2026 - 2027 Catalog
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Course Descriptions
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| PSYC 101 | Psychology Of Human Relations | 3.00 Credits |
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Quarters Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring Emphasizes the theory and practice of human relations in the work setting, including self-management skills, role as employee, and effective participation in work groups. Stresses self awareness, awareness of others, managing stress and emotions, building healthy relationships, interpersonal communications, intercultural sensitivity, conflict resolution, and professional behavior. |
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| PSYC 201 Z | Introduction To Psychology I | 4.00 Credits |
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Quarters Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring Introduction to the science and application of psychology. Emphasis will be placed on psychological concepts, theories, and principles related to: Research Methods, Behavioral Neuroscience, Consciousness, Sensation/Perception, Learning, Memory, Thinking and Intelligence, and related topics. Some sections may have a low-cost text book option. |
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| PSYC 202 Z | Introduction To Psychology II | 4.00 Credits |
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Quarters Offered: Summer, Winter, Spring Introduction to the science and application of psychology. Emphasis will be placed on psychological concepts, theories, and principles related to: Personality, Social Psychology, Health and Well-Being, Motivation and Emotion, Disorders, Therapies, Lifespan Development, and related topics.Prerequisites: PSYC 201Z, or BIOL 101, or BIOL 231, or BIOL 232 |
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| PSYC 203 | General Psychology | 3.00 Credits |
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Quarters Offered: Offered as needed Stresses abnormal psychology and social psychology. Discusses theories of personality adjustment, abnormal psychology, psychological intervention, stress, conflict, and social psychology.Prerequisites: PSYC 201, or BIOL 101. |
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| PSYC 231 | Human Sexuality | 3.00 Credits |
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Quarters Offered: Spring A comprehensive study of human sexuality with an emphasis on sexual issues from scientific and humanistic perspectives. This course includes a survey of historical, cultural and cross-cultural variation in sexuality, sex research, female and male sexual and reproductive anatomy and physiology, gender issues, sexual response, sexual communication, sexual behavior patterns, love and sexual orientations. |
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| PSYC 235 | Intro To Human Development I | 3.00 Credits |
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Quarters Offered: Summer, Fall Discusses theoretical perspectives, and physiological, social, and psychological forces that impact the stages of human development form conception through late childhood.Prerequisites: PSYC 201, or BIOL 101. |
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| PSYC 236 | Intro To Human Development II | 3.00 Credits |
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Quarters Offered: Summer, Winter Discusses theoretical perspectives, and physiological, social, and psychological forces that impact the stages of human development from adolescence through late adulthood. Discusses special topics pertaining to those stages in life.Prerequisites: PSYC 201, or BIOL 101. |
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| PSYC 237 | Seasons Of Life | 4.00 Credits |
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Quarters Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring Focuses on the concept that development is a lifelong process, beginning at conception and continuing into late adulthood. Considers human development as influenced by three "clocks": the biological clock, the social clock, and the psychological clock.Prerequisites: PSYC 201, or BIOL 101. |
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