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Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's Degree or equiv. international education

Credit Hours

60 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced)

Courses Offered

10

Courses Offered In MASTERS DEGREE

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Personality Psychology

  • This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the key personality theorists by combining biographical information on each theorist with his or her contributions to the field. The unique style of this enables you to easily grasp an understanding of the key people and movements in the field of personality.

  • 6 Credits

  • Developmental Psychology

  • The Course offers an eclectic, interdisciplinary approach to the study of adolescence, presenting both psychological and sociological viewpoints as well as educational, demographic, and economic data. The course takes into consideration current and important topics such as ethnic identity formation, gender issues, the Internet, and the effects of single-parent families.

  • 6 Credits

  • Biological and Cognitive Psychology

  • This course incorporates neuroscience seamlessly into the study of cognitive psychology. This course takes a fresh look at the field, and presents it as it actually is today. By integrating findings about the brain into the usual fare for this topic, it provides the foundation for you to study current research in the field. 

  • 6 Credits

  • Neuropsychology

  • This course will provide an overview of the neural systems supporting our perception of spatial world, and the movements of our bodies within it. This course will draw special emphasis to the study of visual perception, memory and language processing, attention or action, human brain damages and recovery.

  • 6 Credits

  • Psychology

  • Course introduces the field of psychology and its basic concepts, theories, research methods, and contributions to the understanding of human behavior. Topics include the nervous system, perception, motivation, learning and memory, social behavior, personality, developmental, and clinical psychology. The past and current theories and contributions of major psychologists are explored.

  • 6 Credits

  • Advanced Concepts in Human Factor Psychology

  • This course will help you understand how to become more effective in their work and personal life through developing human relations skills. Theme of the course revolves around the fact that career and personal success are related. Course will teach you how to become successful in career life by learning skills required for teamwork and leadership.

  • 6 Credits

  • Organizational Psychology

  • This course deepens your knowledge of workplace and organizational behavior. You will develop scholarly and practical expertise in work attitudes, leadership, and organizational behavior and development to identify how organizational effectiveness can be improved through; motivational, reward, and feedback systems; and creation of synergistic work environments that foster employee well-being.

  • 6 Credits

  • Adjustment and Growth Psychology

  • Course is a blend of personalization, advice, and science helps you apply psychological insights and principles to your own lives. Course teaches the basics of human adjustment in everyday life. Applications of the concepts taught in this course help you understand yourself better, change your behaviors, and enhance your relationships.

  • 6 Credits

  • Lifespan Development

  • This course reflects field of Human Development in its current state. Lifespan Development prepares you to understand physical, social, emotional and intellectual growth and development throughout lifespan. Content includes child development theories and research; Prenatal development; Infants and toddlers; Preschool years; Middle childhood; adolescence; adulthood; Death and dying.

  • 6 Credits

  • Organizational Behavior Management

  • This course provides scientific and practical highlights of organizational behavior. It focuses on essential concepts and practices that those in business really need to know. Furthermore, it also allows you to understand essentials of OB as a practical and scientific field by providing good balance between research and practical applications.

  • 6 Credits
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Personality psychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction.
    The psychoanalytic legacy: sigmund freud.
    Personality's ancestral foundation: carl jung.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Overcoming inferiority and striving for superiority: alfred adler.
    Moving toward, away from, and against others: karen horney.
    Personality from the interpersonal perspective: harry stack sullivan.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The seasons of our lives: erik erikson.
    The sociopsychological approach to personality: erich fromm.
    Every person is to be prized: carl rogers.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Becoming all that one can be: abraham maslow.
    Marching to a different drummer: george kelly.
    The social - cognitive approach to personality: walter mischel and julian rotter.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Thinking ahead and learning mastery of one's circumstances: albert bandura.
    It's all a matter of consequences: b. f. skinner.
    Human needs and environmental press: henry a. murray.
    The trait approach to personality: raymond cattell and hans eysenck.
    Personality development and prejudice: gordon allport.
    Where is personality theory going?

