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TPSYCH 100 Introduction to Psychology (5) I&S West
Surveys major areas of psychological science, including human social behavior, personality, psychological disorders and treatment, learning, memory, human development, biological influences, and research methods. Related topics may include sensation, perception, states of consciousness, thinking, intelligence, language, motivation, emotion, stress and health, cross-cultural psychology, and applied psychology. Offered: AWS.
Instructor Course Description:
Ronald Boothe
TPSYCH 202 Human Sexuality (5)
Surveys biological, psychological, and social determinants of human sexuality and sexual behavior. Topics include cultural diversity, sexual development (physical and psychological), sexual health, reproduction (pregnancy, contraception, abortion), development of sex, gender orientation, adult sexual bonding, sexual abuse and assault.
TPSYCH 210 Abnormal Psychology (5)
Historical and current definitions, theory, and research concerning abnormal psychological behavior. Major categories of psychopathology, including related treatment approaches. Assignments include: illustrative case studies, written critical perspectives of course materials, and interpretative analysis of major topics in field. Prerequisite: TPSYCH 100
TPSYCH 212 Child Abnormal Psychology (5) I&S
Examines historical and current definitions, theory, and research concerning child and adolescent abnormal behavior. Covers major categories of psychopathology, including related treatment approaches. Includes illustrative case studies, written critical perspectives of course materials, and interpretative analysis of major topics in the field.
TPSYCH 220 Lifespan Development (5) I&S McKinley
Explores human cognitive and psychosocial development across the lifespan. Covers theories, methodologies, and research findings using a lifespan approach, which examines continuity and change from conception to death and the interaction of biological, psychological, and social aspects of development. Prerequisite: TPSYCH 100. Offered: WSp.
TPSYCH 230 Educational Psychology (5) I&S
Explores individual learning and the educational process. Emphasis on theories of cognition, personal/social/moral development, learning differences, and motivation. Covers cultural/community influences on the learner and educational process. Includes overview of teacher roles, classroom management, educational assessment.
TPSYCH 240 Social Psychology (5) I&S Huckleberry
Surveys the major areas of social psychology, the science of human behavior in social situations. Emphasizes an understanding of the important methods, terms, theories and findings in social psychology. Offered: AWSpS. Prerequisite: TPSYCH 100
TPSYCH 300 History and Systems of Psychology (5) I&S
Examines historical, current, and theoretical systems in psychology, such as psychoanalysis, behaviorism, and existentialism. Offers a critical and philosophical examination of the field of psychology and its relationship to other disciplines.
TPSYCH 301 Psychology of Adjustment (5)
Covers research and theory about how people cope with change and adjustment. Focuses on change in theories of human development, the ways in which change is assumed to occur, strategies for managing change at the personal, organizational and societal level and the relationship between stress or social disorder and change.
TPSYCH 305 Statistical Methods for Psychology (5) QSR
Examines notions and methods of descriptive theoretical statistics and statistical reasoning. Focuses on inferential statistics and provides an introduction to the probability theory. Concentrates on interpretation of statistics as it relates to the field of psychology.
TPSYCH 311 Personality Theory (5)
Covers the major theories of personality. Uses film and literature to apply the major schools of thought on personality development.
TPSYCH 320 Race, Class, and Gender Contexts of Child Development (5)
Explores how cultural contexts that include racism, classism, and sexism, as well as other contexts, such as school, family, and neighborhood, differentially shape the experiences of children. Applies these contexts to specific topics, such as cognitive development, identity, moral development, families, peers, and media.
TPSYCH 321 Adolescent Psychology (5)
Explores the multiple contexts of adolescents' lives, including the interactions of biology, psychology, and sociocultural aspects of development.
Instructor Course Description:
Nita Mckinley
TPSYCH 322 Adult Development (5)
Examines adult development, beginning with the transition to adulthood through young, middle, and old adulthood. Focuses on diverse individual experiences and social/contextual factors in the U.S. and their effect on the changes, choices, opportunities, and paths through adulthood.
TPSYCH 323 Parenting Practices and Parent-Child Relationships (5)
Examines current theory, research and training concerning parenting practices and parent-child relationships, as well as diverse parenting beliefs and practices. Considers how parenting and parent-child relationships are shaped by contextual factors such as culture, socioeconomic class, race, ethnicity, gender and sexual identity.
