Courses at the 200-level

The ways in which individuals are affected by, and in turn affect, their social environment is introduced. Topics include intragroup and intergroup relations and cultural influences on behavior.
4 credit hours

Psychoactive drugs and their effects are reviewed. Emphasis is on physiological brain response, history of drug use and drug control, chemical dependency, and drug abuse education. (Formerly Drugs, Society, and Chemical Dependency.)
4 credit hours

• PSYC 110

Psychological research is introduced. Topics include the nature of empirical research, varieties of research strategies and methods, the process of conducting research, and elementary data analysis. (Formerly Foundations of Psychological Research.)
4 credit hours

• or equivalent

This is a survey of life span development. Included are major theories and contemporary information relating to learning and biopsychosocial development.
4 credit hours

• or equivalent

Personality functioning is studied, including biopsychosocial determinants, theories of personality, and techniques of personality assessment in children and adults.
4 credit hours

• or equivalent