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Psychology 200-Level Courses (PSYC)

219 Political Psychology. (4)

Introduction to basic concepts, principles, and content areas of political psychology, including political cognition and decision making; emotion and motivation in politics; political attitudes, values, and ideology; political socialization; political personality; political leadership; political participation; political conflict; public opinion and the media. Prerequisite: 111 or POLS 111 or permission of instructor.

220 Psychology and Adjustment to Modern Life. (4)

Adjustment is the process of learning to manage or cope with the demands and challenges of everyday life. In this course students will learn how the empirical methods of psychology can be applied to adjustment issues such as personality, stress, self-esteem, relationships, marriage, sexuality, work and career development, health, and psychotherapy. [Small group discussions will be a frequent occurrence.]

221 Applied Behavioral Statistics. (4)

Understanding and analyzing data in psychology research; descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, appropriate use of statistics, use of computer to do necessary computations and data analysis. Prerequisite: 111.

235 Research Methods. (4)

Basic design and interpretation of empirical approaches to psychology. Emphasis on theory and practice of psychological experimentation and writing scientific reports. Prerequisite: 221.

271 Individual Learning Project. (1-4)

Supervised reading or research at the lower-division level. Permission of department chair required. Consult department for applicability towards major requirements. Not available to first-year students.

280 Theories of Personality. (4)

Survey of the major theoretical orientations in personality psychology, including psychoanalytic, trait, cognitive, humanistic/existential, and social-behavioristic perspectives; includes the investigation of their basic concepts and principles, views of personality development, assessment techniques, treatment applications, and the extent to which they meet standard criteria for judging the scientific adequacy of theories. Prerequisite: 111.