(3 lecture, 0 laboratory) This class and required lab afford all psychology majors the opportunity to learn the foundations of research methodology, design, and analysis.
PSY 120: with minimum grade of D- and PSY 200: with minimum grade of D-
Explore psychological factors in maintenance of wellness, treatment of illnesses and recovery from or adjustment to ongoing health problems. Study theory, research methods and clinical applications in health psychology.
PSY 120: with minimum grade of D-
Focus on human development from conception through adolescence, particularly physical, cognitive and socioemotional development. Learn research methods for studying developmental processes.
PSY 230: with minimum grade of D-
Explore physical, cognitive and socioemotional variables related to adult development encompassing an age range from 20 to over 100. Emphasis in learning various research methods.
PSY 230: with minimum grade of D-
Explore the dying process, funeral rites/rituals, grief and bereavement of Western and other cultures. Topics include loss experiences, fear of death, reactions to death, euthanasia, suicide, and the care and treatment of the terminally ill.
PSY 120: with minimum grade of D-
Explore principles of classical and operant conditioning. Understand principles as the basis for concept learning, problem solving, information processing and memory. Emphasis on human behavior in everyday life.
PSY 120: with minimum grade of D-
Study the relationships between theory, research, and practice in learning, memory, child development, motivation, and educational assessment for elementary classroom settings.
GPA-2.75 and (IAPP-Applic for Initial Adm to PTEP: with minimum score of 9 or FAPP-Applic for Full Adm to PTEP: with minimum score of 9 or May concurrently take EDFE 110: with minimum grade of S or May concurrently take EDFE 120: with minimum grade of S or May concurrently take EDFE 125: with minimum grade of S)
Study the application of principles derived from research on learning, memory, adolescent development, motivation, and educational assessment and measurement to secondary classroom settings.
GPA-2.5 and (IAPP-Applic for Initial Adm to PTEP: with minimum score of 9 or FAPP-Applic for Full Adm to PTEP: with minimum score of 9 or May concurrently take EDFE 110: with minimum grade of S or May concurrently take EDFE 120: with minimum grade of S or May concurrently take EDFE 125: with minimum grade of S)
Study psychological theories and research methods used to explain personality development and functioning including psychoanalytic, neopsychoanalytic, cognitive, behavioral, humanistic and type-trait theories.
PSY 120: with minimum grade of D-
Examine social psychological theories and methods related to the legal system issues e.g., jury selection, eyewitness testimony, and death penalty cases.
(PSY 265: with minimum grade of D- or SOC 332: with minimum grade of D-)
Discover basic methods employed by psychologists in selection, placement, training and motivation of industrial personnel. Examine psychological factors influencing morale, production and job satisfaction.
PSY 120: with minimum grade of D-
Survey of how humans perceive the world through vision, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Examine physiological mechanisms, sensory processes, development, and theories of perception for each sensory modality.
PSY 120: with minimum grade of D-
This class is designed to give students an introduction to neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and psychopharmacology while stressing the functional relationship between the nervous system and behavior.
PSY 120: with minimum grade of D- and (BIO 100: with minimum grade of D- or BIO 101: with minimum grade of D- or BIO 105: with minimum grade of D- or BIO 110: with minimum grade of D- or BIO 245: with minimum grade of D-)