Introduction to Developmental Psychology

The developmental psychology course guides you in learning about youself and interacting with the society. Its five major themes, human communication, growth dynamics, feelings and emotions, human relationships, and leading a quality life-provide a thought-provoking look at how psychology influences personal development.

6 Credits

Fundamentals of Biological and Cognitive Psychology

Course provides a comprehensive, approachable treatment of current cognitive psychology. Neuro-cognitive evidence is integrated throughout, and course balances empirical evidence, theory, and explanations of important points with sufficient detail so that you learn not only cognitive psychology, but also how experiments are designed and interpreted and how theories are tested. 

6 Credits

Introduction to Social Psychology

This course offers a broad introduction to social psychology, the scientific study of human social influence and interaction. You will explore various ways people think about, affect, and relate to one another. Goals of this course are to improve understanding of social psychological explanations for social influence and interaction.

6 Credits

Introduction to Quantitative Psychology

The course uses well-established approach emphasizing the intuitive, deemphasizing mathematical, and explaining everything in direct, simple language but also going beyond these principles to further your understanding. By using definitional formulas to emphasize concepts of statistics, you will work problems in a way that keeps them constantly aware of primary logic. 

6 Credits

Introduction to Abnormal Psychology

This course is an introduction to research, history, and theories of abnormal psychology. A major emphasis in the course is to examine selected categories of psychological disorders such as: anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, personality disorders, eating disorders, and substance abuse disorders.

6 Credits

Foundations of Psychology

This course presents a scientific, accurate, and thorough overview of essential concepts of psychology in engaging language that you would be able to easily comprehend. Topics covered are: science of psychology, biological basis of behavior, sensation and perception, learning, memory and cognition, motivation and emotion, life-span development, therapies, and social psychology. 

6 Credits

Introduction to Personality Psychology

This course is designed to prepare you to apply theories of personality to understanding particular individuals who you may encounter in professional work and in you personal life; this engaging course provides an overview of major classic and current theories of personality, together with clear explanation of the latest research.

6 Credits

Fundamentals of Physiological Psychology

Thoughtfully organized, this course offers scholarly, yet accessible coverage and effectively emphasizes dynamic interaction between biology and behavior. Course incorporates basic properties of nervous system and endocrine system since they provide fundamental building blocks of behavior. It discusses sensory systems, motor systems and information processing that occurs between the two.

6 Credits

Clinical Psychology Research Methods

Course describes research methods in psychology and provides criteria for conducting and evaluating clinical research. Various stages of research are discussed, with an emphasis on special demands that are placed on investigator. Research Design in Clinical Psychology explains how methodology is an approach toward problem solving, thinking, and acquiring knowledge.

6 Credits

Introduction to Psychotherapy

This course provides an overview of cognitive and behavioral therapies in terms of both theoretical conceptualization and practical application. Of particular focus are the various theoretical stances from which these therapies can be undertaken, and their existential, interpersonal implications for both the therapist and the client.

6 Credits

Ethics in Clinical Psychology

This course guides you by using theme of decision-making as an anchor for discussion of ethics in professional practice. Providing thorough presentation of ethical principles and standards, course examines ethical issues as they manifest themselves within several specialty areas (couple and family, school, mental health, career, group, rehab, additions, etc.)

6 Credits

Introduction to Behavior Therapy

This course offers a solid introduction to the principles of behavior using a clear, interesting, entertaining style. The clear text and concise discussion of behavior therapy make this course interesting and attention grabbing. Course details how behavior is shaped, controlled, and modified/manipulated with legal and ethical issues concerning human beings.

6 Credits

Introduction to Clinical Psychology

The goal of this course is to understand fundamental concepts of clinical psychology, including information related to history and development of discipline approaches to clinical problems, methods of assessment, specific techniques and possible careers involving clinical psychology. Throughout the course, major emphasis will be on cognitive-behavioral field of clinical psychology.

6 Credits

Child Clinical Psychology

This comprehensive, research-based introduction to childhood behavior disorders provides a sensitive and thorough examination of the field by covering its central perspective, classification, and research methods, and providing descriptions and discussions of numerous disorders.

6 Credits