Psychology programs
Developmental Psychology Minor
(Satisfies state secondary teaching endorsement requirements in psychology. Students must also complete the requirements of the secondary education program. See the education department listing for requirements.)
| Requirements | | Psychology electives 4 * | | PSY 111 - General Psychology This course is an overview of the field of psychology and includes topics such as biological bases of behavior, learning and memory, motivation and emotion, human development, personality, intelligence, abnormal behavior and therapy. The course emphasizes methodologies including observation, correlational and experimental as they are used in the study of psychology. A major purpose is to have the student struggle with the question, "What is psychology?" Finally, this course provides students with the necessary background in psychology to move on to other more advanced topics in the field.(4 credits) | | PSY 215 - Research Design and Introductory Statistics This course acquaints the student with basic empirical research techniques in the behavioral sciences including political science, psychology, social work and sociology. The course aims to enable the student to function as a conductor and a consumer of behavioral science research. Techniques include: observation, questionnaire and survey, interview, single-subject designs, qualitative research, and experimental and quasi-experimental methodologies. Topics include: descriptive and basic inferential statistics, sampling methods and research ethics. Prerequisites: PSY111, SOC101, PSC101, or PSC105, and fulfillment of the general education math requirement. (4 credits) | | PSY 221 - Developmental Psychology: Childhood The study of the physical and mental development of the child from the prenatal period into adolescence. The course includes the study of physical, cognitive, moral, social and personality development of childhood and adolescence.(4 credits) | | PSY 224 - Developmental Psychology: Adolescence Adolescents experience many changes in a few short years as they transition from childhood to adulthood. This course explores the major psychological issues and theories in adolescent development with emphasis on cognitive development, self-concept, peer relationships and sexuality, among others.(4 credits) | | PSY 225 - Developmental Psychology: Adulthood This course explores psychological issues and theories in normal adult development, with emphasis on cognitive, social and personality functioning from young adulthood to old age.(4 credits) | | Total credits required: 24 |
Notes: * Note: at least 4 credits must be at the 300-level or above, excluding PSY390 and PSY420. (Students completing a major in sociology who have completed SOC340, Sociological Research, and who complete a developmental psychology minor may complete a different 4-credit psychology course in place of PSY215-Research Methods I.)
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