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Child and Adolescent Development 350-207-LA

(Level II Psychology for Social Science students only)

This course will study children and adolescents by exploring their physical, cognitive, social and emotional development. These changes will be analysed within the contexts of family, peer groups and school. Since this is a required course in the Education Option, particular attention will be placed on the factors that influence adjustment within the school setting.

Prerequisite: Psychology 350-102-RE 3 hours/week Units: 2.00

Selected Topics in Applied Psychology 350-208-LA

(Level II Psychology for Social Science students only)

This course will provide an opportunity for students to explore selected topics in Psychology at a more advanced level. It will build upon the content of the Introduction to Psychology course. Each selected topic will deal with a different area of psychology, for example developmental, social, and abnormal, etc. This course will provide you with a greater appreciation of the many areas of specialization within the domain of psychology.

Prerequisite: Psychology 350-102-RE 3 hours/week Units: 2.00

Sports Psychology 350-209-LA

(Level II Psychology for Social Science students only)

This course will examine the concepts and theories in Sports Psychology. Topics will include: history of sports psychology, professional issues and ethics for sports psychology, motivation and learning, and intervention for athletic performance enhancement and physical fitness. Social psychological dimensions in sport and coaching will also be examined. This course may be of particular interest to student athletes in any sport and to students interested in physical activity and physical education.

Prerequisite: Psychology 350-102-RE 3 hours/week Units: 2.00

Theoretical Perspectives in Psychology 350-210-LA

(Level II Psychology for Social Science students only)

This course will explore human behaviour from the five main theoretical approaches: the biological approach, the behavioural approach, the cognitive approach, the psychoanalytic approach and the humanistic approach. The focus will be on how these approaches can be applied to the understanding of individual and social phenomena.

Prerequisite: Psychology 350-102-RE 3 hours/week Units: 2.00

The Mind-Body Connection 350-211-LA

(Level II Psychology for Social Science students only)

This course will examine the impact of the mind, including attitudes, emotions and personality, on the body. In particular, it will critically analyze the scientific research that claims that mental factors such as personality style, perception, and stress can impact upon physical reactions including health and disease. It will attempt to uncover the biological, cognitive and affective processes that underlie the mind-body connection.

Prerequisite: Psychology 350-102-RE 3 hours/week Units: 2.00

Abnormal Psychology and Criminal Behaviour 350-212-LA

(Level II Psychology for Social Science students only)

This course will examine patterns of abnormal behaviour, particularly those that lead to deviant or criminal behaviour. This course will also examine the definition and treatment of abnormal disorders. Abnormal behaviour will be viewed in terms of a complex interaction between psychological, biological and sociocultural factors. Topics will include: theoretical perspectives on abnormal behaviour, classification and assessment of abnormal behaviour, personality disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, disorders involving sexuality, substance abuse and dependence.

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The Psychological Development of Criminal Behaviour 350-213-LA

(Level II Psychology for Social Science students only)

This course examines criminal behaviour though various theoretical perspectives in psychology. An overview of life-span development is initially presented and followed by etiological factors of criminal behaviour as they relate to personality, biology, learning, cognition, social factors, and mental disorders. These lessons are then followed by teachings relevant to prevention and treatment of criminal behaviour.

Prerequisite: Psychology 350-102-RE 3 hours/week Units: 2.00

Psychology: Lifespan Development 350-902-LA

(Psychology for Nursing students only)

Students will be exposed to different theories, concepts and research findings that will help them better understand human development. Students will be able to learn about cognitive, physical, psychosocial changes taking place in different stages of life starting from birth until death. This will increase their knowledge of the needs, personality traits and behavior of clients and their loved ones, therefore enabling them to work with different clienteles.

3 hours/week Units: 2.00

Communication & Prof. Challenges in Nursing 350-903-LA

(Psychology for Nursing students only)

The course will provide students with the tools to be able to become more self-aware improve their communication skills and acquire the ability to help clients and their family at the same time as preserving their own mental and physical health. In this course, students will be exposed to different issues that they might encounter in their clinical practice. Topics related to nursing such as effective communication, loss and bereavement, managing stress, conflict resolution, impression formation and professionalism will be addressed.

