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| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Description | Competencies |
| PSY102 | Human and Work Relations | 3 | Emphasizes an awareness of the factors inherent in human relationships and psychological adjustment patterns of individuals and groups. Effort is made to develop the techniques of interpersonal relations and coping. | Loading... |
| PSY111 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | A survey of psychology including theoretical and experimental findings and applications from areas such as neurobiology, learning, memory, personality, social, abnormal and therapy. | Loading... |
| PSY121 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | The study of factors that affect human development from conception to death, with emphasis on topics such as physical, cognitive and social changes, methods of study and current issues. | Loading... |
| PSY140 | Exploring Mental Health | 3 | Explores the basic causes, manifestations and treatment of common psychological disorders. The course introduces mental illness along a continuum from functional to dysfunctional. | Loading... |
| PSY172 | Stress and Stress Management | 3 | This course provides basic instruction in understanding stress reactions, their causes and effects and the theory and application of stress management techniques. Includes theories of stress and stress reduction, physiological/psychological reactions to stress, measurement of stress reactions, and application of stress reduction. | Loading... |
| PSY241 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 | An introduction to the study of abnormal behavior, with emphasis on anxiety, depression, schizophrenia and personality disorders. The course includes understanding the personal dynamics of mental disorders and biopsychosocial factors involved in assessment, etiology and treatment. Recommend PSY 111 be taken prior to this course. | Loading... |
| PSY251 | Social Psychology | 3 | This course surveys selected topics in social psychology, including social perception, social influence, attraction, altruism, aggression, persuasion, attitude formation, group processes, and applications of research to everyday situations. | Loading... |
| PSY261 | Human Sexuality | 3 | This course provides students with definitive and precise information about the nature of human sexuality and gender roles. An interdisciplinary approach will be used to present a more comprehensive view, stressing the biological, social, and psychological aspects of sexuality and gender roles. | Loading... |
| PSY281 | Educational Psychology | 3 | The principles of psychology applied to classroom teaching, with emphasis on such topics as development, learning, motivation, evaluation, adjustment, and educational techniques and innovations. | Loading... |
| PSY291 | Prin. of Behavior Modification | 3 | The principles of learning theory with a major emphasis on operant conditioning will be studied. Emphasis will be on the practical application of these principles to the areas of mental health, mental retardation and education. | Loading... |
| PSY926 | Honors Seminar | 3 | Discussion seminar whose topics will include a range of subjects determined by students' interest. Students will write in preparation for and response to in-class discussions. May be repeated up to eight semester hours. | Loading... |
| PSY928 | Independent Study | 1 | | Loading... |
