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

Personality Theories

This introduction to theories of personality course introduces you to rich history of psychology and practical information that helps you understand their own lives and relationships with others. Using a theorist-by-theorist approach, course summarizes major theories of personality and emphasizes that best understanding of personality comes from variety of viewpoints.

6 Credits

Introduction to Organizational Psychology

Course focuses on how industrial-organizational psychology directly influences our lives as job applicants, trainees, employees, managers, and consumers. Topics include employee selection, psychological testing, performance appraisal, and training; leadership, motivation, job satisfaction, and job involvement; working conditions, safety, violence, and health in the workplace; and engineering and consumer psychology.

6 Credits

Introduction to Human Factor Psychology

This course provides an accessible overview of major psychological concepts and techniques that conveys how to exercise a solid professional performance and achieve personal satisfaction. Approaches to perception, learning, personality, conflict and motivation are examined, as well as theories of human behavior at work.

6 Credits

Organizational Behavior

Organization behavior is an interdisciplinary field dedicated to better understanding and managing people at work. This course is designed to acquaint you with the theories of behavior of people in social organizations. It examines cross-cultural relationships, challenges of leadership, global issues that impact businesses today, and the relevance of OB to future careers.

6 Credits

Group Theories

This course presents a broad, integrative overview of group dynamics presented in a well researched, readable, and experiential format. This course introduces you to the theory and research findings needed to understand how to make groups effective, and it helps build skills required to apply that knowledge in practical situations.

6 Credits

Fundamentals of Psychological Testing

This course provides detailed overview on neuropsychological and geriatric assessment, the early uses and abuses of testing, assessment of learning disabilities, testing in special settings, race differences in IQ, and cheating on national group achievement tests. The course also includes latest versions of the most widely used tests.

6 Credits