Courses

PS 550 APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS & STATISTICS   4.0 Credit(s)
This course provides an overview of the basic principles of applied psychological research with a focus on conducting research in community settings.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

PS 540 FOUNDATION OF COMM. PSYCHOLOGY   3.0 Credit(s)
This course considers the legal, ethical, and practical issues that arise when providing counseling in community settings and provides an overview of the entire process.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

PS 552 PROGRAM. DEV. & EVALUATION   3.0 Credit(s)
Students learn how to assess the need for and then design, implement, and evaluate a program that benefits the workplace or community. Prerequisite: TAKE PS-550
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

PS 531 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR   3.0 Credit(s)
Explores behavior in organizations at individual, interpersonal, group, intergroup, and organizational levels of analysis. Emphasis is on identifying effective ways to achieve organizational goals. Prerequisite: TAKE PS-530
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

PS 541 THEORIES OF COUNSELING & PERSONALITY   3.0 Credit(s)
This class will cover the major approaches to personality and the schools of psychotherapy that have developed out of each. Students will critically evaluate each approach. Prerequisite: TAKE PS-540
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

PS 551 INDIV. PSYC ASSESS & APPRAIS.   3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to improve the knowledge, understanding, and practices of those who take tests, construct tests, and administer tests in applied settings. Prerequisite: TAKE PS-550
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

PS 532 JOB ANALYSIS COMPETENCY MODELING   3.0 Credit(s)
Students will learn how to conduct job analysis and competency modeling and how to use the results for designing personnel selection systems and performance appraisal instruments.
Offered: Modules Even Semesters All Years

PS 542 COUNSELING METHODS & TECHNIQUES   3.0 Credit(s)
This class will teach students to recognize and apply basic counseling responses common across all approaches as well as those specific to each approach studied.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

PS 595 CAPSTONE PROJECT I   3.0 Credit(s)
This course is dedicated to defining a short research or implementation project in an applied setting.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

PS 533 Training and Development   3.0 Credit(s)
Examines theory and techniques used to design, conduct, and evaluate instructional programs based on theories and principles of adult learning.
Offered: Modules Odd Semesters All Years

PS 543 COMMUNITY HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY   3.0 Credit(s)
This course will examine the multidimensional field of community health psychology, developing student skills in advocacy, community organizing, health promotion, and social change regarding health.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

PS 596 CAPSTONE PROJECT II   3.0 Credit(s)
Students either continue Capstone Project I or complete applied written assignments combining psychological theory with fieldwork hours, a case study, or another approved project.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 501 MEDIA, CULTURE, & COMM.   3.0 Credit(s)
An advanced survey of media history, theory, and analysis that examines the impact of communication technologies on U.S. society and global media culture. It also offers an overview of the development of the major media industries and professions, with a particular focus on journalism and public relations.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 502 STRATEGIC COM. IN DIGITAL AGE   3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces students to the theory and practice of strategic communication by exploring how to develop, maintain, and strengthen internal and external relations. Students will consider the social, ethical, and historical implications of using traditional and new communication platforms as part of a strategic communication campaign.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 503 MEDIA ETHICS IN PRO. CONTEXT   3.0 Credit(s)
CM 503 examines ethical issues in strategic communication through the use of guidelines established by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Students will become familiar with ethical foundations and perspectives and apply those principles using case studies..
Offered: As Needed Contact Department