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Psychology

除了行为科学的核心课程, 了解心理健康更具体的细微差别,包括人格理论, 发展心理学, 以及心理健康如何影响身体健康. The study of Psychology is viewed through the lens of God’s word and the sophisticated scientific study and well-reasoned theoretical understanding of humans.

  • 行为科学专业
  • 48 Units
  • 行为科学
  • 39 Units
  • ANT 210:文化人类学
  • 3

了解世界上不同的文化, 从前文字社会到现代科技社会, 这门课的重点是什么, and will include mankind's universal as well as adaptive dimensions; and the examination of socioeconomic, political, religious, and physical environmental factors that relate to the values and lifestyles of various peoples.

  • ANT 364:文化与自我
  • 3

This course will explore the relationship between individual experiences and the socio-cultural context, 关注社会文化制度对人格的作用, health, and world view.

  • ANT 435:社会中的宗教
  • 3

This course will present a comparative examination of religion as an aspect of human culture and will include substantive and functional approaches to religious behavior, 宗教作为一种象征体系, ritual behavior, magic, 宗教运动, 还有超自然现象. Prerequisite: ANT 210 或者导师的许可. 提供隔年.

  • 行为科学统计学
  • 3

This is an introductory course for students intending to do social science and education research that will address the basic principles of elementary statistics through the use of statistical analyses, including basic descriptive measures; sampling and sample size estimation; 假设检验; testing for differences between means, correlation, and measures of association; techniques for analyzing categorical data; and summarizing and presenting statistical results. A heavy emphasis will be placed on applications of basic statistical concepts to a wide variety of problems encountered in social, educational, 以及政策相关的研究, 同时使用计算机软件包协助数据分析. 先决条件:CMTH 101, MTH 201或同等学历.

  • BSC 296:研究方法导论
  • 3

This is an experimental learning course in which research techniques and methodologies are studied by developing and carrying out a research project using the following steps: selection of research problems, research design, 数据收集和分析, 统计计算, 假设检验, 建立理论.

  • BSC 318:语言学
  • 3

This course will study language as a fundamental component of human beings by examining the link between experience, culture, 通过研究语言是如何交流的, changes, 并被策略性地用来达到社会目的.

  • BSC 492:顶点:好社会
  • 3

This course will examine the core liberal arts questions that the behavioral sciences attempt to address and will serve as a summative experience for the students in the major. 先决条件:ANT 364, BSC 265, BSC 296, BSC 318, PSY 345, SOC 321.

  • 鸟叔345:社会心理学
  • 3

The effect of social influences upon the development of personality and behavior patterns will be examined in this course including socialization, 态度的形成和改变, communication, propaganda, 角色和刻板印象, leadership, 集体行为.

  • 鸟叔371:认知
  • 3

This theoretical and research-based course will investigate the mental processes that underlie perception, imagery, attention, memory, language, reading, reasoning, decision making, 以及解决问题的能力.

  • 鸟叔403:健康心理学
  • 3

Unlike traditional models and schools of thought that see diseases solely as malfunctions of organs or breakdowns of body systems, this course will present the approach that health and illness are parts of a complex interplay among biological, psychological, 社会因素.

  • SOC 320:社会分层
  • 3

本课程将介绍资料来源, functions, 以及财富分配不平等的动力, power, knowledge, 和历史上的声望, 比较的角度.

  • SOC 321:社会问题
  • 3

作为对当代美国主要问题的介绍, 本课程将着重于原因, 理论的解释, 社会政策解决方案,包括经济, political, urbanization, environmental, family and educational problems; child abuse; social deviance; crime; delinquency; and drug, alcohol, 还有烟草滥用.

  • 社会理论
  • 3

This course will examine selected social theories and theorists and the history and development of social theory including the following: the formulation and evaluation of social theories such as social systems, evolutionary, formal, 现象学, 符号互动论, social action, and exchange theories; sociology of knowledge; and functionalism. 提供隔年.

  • 心理学强调
  • 9 Units
  • 从以下课程中选择3门:
  • 鸟叔331:婚姻与家庭
  • 3

用基督教的方式对待婚姻, this course will study the family and its intimate environment including a discussion of courtship and role relationships within the family as a social institution. 重点将放在家庭性质的变化上, family problems, 家庭力量.

  • 鸟叔340:生物心理学入门
  • 3

This introductory course to the biological basis of behavior will include topics on the structure and function of the nervous system, 思维的关系, 荷尔蒙和基因对行为的影响. Prerequisites: PSY 101; limited to psychology and behavioral science majors or consent of instructor.

  • 鸟叔351:人格理论
  • 3

This course will study personality through the examination of the psychological systems which determine an individuals unique adjustments to their environment including the major issues and the variety of personality theories and underlying research. (所有高级心理学课程的备选先决条件.)

  • 鸟叔361:变态心理学
  • 3

本入门课程将探讨这些症状, causes, treatment, 精神病理学的预防,包括焦虑的话题, personality, and psychophysiological disorders; psychoses; addictions; sexual deviations; and organic disorders. Prerequisite: PSY 101 或同等学历或导师同意.

  • 鸟叔313:发展心理学:童年
  • 3

The development of physiological and psychological aspects of human growth will be traced from birth through childhood in this course through an examination of the theories and research evidence as well as methodological problems as they relate to the growth process. 前提条件:大二或以上.

OR

  • 鸟叔314:发展心理学:青春期
  • 3

This course will study human development during the adolescent period with an emphasis on an examination of theories and research data as they relate to adolescent development including problems and adjustment patterns in the context of the family, peer groups, school, and society.

OR

  • 鸟叔315:发展心理学:成年和衰老
  • 3

This introductory course to the major psychological and developmental issues concerning adulthood, aging, and the aging process; will examine the issues associated with the physical, psychological, cultural, and social aspects of aging; give students a better understanding of the grief process as it relates to the issues of adulthood and aging; and dispel many of the myths and stereotypes about aging. 提供隔年.

Note: Students who select the Psychology emphasis are recommended to take PSY 101 in Enduring Questions & Ideas (GE).

当前的学生, please note: The requirements listed here may not reflect the most current courses for this major and may not be the requirements for the catalog year you are following to complete your major. 请参阅 学术目录 对于官方要求,你必须符合资格获得学位.

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