Developmental psychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adolescents in social
    Adolescents in theoretical
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adolescent diversity: socioeconomic status and ethnicity
    Body issues: sexual maturation and physical growth
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Body issues: health-related behaviors and attitudes
    Traditional approaches to cognitive development: piaget and elkind
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    New approaches to cognitive development: information processing, decision making, and assessment issues
    Self-concept, identity, ethnicity, and gender
    Sexual values and behavior
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adolescents and their families
    Divorced, parent-absent, and blended families
    Social development: the changing nature of friendship and romance
    Adolescent society, culture, and subculture
    The development of moral values
    Education and school
    Work and vocation
    Adolescent alienation
    Substance abuse, addiction, and dependency

Biological and cognitive psychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    How the brain gives rise to the mind.
    Perception.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Attention.
    Representation and knowledge in long-term memory.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Encoding and retrieval from long-term memory.
    Working memory.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Executive processes.
    Emotion and cognition.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Decision making.
    Problem solving and reasoning.
    Motor cognition and mental simulation.
    Language.

Neuropsychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to neuropsychology
    Neuroanatomy
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Techniques in neuropsychology
    Laterality
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The sensorimotor system
    Sensation and perception: vision
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Memory
    Hearing and language processing
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Emotion
    Spatial ability
    Attention and consciousness
    Humans, human brains, and evolution
    Neural development and developmental disorders
    Human brain damage
    Neuropsychological assessment
    Recovery of function

Psychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The science of psychology.
    How psychologists do research.
    Evolution, genes, and behavior.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Neurons, hormones, and the brain.
    Body rhythms and mental states.
    Sensation and perception.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Learning and conditioning.
    Behavior in social and cultural context.
    Thinking and intelligence.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Memory.
    Emotion.
    Motivation.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Theories of personality.
    Development over the lifespan.
    Health, stress and coping.
    Psychological disorders.
    Approaches to treatment and therapy.

Advanced concepts in Human factor Psychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Human relations and you
    Self-esteem and self-confidence
    Self-motivation and self-discipline
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Chapter4: emotional intelligence, attitudes, and happiness
    Values and ethics
    Problem solving and creativity
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Personal communication effectiveness
    Communication in the workplace
    Getting along with your manager, coworkers, and customers
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing conflict
    Becoming an effective leader
    Motivating others and developing teamwork
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Diversity and cross-cultural competence
    Getting ahead in your career
    Learning strategies, perception, and coping with lifespan changes
    Developing effective work habits
    Managing stress and personal problems

Organizational Psychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Principles, practices, and problems.
    Techniques, tools, and tactics.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Employee selection principles and techniques.
    Psychological testing.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Performance appraisal.
    Training and development.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Leadership.
    Motivation, job satisfaction, and job involvement.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The organization of the organization.
    Working conditions.
    Safety, violence, and health in the workplace.
    Stress in the workplace.
    Engineering psychology.
    Consumer psychology.

Adjustment and Growth Psychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Self-direction in a changing world.
    The journey begins - childhood.
    Affirmative aging - adulthood.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Seeking selfhood.
    A healthier you.
    Taking charge of your life.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Managing your inner life.
    Your friends and you.
    Leader or follower?
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    At work and at play.
    Sexuality.
    Love and commitment.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Stress and you.
    Your mental health.
    If you go for help.
    Good grief and death.

Lifespan Development

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to human development
    Heredity and environment
    Prenatal development and childbirth
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Infancy and toddlerhood: physical, cognitive, and language development
    Infancy and toddlerhood: personality and sociocultural development
    Early childhood: physical, cognitive, and language development
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Early childhood: personality and sociocultural development
    Middle childhood: physical and cognitive development
    Middle childhood: personality and sociocultural development
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adolescence: physical and cognitive development
    Adolescence: personality and sociocultural development
    Young adulthood: physical and cognitive development
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Young adulthood: personality and sociocultural development
    Middle adulthood: physical and cognitive development
    Middle adulthood: personality and sociocultural development
    Older adulthood: physical and cognitive development
    Older adulthood: personality and sociocultural development
    Death and dying

Organizational Behavior Management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The field of organizational behavior.
    Organizational justice, ethics and corporate social responsibility.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Individual processes: personality, emotions, perception and learning.
    Coping with organizational life: stress and careers.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Work-related attitudes: prejudice, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment.
    What motivates people to work?
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Interpersonal behavior in the workplace: helping and harming others.
    Organizational communication.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Group group process and work teams.
    Making decisions in organizations.
    The quest for leadership.
    Organizational culture, creativity, and innovation.
    Designing effective organizations.
    Managing organizational change: strategic planning and organizational development.