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NIACC Psychology Courses |
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- PSY-111: Introduction to
Psychology
- An introduction to the scientific study of behavior; a brief history of psychology as a science, and topics fundamental to human behavior including developmental issues, sensory abilities, cognitive performance, social and emotional factors in behavior, and abnormal behavior and therapies.
- PSY-121: Developmental
Psychology
- A study of the physical, mental, emotional, and social growth of the person from conception through later adulthood. Class lecture and discussion will reflect on such issues as attachment, play behavior, parenting styles and discipline, education, mate selection, mid-life events, and later adulthood experiences.
- PSY-223:
Child and Adolescent Psychology
- Course covers information relevant to the development of
humans from the prenatal stages through adolescence. Topics covered
include the developing fetus, as well as physical, social, and
psychological development in infancy, toddlerhood, childhood,
and adolescence.
- Prerequisite: PSY-111: Introduction to Psychology and/or PSY-121: Developmental Psychology.
- Course covers information relevant to the development of
humans from the prenatal stages through adolescence. Topics covered
include the developing fetus, as well as physical, social, and
psychological development in infancy, toddlerhood, childhood,
and adolescence.
- PSY-241: Abnormal Psychology
- An introduction to psychological disorders, with an emphasis on anxiety, mood, schizophrenia, personality, and substance-related disorders. The course includes understanding the personal dynamics of mental disorders and biopsychosocial factors involved with assessment, etiology, and treatment.
- Prerequisite: PSY-111: Introduction to Psychology
- An introduction to psychological disorders, with an emphasis on anxiety, mood, schizophrenia, personality, and substance-related disorders. The course includes understanding the personal dynamics of mental disorders and biopsychosocial factors involved with assessment, etiology, and treatment.
- PSY-281:
Educational Psychology
- Educational psychology applies the accumulated knowledge of human cognition and behavior from the field of psychology to the theory and practice of teaching. This course will be taught from a research perspective to facilitate student comprehension of teaching theories and how they can be applied in the classroom.
If you are considering psychology as a major, here is a suggested sequence of courses to take while you are attending NIACC.
This page was last modified on 14 October 2011.