Bachelor of Science in Psychology

• Social Psychology
  
  A study of social and group factors affecting individual behavior. Attention is given to the development of attitudes, leadership roles, group thinking, sources of conflict, effects of competition and cooperation, analysis and evaluation of propaganda techniques, and the influence of mass communication on social awareness and control.
  
  
• Personality Psychology
  
  A study of the nature and causal determinants of human behavior, including the definition and scientific measurement of personality. Theories studied will include the psychodynamic, neo-Freudian, trait and factor, cognitive, and behavioral theories. The Christian perspective on the nature of human personality will also be explored.
  
  
• Learning and Cognition
  
  The study of theoretical and empirical problems of human learning and cognitive behavior. The nature of learning processes, transfer memory, information processing, concept attainment, and problem solving will be explored.
  
  
• Personality Development
  
  An analysis of personal behavior and its development in the life of an individual. Topics include motivation, coping with stress, interpersonal relationships, and personal growth and change.
  
  
• Child Psychology
  
  An analysis of infant behavior; a study of the motor and emotional development of children; motivation; thinking, work, and play in child life; and the synthesis and integration of personality.
  
  
• Introduction to Probability and Statistics
  
  A study of elementary theories of probability, distribution, and testing of statistical hypotheses. Practical experience is provided in the application of statistical methods.
  
  
• Adolescent Psychology
  
  An examination of the meaning and significance of adolescence; physical, mental, moral, and religious development; adolescent impulses, interests, and social tendencies; the hygiene of adolescence; and the guidance and control of adolescent behavior.
  
  
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  
  The application of social and organizational psychological methods and principles to business and industry. Topics to be covered include human behavior at work, personnel selection and evaluation, motivation and job satisfaction, management philosophies, employee-management relationships, job evaluation, work and equipment design, working conditions, accident and human errors, and consumer psychology.
  
  
• Group Dynamics
  
  This course examines how group behavior affects organizational effectiveness, decision-making, conflict resolution, and strategies for efficient group and task management.
  
  
• Abnormal Psychology
  
  Designed to help students to understand mental illness and to prevent mental illness by a better awareness of the emotional, functional, and physiological factors influencing mental health.
  
  
• Fundamentals of Counseling and Guidance
  
  Designed for teachers, ministers, business persons, industrial workers, or workers in sociology. Emphasis is placed on the proper use of psychology as a tool for guidance by persons in various occupations.
  
  
• History and Systems of Psychology
  
  A study of the origins, developments, influences, changes, and current systems of thought and experimentation in psychology.
  
  
• Experimental Psychology
  
  A course emphasizing both the theoretical and applied aspects of experimental design and research methodology. A variety of experiments will be performed in such areas as learning, motivation, and perception.
  
  
• Drug Abuse and Behavior
  
  An exploration of the problems of drub abuse and approaches toward solutions of those problems.