Psychology Courses for University Degree and Transfer Programs
PSYC 100 Introductory Psychology I
An introduction to the methods, theory and practice of psychology as a science. Among others, topics will include motivation and emotion, learning and memory, biological foundations, sensation and perception. Other topics are added at the discretion of the individual instructor. Class demonstrations and activities are used to illustrate concepts. Teaching methods and resources in the course vary with the instructor.
PSYC 101 Introductory Psychology II
Topics include thinking and other cognitive processes, development of the individual, personality, behaviour disorders, health and social psychology. Other topics are added at the discretion of the instructor. Class demonstrations and activities are used to illustrate concepts.
PSYC 200 Biological Psychology
This course is for students who intend to major in psychology. Emphasis is placed on biological processes underlying sensation, perception, learning and motivation.
PSYC 202 Research Methods
This course introduces prospective Psychology majors to the major methodological principles which guide research in Psychology. The primary focus is on experimental design, but students will be exposed to some elementary descriptive statistics. Topics include critical thinking and scientific reasoning, principles of measurement, types of variables, validity and reliability, and research ethics. Weekly labs offer hands-on applications of basic concepts to the design of research.
PSYC 230 Emotional and Social Disorders
Psychology 230 is the first of two courses which study psychological disorders. In this course we will first study the major personality theories as they apply to abnormal psychology. This is followed by an introduction to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual classification system [DSM], and research and legal issues. The course then begins its examination of emotional and socials disorders including: anxiety disorders; somatoform disorders; dissociative disorders; personality disorders; and, psychological factors that affect physical health.
PSYC 231 Psychotic and Organic Disorders
Psychology 231: Psychotic and Organic Disorders is the second of two courses which study psychological disorders. In this course we will examine psychotic, pervasive and other major psychological disorders. We will consider the causes, prognoses and treatments of such disorders as: affective disorders; the schizophrenias; developmental disorders; eating disorders; substance-abuse disorders; and sexual disorders.
PSYC 240 Child Development
An introduction to normal child development, this course explores selected aspects of the physical, cognitive, emotional, and moral development of children from birth to adolescence; and examines the major theories of child development.
PSYC 241 Adult Development
An introduction to normal adult development, this course examines critical issues and theories of adolescence, and early, middle and late adulthood.
