PSY
Courses
PSY 100 Applied Psychology: Human Relations
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.
A course on applying psychological principles and theories to everyday life. Topics include: personality, behavioral change, stress and coping, interpersonal communication, relationships, gender and sexuality, and diversity and individual differences.
Prerequisites: None
PSY 102 Applied Psychology: Stress Management
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.
A course on understanding and managing stress. Topics include: causes and consequences of stress, physiology of stress, social and cultural factors affecting stress, and strategies for managing stress.
Prerequisites: None
PSY 105 Psychology of Leadership
4 Credits. 2 Lecture Hours. 4 Lab Hours.
A course on developing leadership and peer mentoring skills. Topics include: holistic, group, and individual leadership; leadership for diversity; and academic retention strategies. Students serve as peer leaders and must attend at least 70% of class sessions for the course they are leading.
Prerequisites: FYE 100 or FYE 105 or FYE 110 or HNR 100 (minimum grade B for all), and AFL 085 (minimum grade C) or appropriate placement test score
PSY 110 Introduction to Psychology
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.
A course on psychology as the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Topics include: history, experimental psychology, clinical psychology, and human development.
Prerequisites: AFL 085 (minimum grade C) or appropriate placement test score
Ohio Transfer Module Approved
PSY 198 First Year Special Topics in Psychology
1-9 Credits. 0 Lecture Hour. 0 Lab Hour.
A course on selected topics related to Psychology, which gives students opportunities to study information not currently covered in other courses. Grades issued are A, B, C, D, or F.
Prerequisites: Vary by section
PSY 199 First Year Independent Project in Psychology
1-9 Credits. 0 Lecture Hour. 0 Lab Hour.
A project related to Psychology that is completed by one or more students to meet specific educational goals. Projects must have prior approval and supervision by Psychology faculty. Grades issued are Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory.
Prerequisites: Vary by section
PSY 200 Abnormal Psychology
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.
Survey of behavioral, emotional, and mental disorders. Topics include: etiology, prognosis, and treatment modalities using the current DSM; historical and cultural viewpoints; research; prevention; substance abuse; and legal and ethical issues.
Prerequisites: PSY 110
Ohio Transfer Module Approved
Ohio Transfer Assurance Guide Approved
PSY 205 Child Development
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.
A course on a child's development from the prenatal period to age 12. Topics include: influences of physical/neurological, social/emotional, and cognitive factors in development.
Prerequisites: PSY 110
Ohio Transfer Module Approved
Ohio Transfer Assurance Guide Approved
PSY 210 Adolescent Development
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.
A course on developmental issues of adolescence. Topics include: physical, cognitive, familial, educational/vocational, and social development.
Prerequisites: PSY 110
Ohio Transfer Module Approved
Ohio Transfer Assurance Guide Approved
PSY 215 Adult Development
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.
Study of principles and theories of human growth and development from early adulthood through late adulthood.
Prerequisites: PSY 110
Ohio Transfer Module Approved
PSY 220 Social Psychology
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.
Study of the individual within the social environment. Topics include: understanding the social behavior of individuals in interactions with others, social interactions in groups, social influence, perception, attraction, aggression, and altruism.
Prerequisites: PSY 110
Ohio Transfer Module Approved
Ohio Transfer Assurance Guide Approved
PSY 225 Lifespan Development
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.
Study of human development from the prenatal period through late adulthood. Topics include: biological, cognitive, social, and cultural factors that influence development.
Prerequisites: PSY 110
Ohio Transfer Module Approved
Ohio Transfer Assurance Guide Approved
PSY 298 Second Year Special Topics in Psychology
1-9 Credits. 0 Lecture Hour. 0 Lab Hour.
A course on selected topics related to Psychology, which gives students opportunities to study information not currently covered in other courses. Grades issued are A, B, C, D, or F.
Prerequisites: Vary by section
PSY 299 Second Year Independent Project in Psychology
1-9 Credits. 0 Lecture Hour. 0 Lab Hour.
A project related to Psychology that is completed by one or more students to meet specific educational goals. Projects must have prior approval and supervision by Psychology faculty. Grades issued are Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory.
Prerequisites: Vary by section