Psyc 101

Basic Psychological Processes
(3 credits)

This course is an introduction to the field of psychology and the major psychological processes of learning, memory, language, cognition, motivation, sensation, perception, physiological psychology, history, methodology and statistics.

Prerequisites: None

Psyc 102

Areas and Applications of Psychology
(3 credits)

In this course students will focus on the major areas of study and applications of psychology. Personality, social, developmental and abnormal psychology are examined in relation to the basic psychological processes already studied. Theory is related to the applied areas of psychological testing and measurement, group processes, personal adjustment, child rearing practices, personnel and administrative practices, and the modification of disordered behaviour.

Prerequisites: PSYC 101

Psyc 201

Theories of Personality
(3 credits)

The main focus of this course is on the principal theories of personality. Some relevant research will be discussed. Theoretical approaches such as psycho-analysis, behaviourism and phenomenology will be included.

Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and PSYC 102

Psyc 202

Introduction to Research Methods
(3 credits)

In this course students will be introduced to research design. The lectures and readings will cover a variety of designs employed in psychological research (correlational, experimental and quasi-experimental). Also, in addition to learning how to critically analyze experimental research, students will learn how to plan and conduct well-designed research and how to write research reports in APA format.

Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and 102

Psyc 204

Child Development and Behaviour
(3 credits)

This course is an introduction to human development from conception to adolescence. The lectures and readings will present theory and contemporary research on a variety of topics in development including language, cognition and intelligence, learning, personality, socialization and emotion. Applications of the research and theory will also be discussed.

Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and PSYC 102

Psyc 206

Data Analysis in Psychology
(3 credits)

In this course students are introduced to the analysis of data obtained from simple research designs. Basic concepts to be discussed include hypothesis testing, displaying data, characteristics of normal distribution, and power and probability. Elementary statistics to be covered include: measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, the t-test, chi-square analysis, Pearson product moment correlation, point-biserial correlation and one-way analysis of variance. Students will be required to complete weekly problem sets.

Prerequisites: PSYC 101, PSYC 102 and PSYC 202

Psyc 208

Introduction to Psychopathology
(3 credits)

This course is designed to provide an overview of the major classes of mental disorders including mood disorders, organic mental syndromes, anxiety disorders, dissociative disorders, adjustment disorders, personality disorders, schizophrenia, and somatoform disorders. Case studies will be presented and classification, treatment and etiological issues will be discussed from biological, psychoanalytic, behavioural, cognitive and humanistic perspectives.

Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and PSYC 102