2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

PSF 4551 PRINCIPLES OF INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY
ADVOCACY (3 credits). Explores the response to crime by law enforcement, the
court system, social services and victim advocates. Primarily focuses on advocacy
for individuals and the community. Examines domestic violence, crime prevention,
delinquency, hate crimes and substance abuse in terms of best practices from the
field. (Requirement: Junior standing.) Prerequisites: PSY 1411.
PSF 4562 FORENSIC CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits). Overviews
forensic clinical psychology, including forensic interviewing and assessment of children
and adults, treatment of offenders and victims, legal procedures involving the
interaction of clinical psychologists with the justice system, and expert testimony by
mental health professionals. (Requirement: Junior standing.) Prerequisites: PSY 1411.
PSF 4591 CRITICAL ISSUES IN FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits).
Examines contemporary and critical issues in forensic psychology that are central to
theoretical and applied areas of the field, such as racial profiling, sex crimes, jury consulting,
correctional psychology, kinesics and advanced interviewing, international
crime and terrorism. Prerequisites: PSF 3551.
PSF 4791 CRITICAL ISSUES IN CHILD ADVOCACY (3 credits). Covers
the history, comparative perspectives and legal framework as apply to the responses
to child maltreatment. Addresses the necessary skills needed to work as a child
advocate. Also includes other issues pertaining to child maltreatment. (Requirement:
Junior standing.) Prerequisites: PSY 3531.
PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 1400 FRESHMAN SEMINAR (1 credit). Offers discussions by members
of the faculty about various areas of research in and practice of psychology to give
freshmen an overview of the nature of the field and the people in it. (Requirement:
Must be enrolled in the School of Psychology.)
PSY 1411 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits). Overviews
psychological processes, including both areas in which psychology is a natural science
(physiological psychology, sensation and perception, basic learning and cognition)
and a social science (motivation, human development, personality, social interaction,
psychopathology and psychotherapy). (SS)
PSY 1461 PSYCHOLOGY OF ADJUSTMENT AND PERSONAL GROWTH
(3 credits). Examines the relevance of psychological understanding in personal and
interpersonal situations, including definitions and discussions of human adjustment
factors, such as anxiety, stress, coping mechanisms and psychological adaptation. (SS)
PSY 1462 SUBSTANCE ABUSE (3 credits). Examines experimental evidence
on the physical, physiological and psychological effects of drug use and conclusions
relating to the real vs. alleged effects of drugs. (SS)
PSY 1463 HUMAN SEXUALITY (3 credits). Integrates and presents biological,
psychosocial and cultural aspects of human sexuality within the context of the most
recent research findings. (SS)
PSY 2000 LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits).
Surveys the various psychological, biological and other interdisciplinary areas
of human development. Also covers changes over the entire human life span.
(Requirement: Must be enrolled in Florida Tech University Online.) Prerequisites:
PSY 1411.
PSY 2413 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (1 credit). Offers research experience
under the direction of a member of the psychology faculty, generally in the context
of programmatic research teams. May be repeated for a maximum of three credits.
Prerequisites: PSY 1411.
PSY 2442 ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING (3 credits). Introduces
current information and psychological research on aspects of adult development,
old age and aging. Examines the intellectual, motivational, psychobiological, social,
performance and personality changes that occur in adulthood and old age. (SS)
Prerequisites: PSY 1411.
PSY 2444 CROSS-CULTURAL AND ETHNIC PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits).
Examines the relationship between cultural variables and psychological processes
from both a psychological and an anthropological perspective. Addresses cultural,
international and ethnic issues. (SS) Prerequisites: PSY 1411.
PSY 2445 PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN (3 credits). Examines the way gender
differences affect the lives of women. Studies biological, cultural and social factors in
terms of their direct effects on women, and in terms of the psychological and cultural
bases of prejudice and discrimination. (SS) Prerequisites: PSY 1411.
PSY 2446 SPORT PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits). Surveys the theory, research and
applications of psychology pertaining to exercise and sports. Presents current topics
and issues relevant to sport psychology. (SS) Prerequisites: PSY 1411.
PSY 2512 PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS 1
(4 credits). Introduces foundational concepts in quantitative behavioral research
methods, including theory building, reliability, validity, sampling and ethics. Covers
measurement and descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, elementary inferential
statistics and computer data analysis. Prerequisites: CSE 1301, MTH 1000 or
MTH 1701, PSY 1411.
