Psychology

• PSYC 1000: Introductory Psychology
• PSY 200: Introduction to Psychology
• PSY 470: Abnormal Psychology
• PSY 3336: Developmental Psychology

PSYC 1000: Introductory Psychology

Self-paced Online

This course will provide you with an overview of how psychologists attempt to discover how we think, feel, and behave. I will introduce you to psychology as a science and to its subdisciplines, and I’ll expose you to psychology’s various theoretical orientations, methodologies, and applications to society. In addition, I will challenge your preconceptions about psychology by helping you think critically about its issues. Throughout the course I will help you enhance your understanding of yourself and others by relating to the material and applying it to your own life.

• Instructor: Christyn Dolbier, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: East Carolina University
• Credit Hours: 3
• Assignments: 12
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Text

• Textbook: Exploring Psychology, 8th edition (Myers, 2011)
• Access to the PsychPortal website associated with the text. PsychPortal is an online teaching and learning environment that consists of an electronic version of the textbook, course resources, and assessments, all customized to our textbook. Please note that PsychPortal is not compatible with the Chrome or Safari Web browsers.

Complete instructions for purchasing the text and access to PsychPortal are included in the course syllabus.

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PSY 200: Introduction to Psychology

Self-paced Correspondence

Survey of basic principles for the understanding of behavior and experience, including development, learning, cognition, biological foundations, perception, motivation, personality, behavior abnormalities, measurement of individual differences, and social processes. The value of scientific observation and experimentation to the development of psychological understanding is emphasized.

• Instructor: Jutta Street, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: NC State University
• Credit Hours: 3
• Assignments: 18
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Text

• Weiten, Psychology: Themes and Variations, 8th edition (2010), ISBN 978-0495601975

You may purchase the materials at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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PSY 470: Abnormal Psychology

Self-paced Online

This course looks at theories of psychopathology, etiology, symptomatology, diagnosis, and treatment.

• Instructor: Alvin Malesky, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: Western Carolina University
• Credit Hours: 3
• Assignments: 11
• Prerequisite: General Psychology or permission of instructor
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Text

• Kring, Johnson, Davison, and Neale, Abnormal Psychology, 11th edition (2010), ISBN 978-0470380086

You may purchase the materials at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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PSY 3336: Developmental Psychology

Self-paced Online

The purpose of this course is to study theories of development, to become familiar with the normal sequence of development (physical, intellectual, emotional, social and personality), and to gain knowledge of the psychological characteristics of different periods during the human life cycle.

This particular course will take a lifespan approach and will focus on the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes that are evident at various life stages (infancy, childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood, late adulthood, and dying and death). This course will also offer an opportunity to think critically and formulate written responses to relevant developmental issues.

• Instructor: Christopher Stanley, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: Winston-Salem State University
• Credit Hours: 3
• Assignments: 15
• Prerequisite: General Psychology or permission of instructor
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Text

• Belsky, J. (2010). Experiencing the Lifespan (2nd ed). Worth Publishers: New York. ISBN: 978-1-4292-1950-1

You may purchase the text at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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