Courses
Psychology
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General Psychology
CAS PS 101
Basic introduction to the field of psychology. Topics include theories and findings governing learning, memory, perception, development, personality, and social and abnormal psychology. 4 cr.
Introduction to Experimental Design in Psychology
CAS PS 211
Prereq: CAS PS 101. Concepts of experimental design in psychology, including the identification and control of bias, minimizing unsystematic error, the statistical description of data, elementary probability theory, and elementary statistical inference. Does not count toward the eight principal course requirement for concentrators. 4 cr.
Psychology of Learning
CAS PS 234
Prereq: CAS PS 101. Survey of theory and techniques in learning and their applications in different settings. Topics include problem solving, memory, reward and punishment, and reinforcement schedules as studied in animals, normal classrooms, and remedial settings. 4 cr.
Developmental Psychology
CAS PS 241
Prereq: CAS PS 101. Students may elect either CAS PS 241 or PS 243, but not both. Critical review of research and theories pertaining to intellectual and social development of infants and children. Role of early experiences and biological factors in later formation of personality, and intellectual and motivational behaviors; includes theories of Erikson, Piaget, and Freud. Term paper may be required. 4 cr.
Psychology of Personality: Theories and Application
CAS PS 251
Prereq: CAS PS 101. Students may elect either CAS PS 251 or PS 252, but not both. The historical development of personality theories and their application to social and clinical concerns are emphasized. Classic theories of personality (e.g., psychoanalytical, behavioral, trait, humanistic, cognitive, and social roles) are explored and evaluated through lectures, readings, case materials, and films. 4 cr.
Social Psychology
CAS PS 261
Prereq: CAS PS 101. Provides an understanding of how behavior, feelings, and thoughts of individuals are influenced and determined by characteristics of a situation. Topics include attraction, attitudes, aggression, person perception, and groups. Readings cover theories, experimental research, and application. 4 cr.
Experimental Psychology: Personality
CAS PS 325
Prereq: PS 211 or (MA 115 and MA 116) and (PS 251 or PS 252). Systematic approaches to the study of personality. Experimental and observational investigations of selected aspects of personality. Demonstration of experimental procedures and student participation in laboratory and field studies. 4 cr.
Drugs and Behavior
CAS PS 333
Prereq: CAS PS 101 or consent of instructor. Comprehensive survey of drug influences on behavior; introduces a neuroscience approach to behavior. Several classes of drugs discussed, including abused and addictive substances and psychoactive and therapeutic agents. 4 cr.
Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
CAS PS 336
Prereq: CAS PS 101. Provides an introduction to basic topics and research relevant to cognitive psychology. Emphasis placed on understanding how we perceive, attend, and remember information. Related topics include language, problem solving, and intelligence. 4 cr.
Neuropsychology
CAS PS 338
Prereq: CAS PS 231 or consent of instructor. Survey of theoretical aspects and major empirical findings in human neuropsychology, including memory, language, spatial function, attention, emotion, and abstract thought. Emphasis is on the relation between brain disorders (resulting from head injury, stroke, degenerative disease, etc.) and abnormal behavior. 4 cr.
Psychology of the Family
CAS PS 370
Prereq: CAS PS 101 or SO 205. Survey of psychological issues related to the family. Includes examination of psychological research and data on the individual's experience in the family, with special emphasis on developmental and clinical issues. 4 cr.
Abnormal Psychology
CAS PS 371
Prereq: CAS PS 101. Attention to the wide range of ways in which personality may become disordered, and emphasis on normal behavior development as highlighted by psychopathology. Evidence and theories concerning problems of treatment are also considered. 4 cr.
Psychological Perspectives on War and Peace
CAS PS 372
Prereq: CAS PS 101. Considers psychological approaches to why some individuals support governmental decisions to go to war, to kill, to torture, and to tolerate civilian deaths while others resist war and strive to achieve a culture of peace. 4 cr.
Introduction to Clinical Psychology
CAS PS 473
Prereq: CAS PS 371. Introduction to current diagnostic and treatment techniques in clinical psychology from empirical, applied, and theoretical perspectives. Topics covered include clinical interviewing, psychological testing, and a comparison of humanistic, analytic, and systems approaches to therapy. 4 cr.
Metropolitan College
Psychology of Human Sexuality
MET PS 221
Provides a psychological framework for reviewing the science of human sexuality. Emphasis is placed on not only what has been learned, but how it has been studied. The clinical, developmental, personality, social psychology, and neuro-psychological theory and research of human sexuality are presented. Specific topics include sexual dysfunctions and sex therapy, bio-social views on sexual differentiation, alternative sexual orientations, and attraction to love. 4 cr.
Psychology and Film: Images of Madness
MET PS 295
Classic feature films (1920s to the present) portraying mental illness are considered from both cinematic and psychosocial perspectives. The public image of madness on the big screen is related to clinical concepts and practices current during the period of the film. 4 cr.
Business and Organizational Psychology
MET PS 340
Prereq: MET PS 101. The discipline of business and organizational psychology is a fast-growing expert area in the behavioral sciences. As a whole it concerns itself with the scientific application of psychological principles, research, theories, methods, and interventions to the world of business and organizations. This course introduces the undergraduate student to the discipline’s theories, methods, and practical applications. 4 cr.
The Psychological Unconscious
MET PS 366
Prereq: MET PS 101. The psychological unconscious has been cause for fascination since the dawn of civilization among philosophers, scientists, and artists. In recent years, thanks to swift advances in neuroscience, many unconscious phenomena have been studied experimentally and revealed to us. These empirical studies offer sharp insights into how the psychological unconscious works in generating thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. 4 cr.
