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course includes basic counseling behavior and cognition. Major issues also. The main objective of the settings and through exposure/ consideration of motivation theories, cognitive computing, and human-
skills and group facilitation of psychological theories of creativity, course is to help individuals in the intern opportunities. Applications decision making and the notion of computer interaction while gaining
personal development. including impacts from the positive applications of media and are processed through the university ethics as applied to the workplace. hands-on experience in building
environment, biology, and cognition, technology. students’ service department. Issues of trust, leadership and the and evaluating artificial agents
PSY330- Fundamentals of are examined in this course. The Applicants must apply the semester conflict management process are with psychological attributes. The
Psychotherapy characteristics of creative people, PSY420- Psychometrics prior to starting the internship. The reviewed. course also addresses the ethical
Credit Hours: 3 the phases of the creative process, Credit Hours: 3 course provides direct experience Organizations are examined as implications and future directions
in helping persons with special
and the influence of emotion and
of integrating psychology with AI
Prerequisite: PSY320 motivation on creativity will all be Prerequisite: PSY201 needs, enhances awareness of the hierarchies and matrix structures technologies
The course is designed to studied by the students. The course The course is designed to introduce responsibilities and skills needed and the concept of organizational
culture is reviewed in terms of its
understand evidence-based will also address how culture, the learner to the central concepts for professional employment in impact upon performance. OB and PSY325 Psychology Careers and
practices in Psychotherapy, and it education, and technology affect of psychological measurement, psychological services, and requires the contribution it has made to HRM Applications
will have a dual focus on various creativity, along with real-world critical aspects of psychometric a synthesis of human development is examined. The course concludes Credit Hours: 3
approaches to psychotherapy and applications in the arts, innovation, theories including test construction in spiritual, social, emotional, and with a consideration of organizational Prerequisite: PSY 230
behavior change enhancement and problem-solving. and validation. Measurement is cognitive behaviour patterns. During change and how best to optimize the
skills. students should have a basic fundamental to psychological the internship, the student will work change process. Careers in psychology are as diverse
knowledge of the theories and PSY400- Industrial research and its application and is in a local organization. as the field itself. This course provides
techniques of major psychotherapy Psychology inevitable for the practical application INR301: Introduction to Cross- an overview of various career paths
approaches, and awareness of ethical Credit Hours: 3 of the subject. Psychometrics Cultural Psychology aligned with personal interests,
issues associated with the field, Prerequisite: PSY230 includes the quantification of abilities, and skills, broadening
an understanding of the different psychological concepts like moods, Major Electives Credit Hours: 3 career perspectives in psychology.
critiques that have been directed at The course is designed to provide an attitudes, personality, and various Prerequisite: FWS211+FWS100 It will introduce the students to
mainstream therapeutic approaches. elaborate overview of psychological other cognitive abilities including different career opportunities and
principles, theories, and research memory, attention, and thinking. PSY223 Behavior Cross-cultural psychology course will processes, helping them explore
PSY340- Health Psychology to the work and business settings. Modification enable students to develop better their career options. Additionally, it
Credit Hours: 3 It includes the scientific study of PSY430 Applied Psychology Credit Hours: 3 understanding of the cultural effects will also sharpen the professional
Research (Design Project)
employees, the workplace, and
skills and competencies that are
Prerequisite: PSY320 business. Industrial psychologists Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite: ENG200, PSY100 on human psychology. The course the prerequisites of success in the
will also analyze the similarities and
Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health. contribute to an organization’s Prerequisite: PSY240, PSY201 This course focuses on changing differences in the behavior among students’ career goals.
success by improving the workplace individuals who were raised from
This course introduces various and the performance, satisfaction, problematic behavior by using different background. This course
realms of health psychology including and well-being of its people. It This course will provide the techniques derived from learning will further examine psychological PSY305 Orientation to School
Psychology student with the
health-promoting behaviors and familiarizes the employee behaviors theory. Behavior modification has diversity and the links between Counseling
practices. This course acquaints and attitudes through hiring opportunity to apply psychology been applied to a wide variety of cultural norms and their behavior.
the psychosocial processes that programs, training programs, and knowledge and methods in an actual persons and many different types This will also examine the ways Credit Hours: 3
work environment. The student may
influence health and health care of issues. This course is designed in which some particular human Prerequisite: ENG200
systems and practices. It familiarizes feedback management. develop an independent project of to provide fundamental knowledge activities are influenced by social and
their own under the supervision
the influence of individual responses of the philosophy, principles, and cultural forces. This course introduces the student
to health and illness. The course PSY410- Media Psychology of a faculty member. The Research procedures of behavior modification to current school counseling models
inspires the individuals to have a Credit Hours: 3 design Project consists of one and to illustrate its evidence-based PSY311 Artificial Psychology and effective practices. The focus is
semester-long course focusing on
positive outlook towards health by Prerequisite: PSY350 application in a variety of areas. on practical issues faced by school
involving practices that promote intensive independent research that Credit Hours: 3 counselors as they implement
culminates in a written thesis and
healthy living, or prevention of poor Media Psychology is the MGT255 Management and Prerequisite: ENG200 a school counseling program,
health and maintenance of quality life application of psychological oral presentation. Each student will Organizational Behavior work with students, colleagues,
and wellbeing within the context of theories, principles, and research attend seminars and complete a Credit Hours: 3 The course introduces the basic and families, and manage role
research or application project.
holistic living. to media and technology. Media concepts and principles of artificial
psychology majorly deals with Prerequisite: FWS211+FWS100 psychology and artificial emotion, responsibilities effectively.
PSY350- Psychology of human interactions with media PSY499- Internship ( A & B) This course provides an analyzing the unified macro-model
creativity and technology; hence the course Credit Hours: 3 (1.5 each) understanding of the discipline of the cross-disciplinary system
Credit Hours: 3 covers the use, creation, and Prerequisite: Completion of of organizational behavior (OB) architecture against the need-
motivation-behavior framework.
distribution or sharing of media as
Prerequisite: PSY230 well as the impact of the actions minimum 80CHs & Completion of within a management perspective. Second, we discuss the origin of
OB is considered at an individual,
Internship I
This course is the study of the on individuals, society, and culture. group and organization level. Job artificial psychology and artificial
cognitive, affective, and social The media is never independent Selected topics in psychology will Attitude, perception, values and emotion, its course of development,
mechanisms that underlie creative of the environment; hence it be treated at an advanced level. personality attributes are viewed and its present situation. Students
discusses the social forces and Experience will be acquired in clinical from a management viewpoint with a will examine topics like emotion in AI,
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