Puzzle of Life

Catalog description

A course designed to raise students’ self- awareness by asking them to explore their personal value systems, attitudes toward relationships, personality styles, and philosophy toward money. The course examines and encourages healthy relationship dynamics, responsible money management, and thoughtful examination of students’ own behaviors. All of these will be considered in light of students’ values, personality types, and developmental stages. Offered spring term each year. Three semester hours. PSYC 200M. Career Preparation in Psychology - An introduction to career options for psychology students. The course helps students to understand the variety of sub-fields within psychology and the different careers that are available within each. Students begin to explore career options and make preparations for reaching occupational goals, such as getting into graduate school. Offered spring term each year. One semester hour. PSYC 252/252M. Developmental Psychology - An introduction to development through the entire life span, the realms of emotional, social, physical, and cognitive growth and change; the major theories of development, the interactions and reciprocities among physical, psychological, social, familial, and individual issues. The study is applicable to students in psychology, nursing, education, ministry, and any student who desires a knowledge and appreciation of change and stability, growth and atrophy, throughout life. Offered every term. Three semester hours.