This course is designed for students entering into human service fields. Students compare and contrast behavior change theories and models, determine client needs, apply motivational strategies and counseling skills, and evaluate moral and ethical issues. Cultural competency and cultural sensitivity concepts are also discussed. Prerequisites: HWE 200 and PSY 361.

The course examines both common and complex issues related to human behavior in the workplace as they pertain to employee relations and relationships among unions, workers, management, laws, and government regulation. Prerequisite: BUS 303.

Students examine the theoretical foundations of health and health behaviors and how theory is used in health psychology research and its applications. Using a biopsychosocial model, students explore social, cultural, and biological factors in health behaviors and the ethical implications of these different approaches to health. Students will evaluate applications of health theories and research and differentiate health behaviors that may occur during sickness and in health. Students will also develop strategies to support communication of health-related scientific information in diverse settings in support of personal, professional, and academic goals.

The course overviews how, why, and when to integrate the behavioral sciences with human resource management principles to increase individual and organizational effectiveness. Students will also be introduced to many types of interpersonal, intra-group, inter-group, and organizational interventions that are used to effect comprehensive and lasting changes. Prerequisite: BUS 201,MGT 330 or HCA 459.

Cognitive psychology uses scientific methods to understand mental functions from fundamental processes to everyday practical applications. Students will analyze their metacognition and develop broad perspectives on topics including perception, attention, memory, cognitive models, language, decision making and their relationships with technological and sociocultural phenomena. Students will develop focused knowledge by choosing their own topics of interest, analyzing and applying cognitive theories and evidence to personal and professional life. Prerequisite: PSY 101.

BUS 368 provides students the opportunity to gain fundamental finance knowledge needed to start, grow and value new business ventures. The emphasis is on using theory to inform practice rather than focusing on complex terms and calculations. Real-world case studies that demonstrate entrepreneurial finance concepts in action are used throughout the course. These concepts provide the foundation for obtaining financing and executing part of the management function of control when business-as-usual activities are evaluated. Prerequisite: BUS 362.

Students will explore the biological underpinnings of behavior by studying the central and peripheral nervous and endocrine systems, as knowledge of the relationship between mind and body promote better understanding of behavior, emotion, motivation, and health. Students will also examine historical and contemporary biopsychological developments and applications of biopsychology to psychology and other fields. Prerequisite: PSY 101 or equivalent and PSY 326.

This course emphasizes developing knowledge and skills of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. This iterative process transforms business opportunities into outcomes of inspirational value for customers and stakeholders alike. This practice based approach enables students to engage with obstacles as opportunities for devising unique solutions that create desirable, feasible, and viable outcomes. The course also examines how individuals can be innovative in organizations and the challenge of building creative, innovative organizations as entrepreneurs. Prerequisite: BUS 362.

Learning is the relatively permanent change in behavior and mental processes resulting from experience. This course consists of the application of learning theory and research in a wide range of settings where learning takes place. 

This course reviews the basic concepts and principles of the major theories of personality. It also assesses the scientific worth and validity of these theories as they relate to the development of personality. Theoretical assumptions of the importance of environment and genetics will be stressed. Students will be challenged to identify the theoretical concepts that they think best describe personality development and to evaluate their own personality, as it relates to the theories being presented. Prerequisite: PSY 101 or equivalent and PSY 326.