undergraduate credit courses
Spring 2009 Credit Courses: Psychology
Certificate Program in Early Childhood Development
Introduction to Psychology
Empirical and theoretical approaches to the basic physiological, cognitive, and social mechanisms underlying behavior. Topics include learning and conditioning; sensation and perception; memory, thinking, and language; psychological development; social processes; and personality and psychopathology.
Note: BPS 1530 is not a prerequisite for upper-level psychology courses offered by the School of Liberal Studies & Continuing Education (i.e., those with BPS prefixes), unless noted in the course description.
BPS1530.20 / 4 credits
Gretchen Barnable
Wed., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 21–May 6
Humanities Bldg., Room 1070
Religion and Psychology
In this study of psychology in relation to religion, students explore the definition of religion, its personal meaning to people, and its social and political meaning in the community. The importance of ritual is discussed, and conversion is examined to understand its meaning. The middle of the course focuses on such theorists as Freud, Jung, and Maslow, and the role religion played in their theories. Finally, the role religion and culture play in psychotherapy and the difference between religions and cults are examined. Also offered as AHU 3245.
BPS3245.45 / 4 credits
AHU9245.45 / noncredit option / $595
Donna Hart
Mon., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 26–May 11
Humanities Bldg., Room 1072
Multiple Intelligences
The theory of multiple intelligences suggests that there are several distinct forms of intelligence. This course examines the initial interest in interspecies differences, followed by a critical look at the use of intelligence tests as classification tools and predictors of academic success. Students explore different forms of intelligence and ways of teaching children, and work with schoolchildren to study one form of intelligence.
BPS3680.20 / 4 credits
Donna Hart
Tues., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 27–May 12
Humanities Bldg., Room 2061
Personality Assessment
Focuses on how personality measures are constructed and how scores on these measures are interpreted and used. The strengths and weaknesses of various projective tests, personality inventories, single-trait measures, IQ tests, behavioral indicators, and physiological measures are reviewed. Topics include the stability of personality, whether or not IQ tests actually measure intelligence, and the accuracy of people’s self-descriptions of their personalities.
BPS3690.20 / 4 credits
Kenneth Mann
Sat., 9:00 a.m.–12:35 p.m.
Jan. 24–May 9
Humanities Bldg., Room 1070
Counseling and Psychotherapy
A study of the basic theories and their applications in counseling and psychotherapy. Theories studied include behavior therapy; drug therapy; interpersonal psychotherapy; psychoanalysis; and group, art, movement, and the “newer” therapies. Variations on the above as applied to different clinical populations are emphasized, as are issues of research and ethics in counseling and psychotherapeutic practice.
BPS3730.20 / 4 credits
Kenneth Mann
Thurs., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 22–May 7
Natural Sciences Bldg., Room 1059
Posted Oct. 24, 2008
