FIRST YEAR

Semester 1 at CU

3800101

GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

Data and methods of psychology; physiological foundations of behavior; feeling, perception, learning, memory, thinking, judgement, motivation, and personality adjustment, deviant behavior, therapy and control of deviant behavior. (3 credits)

3807100

INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

Statistical methods applied to problems in psychological research: descriptive statistics, probability, estimation, basic inferential statistics, correlation, regression, and basic analysis of variance. (3 credits)

3807120

INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY

Foundations of counseling profession, counseling theories and practice, professional and training standards, professional ethics, work settings, issues in counseling including ethics and laws, research, and career. (3 credits)

3807130

INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Behavior of individuals in groups and of groups of people; formation and change of attitudes, values, and beliefs, including communication, aggression, and altruism; discussion on classic and state-of-the-art psychological research on these topics. (3 credits)

3807140

INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Development of thought, languages, and personality; discussion on genetic and environmental influences on human development; normal development, various symptoms, and causes of abnormal behavior; discussion on classic and state-of-the-art psychological research on these topics. (3 credits)

5518111

ESSENTIAL ENGLISH FOR PSYCHOLOGY I

Practice in basic reading skills and vocabulary development in the field of psychology; practice in basic listening and speaking skills. (3 credits)

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GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE

See Electives or Gen-ed Website (3 credits)

Semester 2 at CU

2303103

GENERAL BIOLOGY (LECTURE)

An introductory course in biology: the unifying problem of life energy, environment and reproduction at each fundamental level of biological organization; principles of biology with special reference to form and function, development, communities, evolution and behavior. (3 credits)

2303104

GENERAL BIOLOGY (LAB)

A laboratory course in general biology accompany 2303103. (1 credit)

3807101

INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHOD IN PSY

Introduction to theories of knowledge and empirical research; measurement of behavior; various types of research in psychology; control of variables, data collection and interpretation for various types of research and problems with data collection and interpretation. (3 credits)

3807170

INTRODUCTION TO COGNITION

Basic psychological processes that enable humans to interact with their environment and perform everyday tasks, with emphasis on attention, recognition, perception, learning, and memory. (3 credits)

3807250

SOCIAL-ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Social environment affecting behavior, thinking and attitudes of individuals and groups in related topics: love and hatred, conformity and individuality, group processes, communication and psychology in the work environment. (3 credits)

5518122

ESSENTIAL ENGLISH FOR PSYCHOLOGY II

Practice in academic writing skills in order to explain and express opinion on psychology related topics. (3 credits)

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GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE

See Electives or Gen-ed Website (3 credits)