PSYCH 100 3 Units
General Psychology
This course surveys the nature and scope of psychology as a science. The content focuses on the exploration of psychological theories, concepts, methods, and research findings in psychology. Topics include psychology research design, biological bases of behavior, perception, consciousness, cognition, learning, development, memory, personality, psychological disorders and therapeutic approaches, emotion, motivation, social psychology, and applied psychology.
PSYCH 100H 3 Units
General Psychology - Honors
This course surveys the nature and scope of psychology as a science. The content focuses on the exploration of psychological theories, concepts, methods, and research findings in psychology. Topics include psychology research design, biological bases of behavior, perception, consciousness, cognition, learning, development, memory, personality, psychological disorders and therapeutic approaches, emotion, motivation, social psychology, and applied psychology. This course is intended for students in the Honors Program but is open to all students who desire more challenging course work.
PSYCH 102 3 Units
Personal and Social Adjustment
This course provides students with an applied focus on how psychology is used in everyday life and is related to other social sciences. This course examines a variety of psychological and theoretical perspectives and how these ideas are applied across a person's life taking into account the influence of factors such as culture, gender, ethnicity, historical cohort, and socio-economic status. A broad understanding of how scientists, clinicians, and practitioners study and apply psychology is emphasized.
PSYCH 105 4 Units
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
This class focuses on statistics as applied to the social sciences and includes such topics as measurement, frequency distributions, measures of central tendency, measures of variability, the normal distribution curve, correlation, sampling, statistical inference, hypothesis testing and an introduction to analysis of variance.
PSYCH 110 3 Units
Abnormal Psychology
This course is an integrative survey of theory and research in abnormal behavior. The scientific study of psychopathology and atypical behaviors is explored. Abnormal behavior is investigated from a variety of perspectives including biological, psychological, and sociocultural approaches. Intervention and prevention strategies for psychological disorders are also introduced.
PSYCH 111 3 Units
Developmental Psychology: Lifespan
This course is a survey of lifespan developmental psychology from conception through death, including biological and environmental influences. Theories and research on physical, cognitive, personality, and social development are examined, as well as attention to developmental disturbances and problems.
PSYCH 112 3 Units
Developmental Psychology: Child and Adolescent Psychology
This course is a survey of the psychological growth of the normal individual from conception through adolescence with emphasis on stages of development. Particular emphasis is given to physical development, intellectual development, social and emotional development during the first two decades of life. Other topics include good and bad parenting styles and the potential problems encountered by children and adolescents.
PSYCH 118 3 Units
Human Sexual Behavior
This course provides an overview of the field of human sexuality through examining human sexuality from psychological, biological, sociocultural, and historical perspectives. Current sex norms and aspects of interpersonal and individual sexual adjustment will be explored. Students will be encouraged to develop an awareness of their own sexual attitudes, values, and behaviors and to evaluate the consistency of their behaviors within their own moral frameworks.
PSYCH 119 3 Units
Multicultural Psychology
This course examines cultural influences on human behavior such as development, mental health, social behavior, and social cognition in contexts ranging from everyday modes of functioning to family and work relationships. This course will examine a wide range of theories and research with respect to cultural influences on human behavior, cognitive processes, lifespan development, abnormal behavior, mental health, self-concept, emotion, motivation, learning, intelligence, perception, memory, and communication. This course provides students with a non-judgmental environment in which students will understand how culture influences human behavior which will assist them in interactions with people from diverse cultures.
PSYCH 141 3 Units
Introduction to Biological Psychology
This course will introduce the scientific study of the biological bases of behavior and the role of the scientific method in neuroscience. Topics will include basic neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, nervous system structure and functions, hormonal and neurochemical mechanisms, brain-behavior relationships underlying movement, sensation, perception, learning, memory, consciousness, emotion, regulatory processes, and psychological disorders. Historical scientific contributions and current research principles for studying brain-behavior relationships and mental processes will be addressed in this course. Ethical standards for human and animal research will be discussed in the context of both invasive and non-invasive experimental research.
PSYCH 201 4 Units
Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences
This course is a survey of research design and research methods primarily used in psychology and the social sciences including experimental and non-experimental research methods. Students will conduct research, analyze data, and write research reports.
