1987-1988 Academic Catalog

138 Professors: Stanley N. Ballard, Chairman; Robert D. Abbas Associate Professor: Charles D. Dolph The objectives of the Department of Psychology are: 1. To develop understanding of Biblical content which has psychological impact and to investigate all psychological concepts in light of Scriptural truth. 2. To provide an analysis of the person from the physical, emo– tional, rational, and spiritual levels, while recognizing the value of the scientific methodology in arriving at some of the data of psychology, the framework for understanding these data is provided by Biblical truth. 3. To aid students in their personal adjustment to everyday life through an understanding of human behavior. 4. To provide courses in psychology necessary for teacher cer– tification. 5. To prepare students to be a "generalist" or a middle-level pro– fessional person who will work directly with people in out– patient or in-patient settings. Career opportunities are begin– ning to open up for college graduates who have majored in psychology. Often the student will have to "search out" the job opportunities, but they are becoming more available. Op– portunities can be found in state hospitals and mental health centers, state institutions for the retarded and county pro– grams for the retarded, community health and social agen– cies, geriatric facilities, and in ce11ain correctional and re– habilitation centers. 6. To prepare students for graduate study in psychology and re– lated areas. Requfrements for a Major in Psychology. Fifty-five quarter hours including: PYCH-160 General Psychology . . . . . . . . . 5 PYCH-261 Psychological Statistics . . . . . . . 5 PYCH-264 Psychology of Abnormal Behavior . 5 PYCH-361 History and Systems of Psychology . 4 PYCH-365 Psychology of Learning . . . . . . . 4 PYCH-366 Fundamentals of Counseling . . . . 5 PYCH-369 Social Psychology . . . . . . . . . . 5 PYCH-373 Psychological Research, Methods . 3 PYCH-374 Psychological Research, Practice . . 3 PYCH-464 Literature Seminar in Psychology . 4 Additional hours in psychology . . . . . . . . . 12 Majors in psychology are encouraged to take a broad spectrum of courses in their undergraduate education. Course work in biol– ogy, mathematics, and philosophy is highly desirable. MATH-120, BI0-216, BI0-203, BI0-306, GSCI-184, GSCI-185, MATH-281, MATH-282, MATH-283, MATH-384, and BEPH-220 and BEPH-322 are courses that are especially rel– evant to the psychology major. Psychology Curriculum Psychology major requirements General Education requirements Electives ............. . 55 86 51 192 Requirements for a Minor in Psychology. Twenty-four quarter hours in psychology including PYCH-160 General Psychology and PYCH-264 Psychology of Abnormal Behavior. Requirements for a Major in Behavioral Science. A major de– signed for students interested in individual and group behavior. This area is recommended for students who desire to work with people in the various settings offered by the fields of psychology and social work. Eighty quarter hours including: PYCH-160 General Psychology . . . . . . . . . . 5 PYCH-264 Psychology of Abnormal Behavior . . 5 PYCH-365 Psychology of Learning . . . . . . . 4 PYCH-366 Fundamentals of Counseling . . . . 5 PYCH-373 Psychological Research, Methods . 3 PYCH-374 Psychological Research, Practice . . 3 SOC-230 Principles of Sociology . . . . 5 SOC-431 Introduction to Social Work . 5 SOC-432 Social Casework . 5 PYCH-261 Psychological Statistics . 5 or SOC-440 Social Science Seminar PYCH-499 Psychology Internship MATH-120 Introduction to Computer Programming Additional hours in psychology and/or sociology Behavioral Science Curriculum Behavioral Science major requirements General Education requirements Electives ................. . .5 . 5-16 . . . 1 18-29 . 80 . 81 31 192