| Course # | Course Title | Description | Campus | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC11 | Introduction to Psychology | Principles of human behavior as determined by scientific method. Includes compressed treatment of basic principles of learning, motivation, sensation, and perception, and selected topics in physiological psychology, childhood, adolescence and adulthood, human motivation, emotion, behavior disorders and adjustment. | A/E/W | 3 cr. hr. |
| PC15 | Applied Psychology | Applied presentation of psychological background and viewpoints to understanding human behavior in such areas as learning, mental health and adjustment, business and industry, consumerism and political issues. | A/E/W | 3 cr. hr. |
| PC20 | Brain and Behavior | Second semester of scientific study of human
behavior. Stresses biological basis for behavior, physiological background
of motivation, theories of learning, thinking, behavior genetics, theories
of personality, psychopathology, and recent research and developments in
psychology. Recommended for students who plan to major in behavioral sciences
at baccalaureate institutions.
Prerequisite: PC11. |
A/E/W | 3 cr. hr. |
| PC41-44A
PC45-47W PC48-50E |
Special Topics in Psychology | Special topics in psychology. Content varies from year to year | A/E/W | 3 cr. hr. |
| PC48 | The Psychology of Sexuality | Special topics course which focuses on human sexual functioning as shaped by psychological issues such as emotion, motivation and personality. Considers evolution of theories of sexuality originated by Havelock Ellis, Sigmund Freud and Wilhelm Reich, and enriched by contemporary researchers such as Masters and Johnson and John Gagnon. Psychology of interpersonal relations, identity formation, sexual deviation, and role of evolution in shaping cognitive abilities and mating preferences are addressed. (This course can be used to satisfy social science, liberal arts or unrestricted elective requirements.) Prerequisite: PC11. | E | 3 cr. hr. |
| PC52 | Sports Psychology | Explores tropical issues related to sports from several perspectives- those of individual athletes, coaches, sports psychologists, trainers, sports managers, and that of the larger society. Issues discussed include goal setting for peak performance, motivation, competitive stressors, visualization, burnout and drug abuse, as well as issues of race and gender as they relate to stereotyping, participation and opportunity structure. Prerequisite: PC11. | A | 3 cr. hr. |
| PC60 | Developmental Psychology | Study of human developmental processes. Examines origin
and development of physical, emotional, intellectual and social competencies
across the life span. Research, practical applications and a diversity
of theoretical approaches are presented.
Prerequisite: PC11 |
A/E/W | 3 cr. hr. |
| PC61 | The Psychology of Adulthood and Aging | Investigates progress of human development throughout adulthood and later life, primarily from psychological perspective. Although most of human lifespan is spent as an adult, developmental psychology courses, because of time constraints, either stop at adolescence or give short shrift to what follows it. This course enables students to understand psychological as well as sociological and anthropological aspects of the process of becoming an adult and aging. Prerequisite: PC11 | A | 3 cr. hr. |
| PC63 | The Exceptional Child | Introduces students to needs, abilities and prognosis for children who are mentally retarded, hyperactive, emotionally disturbed, physically disabled, gifted and talented, learning disabled, or possess speech, hearing and visual impairments. Psychological, educational, parental, legal and medical considerations are explored. Prerequisite: PC11 | A/E/W | 3 cr. hr. |
| PC66 | Social Psychology | Study of social interaction at several levels including personal perception and impression management, affiliation and attraction, aggression and pro-social behavior, attitude formation and change, group behavior and conformity, and social interaction in a changing society. Prerequisite: PC11 and SO11. | A/E/W | 3 cr. hr. |
| PC70 | Educational Psychology | Understanding and applying methods of psychology
to problems encountered in teaching/learning situations. Prepares way for
professional understanding and insight into problems encountered in the
contemporary classroom.
Prerequisite: PC11. |
A/E/W | 3 cr. hr. |
| PC80 | Abnormal Psychology | Examines historical roots, theoretical orientation
and current controversies in psychopathologies. Emphasis on description,
cause and treatment of behavior disturbances.
Prerequisite: PC11. |
A/E/W | 3 cr. hr. |
| PC88 | Theories of Personality | Examination of different approaches to an understanding
of human personality through study of such theories as the behavioristic,
psychoanalytical,
(including both Freud and Neo-Freudians), phenomenological, type and trait; considerations of their contribution to a clear and intelligible understanding of the human organism as an apparently integrated being. Prerequisites: 6 credits psychology, or PC11 and permission of instructor. |
E/W | 3 cr. hr. |
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