Academic Catalog

Psychology (PSY)

PSY-101 PSYCHOLOGY 
3 credit hours3 contact hours (3 Lecture Hours Per Week) 
A scientific study of behavior is examined which leads to a greater understanding of human behavior, insight into mental processes and a better comprehension of the inconsistencies between human feelings and actions. Topics include learning, memory, the nervous system, perception, motivation, social interaction, attitudes, intelligence and abnormal behavior.
Fee: $0.00 
PSY-210 HUMAN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT 
3 credit hours3 contact hours (3 Lecture Hours Per Week) 
Developmental Psychology, also known as Human Development or Lifespan Development, is the scientific study of ways in which people change, as well as stay the same, from conception to death. The course examines change and stability across a broad range of topics. These include physical and other psychophysiological processes, cognition, language, and psychosocial development.
Requisite(s): Must complete PSY-101 Must complete ENG 121 or take concurrently 
Fee: $0.00 
PSY-220 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 
3 credit hours3 contact hours (3 Lecture Hours Per Week) 
This course places primary emphasis on clinically significant behavioral and psychological patterns associated with distress and impairment. Symptoms, suspected causes and treatment will be examined.
Requisite(s): Must complete PSY-101 
Fee: $0.00 
PSY-250 HUMAN SEXUALITY 
3 credit hours3 contact hours (3 Lecture Hours Per Week) 
Introduction to the biological, psychological and social aspects of human sexuality. Topics include sexual values, sexual development, male and female anatomy and physiology, the sexual responses cycle, sexual health and diseases, pregnancy, contraception, abortion issues, sexual gender orientation issues, intimate relationships, sexual dysfunction, and sexual abuse.
Requisite(s): Must complete ENG-121 or take concurrently 
Fee: $0.00 
PSY-260 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 
3 credit hours3 contact hours (3 Lecture Hours Per Week) 
Focuses on understanding ourselves and others, and how to develop our resources for effective living in today's world. Topics include an inquiry into basic nature and individual's potentialities, intellectual, emotional, and social development, how individuals perceive themselves in relation to their environment and are motivated to act, the kinds of problems people face and how they go about trying to solve them, and the nature of individual and group relationships.
Requisite(s): Must complete ENG-121 or take concurrently 
Fee: $0.00