Psychology
Professor Elizabeth Rellinger Zettler
Assistant Professor Alex Moore
Assistant Professor Clarissa Richardson
Assistant Professor Yu-Hua Yeh
Visiting Assistant Professor Loretta McKenzie
Instructor Sarah Seely
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 -
Addiction Studies, Minor -
Psychology, Minor
Courses
PS 101: Introduction to Psychology
PS 203: Careers in Psychology
PS 209: Psychology of the Exceptional Child
PS 219: Social Psychology
A study of the psychological and sociological factors of interaction between individuals in social groups and collectives.
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 255: Introduction to Counseling
This course in an overview of the field of counseling techniques, the importance of the therapeutic relationship and how to facilitate it, several different theories, types, and settings of psychotherapy/counseling, including those that treat individuals struggling with addiction, and research foundations of counseling. This course will also introduce students to an array of careers in the helping professions and have a major focus on cultural considerations and professional ethics as they relate to counseling and other critical interventions.
PS 261: Neuropharmacology: Drugs and Behavior
PS 275: Child Development
PS 276: Lifespan Development
PS 278: Recreation and Environment
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 330: Behavioral Genetics
PS 341: Psychological Tests and Measurements
PS 346: Abnormal Psychology
PS 355: Crisis Intervention & Counseling
This course is an overview of crisis intervention and counseling. Major theoretical models across a variety of settings, including settings that treat individuals struggling with addiction, will be examined. Topics include triage assessment, skills for identifying individuals in crisis and how to intervene using evidence-based approaches, cultural considerations including race and equity, and application of crisis intervention to various types of crises including suicide, grief, and loss, sexual assault, domestic violence, school violence, and natural disasters.
PS 356: Intro to Addictive Disorders
This course is an introduction to addictive disorders. Topics include historical perspectives of alcohol and other drug treatment, pharmacology of drugs, signs and symptoms associated with difference classifications of drugs, substance use disorder, withdrawal, and overdose/toxicity, substance use disorder treatment approaches, cultural considerations including focus on minorities, women, families, and adolescents, and professional ethics.
PS 357: Assessment & Treatment of Addiction
This course is focused on assessment, treatment, and prevention of addictive disorders. Topics include treatment delivery models, assessment/diagnosis of alcohol and other drug problems, how to make appropriate referrals, understanding and navigating rules, regulations, and professional ethics that govern alcohol and other drug treatment and cultural considerations including focus on minorities, women, family and adolescents.
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.
PS 401: Seminar
PS 455: AOD Practicum I
Clinical experience in an alcohol and other drug (AOD) setting to build skills and competencies in assessment/diagnosis and treatment. Total number of hours of credit may be 1-4 per semester. A total of 4 credits is required for completion of the Behavior Health Major capstone and/or CADC certificate.
PS 456: AOD Practicum I
Clinical experience in an alcohol and other drug (AOD) setting to build skills and competencies in assessment/diagnosis and treatment. Total number of hours of credit may be 1-4 per semester. A total of 4 credits is required for completion of the Behavior Health Major capstone and/or CADC certificate.
PS 463: Internship in Psychology
PS 464: Internship in Psychology
PS 543: Data Analysis & Statistics
A graduate level course for nursing that is offered asynchronously online. Topics include correlational designs, analyzing data in SPSS software, including correlations, regressions, and ANOVAs, and communication of research findings.