Courses

PS 212 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY   3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the causes, symptoms, and treatment of mental disorders from biopsychosocial scientific perspectives. Prerequisite: PS 110
Offered: All Semesters All Years

PS 215 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY   3.0 Credit(s)
Explores how people are affected by the persons around them. Topics include person perception, first impressions, interpersonal attraction, nonverbal communication, romantic love, prejudice, stereotyping, aggression, conformity, obedience, and environmental influences on behavior. Prerequisite: PS 110
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

PS 241 PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY   3.0 Credit(s)
Explores scientific perspectives on personality including trait, biological, Freudian, neo-Freudian, social learning, and humanistic. Prerequisite: PS-110
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

PS 251 LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT PSYCHOLOGY   3.0 Credit(s)
This course examines the human growth and development across the lifespan. Emphasis is on major theories and perspectives as they relate to the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of development from conception to death. Nursing & Health Science students only. Prerequisite: PS-110
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

PS 252 CHILD DEVELOPMENT PSYCHOLOGY   3.0 Credit(s)
Traces development from conception through childhood, including basic concepts and theories as applied to psychological processes of perception, cognition, social interactions, affective, and moral development. Prerequisite: PS 110
Offered: All Semesters All Years

PS 256 CONSUMER PSYCHOLOGY   3.0 Credit(s)
To develop an understanding of the psychological, social, and behavioral processes involved in consumer behavior, with a special emphasis on ethical issues and writing competently. Prerequisite: PS-110
Offered: All Semesters All Years

PS 260 CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY   3.0 Credit(s)
Cultural psychology focuses on the relationships between thought processes, behaviors, and cultures. The course explores the basic psychological functions that culture serves and investigates how cultural variables relate to topics such as cognition, emotion, personality, the self, interpersonal relationships, health and well-being, morality, and social and cultural conflict. Moreover, the course also seeks to connect theory and research on cultural psychology to real world social issues. Prerequisite: Take PS-110
Offered: All Semesters All Years

PS 272 ADOLESCENT & ADULT DEVELOPMENT   1.0 Credit(s)
Prerequisite: PS 110
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

PS 273 ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT   3.0 Credit(s)
An in-depth study of developmental and behavioral issues in adolescence. Emphasis is on adjustment to adolescent roles, the search for self-identity, and healthy and unhealthy personality development. Prerequisite: Take PS 110
Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer Sems All Years

PS 274 ADULT DEVELOPMENT PSYCHOLOGY   3.0 Credit(s)
Considers various psychological issues and developmental tasks of adulthood and middle age, psychological characteristics of older adults and the psychology of death and dying. Prerequisite: Take PS-110 or PS-101 with Grade of C or better or P
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

PS 289 POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY IN LIT & FILM   3.0 Credit(s)
In this course students will study the field of positive psychology from the interdisciplinary perspectives of psychology, literature, and film. Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable people to live meaningful and fulfilling lives-to survive and thrive as individuals in human communities. In this course students will read and learn about this scientific branch of psychology-its theories, models, and applications-and then read literature and view films that represent the themes, characteristics, and elements that constitute positive psychology. Finally students will examine and practice the ways that positive psychology can apply to their lives. Prerequisite: Take PS-110
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

PS 299 SPECIAL TOPICS   1.0-3.0 Credit(s)
Designates new or occasional courses that may or may not become part of the department's permanent offerings. Courses capitalize on a timely topic, a faculty member's particular interest, an experimental alternative to existing courses, etc. Prerequisites established by the department as appropriate for the specific course. Course title is shown on the student's transcript. Consult the current course schedule for available topics and current prerequisites.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

SM 206 SPORT ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT   3.0 Credit(s)
Examines principles and foundations of sport management and how the functions of planning, organizing, leading, and directing apply to the sport enterprise. Focus is on the application of core management principles, including ethics. The course provides a basis for understanding the development and governance of the sport industry and for addressing contemporary problems and issues. Students develop a model of management designed to achieve the goals of the sport enterprise. A prerequisite to SM 235, SM 245, SM 265, SM 281, SM 283, SM 299, and SM 390
Offered: All Semesters All Years

SM 210 HR MGMT: THE SPORT ENTERPRISE   3.0 Credit(s)
Prerequisite: SM 206
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

SM 222 SPORT COMMUNICATION   3.0 Credit(s)
Prerequisite: EN 110, CA 101 MS 101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department