Psychology
Professor Elizabeth Rellinger Zettler
Professor Jeremy Turner
Assistant Professor Alex Moore
Assistant Professor Clarissa Richardson
Visiting Assistant Professor Amanda Henton
Visiting Assistant Professor Loretta McKenzie
Part-time Instructor Angela Grobelnik Zentgraf
The general goals held by the Department of Psychology are to provide courses that give students a broad background, varieties of concepts, self-awareness, and self-understanding for the development of skills, tools, and knowledge for the understanding of behavior, especially human behavior. Basic language, concepts, theories, and symbols associated with the various fields of psychology are emphasized.
Students must earn at least a ‘C-’ (1.67) in each course counted towards the psychology major or minor.
Majors & Programs
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Psychology, Major -
Psychology, Minor
Courses
PS 101: Introduction to Psychology
PS 203: Careers in Psychology
PS 209: Psychology of the Exceptional Child
PS 226: Introduction to Neuroscience and Behavior
PS 235: Psychology through Films
PS 241: Personality and Individual Differences
PS 243: Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics
PS 244: Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
PS 261: Neuropharmacology: Drugs and Behavior
PS 275: Child Development
PS 276: Lifespan Development
PS 278: Recreation and Environment
PS 282: Social Psychology
PS 286: Health Psychology
PS 301: Industrial - Organizational Psychology
PS 312: Adolescent Psychology
PS 313: Learning
PS 322: Cognitive Psychology
PS 327: Sensory and Motor Systems
PS 328: Animal Behavior
PS 329: Advanced Neuroscience
PS 330: Behavioral Genetics
PS 341: Psychological Tests and Measurements
PS 346: Abnormal Psychology
PS 365: Understanding Social / Emotional Disorders in Children
PS 371: Therapies
PS 385: Field Work
PS 391: Report Project
An individual directed investigation arranged with an instructor on a topic of mutual interest. Project requires a final report that includes a presentation of the problem, review of the literature, and a description of the specific procedures to be employed.