2010-11 Course Catalog - Century College

7 Course Descriptionspsychoanalytic, behavioral, humanistic,cognitive, and biological. This courseincludes discussion of motivation, theories ofpersonality, emotions, stress, mental health,relationships, and psychological disorders andtherapies.Developmental PsychologyPSYC 1041 3 CreditsMnTC: Goal 05The focus of this course is on humandevelopment from conception to death.The course includes research methodology,theoretical perspectives, and the physical,cognitive, and psychosocial changes occurringin human development. Emphasis will beplaced on the application of research andtheory to current issues.Prerequisite: Assessment score placementin RDNG 1000 or above or completion ofRDNG 0090 with a grade of “C” or higher.Recommendation: PSYC 1020. For non-nativeEnglish speakers, completion of ESOL 1035with a grade of “C” or higher, or Englishlanguage proficiency equivalent to ESOL 1035.Abnormal PsychologyPSYC 2021 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 05 & 07This course is an introduction to the diagnosis,classification, causes, and treatments ofpsychological disorders. This course coversthe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual ofMental Disorders (DSM), the book universallyused to diagnosis mental illnesses, as wellas theories about disorders, descriptionsand statistics of major mental illnesses, andmedical and psychological therapies. Someof the disorders that will be studied in detailinclude schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxietydisorders, and developmental, cognitive andpersonality disorders.Prerequisite: PSYC 1020.Forensic PyschologyPSYC 2031 3 CreditsForensic Psychology seeks to provide tostudents a broad-based understandingof the role of psychology within the legalfield. Students will learn about aspects ofhuman behavior related to the legal processincluding eyewitness memory and testimony,competence and insanity, risk assessment,and criminal behavior. The emphasis will beon scientific and empirical applications of186 Century College 2010-2011psychology to civil and criminal law.Prerequisite: PSYC 1020, RDNG 0090 witha grade of “C” or higher, or assessmentscore placement into RDNG 1000.Recommendation: ENGL 0090 with agrade of “C” or higher, or assessment scoreplacement into ENGL 1021.Child DevelopmentPSYC 2043 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 05 & 09Child Development is a field, withinDevelopmental Psychology, concerned withthe facts and principles that influence thehealth, well-being and future of the child.The course includes an in-depth study ofthe physical, cognitive, and psychosocialchanges that occur from birth to adolescence.The course includes research methods, andtheories of child development, as well as,an exploration of genetic and environmentalfactors that influence the child’s development.Prerequisite: Assessment score placementin RDNG 1000 or above or completion ofRDNG 0090 with a grade of “C” or higher.Recommendation: PSYC 1020.Adolescent DevelopmentPSYC 2044 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 05 & 09Adolescent psychology is a field withinDevelopmental Psychology, concerned withthe psychological principles that apply to thestudy of adolescent development. The courseincludes an in-depth study of the physical,cognitive, and psychosocial changes that occurduring the adolescent years. This course willfamiliarize students with the fundamentalpsychological concepts, research findings, andtheories in adolescent psychology. It also mayinclude the study of scientific psychologicalprinciples, related to the development ofemotions, identity, gender, sexuality, ethicaland moral development, families, peers,schools, achievement, culture, and adolescentproblems.Prerequisite: Assessment score placementin RDNG 1000 or above or completion ofRDNG 0090 with a grade of “C” or higher.Recommendation: PSYC 1020.Adulthood, Aging and DeathPSYC 2045 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 05 & 09Adulthood, Aging, and Death present anoverview of the developmental tasks ofadulthood, with particular reference toaging and death. It includes the study ofthe physical, cognitive, and psychosocialaspects of the aging process. Normal aspectsof aging are contrasted with aging relatedto various diseases. Ethical, moral andother contemporary issues associated withadulthood, aging and death will be examined.Prerequisite: Assessment score placementin RDNG 1000 or above or completion ofRDNG 0090 with a grade of ‘C’ or higher.Recommendation: PSYC 1020.Special Topics in PsychologyPSYC 2790 1 - 3 CreditsA course in which one of a variety ofcontemporary topics of interest would beselected as the focus for study. The specifictopic will be announced in advance, andpublished at the time of registration.Prerequisite: PSYC 1020 or consent ofinstructor; assessment score placement inRDNG 1000 or above, or the completion ofRDNG 0090 with a grade of “C” or higher; andassessment score placement in ENGL 1021, orcompletion of ENGL 0090 with a grade of “C”or higher.Public SafetyFirefighter IFRTA 1091 5 CreditsFirefighter I is an introduction to fire science.It is intended to provide the skills andknowledge necessary to take the MinnesotaFirefighter I certification test and function inan entry level position on a fire departmentor service. The course will emphasize SelfContained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) useand care, forcible entry, search and rescuein a structure, ladder use and care, fire hoseand appliance use and care, fire streams,ventilation, fire prevention and publiceducation, fire extinguishers, salvage andoverhaul, fire control, safety, ropes and knots,and communications.Prerequisite: Medical clearance by aphysician verifying that the student is fit toperform the sometimes physically demandingtasks of firefighter training and is approvedfor respirator use. Restriction: This courseis limited to individuals affiliated with fire