2009-11 Marian University Course Catalog, fall 2010 edition
2009-11 Marian University Course Catalog, fall 2010 edition
2009-11 Marian University Course Catalog, fall 2010 edition
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
PSY 230<br />
Abnormal Psychology 3 credits<br />
Prerequisite: 101 or 220. A scientific study of abnormal<br />
behavior, with emphasis on cause, treatment, and<br />
prevention. Psychopathology, including its development,<br />
assessment, and treatment is approached using major<br />
paradigms and research findings as they relate to a range of<br />
disorders as listed in the current DSM. (SEM)<br />
PSY 250<br />
Research Methods 4 credits<br />
Prerequisites: 101 and 205, or 220 or instructor permission.<br />
Research techniques, experimental design, and ethical<br />
considerations currently used in the science of behavior are<br />
presented. Laboratory experiments, formal research reports,<br />
professional presentations, and individual research projects<br />
are required. (SPR)<br />
PSY 300<br />
Psychological Tests<br />
and Measurement 3 credits<br />
Prerequisites: 101 or 220 and 205. This course addresses<br />
standardization procedures, concept evaluation, item and<br />
test reliability and validity, indirect measurement issues, and<br />
ethics. Tests currently in use in educational and psychological<br />
career fields are studied in depth. Projects on test<br />
development and interpretation are required. (FAL)<br />
PSY 305<br />
Psychology of Learning 3 credits<br />
Prerequisites: 101, or 220 and 250. This course is designed to<br />
provide the student with an overview of the major theories<br />
and principles of learning derived from research. Topics<br />
include nonassociative learning, classical conditioning,<br />
instrumental/operant conditioning, observational learning,<br />
and methods used to construct learning principles and<br />
theories. A research proposal and written assignments that<br />
develop critical thinking are required. (SPR)<br />
PSY 310<br />
Organizational Behavior 3 credits<br />
Prerequisite: 101 or 220. This course is a study of social<br />
psychological applications in the workplace with special<br />
emphasis on performance appraisal, motivation, leadership,<br />
and new forms of organizational structure and function.<br />
Psychological methods adapted for advertising and consumer<br />
research are also discussed. Analytical assignments (research<br />
articles, case analysis) supplement text material. (2FE)<br />
PSY 315<br />
Psychology of Motivation 3 credits<br />
Prerequisite: 101 or 220. An examination and analysis of<br />
important areas of research in motivation including<br />
physiological drives related to eating and sexual behaviors,<br />
the impact of stress and emotion on behavior, and the role of<br />
learned and social motivational states. Classical and modern<br />
theories of motivation are discussed. (ADD)<br />
PSY 325<br />
Social Psychology 3 credits<br />
Prerequisite: 101 or 220. This course is a study of theoretical<br />
and empirical foundations of individual social behaviors,<br />
including social cognition and perception, attitude formation<br />
and change, prosocial behavior, prejudice, aggression,<br />
interpersonal attraction, group influences, and applied legal<br />
issues. Research proposals, analytical papers, and written<br />
analyses of journal articles supplement text material. (SPR)<br />
PSY 330<br />
Health Psychology 3 credits<br />
Prerequisite: 101 or 220. This course is an overview of the<br />
rapidly developing field of health psychology, which applies<br />
empirically-based psychological principles to healthcare, in<br />
medical, exercise, work, and hospital settings. Consideration<br />
is given to individuals as well as institutions seeking to<br />
promote stress management, healthy lifestyle choices, and<br />
wellness. Readings and class activities engage students and<br />
supplement course material. Topics include healthcare ethics,<br />
cultural factors, coping, injury and treatment, pain<br />
management, and preventive interventions. (2SO)<br />
PSY 335<br />
Theories of Personality 3 credits<br />
Prerequisite: 101 or 220. A study of the major theoretical<br />
paradigms of personality, including psychoanalytic, trait,<br />
behavioral, and humanistic models. The student acquires an<br />
understanding of the major theories of personality along a<br />
continuum of scientific rigor, a thorough understanding of<br />
human commonalities and differences, mind/body<br />
connections, hereditary and experiential influences,<br />
psychopathology and treatment of personality disorders, selfknowledge,<br />
and applications to relationships with others.<br />
Writing assignments supplement assigned readings. (FAL)<br />
PSY 340<br />
Sport Psychology 3 credits<br />
Prerequisite: 101 or 220. This course is designed to introduce<br />
the concepts and applications of psychology to the field of<br />
sport. History and foundations, leadership, motivation,<br />
athletic performance factors, neurophysiology of arousal and<br />
attention, stress and coping, psychological skills training,<br />
aggression and violence in sports, and health issues are<br />
presented. Sports as individual and team activity within a<br />
broader framework of recreation and vocation will be<br />
addressed. A research/topical paper will supplement text,<br />
reading assignments, and activities. Cross-listed as HPE 340.<br />
(2FE)<br />
PSY 345<br />
Cognitive Science 3 credits<br />
Prerequisites: 101, or 220 and 250. This course is designed to<br />
provide the student with an introduction to factors that<br />
influence human thought. Research methodology and theory<br />
are emphasized and topics include attention, pattern<br />
recognition, memory, language, reasoning, and problem-<br />
123
Change language