Social Sciences/Human Services Division

This program is designed to prepare the student to enter a baccalaureate program in Psychology on the junior level.

Program Competencies

Upon successful completion of this program, the student should be able to:

• Describe the discipline of psychology and differentiate among the various sub-fields within the disipline.
• Discuss various theories of psychology as they relate to behavior and mental processes.
• Identify terminology used in interpersonal relationships and intrapersonal awareness.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the relationship between psychology and physical health.
• Analyze biological, cognitive, and social-emotional development of the developing human.
• Identify the various theories that explain personality development.
• Summarize the basic features of research methods in psychology.
• Analyze the major cognitive systems, schools of psychology, and general theories of psychology as they relate to the human.
• Analyze the biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors that influence behaviors and psychological phenomenon to include processes in addiction and recovery.
• Illustrate the theories and their practical applications as these relate to sensation and perception.