TPSYCH 340 Mental Illness Across Cultures (5) I&S Cargill
Examines how mental illness is understood by different cultures and in different historical periods. Prerequisite: TPSYCH 210. Offered: Sp.
TPSYCH 401 Family Violence (5)
Comprehensive interdisciplinary investigation of the pervasive social problem of family violence. Explores the history, theoretical explanations, causes, and consequences of family violence, including intimate partner violence, date and marital rape, elder abuse, and child physical and sexual abuse.
TPSYCH 403 Psychology of Black Women (5)
Applies a psychological and feminist framework to the examination of black women's lives and development. Emphasizes the coping techniques used by black women throughout history. Topics include mental health, violence, male-female relationships, and cross-racial friendships.
TPSYCH 404 Psychology of Food and Culture (5) I&S
Covers a global look at the social, symbolic, and political-economic roles of food and eating. Examines cultural, ethnic, and gender issues in relation to the production and consumption of food, as well as the neurobiological effects of certain foods on brain activity.
TPSYCH 405 Body Image and the Psychology of Appearance (5) I&S
Examines the individual and social forces that shape body image, and psychological and physical correlates of body image. Influence of physical appearance on social perception is covered, and adaptation to social/psychological appearance demands in terms of both problems, such as eating disorders, and resistance.
TPSYCH 406 Chemical Dependency (5) I&S
Examines the biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors involved in drug dependency. Examines prevention, intervention, treatment, and 12-step programs including those related to various ethnic and cultural groups.
TPSYCH 407 The Cultural Context of Developmental Psychology (5) I&S
Extends understanding of basic ch9ld development by critiquing and placing in cultural context Western models of development and methodologies used to search for universal development. Explores importance of culture to understanding developmental processes and the political nature of developmental psychology.
Instructor Course Description:
Nita Mckinley
TPSYCH 409 Group Counseling and Dynamics (5)
Examines group work, group processes, patterns of communication, group and individual goal-setting, leadership, personal control, decision-making, self-esteem, and cultural factors. Includes role-playing and simulations and group participation.
TPSYCH 410 Existential Psychology (5) I&S
Examines the philosophical and literary movement of existentialism and its impact on clinical psychology.
TPSYCH 411 Psychology and the Arts (5) I&S
Examines psychological theories and research related to creativity and the mind using literature, film, music, and empirical research.
TPSYCH 412 Women's Health: Power and Inequality (5) I&S McKinley
Places women's health in psychological, social, cultural, and political context. Surveys issues important to women's health, such as reproductive health, pregnancy and childbearing, mental health, and promoting women's health. Examines how gender interacts with ethnicity, social class, sexual orientation, and age in health and health care.
TPSYCH 414 Psychology of Contemporary African-American Culture (5) I&S
Examines issues of contemporary African-American culture using an interdisciplinary approach and a psychological perspective. Topics include arts and media representations, political involvement, language, identity development, and personal relationships. Emphasizes social context as a way to better understand the psychological functioning of individuals of African-American descent
TPSYCH 415 Issues in Social Psychology (5, max. 10) I&S
Examines the social context and influence of social movements such as hip-hop, black power, and feminism. Analyzes forms of popular culture from the perspective of social psychology. Topics vary.
TPSYCH 416 Freud and His Critics (5) I&S Cargill
Examines the work of Sigmund Freud, its impact on clinical psychology, and historical and contemporary criticisms of this theoretical school. Offered: Sp.
TPSYCH 420 Attachment and Interpersonal Relations (5) I&S Forrest
Takes a historical approach examining infant and adult attachment from its interdisciplinary origins, through the development of the methods used to test the theory, to its current status. May also cover topics at the boundaries between attachment and other areas, such as culture or neuroscience. Prerequisite: TPSYCH 311.
TPSYCH 421 Social Psychology, Law, and Society (5) I&S Forrest
Examines the interaction of social psychology and the law and the role both play in the development of legal policy. Considers selected topics at the forefront of psych-legal inquiry, such as eyewitness testimony, confession evidence, and implicit bias. Prerequisite: TPSYCH 240.
