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PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology (3-0) 3 hrs.
This course is a comprehensive overview of the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. It will familiarize students with the scientific methods used in the field of psychology. It will also introduce various topics within the field, such as consciousness, motivation, learning, memory, cognition, development, personality, psychological disorders and their treatments, social psychology, and the biological bases of behavior. B View Course Syllabus

PSY 124 Organizational Behavior (3-0) 3 hrs.
Organizational Behavior is an introductory business course that will provide information to the student about individuals, groups, organizational structure, and function. Topics to be studied include: Human Relations, Decision Making, Human Perception, Dynamics of Groups, Human Needs and Motivation, Concept of Organization, Leadership, Morale and the Quality of Work Life with attention to ethical considerations. B (Also listed as BUS 124.) View Course Syllabus

PSY 150 Interviewing & Counseling (3-0) 3 hrs.
A survey of basic counseling techniques, including an overview of the various schools of counseling—the dynamics of communication, interviewing, resolving resistances by dealing with case materials and role playing. B

PSY 200 Developmental Psychology (3-0) 3 hrs.
A study of the development of human behavior throughout the life cycle with emphasis on the principles of physical, social, cognitive, and personality development. Prerequisite:PSY 100. B View Course Syllabus

PSY 205 Adolescent Psychology (3-0) 3 hrs.
This course provides an overview of human development during adolescence. Biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional development during adolescence are studied. Families, schools, and cultures are emphasized as contexts for development. Prerequisite: PSY 100. B View Course Syllabus

PSY 210 Social Psychology (3-0) 3 hrs.
A study of how people think about, influence and relate to one another. This course focuses on how attitudes develop, the interrelationship between attitudes and behavior, and how societies and groups influence the way individuals act. An examination of social relationships focuses on interpersonal attraction, prejudice, aggression, conflict, and helping behavior. Prerequisite:PSY 100. B View Course Syllabus

PSY 215 Biological Psychology (3-0) 3 hrs.
This course is an introduction to the interaction between our biology and everything we do, think and feel. More specifically, it is a survey of the theories and research pertaining to the scientific study of anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology of behavior and mental processes. It will focus primarily on the structures and functions of the nervous system and explore how the nervous system affects such phenomena as development, sensation, perception, movement, sleeping, eating, sexual behavior, learning, memory, language, thoughts, emotions, and psychological disorders. It will also consider the relationship between the body and mind, and how and why brain activity gives rise to your unique conscious experience. Prerequisites: PSY 100. Recommended: High school biology or BIO 111. B (Also listed as SCI 215) View Course Syllabus

PSY 220 Abnormal Psychology (3-0) 3 hrs.
This course is an introduction to the field of abnormal psychology. It introduces the student to the current edition of the DSM system of classifying disorders. It emphasizes paradigms that organize and interpret data about behavioral disorders. It seeks to make students aware of the different assumptions behind different therapeutic approaches to behavioral disorders. This course is not intended as a course in clinical psychology. Prerequisite: PSY 100, PSY 200, or permission of instructor. B View Course Syllabus

PSY 225 Child Psychology (3-0) 3 hrs.
The goal of this course is to provide an understanding of child development that will be useful to those who plan to work with children or in settings designed for children. Child development will be considered within an ecological framework that includes the influences of families and institutions as well as psychological processes on the developing child. Special attention will be given to domains of development such as language and play that are important for understanding how children function in child care settings. This course will focus on normal development of the child infancy through age 12. Prerequisite:PSY 100. B View Course Syllabus

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