Psychology

Covers general principles of psychology emphasizing natural science and social science orientations. Topics will include the nervous system; sensation and perception; motivation and emotion; basic processes in learning, problem solving, and thinking; personality; psychological and therapeutic strategies.

Explores Positive Psychology at the introductory level by applying concepts and skills to develop overall wellbeing. Topics include: science of positive psychology, process of adaptation, adjustment to challenges of life, coping with stress and transitions, improving character and selfesteem. Applying concepts to the self will develop skills for helping others.

Reviews physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional aspects of human growth, maturation, and development across the life span. Covers prenatal period; infancy; early and middle childhood; adolescence; and early, middle, and late adulthood.

Examine the process of human development from conception to death. Life-span development is studied by looking at culture, cognitive and physical growth, social and emotional maturation. How biology and the environment interact to shape personality and behavior is also explored.