KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY
PSY 300: Statistics for BSS. Prerequisite: A background in basic algebra. This course serves as an introduction to the use of statistics as a method of describing and analyzing data from research in the behavioral and social sciences. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 301: Research Methods for BSS. Prerequisite: PSY/POS/SOC 300 or consent of advisor or instructor. This course introduces the basic logic, knowledge, and skills of research design and methodology in the behavioral and social sciences. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 303: Theories/Methods Devel Psy. Prerequisite: PSY 200. Theories and research methods of developmental psychology, including psychoanalytic, cognitive, and behavioral methodologies. The development of language, personality, cognition, and social behavior are also explored. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 304: Experimental Psychology. May be taken concurrently with PSY 301. An introduction to laboratory procedures and the use of experimental designs to study psychological processes. A laboratory course. Prerequisites: PSY 200. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 320: History and Systems of Psychology. Exploration of the history of psychology as a scientific approach to understanding behavior from the ancient Greeks to the present, with a focus on the last two centuries. Prerequisite: PSY 200 or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 399: Seminar in Psychology. A specific area of psychology will be studied based on current trends and students' needs. This course serves as a precursor to PSY 499, Senior Colloquium. Students begin work on their Senior Colloquium papers as part of this course. Prerequisite: PSY 301. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 400: Abnormal Psychology. A study of the nature and concept of abnormality; problems and schemes of classification; and the theories, symptoms, etiology, and treatment of deviant behavior. Prerequisite: PSY 200. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 401: Personality Theory. Major theories of personality and personality development are closely examined, including psychodynamics, behavioral, trait, humanistic, cognitive, and other approaches. Prerequisite: PSY 200. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 402: Industrial Psychology. Application of general principles of psychology to the industrial setting with emphasis on job analysis; worker analysis; work-fatigue accidents; human engineering; and worker effectiveness. Prerequisite: PSY 200. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 403/SOC 403: Social Psychology. A study of social and individual dynamics, social roles, attitude formation and change with emphasis on behavioral variation and social control. Prerequisites: PSY 200 and SOC 203 or consent of advisor or instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 404: Psychological Assessment. A survey course of broad categories into which psychological assessment instruments and techniques can be divided and the study of existing assessment instruments and techniques. Prerequisite: PSY 200. Credit: 3 semester hours.
PSY 407: Theories of Psychotherapy. This course provides an introduction to various approaches to the treatment of psychological problems. Prerequisites: PSY 400 and PSY 401, or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.