Classroom Hours- Laboratory and/or Studio Hours- Course Credits: 3-0-3 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| PSYC 330 | Communication and Interviewing Techniques | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: PSYC 101 and SOCI 101 The examination of communication from various standpoints, as illustrated by different types of interviews. Interviewing techniques employed for personnel selection are compared with those used in interrogation and those used for the therapeutic purposes. Practice in interviewing. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| PSYC 335 | Personnel Psychology | 3 |
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Examines the important role of individual differences in selecting and placing employees, in appraising the level of employee's work performance and in training recently hired and veteran employees to improve various aspects of job-related behavior. Emphasis is placed on job analysis, measurement of performance and methods used in selection, i.e., tests and interviews. Special attention to the legal issues involving fairness in selection of employees. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| PSYC 338 | Health Psychology | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: PSYC 101 An overview of the major concepts which define the field of health psychology including, but not limited to: the foundations of health psychology, research methodology in health psychology, stress, pain and coping, behavior and chronic disease, behavioral health, and future challenges in health psychology. We will focus on the roles of individuals, society, and cultural factors in health. Classroom Hours- Laboratory and/or Studio Hours- Course Credits: 3-0-3 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| PSYC 410 | Physiological Basis of Behavior | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: PSYC 101 A basic course to familiarize students with the bodily processes involved in various aspects of human behavior. Physiological psychology studies the biological basis of psychological functions such as sleeping, emotions, motivations, perceptions, learning, memory, and problem solving. The two major biological systems most relevant to psychology are the nervous system and the glandular system. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| PSYC 425 | Introduction to Counseling | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: PSYC 101 and PSYC 205 Theories and practical techniques of counseling, including advisement, guidance, and supportive psychotherapy, by both directive and non-directive methods. Counseling is considered both as a career in itself and as a component of one's job in such fields as teaching, business and personnel management, health occupations, social work, and the law. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| At least one course must be a 300/400-level class. | ||
| Total Program Credits = 15–16 |