3 hours/week Units: 2.00

Human Relations 350-921-LA

(Psychology for Computer Science students only)

The course material will be divided into 4 parts. Firstly, students examine the basic elements involved in working with, and understanding the differences, of  individuals  in  the  work  environment.  Secondly,  we’ll  turn  our  attention  to  the  dynamics   underlying   small   group   interactions   and   some   general   principles   of   interpersonal   influence.   Thirdly,   we’ll   look   at   the   organization itself, for effective operations,  and  how  the  individual  can  adjust  to  inevitable  bureaucracy.  Finally,  we’ll  turn   our gaze to the subject of self-management with an accent on developing your own career interests, improving work habits, and time-management.

3 hours/week Units: 2.00

Psychology: Introduction to Social Sciences 350-A1A-LA

(Complementary course - not open to Social Science and Introduction to College Studies students)

This course is designed to explore the discipline of Psychology. Special emphasis will be given to topics that are relevant to the modern world. The course will focus on the following main perspectives in psychology: psychodynamic, behavioural, humanistic, biological and cognitive approaches. Evaluation will involve regular tests, a research essay and projects related to the application of psychology.

Methodology

Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences 360-101-LA

(Methodology for Social Science students only)

Unemployment figures, the success rates of various diets, polls on people's political preferences, teams' standings in various leagues, athletes' records, number of cases of child abuse - data like these surround us. The aim of this course is to give students the tools to assess this kind of information to help them become more confident and critical consumers of numerical or quantitative data. Students will learn how information is quantified and how to read and evaluate numbers reported in the media and in texts and journals.

4 hours/week Units: 2.00

Principles of Logic and Mathematical Language 360-301-LA

(Methodology for Liberal Arts students only)

This course is designed to allow students to investigate themes and topics related to one of the major areas of human thinking and knowledge: logic and mathematics. The course will consider such topics as the nature of reasoning, the relation between logic and mathematics, the relation between knowledge and mathematics, the nature and place of truth and validation within mathematics, and the place of beauty of mathematics. The course will include: sections on propositional logic; numbers and infinity; and simple axiomatic systems. It will also include a laboratory component made up of exercises to allow students to explore and better understand these themes and topics.

5 hours/week Units: 2.66

History of Science & Scientific Methodology 360-401-LA

(Methodology for Liberal Arts students only)

This course charts the history of the scientific approach to knowledge. It focuses on the transition from the medieval worldview to one where nature is studied through the application of the scientific method, through to the post-modernist critique of science. Students will learn the theory underlying some of the important developments in science after the 1500s. The course explores the philosophical assumptions that frame knowledge in science, and contextualises scientific knowledge within the artistic, literary and political movements of the time. An important distinction between science and other philosophies is that scientific knowledge is derived from sensory information and physical manipulation, augmented by technological tools. For this reason this course includes two hours of laboratory work per week, and emphasis is placed upon directly experiencing some of thetechniques used by scientists to understand the world around us.

5 hours/week Units: 2.66

Liberal Arts Extended Essay Seminar 360-402-LA

(Methodology for Liberal Arts students only)

The seminar will focus on a key theme in Western Civilization as well as review the humanities in the 20th _{century. The theme}

selected will be announced at the beginning of the semester; this theme will be examined through readings and discussions of these readings. The seminar will also be the framework within which students will be required to write the extended essay and the  final  exam  required  in  the  program’s  comprehensive assessment.

Prerequisite: 300-201 3 hours/week Units: 2.00

Quantitative Methods for Computer Science 360-931-LA

(Methodology for Computer Science students only)

This course will acquaint students with the fundamental concepts and basic techniques of quantitative methods and their use in the computer science field. Among the topics covered are discovery of fundamental concepts and skills of quantitative reasoning by exploring real-world data from many disciplines and data collection, organization, display, analysis, probability simulation, variation and sampling, and expected values. Students work with graphing hardware and software tools.

Absolute Prerequisite: 201-921 3 hours/week Units: 1.66

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