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| PSYCH 100: General Psychology |
| 3 semester-hour credits - Tuition $417 |
Overview of the field of psychology including learning, emotion, heredity, personality, development,
abnormal, psychotherapy, research methods, sleep, dreams and relationships.
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| PSYCH 151: Introduction to Human Development |
| 3 semester-hour credits - Tuition $417 |
Survey of human development through life span. A multi-disciplinary approach to the study of both change and stability in
physical, cognitive, social and personality development. Review of relevant developmental theory and research.
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| PSYCH 311: Theories of Personality |
| 3 semester-hour credits - Tuition $417 |
The purpose of the course is to provide a general understanding of the major personality theories that are fundamental to psychology. You will be
covering nine personality theories in this course. These theories can be useful tools in helping you understand not only yourself better, but also the
lives of those around you as well as humanity more generally. A major objective of the course is to enhance critical thinking skills as well as written
communication skills. In an attempt to meet these objectives (as well as make learning about theories as engaging as possible), you will be asked to bridge
the gap from theory to application in several short writing assignments.
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| PSYCH 342: Educational Psychology |
| 3 semester-hour credits - Tuition $417 |
This course is designed to introduce different learning and thinking styles through social cognitive learning theory and information processing. Understanding
the importance of motivation, intelligence, problem-solving, assessments, and positive learning environments will be introduced. Another important goal is to capture
your interest in how you acquire knowledge, so that the course becomes an enjoyable and profitable experience.
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| PSYCH 351: Psychology of the Exceptional Individual |
| 3 semester-hour credits - Tuition $417 |
Survey of characteristics of those individuals considered significantly above or below the norm of the population. Emphasis on
behavioral identification and modification of the home, school and social environment. Prerequisite: PSYCH 100.
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| PSYCH 362: Abnormal Psychology |
| 3 semester-hour credits - Tuition $417 |
To gain a basic understanding of abnormal behavior, classification system and different diagnostic categories.
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