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PSY Psychology Courses at Global Campus

Embrace critical thinking and gain knowledge on the path to an online psychology degree with skills that can make you a versatile asset to employers with these undergraduate and graduate level psychology courses. From the exploration of mental health and disorders, to the impact of psychological principles on modern organizations, these classes will immerse you in a complete study of human behavior. This list includes courses required to complete the University of Arizona Global Campus' Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Master of Arts in Psychology, among other behavioral science degree programs.


PSY Psychology Class Descriptions and Credit Information

PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology

3 Credits

This course is a survey of selected topics in psychology, including research methods, physiological psychology, sensation, perception, consciousness, learning, memory, motivation, gender roles, abnormal behavior, psychotherapy, and social psychology.

PSY 104 Child & Adolescent Development

3 Credits

This course provides a basic introduction to the nature of human growth and development from conception through adolescence. Students are provided the opportunity to explore the physical, psychosocial, and cognitive factors of growth and development from both a theoretical and a practical perspective. The context and impact of the family and society as well as individual, cultural, moral, and linguistic differences on development will be covered.

PSY 301 Social Psychology

3 Credits

Students explore how the thoughts, feelings and behavior of individuals are influenced by other human beings in a variety of social situations. This course also entails a survey and critical analysis of the various methods used by researchers in social psychology. Topics include: social cognition, aggression, prejudice, interpersonal attraction, altruistic behavior, conformity, group influences, and conflict resolution. Prerequisite: PSY 101 or SSC 101 or equivalent.

PSY 302 Industrial/Organizational Psychology

3 Credits

This course examines the influence of an organization upon the individual, as well as ways an individual can influence an organization. Topics include recruiting, personnel selection, organizational climate, group problem solving, and conflict resolution.

PSY 303 Abnormal Psychology

3 Credits

The course entails a study of the diagnosis, causes, treatment, and prevention of psychological disorders. Problems with the reliability and validity of the American Psychiatric Association system for diagnosing psychological disorders will be discussed, and various alternative systems will be introduced. Prerequisite: PSY 101 or equivalent and PSY 330. Students enrolled in the BA Applied Behavioral Science program are waived from the PSY 330 course prerequisite.

PSY 304 Lifespan Development

3 Credits

This course provides a basic introduction to the nature of human growth and development from conception through death. Students are provided the opportunity to explore the physical, psychosocial, and cognitive factors of growth and development from both a theoretical and a practical perspective. The context and impact of the family and society as well as individual, cultural, moral, and linguistic differences on development will be covered. Prerequisite: PSY 101.

PSY 317 Cognitive Functioning in the Elderly

3 Credits

This course will introduce changes both cognitively and physically, that occur in both healthy and pathological aging. This course will emphasize changes in functioning, learning, language-processing, decision-making, memory, and reasoning in older adults Prerequisite: PSY 101 or equivalent.

PSY 323 Perception, Learning, & Cognition

3 Credits

Students will study the theory, research, history, and application of cognition, perception, and learning. Cognition includes all mental activities such as how information is organized and processed, stages of memory formation, decision making, and problem solving. Perception includes the organization and interpretation of sensory experience. Learning entails relatively permanent changes in brain systems for perception, cognition, emotion, and behavior that result from experience. Students will analyze and discuss how these topics relate to personal, ethical, and professional settings. Students will also gather and interpret data from several simple experiments that illustrate various cognitive principles. Prerequisite: PSY 101 or equivalent.

PSY 325 Statistics for the Behavioral & Social Sciences

3 Credits

Descriptive and inferential statistics are investigated and multiple techniques for statistical analysis are introduced in this course. Formulas for presenting and evaluating data are explored in accordance with generally accepted protocol for statistical analysis. Prerequisite: MAT 232. Students in the RN-BSN program are waived from the MAT 232 course prerequisite. 

PSY 326 Research Methods

3 Credits

Research Methods is an introduction to the foundations of research methodology, design and analysis. Basic principles of qualitative and quantitative research are explored and evaluated. Understanding the results of statistical analysis as it applies to research is a focus of this curriculum. Prerequisite: MAT 232.

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