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PSY 2541 GROUP BEHAVIOR (3 credits). Considers issues of group development,
socialization, productivity, decision making and leadership. Emphasizes the application
of scientific theory and research to the study of group dynamics in real world
group situations. Includes cult and crowd phenomena, social loafing, group therapy,
work groups and sports teams. (SS) Prerequisites: PSY 1411.
PSY 3012 RESEARCH METHODS IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits).
Introduces basic research methods in applied psychology. Includes experimental
research design, qualitative and quantitative approaches to data analysis, and interpretation
and critiquing. (Requirement: Must be enrolled in Florida Tech University
Online.) Prerequisites: EST 2703, PSY 1411.
PSY 3013 APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits). Examines the various major
concepts of applied psychology. Includes theoretical perspectives, empirical findings,
historical trends, principles and practices as they apply to personal, social and
organizational issues. (Requirement: Third-year standing in Florida Tech University
Online.) Prerequisites: PSY 1411.
PSY 3100 LAW AND PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits). Introduces the major concepts,
theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, historical trends, principles and
practices of various areas of psychology and explores their intersection with the law.
(Requirement: Must be enrolled in Florida Tech University Online.) Prerequisites:
CRM 3012 or PSY 3012.
PSY 3344 MULTICULTURAL ISSUES (3 credits). Covers how to recognize,
understand and respect the complexity, key concepts, theoretical perspectives and
empirical findings of sociocultural and international diversity. (Requirement: Must be
enrolled in Florida Tech University Online.) Prerequisites: CRM 3012 or PSY 3012.
PSY 3413 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits). Topics of special
interest when student interest and staffing permit. May be repeated for a maximum of
six credits, provided the topics change. Prerequisites: PSY 1411.
PSY 3414 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY (1 credit). Topics of special
interest when student interest and staffing permit. May be repeated for a maximum of
two credits, provided the topics change. Prerequisites: PSY 1411.
PSY 3421 PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MOTIVATION (3 credits).
Studies the principles of learning and motivation based primarily on infrahuman
studies in classical and instrumental conditioning. Focuses on procedures, theories
and applications. (SS) Prerequisites: PSY 1411.
PSY 3423 PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits). Studies the biological
bases of human behavior, including in-depth treatment of nervous system anatomy and
physiology, and the biological concepts underlying emotion, motivation, learning and
memory. Prerequisites: BIO 1020 or EDS 1022 or EDS 1032, PSY 1411.
PSY 3425 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits). Examines the scientific interrelationships
among the biological, cultural, environmental and psychological factors
involved in physical health and the prevention of illness. (Requirement: Third-year
standing.) Prerequisites: PSY 3012, PSY 3013.
PSY 3441 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits). Surveys the areas of social
psychology as it has evolved in American psychology, including its history, methods
and theories of intrapersonal, interpersonal and group behavior. Reviews sociological
approaches to social psychology and cultural processes that affect social phenomena.
(Requirement: Third-year online standing.) (SS) Prerequisites: PSY 1411.
PSY 3442 PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY (3 credits). Overviews the major
theoretical approaches to personality development and research in the field. (SS)
Prerequisites: PSY 1411.
PSY 3513 PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS 2
(4 credits). Provides in-depth analysis of correlational and experimental research
design, survey research and laboratory procedures. Introduces analysis of between and
repeated design experimental data using analysis of variance. Includes a laboratory
component in which students perform all phases of a research project. Prerequisites:
PSY 2512.
PSY 3522 HUMAN COGNITION: THEORY AND APPLICATION (3 credits).
Reviews models, processes and research in information processing; attention, short-
and long-term memory, memory codes, visualization and imagery; forgetting, semantic
organization, problem solving, decision-making, language, multilingualism, music
cognition and cognitive development. Prerequisites: PSY 3012 or PSY 3513.
PSY 3524 SENSATION AND PERCEPTION (3 credits). Reviews models,
processes and empirical research concerning the modalities of vision, audition, taste,
smell and touch/feel. Explores how perception gives rise to our subjective experience
and the quality of conscious awareness. Prerequisites: PSY 3513.
PSY 3531 CHILD PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits). Overviews psychological principles,
theories and research pertaining to the developing child from conception through early
adolescence. Includes biological and environmental influences on affective, cognitive,
moral, social and personality development. (SS) Prerequisites: PSY 1411.
PSY 3541 PSYCHOLOGY OF LEADERSHIP (3 credits). Examines the research
and application of the essential competencies of effective leadership such as managing
conflict, facilitating communication and leading groups and teams. (Requirement:
Third-year online standing.) Prerequisites: PSY 1411.