164 psychology PSYC 259. Research Methods in Psychology I - A study of research methodologies in psychology with special emphasis upon experimentation. The study covers research planning, experimental design, data collection and analysis, and the construction of models and theories. Laboratory work emphasizes application of these concepts. Prerequisite or corequisite: PSYC 150 or Mathematics 213. Offered fall term each year. Three semester hours. PSYC 260. Sport Psychology - An overview of the psychological factors affecting behavior in exercise and sport settings. The course examines the major topics in sport psychology, including personality, motivation, arousal, imagery, goal setting, and burnout. The goal is that students would be able to apply this knowledge to instructional, training, and rehabilitation settings. Offered spring term each year. Three semester hours. PSYC 270. Positive Psychology – An overview of the field of positive psychology. As such, attention is given to the study of the psychological aspects of a fulfilling and flourishing life, rather than psychology’s traditional focus on psychopathology. Attention is given to how individuals reach their highest potential and how they live meaningful lives. Students are challenged to apply the emerging findings in the field to their own lives. Offered fall term each year. Three semester hours. PSYC 290. Independent Study - Individual study to enable the student either to examine material not in the curriculum or to facilitate an individualized approach in a field not now covered in a single course. Not open to freshmen. Offered as needed. One to three semester hours. PSYC 350. Social Psychology - A study of the individual in society. Some emphasis is given to research and experimentation. Offered every term. Three semester hours. PSYC 353. Theories of Personality - An examination of major theories of personality from the late 1800s to the present. The course focuses particularly on founders and influential theorists associated with the major theories. Each theory is examined in terms of a Christian worldview. Prerequisite: PSYC 150. Offered spring term each year. Three semester hours. PSYC 356. Cross-Cultural Psychology - An examination of culture’s influence on behavior and thought. Students are expected to develop an understanding of cultural diversity from a psychological perspective. Students have the opportunity to participate in a service-learning experience throughout the semester and visit culturally relevant sites on a class trip. The course includes explorations of cross-cultural perspectives on cognition, intelligence, health, emotion, communication, human development, personality, psychological disorders, and social behavior. This course fulfills the ethnic studies course requirement in the general education core. Offered fall term each year. Three semester hours. PSYC 356B. Cross-Cultural Psychology - An examination of culture’s influence on behavior and thought. Students are expected to develop an understanding of cultural diversity from a psychological perspective. Students participate in a cultural--learning experience throughout the term. The course includes exploration of cross-cultural perspectives on cognitive, intelligence, health, emotions, communication, human development, personality, psychological disorders, and social behavior. This course fulfills the ethnic studies course requirement in the general education core. Offered fourth term. Three semester hours. PSYC 357. Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Counseling An introduction to the theories of counseling and psychotherapy with some emphasis on practicing the skills that constitute the counseling process. Class members observe and practice applications and implementation of techniques in the therapeutic process. The course encourages a balanced view of the major contributions, strengths, and limitations of various therapies. Offered spring term each year. Three semester hours.
PSYC 358. Abnormal Psychology - A careful consideration of the data and principles which have proved helpful in interpreting deviations from normal behavior. Offered fall term each year. Three semester hours. PSYC 359. Research Methods in Psychology II - An examination of the major research methodologies used by psychologists including both experimental and correlational designs. The course includes an expanded and advanced discussion of topics previously covered in Research Methods in Psychology I (PSYC 259), such as research ethics, measurement theory, inferential statistics, and manuscript preparation. Through this course, students should have developed a research proposal including a review of the literature, a sound research hypothesis, and plans for appropriate data analysis. Students in the pre-professional track are required to complete the project the following semester (while enrolled in PSYC 360). Prerequisites: PSYC 259 and MATH 213. Offered fall term each year. Three semester hours. PSYC 360. Independent Research Project in Psychology - A course in which the student conducts the research project begun in PSYC 359 under the supervision of the course instructor. Requirements include a research proposal, approval from the Milligan Institutional Review Board, data collection, appropriate statistical analyses, discussion of results, preparation of a final manuscript according to the APA Publication Manual, and presentation of findings at a regional conference. Prerequisites: PSYC 259 and 359 and MATH 213. Offered spring term each year. Two semester hours. PSYC 380. Media Effects on Children and Adolescents - A seminar course in media literacy with an emphasis on the psychological, social, and educational effects on children and adolescents. The course includes discussion of the evolving nature of media and laws governing them. Such media include television, movies, the Internet, newspapers, magazines, music, and interactive video games. Discussion and assignments focus on the relative impact of these media on things such as body image, drug and alcohol use, sexuality, sociability, morality, and cognitive development. An emphasis is placed on becoming a media literacy advocate within one’s own family, school, and community. Offered at least once a year in the spring. Three semester hours. PSYC 380B. Media Effects on Children and Adolescents - A seminar course in media literacy with an emphasis on the psychological, social, and educational effects on children and adolescents. The course includes discussion of the evolving nature of media and laws governing them. Such media include television, movies, the Internet, newspapers, magazines, music, and interactive video games. Discussion and assignments focus on the relative impact of these media on things such as body image, drug and alcohol use, sexuality, sociability, morality, and cognitive development. An emphasis is placed on becoming a media literacy advocate within one’s own family, school, and community. Offered second term. Three semester hours. PSYC 401. History and Systems of Psychology - An overview of the historical context as well as the social and cultural milieus in which contemporary psychological theories evolved. History and Systems of Psychology is a capstone course and should be taken in the senior year. Offered every fall. Three semester hours. PSYC 422. Learning and Memory - A study of basic principles of learning, cognition, and memory and their applications. The controversy of the relative effects of nature and nurture on learning is studied, as are types of learning and cognition and their methods of acquisition.. Offered fall term each year. Three semester hours. PSYC 427. Physiological Psychology - An examination of current developments in the field of physiological psychology. The course includes an exploration of the physiological bases of emotion, sleep, sexual behavior, hunger and thirst, learning and memory, psychopathology, and drug use and abuse. Prerequisites: PSYC 150 and 259. Offered spring term alternate years. Three semester hours. PSYC 470. Human Sexuality - An examination of human sexuality from physiological, psychological, cultural, and spiritual perspectives. Sexuality will milligan college academic catalog | 2011-12 | www.milligan.edu