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their academic and argumentative memory, speech, etc. The course students in which the excitement of PSY230- Psychological your own lives and how it can help to
writing skills to produce high quality familiarizes the genetic and neural learning psychology is enhanced. Transitions Across the Lifespan better human existence.
research papers. Additionally, the Major Core Courses basis of developmental disorders and The course will provide practice in Credit Hours: 3
course will explore the use of AI tools cognitive rehabilitation of children using statistical software for data PSY310 Abnormal Psychology
in literature review and data analysis with neurological impairment. summarization, presentation, and Prerequisite: PSY 210
and identify various types of research analysis. This course will provide a Credit Hours: 3
gaps. PSY100- Introduction to PSY202- Introduction to comprehensive understanding of Prerequisite: PSY200
Psychology-1 Statistics for Psychology-1 PSY221- Psychology human growth and development This course will provide an overview
MAC317- Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3 Credit Hours: 3 of Sustainability and needed to facilitate change in a of the scientific study of mental
Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite: Pre-Requisite ENG102 / Prerequisite: PSY100 Environmental Behavior variety of practice settings. The illness. The student is introduced
Prerequisite: PSY202 or ENG200 as Co-requisite This course will introduce students to Credit Hours: 3 course includes a review of the major to the concept of psychological
theories and models associated
This course will focus on oral This course is designed to introduce the basic descriptive and inferential Prerequisite: ENG200, PSY100 with lifespan development. The abnormality, the DSM classification
system for diagnosing disorders,
communication standards, problems, students to the study of psychology. statistics used in the behavioral and This course explores the primary focus of this course is to and paradigms for interpreting
and responsibilities in the business It is intended to provide broad social sciences. Students will focus psychological principles underlying acquire an in-depth understanding data regarding psychological
and organizational environment. coverage of the field by presenting on the interconnections between sustainable behavior and the of the theories and models of disorders. Students can expect
Students will deliver speeches and basic theories, research, and applied theory, statistical techniques, and human- environment relationship. human growth and development to increase their awareness of
participate in problem-solving, use of psychology. It will give research methods to identify the It integrates theories from over the lifespan. Students identify the therapeutic approaches to
from investigation and informative students a background from which appropriate statistical tests to analyze environmental psychology, social interventions and techniques of psychological disorders and the
speaking to advocacy and debate to either pursue more advanced data and reach objective conclusions psychology, and behavioral science behavior change appropriate for age different assumptions behind specific
strategies. psychological courses or retain the regarding research questions in to understand how individual groups or stages of development. therapies.
information as a basic knowledge of the social sciences. The course will and collective actions impact
PSY415- The Resilient Mind psychology. environmental sustainability. PSY240- Research Methods in PSY312(L) A, B & C Introduction
Credit Hours: 3 provide practice in using statistical Psychology to Psychology Lab
software for data summarization,
Prerequisite: FWS 211 PSY110- Introduction to PSY220- Experimental Credit Hours: 3 Credit Hours: 3 ( 1 for each lab &
Psychology-2 presentation, and analysis. Psychology Prerequisite: PSY201 total 3)
This course will provide an overview Credit Hours: 3 Credit Hours: 3
of the scientific and evidence-based PSY210- Cognitive Psychology This course focuses on the various Prerequisite: Co-requisite or Pre-
study of application of positive Prerequisite: Pre-Requisite ENG102 / Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite: PSY110 methods that psychologists use to requisite PSY110, PSY312(L) A for
psychology tools to boost optimism, or ENG200 as Co-requisite Prerequisite: PSY110 Experimental psychology is an study behavior within the context of Lab B, PSY312(L) B for lab C.
resiliency and self-efficacy. The The goal of this course is for you applied research course for the scientific method. This course General psychology is an
students will develop skills to to get a basic understanding of This course is designed to introduce psychology majors. Basic research revolves around the scientific method introductory course dealing with
challenge their thoughts and learn the major topics surrounding the students to the study of Cognitive methods and terminology will be as it relates to the field of psychology. major concepts in psychology like
the science of stress, adversities study of mind and behavior to see psychology. It is intended to provide presented and practiced in the This course will improve the ability to heredity, environment, emotions and
and overcoming strategies. Thus the how psychological theories relate broad coverage of the field by classroom and then the same basic think critically and logically about any motivation, perception and memory,
students can expect to develop more to each other and to your everyday presenting basic theories, research, research principles practiced and topic that might encounter in other learning, intelligence, and personality
resilient attitude when faced with life. Students will gain the ability and applied use of cognitive applied in a laboratory setting. courses, in job settings, and in your The course familiarizes the
challenges and disruptive behaviours to analyze a variety of theoretical psychology. This will give students Students will be expected to daily life. introductory principles and technical
and regulate emotions using full perspectives from critical and diverse a background from which to either participate in the early stages of knowledge of these concepts. The lab
attention techniques learnt from points of view while applying them to pursue more advanced psychological designing a quantitative research PSY300 - Social Psychology work helps your general psychology
problems and setbacks by taking on a problems of daily living. courses or retain the information as a study to include identifying a learning impactful through two-way
growth mind-set and using reflective basic knowledge of psychology. research idea, critically reviewing Credit Hours: 3 communication and interactive lab
thinking tools, which will enable them PSY200- Brain and Behaviors relevant literature, formulating Prerequisite: PSY230 sessions.
to help the vulnerable people. PSY211- Introduction to testable hypotheses, identifying
Credit Hours: 3 Statistics for Psychology-11 the sample population, choosing This course is designed as a
Prerequisite: ENG200 Credit Hours: 3 an appropriate research design, comprehensive course of theory PSY320 Counseling
Psychology
and research in social psychology.
An introduction to the relation Prerequisite: PSY201 outlining the methods and proposed The goal of this course is to explain Credit Hours: 3
between body and behavior with analyses, and practicing and how our thoughts, feelings, and Prerequisite: PSY210
a special focus on the brain and This course trains students to design conducting applied statistical analysis behavior are influenced by the actual,
its role in human behavior. It gives and conduct creative, systematic on simulated data. imagined or implied presence of Counseling Psychology offers an
an overview of brain development and ethical psychological research other people. Throughout the course, inside view of core counseling
and various techniques to study studies and statistical methodology the learner will be encouraged to techniques and approaches, and
the functional brain, domains of in the field of psychological research think about how research in social opportunities for students to
cognitive development, and neural an endeavor will be made to psychology can shed light on events understand the complex role client
streets of cognitive functions viz. create a learning environment for going on around the world and in diversity plays in their work. The

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