心理学 Emphasis

• Behavioral Sciences Major
• 48个单位

• Behavioral Sciences Core
• 39个单位

• ANT 210: Cultural 人类学
• 3

Understanding diverse 文化s of the world, from preliterate societies to modern technological societies, is the focus of this course, and will include mankind's universal as well as adaptive dimensions; and the examination of socioeconomic, 政治, 宗教, 以及与不同民族的价值观和生活方式有关的自然环境因素.

• ANT 364: Culture and Self
• 3

本课程将探讨个人经历与社会文化背景之间的关系, focusing on the role socio-文化 institutions play on 个性, 健康, 世界观.

• ANT 435: Religion in Society
• 3

本课程将对宗教作为人类文化的一个方面进行比较研究，并将包括对宗教行为的实质性和功能性方法, religion as a symbol system, 仪式行为, 魔法, 宗教 movements, and paranormal phenomena. 先决条件: 蚂蚁210 or permission of instructor. Offered alternate years.

• BSC 265: Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
• 3

这是一门为有意从事社会科学和教育研究的学生开设的入门课程，该课程将通过使用统计分析来解决基础统计学的基本原理, including basic descriptive measures; sampling and sample size estimation; hypothesis testing; testing for differences between means, 相关, and measures of association; techniques for analyzing categorical data; and summarizing and presenting statistical results. 重点将放在基本统计概念的应用，在社会遇到的各种各样的问题, 教育, and policy-related research, along with the use of computer packages for assisting in data analysis. 先决条件: CMTH 101, MTH 201 or equivalent.

• BSC 296: Introduction to Research Methods
• 3

这是一门实验性的学习课程，通过开发和执行一个研究项目来研究研究技术和方法，使用以下步骤, 研究设计, data collection and analysis, statistical computation, hypothesis testing, and theory building.

• BSC 318: Linguistics
• 3

本课程将通过考察经验之间的联系，将语言作为人类的基本组成部分来学习, 文化, and 语言 through the investigation of how 语言 communicates, 变化, and is used strategically to accomplish social ends.

• BSC 492: Capstone: The Good Society
• 3

本课程将探讨行为科学试图解决的核心文科问题，并将作为本专业学生的总结性经验. 先决条件: ANT 364, BSC 265, BSC 296, BSC 318, PSY 345, SOC 321.

• PSY 345: Social 心理学
• 3

本课程将探讨社会影响对人格和行为模式发展的影响，包括社会化, attitude formation and change, 沟通, 宣传, roles and stereotypes, 领导, and collective behavior.

• PSY 371: Cognition
• 3

这门以理论和研究为基础的课程将探讨认知背后的心理过程, 图像, 注意, 内存, 语言, 阅读, 推理, 决策, and problem solving.

• PSY 403: Health 心理学
• 3

不像传统的模型和思想流派，把疾病仅仅看作是器官的故障或身体系统的崩溃, 本课程将介绍健康和疾病是生物之间复杂相互作用的一部分, 心理, and social factors.

• SOC 320: Social Stratification
• 3

This course will introduce the sources, 功能, and dynamics of the unequal distribution of wealth, 权力, 知识, and prestige in an historical, comparative perspective.

• SOC 321: Social Problems
• 3

As an introduction to the major problems in contemporary America, this course will focus on the 原因, theoretical explanations, and social policy solutions including economic, 政治, 城市化, 环境, family and 教育 problems; child abuse; social deviance; crime; delinquency; and drug, 酒精, and tobacco abuse.

• SOC 461: Social Theory
• 3

本课程将考察选定的社会理论和理论家，以及社会理论的历史和发展，包括以下内容:社会理论的制定和评估，如社会系统, 进化, 正式的, phenomenological, symbolic interaction, 社会行动, and exchange theories; sociology of 知识; and functionalism. Offered alternate years.

• 心理学 Emphasis
• 9单元

• Choose 3 of the following courses:

• PSY 331: Marriage and the Family
• 3

Using a Christian approach to marriage, 本课程将学习家庭及其亲密环境，包括讨论作为社会制度的家庭中的求爱和角色关系. An emphasis will be placed on the changing nature of the family, 家庭问题, and family strengths.

• PSY 340: Introduction to Biopsychology
• 3

这门行为学生物学基础的入门课程将包括神经系统的结构和功能, brain-behavior relationships, and hormonal and genetic effects on behavior. 先决条件: 101; limited to psychology and behavioral science majors or consent of instructor.

• PSY 351: Personality Theory
• 3

本课程将通过检查心理系统来研究人格，这些系统决定了个体对环境的独特调整，包括主要问题和各种人格理论和基础研究. (Alternate prerequisite for all upper-level psychology courses.)

• PSY 361: Abnormal 心理学
• 3

This introductory course will look at the symptoms, 原因, 治疗, and prevention of psychopathology including topics in anxiety, 个性, and psychophysiological disorders; psychoses; addictions; sexual deviations; and organic disorders. 先决条件: 101 or equivalent or consent of instructor.

• PSY 313: Developmental 心理学: Childhood
• 3

在这门课程中，通过对与成长过程相关的理论和研究证据以及方法论问题的考察，我们将追踪人类成长的生理和心理方面的发展，从出生到童年. 先决条件: Sophomore standing or above.

OR

• PSY 314: Developmental 心理学: Adolescence
• 3

本课程将研究青少年时期的人类发展，重点是研究与青少年发展有关的理论和研究数据，包括家庭背景下的问题和调整模式, 同辈群体, 学校, 和社会.

OR

• PSY 315: Developmental 心理学: Adulthood and Aging
• 3

本课程介绍有关成人的主要心理和发展问题, 老化, and the 老化 process; will examine the issues associated with the physical, 心理, 文化, and social aspects of 老化; give students a better understanding of the grief process as it relates to the issues of adulthood and 老化; and dispel many of the myths and stereotypes about 老化. Offered alternate years.